When does A schöna leich take place?

The event starts on October 30, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Where does the event take place?

A schöna leich will be held in the Gönningerkapelle, Siechenstraße 86, 96052 Bamberg.

How much does a ticket cost?

The ticket costs 20 euros. Sausages, sauerkraut, rolls, and drinks at the subsequent feast of the dead are included in the price.

Who organizes the evening?

Johannes Jungkunst, Michael Kerling, and Norbert Krines from the Bamberg Kreuzgangspiele organize the reading. The Wunderburger musicians and Florian Ball on guitar provide musical accompaniment.

What is offered at A schöna leich?

The program combines thoughtful, curious, and cabaret texts about death and transience with psychological questions about the fear of death and musical accompaniment.

What should I consider for the visit?

As the event takes place in a historic chapel, warm clothing is recommended.

A schöna leich: Between dark humor and touching theater art in Bamberg

Name: A schöna leich
Start: 2026-10-30T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-30T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Gönningerkapelle

When death knocks, an unusual evening begins in Bamberg

In the Gönningerkapelle at Bamberg's main cemetery, the members of the Bamberg Kreuzgangspiele dedicate themselves for the tenth time to the finiteness of life. A schöna leich combines literary reading, cabaret observation, and musical accompaniment into an idiosyncratic stage experience around death, transience, and human fear of the unknown.

Between morbid charm and dark humor

The baroque chapel opens its doors for this evening and creates a theater atmosphere of special intensity with its historical architecture. Dim light, the unique acoustics of the former place of worship, and the proximity to the cemetery lend the performance a quiet, almost floating tension. Warm clothing is recommended.

The fear of death in the spotlight

The anniversary edition questions why the fear of death is something deeply natural and why true crime podcasts and horror movies nevertheless fascinate us. The dramatic structure leads from personal questions to psychological perspectives, culminating in curious and cabaret texts about dying, farewell, and transience.

Text, acting, and music

Johannes Jungkunst, Michael Kerling, and Norbert Krines shape the evening with their blend of reading, scenic presence, and dry humor. The acting of the participants thrives on the shift between contemplation, linguistic precision, and liberating laughter. The Wunderburger musicians and Florian Ball on guitar provide musical accompaniment.

A feast of the dead as a shared conclusion

After the performance, the evening leads to the parish center of St. Otto. There, the team invites you to the traditional feast of the dead with sausages, sauerkraut, rolls, and drinks. The admission price includes this catering; the proceeds support the renovation of St. Gangolf parish church.

Conclusion

A schöna leich promises an unusual cultural experience between theater, literature, music, and Franconian humor. Those who engage in a thoughtful, touching, and at the same time cheerful confrontation with their own finiteness will experience an evening that resonates long after the last sentence.