Philipp Hochmair - JEDERMANN Reloaded

In the organizer's words:

Philipp Hochmair is Jedermann.

In a passionate tour de force, he slips into all the roles and turns Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play into a polyphonic monologue. A dialog with two microphones. One for Jedermann and one for the others. His Jedermann is a rock star. Driven by guitar riffs and experimental sounds from the band Die Elektrohand Gottes, Philipp Hochmair transforms the 100-year-old mystery play into an apocalyptic spoken word concert.

"The Story of the Rich Man's Life and Death" becomes a haunting overall experience and makes everyone recognizable as a contemporary who is burning up in his insatiable greed for money and intoxication. The theme is timeless and eternally valid: "What's left of my life when it comes to dying?"

Started as an experiment at Hamburg's Thalia Theater in 2013, he and his band, "Die Elektrohand Gottes", have been developing the performance ever since. A work in progress.