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HAIR - The Musical
Extracts of reviews
• „ – everybody is electrified“ (Mainpost, Karin Nerche-Wolf, 06.01.2015)
• „Whoever
or even
dancing
theHAIR
aisle the radical pacifistic
managed
to in
give
Esoteric, wasn’t
insenceclapping
sticks, enthusiastically,
LSD and freemoving
love. or He
of the auditorium, was at least standing up from their chairs
and
snappin
with
their
soul and made it into an extraordnary expeThese are the crucial atrributes of the Hippies.
fingers to the rhythmn.“ (Donaukurier, Christine Engel, 04.01.2015)
rience.
In HAIR the Hippiemovement of 1968 is looking
for
a
new
feel
for
life.
A
society
away
from
war,
• „True artists were to be experienced.“ (Die Rheinpfalz, Gereon Hoffmann,
Easy to be hard – The story behind the
racial segregation and authority. An era in the
04.12.2014)
Musical
sign of „Aquarius“. Make love, not war.
• „A hallelujah for the heart … The emotional spark immediately
rose of
into
a fi60s
rework
At the End
the
over half a milloin solof life. It was world class!“ (Nordfriesland Tageblatt, bre, 30.01.2014)
diers were stationed in Vietnam. As an anIn the center of the story is Claude H. Bukowski,
swer
to the Singers
Vietnam
War and the current
coming from
a patriotic-civil
and
a
• „Rhythms,
which
go straight tobackround
the heart –
Original
USA Gospel
make
situation
a protest
was formed. This revolt fell
group of
George
Berger and his Petra
audience
to Hippies
jump offaround
their seats.“
(Schwarzwaldbote,
Haubold,
10.12.2013)
together with the fight of the afro-american
friends. Claude who comes to New York because
• „The group of eight people communicate right from
the rights
beginning
a happy, against apahrtheid,
civil
movement
of his military draft, gets more and more into a
positive and optimistic feeling which makes it easy to pick up on their excitement.“
racism and voilence. Long hair, decorated
conflict within himself because of the experinces
(Allgäuer Zeitung, Klaus Bielenberg, 15.01.2013)
with flowers and free love were the symbols
he makes by meeting Berger and Sheila, a girl
forover
the 1000
resitance.
coming
from aof
conservative
background.
he
• „The
audience
the „Original
USA GospelWill
Singers“
of
peopleGermany
in the also developed a
Grandhall
of Füssen,
got off
of their ideals
seats over
and
again to clap and sing
the the establishment.
against
ignore his
new found
pacifistic
or go
tooverstudentmovement
choruses.“
Zeitung,
Klaus
Bielenberg,
The musical HAIR reflects the feelings of the
Vietnam(Allgäuer
to serve his
country,
killing
people15.01.2013)
and
young people at the time and shows that the
even risking his own life?
• „It is pure energy that shines from the stage into the audience.“ … „An energy the
hippies were far from beeing just bummers or
Or will he refuse his service and having to go to
audience in the sold out Konzert Theater can’t resist.“ (Allgemeine Zeitung Coesfeld,
loungers. But they were young students, pupils
prison
and
be
ostracised
by
society?
Ursula Hoffmann, 19.01.2012)
and workers, influenced by revolution.
• „The
program
of
the
powerful
and
breathtaking
show
consisted of everything a
Good morning starshine – A musical epic
true
gospel
fan
would
expect.“
(Schwarzwälder
Bote,
Haubold,
Where10.01.2012)
do I go - HAIR over the world
The Musical HAIR is until today a milestone in
1966 was the premiere of the Off-Broadway
Musical Theatre. The original for HAIR is by
• „This band can play anywhere because they are able to carry away their audience.“
production. From 1968 HAIR was played almost
Gerome Nachrichten,
Ragni and Claudia
James Rado,
who07.12.2011)
meat
(Pyrmonter
Guenther,
non-stop on Broadway and achieved worldwide
when both were regular actors. Through the
• “People
in Laupheim
seem to feel
great.atEverybody
off their In
chairs,
1979enthusiastic
HAIR was turned into a movie.
provocation
of the modern
theatre
the time gotsuccess.
stamping
clapping
the rhythm of the music.”
Zeitung,
Barbara
The musical
film version
has been sold millionand theand
riots
of the toprotest-movement,
a text (Schwäbische
Braig,
25.01.2010)
fold up until today.
formed
as symbiosis of hard , reproachful lines
and peaceful,
soft poetry.
This harmony
the
• “The
Original USA
Gospel Singers
& Bandofdelighted
in awed voices and first
two
contrasts
gives
an
even
more
powerful
class arrangements”…”At Oh happy day couples kissed Conclusion
at the theatre” (Neu-Ulmer
We have in HAIR a brilliant show consisting
meaning
of the
contence.
Zeitung,
Roland
Mayer,
14.01.2008)
of dance, music and colourful costumes and
get the chance, to experience an entertaiAfter many off-Broadway Shows – the first was in
ning yet dramatic lesson of history. You can
1966, the creators of HAIR worked together with
feel the fear but at the same time the hope
Galt MacDermot on an musical production of it.
of the people, for a better future. Profound
The former church-musician and organist was
lyriks, breathtaking songs and choreographies
able to create a fantastic symbiosis of rhythmn,
leave HAIR to be an experience, you will never
harmonies and instruments. Bertrand Castelli
forget. It will bring back the youth for a long
joined as director. He was leader of several peace
time.
marches and ended up quiet often, behind bars.