Only three dozen spectators allowed

At the lower end are the Palatinate cities of Zweibrücken (20,654), Ludwigshafen (19,842), Pirmasens (19,741) and last place Kaiserslautern with 19,288 euros.

1. FC Köln now has its sixth corona case. A young player is therefore infected with the virus and is now in quarantine.

Another player from 1. FC Köln has tested positive for the corona virus. The club announced on Monday that a 19-year-old defender was affected. The young player Robert Voloder was recently in quarantine because he had contact with an infected person. He then underwent the necessary tests to be able to return to team training – although he tested positive himself.

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The player had not yet played in the Bundesliga and, according to the club, had no contact with coach Markus Gisdol’s squad in the past few days. The “Express” reported about it first. The 19-year-old is already the sixth corona case in Cologne.

Because of the rising Corona numbers, “Leipzig takes place” does not take part in the demos of the alliance “Heart instead of hate”. However, individual participation is permitted.

Due to the rapid increase in corona infections, the action network “Leipzig takes a seat” is not participating in the demonstrations planned for Sunday in Dresden. The necessary avoidance of contact and effective protection against infection would prevent a joint train journey, the alliance announced on Saturday. In the current situation, health comes first. “Solidarity is now more important than ever,” said Christian Melcher, Member of the Green Party. Nevertheless, individual participation is possible.

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The Dresden alliance “Heart instead of agitation” has called for several demonstrations for diversity, democracy, tolerance and other values ​​in the state capital. The original occasion was a rally by the Islamophobic and xenophobic Pegida movement on its 6th anniversary in front of the Frauenkirche. After the city had denied the right-wing movement and allocated a meadow on the outskirts of the city, Pegida canceled the event.

For her book “Echos Kammern” the writer Iris Hanika receives this year’s literary prize in Karlsruhe. The prize is awarded every two years.

The writer Iris Hanika receives the Hermann Hesse Literature Prize 2020, endowed with 15,000 euros, for the book “Echos Kammern” in Karlsruhe today, Thursday. According to the Hermann Hesse Literature Prize Foundation, Lord Mayor Frank Mentrup (SPD) will also attend the ceremony for the award ceremony in the town hall’s Bürgersaal.123helpme.me The jury praised Hanika’s novel because of the unifying power of a language that is urgent in the finest nuances.

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The Hermann Hesse sponsorship award, endowed with 5,000 euros, goes to Nadine Schneider for “Three Kilometers”. In the opinion of the jury, Schneider’s debut novel is characterized by a remarkable atmospheric density. The Karlsruhe Hermann Hesse Literature Prize is awarded every two years. The first prize winner in 1957 was Martin Walser.

Financial worries and existential fears in the cultural sector. Hundreds of artists have therefore taken to the streets in Munich. They are asking for more support.

Several hundred artists have asked for more help from politicians at a rally in Munich because of corona-related existential fear. Under the motto “Stand up for culture” they drew attention to their need during the demonstration on Königsplatz.

The police counted a good 400 participants. Similar rallies were planned in Hamburg and Berlin. The Munich demonstration was supported, among others, by the former Minister of State for Culture Julian Nida-Rümelin (SPD) and the former Bavarian Minister of Science Wolfgang Heubisch (FDP).

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The Corona crisis has plunged many freelance artists into acute existential difficulties, as there are only very limited opportunities for musicians and actors to perform.

Folk festival fans can look forward to: After the cancellation of the Oktoberfest, at least the parish fair should take place – but only under strict conditions.

Actually, two Auer Dulten should have already taken place in the Au in Munich, but the corona pandemic made both events impossible. But now the third Auer Dult, the Kirchweihdult on Mariahilfplatz, is to take place. That was decided by the Holiday Senate of the Munich City Council, as reported by “muenchen.de”.

However, the decision is still subject to change, because an increased infection rate could lead to a rejection. Anyway, because of the corona virus, the Kirchweihdult is different than usual. It can only take place under strict corona conditions. Fewer visitors are allowed, for example.

Only 1,000 visitors allowed

A maximum of 1,000 people are allowed to be on the site at the same time. For this purpose, the area is fenced in and monitored. The safety distance of 1.5 meters must be maintained over ball on the site. There will also be a mask requirement.

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Clemens Baumgärtner, speaker for work and economy, said of the event: “It is important to me to support these feeders so that they can keep their business and thus the heart of the Auer Dulten alive. The parish fair will have a different face in times of Corona than usual. What is essential, however, is that this beautiful, traditional market takes place at all. ” The Kirchweihdult will take place from October 17th to 25th.

Sources used: “muenchen.de”: “Kirchweihdult should take place under hygienic conditions”

Because of the corona pandemic, Mainz mobility had stopped ticket sales in its buses. Separating discs have now been built into the vehicles so that sales can start again soon.

From September onwards, Mainz mobility passengers can buy their tickets from the bus driver again. At the beginning of the corona pandemic, the service was discontinued to protect the employees of the transport company. By the end of September, all city buses are to be equipped with a partition between the driver and passenger, announced the municipal utility.

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By next Tuesday around two thirds of the buses in Mainz would have such a “driver protection partition”. Nevertheless, the municipal utilities point out to their customers about 40 ticket machines or the RMV app – as a contactless alternative.

Sources used: Mainzer Stadtwerke: Press release from August 27th

After a long Corona break, the theaters start again with performances. Soon there will be premieres again. The houses in NRW have to adhere to strict rules.

For almost half a year, nothing went on in many theaters because of the corona pandemic. Now operations are slowly picking up speed again. There are still restrictions, but necessity makes inventive. Many theaters have special offers – from open-air theater to mini-performances. But the number of seats has been greatly reduced everywhere.

Starting Thursday, the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus will for the first time be presenting the next premieres in a kind of preview under the open sky on the square in front of the theater. The kick-off event replaces the traditional opening party of the season throughout the hotel. The premieres will start in the first week of September – but due to the Corona distance rules, only 180 seats are occupied by 737 seats.

Schauspielhaus director Wilfried Schulz: “I’m thinking about doing a big open-air production next summer.”

A play of more than two hours is currently not on the program at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. “People really want to be in the open air,” remarked Artistic Director Wilfried Schulz. You can tell that there is a reluctance in the audience to go into closed rooms. “I’m thinking about doing a big open-air production next summer,” says Schulz. In June, such an event in the state capital was a success: six performances were given to full rows on one weekend. Due to the uncertain situation, the schedule is initially only fixed until the end of the year.

Dortmund turns the city into a stage

The new director of the Schauspiel Dortmund, Julia Wissert, does not introduce herself on stage at the beginning of October, but with a city walk. For the play “2170” five authors wrote texts about Dortmund.

The audience runs divided into groups through the city to different locations: That also fits with the Corona requirements. Otherwise, the successor to long-time director Kay Voges is also planning smaller formats, such as the fact that actors and spectators are all on the stage of the theater during the performance – at an appropriate distance.

Theater Bielefeld takes a journey through time

The theater in Bielefeld starts the new season relatively early on August 30th with the musical “The Spiders, the Romans!”. The first premiere in the theater on September 5 is a world premiere: For the first time, the bestselling novel “Blackbird” by the actor Matthias Brandt comes on stage. The comical and sad journey through time leads to the 70s with bell-bottoms and strange hairstyles and is about the youth in a dreary one-family house idyll.

The Beethoven Orchestra Bonn can only play in front of a small audience. The musicians have a special answer: they play their concerts several times. Repetitions are planned – if the demand bears it, the game will be played again. “Our program for the coming season is flexible and has the space to grow with the hopefully positive development both in the auditorium and on the stage”, announced General Music Director Dirk Kaftan. The orchestra and conductor do not want to be stopped by the corona virus.

Only three dozen spectators allowed

At the Schauspiel Köln, artistic director Stefan Bachmann staged the Jelinek play “Schwarzwasser” in a Corona-compatible version: The audience walked through a disused theater in several groups. Only a total of 36 spectators can participate.

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The German premiere will take place on September 12th. Performances in Cologne will start in front of significantly fewer spectators than on September 4th. From March 12, the house was closed because of the pandemic.

The largest festival for German-language children’s media will take place this year in Erfurt and Gera – but differently than usual. Because of the corona pandemic, there will be transmission to the network.

The children’s media festival “Goldener Spatz” has announced that it will also show films from this year’s edition on the Internet due to the corona pandemic. To this end, the festival is working with the German streaming platform Pantaflix, the festival organizers announced on Thursday. The films should then be available on the “Goldener Spatz” website, said a spokeswoman. Tickets should be available for individual films, but also for entire packages.

In the course of the pandemic, the “Golden Sparrow” was postponed from the end of May to autumn. According to the organizers, the largest festival for German-language children’s media is now to take place in Gera and Erfurt from September 20 to 26. The festival will open in Gera. The children’s jury, which will select the winners, will also view the films there. There will be the award ceremony in Erfurt. However, due to the corona, there will be no regular screenings in the state capital this year, said the festival spokeswoman. In Gera, however, school classes and families could also watch films on site on a small scale.

Opening the cinema is hardly worth it because of the requirements

Cinemas are now allowed to reopen in Thuringia. However, conditions with which there should be enough distance between the visitors make it impossible for the operators to fully utilize their halls. Under these conditions, opening is hardly worthwhile, especially for smaller cinemas.

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Several other film festivals around the world have already used the Internet as a screening room or broadcast programs due to the pandemic. Pure “streaming festivals” are also controversial in the industry. The lack of festival character is one point of criticism.

It could be expensive for those who ride buses and trains in Bavaria without a mouth and nose covering. The police are proceeding with a focus control against mask refusers. 

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On Thursday, August 13th, police officers throughout the Free State will increasingly monitor compliance with the mask requirement on buses and trains. “In times of a renewed increase in the number of corona cases, it is therefore particularly important in local public transport that mouth and nose protection is worn,” said a press release from the Central Franconian police headquarters.