Kniestedter Kirche

### Werner Momsen Momsen, Animals, Sensations “Momsen, Animals, Sensations” is not a circus show, but it still presents grand feats, fantastic abilities, and curious bodies, albeit from the animal kingdom. With his program about evolution, Werner Momsen questions whether humans really are the crown of creation and shows that there are not a few species that achieve much more with far smaller brains. Evolution is a fascinating spectacle that has been performed on our Earth for 4.5 billion years, and because it is a production with plenty of humor, it is ideally suited to an entertaining evening. Evolutionary development seemingly never stands still and keeps moving forward. Only in humans does it not; there it seems to be moving in the opposite direction. AI is making brain size shrink, the mobile phone is abolishing upright posture again, and words are turning back into sounds: “Hey bro, dude, mate, you know...”! Laugh and learn with Werner Momsen about and from a nature that produces such marvelous things as square-pooping wombats, pandas peeing on their hands while doing a handstand, and penguins who pay with stones for a little lovemaking on the street corner.

### Django Asül Ahead at the Finish His year-in-review shows have long since become cult favorites. Just like his annual Maibock speeches at the Hofbräuhaus, which have long been legendary. But when Django Asül puts together a new stage program, it is not about the everyday petty stuff of politics and society, but about the big issues. Being topical is nowhere near enough. He does not just look at the here and now, but also likes to look at the elsewhere and the later. Staying true to himself while consistently developing further - these are the cornerstones of his work. He owes this not so much to himself as to his audience. The responsibility now weighs heavily. Anyone who, like Django Asül, is a recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Bavarian Culture Prize and the Bavarian Cabaret Prize has understood: the worst is over, now it is time to get down to the nitty-gritty. And without regard for profits. And the audience gets to be there live. If this announcement seems too cryptic, let it be said: Django Asül's now eighth solo program can easily hold its own against any precision instrument made in Germany. Look forward to two hours in which every subordinate clause has the makings of a main clause.

### Wildes Holz Block Party Wildes Holz invites you to a block party! Their new program celebrates music, life, diversity, quirks, odd habits, eccentric tics, wood rock, and the recorder. Yes, the recorder, the party instrument par excellence, a must for every partygoer! For more than 25 years now, the three wild ones have been showing where the wooden hammer hangs. Powerful acoustic music paired with casual wit and self-irony is their trademark. Time and again, they surprise audiences with the breathtaking sounds they coax from their instruments - and with what an acoustic guitar and a double bass can endure alongside the recorder… Look forward to party tunes from four centuries, performed on three simple wooden instruments with the now legendary Wildes Holz fervor! “Wildes Holz are synonymous with top live music, captured good vibes, and cheeky playing pleasure. The band is rhythmically on point, playing powerfully and spontaneously with delightful drive,” reports Der Windkanal.

In “A Woman’s Plea,” guests encounter Erich Kästner’s poetry from an unusual perspective: actress Claudia Michelsen lends her voice to the female figures in his poems — nuanced, compelling, and with a fine sense for subtle shades of meaning. Whether melancholic, sharp-tongued, or self-assured, Kästner’s women step out of the shadows and tell their stories. The reading is framed musically by Dresden guitarist Frank Fröhlich. With stylish arrangements between salon music, chanson, and classical music, he creates a sonic stage that gives the texts depth and atmosphere. A literary-musical evening that brings Kästner’s “poetry for everyday use” to life anew — intelligent, moving, and surprisingly contemporary.

### Kerim Pamuk SMOKING, COFFEE & KAJAL SMOKING, COFFEE & KAJAL, or why we are all Orientals - A cabaret evening by and with Kerim Pamuk about globalization a thousand years ago and today. About the value of exchange, communication, and the funny consequences of isolation. You will laugh a lot, be amazed, and learn what our properly washed yogurt cup, which we throw into the recycling bin, has to do with China's quest for great-power status. Why Europe was, for a thousand years, merely the backyard of Asia in culinary, cultural, and scientific terms. Why Arabs, Chinese, Indians, and Indonesians are not exactly fond of Europeans, and how black gold (pepper) became a cure-all for Germans against constipation, impotence, and melancholy. K.K.&K. - An entertaining evening about cultural influences and linguistic horse-kicks. About German treasures such as coffee and sofa, which we owe to the Arabs, and philological mishaps like "24/7" and "I'm fine with that," which we owe to Americans.

### The Henry Girls By now, The Henry Girls are regarded as one of Ireland’s trailblazing new folk groups with a distinctive style. In addition to worldwide concerts and countless TV and radio appearances, they teach, have worked with stars such as Donal Lunny, Mary Black and Moya Brennan, and write complete soundtracks for films and theatre. In their stage program, The Henry Girls travel across the sea in both directions and fish in wild waters: new folk, bluegrass, pop, Irish tradition, ballads, but also echoes of the swinging Andrews Sisters of the 1930s, Crosby, Stills & Nash or the Dixie Chicks can be heard. Typical, and rather un-Irish, is the complex and intense three-part singing, alongside expertly matched vocal harmonies with an added “goosebumps” intensity that only three siblings connected by their shared life paths can create. For their current tour in Germany, they are preparing a sonic journey that will take listeners from the stormy, rugged northernmost cliffs of Ireland via glittering nighttime New York to blues-soaked Memphis and on to the Celtic emigrants and their longing sounds in the mountainous southeastern United States.

### Patricia Moresco Out of Control - Who's CRAZY here? Who's crazy here? That's the question posed in Moresco's new show. Uninhibited, provocative and hilariously funny, “The Godmother of Comedy“ rises above the new spirit of the times and places her absurdly exaggerated stand-ups in socially critical and everyday themes. She deals with every last outlandish development - but also with her own fallibility. La Familia naturally can't be missing either. Nothing and no one is spared, least of all herself. “Out of Control“ is an evening as wild as her hair after 3 sleepless nights. Chaos meets comedy, madness meets truth, always in close alliance with the audience. For years, the Italian woman with Swabian migrant roots has been shaking up the German-language comedy scene and impressing audiences with boundless energy, keen observations and refreshing authenticity. Stand-up comedy at its finest.