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Literaturfestival Nah und Fern im Metropolengarten. Dornwittchen und die 7 Zwiebeln - Dornwittchen und die sieben Zwiebeln Eine szenisch-musikalische Märchen-Satire
In the organizer's words:
Saturday, July 24, 2026 7 p.m.
Musical reading - Sleeping Beauty and the 7 Onions
A scenic-musical fairy tale satire
Sourced from writings and mouths
and performed by Jutta Seifert.
Musically staged by the Duo Bergerac.
Contents
Of cunning lovers and the praise of disobedience. Of dubious plants and ridiculous amphibians. Of tender melodies and coarse mischief.
You think you know Grimm's fairy tales?
Deep sleep, revenge, kisses and tears - would you like to know what the prince was actually about? Dwarves, thorns, bad luck and gold - what does a woman have to do to really be a princess?
With virtuosity and playfulness, the trio transforms the familiar into whirring string sounds and cascades of words. Fairy tales are turned upside down and shaken up until they bubble out: magical music and deep insights.
For people with imagination and a sense of the fantastic.
DUO BERGERAC
Karin Scholz and Peter Ernst - guitars
Karin Scholz and Peter Ernst meet for the first time on the night train from Munich to Rome - they are both on their way to an international guitar competition. It is the last time the two young guitar virtuosos compete against each other. Since then, they have been winning prizes together (Montélimar / Bubenreuth / Wuppertal) and giving concerts on both sides of the Atlantic. Their performances are flanked by eight albums and radio productions (Radio Bremen, Bayerischer Rundfunk).
In collaboration with JUTTA SEIFERT, DUO BERGERAC also presents the music from the current productions QUIET (2022) and GENTLE (2024) as a reading concert.
www.duobergerac.de
Jutta Seifert, actress
has been touring nationwide with literary productions for thirty years. Invitations have taken her to France, Hungary, Romania, Namibia and the USA. Together with musicians and singers from the worlds of classical music, pop and jazz, she unearths almost forgotten literary treasures and turns them into a dance between words and sound. She is the narrator of numerous audio books and winner of the international Heinrich Heine recitation competition.
Metropolis Garden
Am Dahlbusch, 45884 Gelsenkirchen
Free admission
VA: Metropolengarten Auf Dahlbusch e.V.
Metropolis Garden
Am Dahlbusch
45884 Gelsenkirchen
Free admission
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