Champagne is to blame for everything: Before the arrogant Eisenstein begins his sentence, he indulges himself at a party hosted by Prince Orlofsky. Meanwhile, his wife Rosalinde entertains her lover Alfred at home, until Alfred is unfortunately taken to prison instead of Eisenstein. In what is perhaps the most famous operetta, decadent Viennese life unfolds in a double-edged dance of champagne-fueled mistaken identities, masked affairs, and bourgeois hypocrisy.

The bat

Staatstheater Kassel

Hofesh Shechter is one of the most outstanding and sought-after figures in the contemporary dance scene. He is known for his impressive choreographies in a unique movement language, characterized by high physicality and corporeality, accompanied by his own musical compositions of epic power. tHE bAD is an abstract choreography that aims to break through conventional patterns and structures, to live and celebrate anarchy, but also to question it. The piece celebrates freedom and pure movement, explores rhythm and choreographic structure(s), and, in its captivating and vibrant sound mix, investigates the connection between music and movement, the connection between life and death.

tHE bAD / Shuv

Zornfried Castle is a gathering place for the leading thinkers of the New Right: A lady of the castle philosophizes in a nationalist vein, groups of young men engage in martial training, and a mysterious poet crafts verses dripping with blood, consecration, and kitsch. And time and again, connections to a resurgent new party emerge. This also attracts critical journalists who grandiosely cover the New Right cultural center—losing all objectivity in the process and doing a disservice to democracy.

Holger Tschersich

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 6 - Apr 29, 2026

The bat · Staatstheater Kassel

18 - 23 Apr, 2026

Zornfried (UA) · Staatstheater Kassel

Past events

Mar 6 - Apr 29, 2026

The bat · Staatstheater Kassel

Mar 5, 2026

tHE bAD / Shuv · Staatstheater Kassel

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