Tourist News: Regensburg in November

The word “movement” best sums up the cultural events lined up for the month of November. The Short Film Week, Festival of Contemporary Dance and the Lovis Corinth exhibition all have something to do with this – moving pictures, moving people and moving fine art. We hope you enjoy  your stay in the World Heritage City Regensburg.

Cultural highlights
Thanks to its status as sister city of Clermont-Ferrand and the city’s well established alternative movie theater patronized mainly by college students, Regensburg has become the location for Bavaria’s most important short film festival. The 15th annual Regensburg Short Film Week will be held from November 19 to 26 in various movie theatres. For more information see the article on page 16 and: www.regensburger-kurzfilmwoche.de
The past decade has seen the emergence in Regensburg of an active and highly regarded dance and ballet scene, and one outgrowth of this has been the Regensburg contemporary dance festival. For information and performance schedules see the article on page 12 or visit: www.regensburger-tanztage.de
The upcoming major retrospective of German painter Lovis Corinth will be the highlight of the visual arts calendar this fall in Regensburg. For more information see the article on page eight or visit: www.kunstforum.net

On Stage
Anyone who loves the opera is sure to be a fan of Puccini, whose early work Manon Lescaut will be performed this season at Theater am Bismarckplatz, which will also be staging Carl Maria von Weber’s romantic opera Der Freischütz. Those who prefer lighter fare can check out Cole Porter’s musical High Society (also at Theater am Bismarckplatz) while Bertolt Brecht’s and Kurt Weill’s Die Dreigroschenoper (Three Penny Opera) will be performed at the Velodrom. For more information visit: www.theaterregensburg.de

Classical music
The University of Regensburg’s orchestras (music director Graham Buckland) have earned an outstanding reputation. The annual fall concert will be held at Audimax on November 13 at 8 p.m., featuring works by Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt and Gustav Mahler. Ashley Fripp will be the solo pianist. On November 27 at 8 p.m. at Audimax the university chamber orchestra will be performing works by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. The violin soloist will be Annedore Oberborbeck and the orchestra will be conducted by Peter Gülke. For further information visit www.uni-regensburg.de

Guided tours
Official guided tours of Regensburg are offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Catalan, Russia, Hungarian, Polish and Ukrainian. These tours can be individually booked by contacting the tourist office:
Telephone: +49-941-507-4410
E-mail: tourismus@regensburg.de.
Many tourists are particularly fond of special tours led by actors. If you enjoy rambling through city streets accompanied by guides in colorful costumes, contact Die Stadtmaus, a company that specializes in medieval events and special guided tours. Bookings and information: www.stadtmaus.de

31.10.08 - online redaktion