Was ist los? — Dec. 15, 2017

Performing arts:

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern:

• “Sutherland’s Giselle,” a ballet dance night by James Sutherland,
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Thursday, Dec. 29,
Jan. 3.

• “Geaechtet,” Disgraced, a play by Ayad Akhtar, in German, 8 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 12.

• “Ronja Raeubertochter,” a family play based on Astrid Lindgren’s book, in German, 3 p.m. Sunday; and 4 p.m. Dec. 26.

• “Die Comedian Harmonists,” a play in German with music from the 1920s and 1930s, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23 and 30, Jan. 5, 13 and 26.

• “Orpheus in der Unterwelt,” an operetta by Jacques Offenbach,
7:30 p.m. Dec. 22, Jan. 6 and 25; and
7 p.m. Dec. 31.

• “Das Abschiedsdinner,” a comedy, in German, 8 p.m. Dec. 22, Jan. 6; and 7 p.m. Dec. 31; and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7.

• “Lucia di Lammermoor,” an operetta by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian,
6 p.m. Dec. 25 (last performance).

• “Haensel und Gretel,” a fairy tale play by Engelbert Humperdinck, in German, 6 p.m. Dec. 28 (last performance).

• New Year’s concert: “Bernstein in Vienna,” with works by Leonard Bernstein, Johann Strauss, Guiseppe Verdi, 5 p.m. Jan. 1.

• “Glueckliche Tage,” a play by Samuel Beckett, in German, 8 p.m. Jan. 11, 17, 18 and 30.

For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• Reloaded: Art Weiss’s Midnight Movers playing the classics of soul,
8 p.m. Mondays. Tickets cost €14.

• No Music in Ktown features the bands Dods, LIO, Brothers of Santa Claus and Vielleicht Emma performing rock and pop, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €8.

• Ohrenfeindt presents hard rock,
8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €25.

• Christmas cult soul show with Stephan Flesch, Markus Ziegler & Die Knecht Ruprecht Band, 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 and 23. Tickets for each night cost €33.

• The Big International Boogie Night with numerous performers,
8 p.m. Dec. 27. Tickets cost €23.

• The band Stahlmann presents alternative, metal, electro, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28. Tickets cost €23.

• Angelika Express presents punk, rock, Indie pop, 8 pm. Jan. 6. Tickets cost €17.

• The band Razz presents rock, Indie, alternative, garage rock, 8 p.m. Jan. 7. Tickets cost €16.65.

For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• The German Radio Philharmonics Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern presents “Fairy tale fantasies,” with works by Jacques Offenbach, Johann Strauss, Richard Wagner, Peter Tschaikowski, etc., 5 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets cost €32.50, €37.50 and €42.50.

• Chamber concert, “Paradise,” with violinist Daniel Hope presenting works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Franz and Robert Schumann, 5 p.m. Jan. 7. Tickets cost €14, €20 and €25.

For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.

• “The Nutcracker,” a ballett presented by the Russain Classical State Ballet, 7 p.m. Saturday. For tickets from €29 to €47, visit www.klassisches-ballett.com.

Apostelkirche, Pariser Strasse, Kaiserslautern:

• U.S. gospel singers present “The Best of Black Gospel,” 8 p.m. Dec. 29. Tickets cost €27 and are available at tourist information, phone 0631-3652316.

Friedenskirche, Kaiserslautern, Friedenstrsse 42:

• The trio Marain presents a Celtic Christmas concert  with songs from Ireland, Scotland, England and France, 8 p.m. Dec. 23. Advance tickets for €19 are available at the Kaiserslautern Tourist Information office, Fruchthallstrasse 14. Tickets at the door cost €23.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:
    • New Year’s concert with the Kaiserslautern County Symphony Orchestra  playing Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 and the Academic Fest Ouverture by Johannes Brahms, 5 p.m. Jan. 14. Tickets cost €26.30, €29.60 and €32.90.

For tickets and details, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de.

Landstuhl Stadthalle:
    • Pianist Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting presents works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann and Liszt, 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Tickets cost €12.      Visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de for details.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:
    • “Sleeping Beauty,” a ballet by Sijn Celis with music by Peter Tschaikowsky, 6 p.m. Dec. 25 and Jan. 7.

• “La Bohème,” an opera by Giacomo Puccini, in Italian,7:30 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 22.

Visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
     • New performance, “Jekyll & Hyde,” a Gothic music thriller, through Feb. 11. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit www.english-theatre.org.

   
Miscellaneous:
    • Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach, winter in zoo, with live animals in a nativitiy scene, through Dec. 23; Christmas walk through the zoo, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 26.

• Kottweiler-Schwanden, 45th New Year’s Eve Run starts 2 p.m. Dec. 31 at Sulzbachhalle. All age groups take part for a small fee.

• Eulenbis, Buergerhaus, model train exhibition, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Christmas markets:

• Kaiserslautern, Fruchthalle, culture market, 1 to 7 p.m. daily through Dec. 23.

• Kusel, Gruenstadt, Zweibruecken, Bitburg, Bingen, Cochem/Mosel, today to Sunday.

• Landstuhl (in front of Stadthalle), today through Monday.

• Mackenbach, Kollweiler, Mittelbrunn, Hauptstuhl, Waldleiningen, Otterbach (Im Kumb) Saturday.

• Otterberg (children’s Christmas market), Saturday and Sunday, and Dec. 23.

• Bad Duerkheim, Deidesheim, Freinsheim, today to Sunday, and Dec. 22 and 23.

• Bann, Kuebelberg, Trippstadt (Johanniskreuz), Falkenstein Castle, Rieschweiler-Muehlbach, Sankt Martin, Wachenheim, Bad Muenster am Stein, Saturday and Sunday.

• Eulenbis, Sunday.