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ofMeike Kolodziejczyk
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In the pandemic, we virtuously click our way through the virtual substitute program of museums, theaters and other cultural institutions. Here are a few tips for the holidays
So that’s it then. This uncomfortable year is finally drawing to a close, but even this end will be different from other endings. Old traditions give way to modern technologies, Christmas is under a digital star, and on New Year’s Eve we let it rip virtually. If you want to get something positive out of 2020, you should check your own internet and online suitability. Aren’t we all more adept at using social media? Don’t we drag in nimble livestreams and podcasts and click our way through concerts, plays, cabaret, exhibitions and discussion rounds with virtuosity, just so as not to become completely culturally (bl) boring?
The bad news: it will go on for quite a while. The good news: There is still a lot to discover. Here is a small selection for the holidays and the turn of the year.
The Christmas story in HR
The magic of Christmas resides in all of us – this is what the stingy and cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge learns from the three spirits that haunt him on Christmas night. Hessischer Rundfunk is now offering Charles Dickens’ Christmas story “A Christmas Carol” as a radio play on www.hr3.de, via the ARD audio library, as well as on the Spotify and Apple podcasts streaming services. Many celebrities contributed to the radio play production, including the HR3 morning show presenters Tanja and Tobi, Mark Forster, Stefanie Heinzmann, Johannes Oerding, Badesalz, Maddin Schneider, Michael Mittermeier, Eckart von Hirschhausen, Andrea Sawatzki, Frank Elstner, Silbermond, Olivia Jones , Mundstuhl and Dragoslav Stepanovic. Actress Cathlen Gawlich and actor Stefan Kaminski have given several characters their voices. The radio play on HR3 will be broadcast in full on December 24 at 8 p.m., on December 25 at 6 p.m. and on December 26 at 10 a.m.
State Theater Wiesbaden
A special Christmas surprise will be published on December 24th at 11 am on the homepage of the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden: In a cinematic interpretation, the Hessian State Ballet Tim Plegges dances “The Nutcracker” at various and unusual locations in the Wiesbaden and Darmstadt State Theaters. The video was created on the initiative of the dancers: under the direction of Ramon John. On December 25th, from 12 noon, the Christmas crime radio play “Shots at the Christmas Angel” by the actor Felix Strüven will be on the homepage of the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden.
www.staatstheater-wiesbaden.de
Wiesbaden Museum
The Wiesbaden Museum has a free exhibition app for Apple and Android in its program. Selected exhibits can be regularly discovered on Instagram. The “MuWiBlog” provides entertaining information under the headings “Exhibitions”, “Knowledge & Research”, “Behind the Scenes”, “Projects” and “Action”.
Darmstadt State Theater
At the Staatstheater Darmstadt there are gifts for the audience on Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. Actress Marielle Layer and Ali Napoé open virtual parcels. The theater ensemble shows memorable scenes, Christmas sounds come from the Darmstadt State Orchestra and the opera ensemble and opera choir under the direction of Daniel Cohen. There are also greetings from the theater on January 1st for New Years. Artistic director Karsten Wiegand invites you to look back on the past and look ahead to the year ahead. From December 24th, 10 am to December 27th, 8 pm, the Christmas piece “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” is available as a gift package from 3 euros. There are also various stories and repertoire productions on the virtual program.
www.staatstheater-darmstadt.de
State Museum Darmstadt
The Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt scores with the video series “Museum AZ”. The video clips – currently by AJ – represent the various universal museum areas. The museum podcast “The Green Sofa” has Tomás Saraceno as guest, whose solo exhibition “Songs of the Air” marks the start of the “Carte Blanche” exhibition series. The HLMD is active on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube.
Kunsthalle Schirn Frankfurt
“Hallelujah” is the name of the homepage of the Frankfurt Kunsthalle Schirn, which has put together a “Schirn Xmas Edition” for the festival – all virtual, of course. Lecturer Malu Schrader recommends “must-reads for the holidays”, the atelier has recipes ready for the question “What’s Cooking?”, The mini-bowl for children provides the “best against lockdown boredom” with handicraft tips and other ideas. There is also a Christmas podcast trip from Hessen to New York, the ultimate “Xmas soundtrack” and much more.
Historical Museum Frankfurt
Whether streaming, as a webinar via Zoom, or as a recording on YouTube – HMF events are increasingly taking place in digital format. There are various records, for example on the subject of racism, the collection can be admired online, and in the virtual city laboratory, Frankfurters can explore their city together.
www.historisches-museum-frankfurt.de
Celtic world on the Glauberg
The Celtic world on Glauberg in the Wetterau shows the world of the Celts in 3D. Selected, unique finds from the princely graves were recorded in three dimensions with the cooperation partner Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research (IGD). But it is not only possible to digitally immerse yourself in the past: the archaeological park with mountain plateau and burial mound is freely accessible.
Saalburg Roman fort
You can also follow in the footsteps of the Romans online. The digital collection of the Saalburg near Bad Homburg has been presenting the world of the Romans in large format and interactively since December. The collection is constantly growing and currently offers 18 3D models, 84 high-resolution photos and seven exciting videos.
Castles and Gardens
State Palaces and Gardens of Hesse invite you to immerse yourself in the history of garden art on their YouTube channels. The exhibition “Princess Eliza – English impulses for Hesse-Homburg” is entertaining the Landgravine’s 250th birthday with videos and podcasts.
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