Paul Pizzera - Perfect study break on Wednesday evening

Hey guys! :)

After all the studying for PC II we can finally go swimming, enjoy the nice weather and relax....

Unfortunately that's not gonna work - with next week's Culture Presentation Days, German and Russian exam and KM presentation ahead of me this weekend is gonna be a long one with little sleep and a lot of studying. I bet pretty much all of you have at least the same amount of work to do.
Anyway, that's just the way it is - three more weeks and everything is going to be over. But if you need a break between all the studying: Paul Pizzera, a young and talented cabaret artist, is going to play his show "Zu wahr um schön zu sein" next Wednesday evening (June 19th, 19:30) in Werndorf.

If the weather is nice (let's hope for the best!) the event is going to take place outside - otherwise it will be in the "Kulturheim Werndorf".

As you might know I'm a member of the "Kulturteam Werndorf" (which is the organizer of the show in Werndorf), so I'll be there for sure.
Everyone needs breaks, so if you have time feel free to stop by, it's definitely going to be a great and hilarious show.

Until then: Good luck with your studying, see you next week!

Do I actually see with my own very eyes, a man who's not heard of a Jellicle cat?

The award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber is with more than 65 million viewers one of the most popular musicals world wide.  Since May 15th you have been able to see the musical at the "Messegelände Graz", which is just next to the "Grazer Stadthalle".

The story is a little bit confusing, but basically it is about the "Jellicles" (a tribe of cats) and the "Jellicle Choice", which means that one cat will be chosen to be reborn.

I saw it yesterday night and although the story line is not as good as in other musicals I had seen before (such as "Lion King" or "Wicked") I absolutely loved it. It was just astonishing how the performers sang and especially danced - at some point I was not sure if I was in a musical, a circus or a dance competition - it was amazing.

Just have a look at this video and I'm sure you will know what I mean:



(Yeah, I know that the trailer is German - I'm sorry for that. But I decided to upload the German one for two reasons:
Firstly because I saw the musical in German and secondly because I couldn't find a good English version which shows as many different scenes as the German one does.)

There are still some tickets left (http://www.ticket.at/de/ticket/12036/cats-theaterzelt-graz) if you want to see it and they have a great student discount as well (about 10€ off!). But better be fast, the last show is going to be on June 16th.

"Daylight

I must wait for the sunrise

I must think of a new life

And I musn't give in

When the dawn comes

Tonight will be a memory too

And a new day will begin"

Wicked - "it's time to try defying gravity"

“I'm through accepting limits, cause someone says they're so. Some things I cannot change, but till I try, I'll never know!“

This is a quote of my favorite musical: “Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz“.



It is based on the novel „The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West“ by Gregory Maguire, which is a parallel novel of the movie „The Wizard of Oz“ and L. Frank Baum’s classic story „The Wonderful Wizard of Oz“, which probably all of you read when you were children. The plot begins before and continues after Dorothy’s arrival in Oz and includes several references to the movie and Baum’s novel.

It is about Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. They are forced to live in the same dorm and struggle because their personalities and viewpoints are totally different. The musical also covers the topics of rivalry, love and especially the Wizard’s corrupt government.

I first heard about the musical about 6 years ago, when we played some of the songs at one of our concerts and I immediately fell in love with the music. One year later my classmates and I went to London and I saw a huge poster advertising Wicked. Until then I had not known that it played in London as well and of course I really wanted to see it. Unfortunately none of my classmates were as excited about the musical as I was and so I decided to see it alone. First it felt a little bit strange to sit in the huge theater without anyone I knew, but it was totally worth it.

Last year the musical played in Durham, NC, which was about 25 minutes away from where I lived. Nicole (a friend of mine) and I heard about a so called „Wicked Lottery“, where you could win cheap tickets (they were 25$) for one of the first rows. We thought we’d give it a try – and we actually won!

Although the singers were not as good as the ones who sang in London, it was still amazing and I just loved it. I would totally see it again, it’s just one of the best musicals I’ve ever seen.

Heinz Marecek - "Das kleine Fest des Lachens"

Hey guys!

First of all: Yayyyy, Christmas holidays! Have fun & enjoy it - I definitely will ;)

Second: No plans for tonight? I’d like to present to you: “Heinz Marecek: Das kleine Fest des Lachens”.

For those of you who have no idea who Heinz Marecek is: He was born in 1945 in Vienna and is an Austrian actor, director and cabaret artist. He started to perfom in 1966 at the "Vienna Ateliertheater". Afterwards he performed at the "Vienna Volksoper" and between 1971 and 1998 at the "Theater in der Josefstadt" (which is the oldest theater of Vienna), where he also directed some of the plays. These days you can see him in a couple of TV shows/movies. I’m pretty sure all of you have heard of the Austrian TV show “Soko Kitzbühel” – he is the one who plays “Hannes Kofler”. Apart from “Soko Kitzbühel” you can see him in “Lindenstraße” (playing Bruno Skabowski), “Der Bockerer” and other TV shows/movies.

But why am I telling you about him? Well, he is coming to Werndorf (if you want to know where/what that is à take a look at my post “Music is what feelings sound like”) tonight at 7.30pm, to read Christmas stories from his book “Das kleine Fest des Lachens”. Doors will be opened at 7pm and tickets are 25€.





Give it a try, I promise it’s definitely worth the money!

Looking forward to seeing you there :)