August 15–17, 2025
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Yay! The 8th Alaune Festival is coming!
It will be a weekend full of art and movement with amazing circus and theatre, dance and music, sharing joy and many beautiful moments that we will create together. Everyone celebrates together, and everyone helps (with cooking, cleaning, organizing…). This creates connection and allows the boundaries between audience, artists, crew, and organizers to blur—creating an open, warm atmosphere that we believe in.
Program
We start Friday around 7 PM and end Sunday around 11 PM.
There will be 2 open stages with lots of space for you to share your art. And of course, bring your wildest party skills for the Renegade Show! We would love to give space for young artists of the region to present work in progress and invite young artists from Halle.
Friday
“Dreams” – Variety Group of Circus Klatschmohn
A move is more than just a change from one place to another – it is a journey through time, through memories and dreams. Every box we pack tells a story, every crate holds a piece of the past and the hope for something new.
In this show, we embark on an emotional journey: we let old photographs inspire us, dive into memories of days gone by, and ask ourselves what we want to take with us – and what we choose to leave behind.
Renegade
Bring your funniest party trick, your most legendary move, your most spectacular 10-second show act, or your unexpected secret skill – it’s Renegade time!
Saturday
1. Open Stage
Whether it’s a well-rehearsed piece you’d love to share or a work in progress – the Open Stage welcomes everyone to bring their act to the festival!
Spinnlein, Spinnlein an der Wand
The sheep, the cat, the pig, the fish, the rat and the bird are all up to something.
Eating grass, bathing in the mud, climbing trees or other important things.
The little spider is also up to something: She’s spinning. Because that’s what she does best. She spins and dreams of delicious flies.
3 players weave characters, narrative, live music and fate into a little story about not letting yourself be distracted, about peace of mind and sticking with it, about the silken thread of patience and the noisy world.
Created and performed by: Pauline Drünert (character design and performance), Etta Streicher (script and performance), Katharina von Klitzing (music), Ilka Schönbein (director), duration: approx. 45 mins.
for children and adults aged 5 and over, younger children at their parents’ discretion.
Barada Street
A gangly English idiot and an athlete from Kyrgyzstan create the world of wonder that is Barada Street. A thrilling comedy, jam packed with acrobatics, live music and cheeky idiocy. This award winning international duo charm audiences and bring heart-warming intimacy to the street and stage.
interr_options – Eva Krause
The slightest stumble – and everything can change.
The Physical Theater Solo interr_options is a performance of rhythmic play without words. A headstrong character discovers the most banal and wild timbres. With a subtle mischief, the audience is invited to breathe a sigh of relief and discover the possibilities that open up when motion is interrupted. A piece with body percussion, dance and slapstick, for all ages.
Frohe Zukunft – Brassband
The finest brass music to dance to!
From hip hop to soul to Balkan beats
Sunday
Welten – Band
Worlds invite us to immerse ourselves in the process of listening and mutual inspiration. The band from Leipzig opens up wide and airy spaces with their sound, blending the familiar with the never-before-heard.
“Now what?” – Nikos Wölfl und Francesco Procopio
“Now what?” is the simple and normal story about how simple and normal lives of simple and normal people cease to be simple and normal when they realize they have to leave home.
A comedic drama about emotional connections to the places and people of everyday life.
Performed with half masks, in a mixture of English and German by Nikos Wölfl and Francesco Procopio. Co-directed by the two players and Matteo Destro.
TONIGHT: Getting it right.
with Lady Ostrich (and Jule Lotte Bröcker, inside)
++++The bird with no feather returns to Halle!11121!!++++
Because if you don’t remember if you’ve been, maybe in fact you have…
Yours ever so sincerely Lady Ostrich will do what ever pleases her at the minute, no chance to plan anything but glasses of water because OH it will be hot.
Await to free your heads from that sandy holiday you’ve almost already gone to and sit up straight for some seriously silly shit.
if you don’t speak English, not to worry, she will show off her German – but be prepared for some really flat puns, love.
[mit starkem englischem Akzent]
Deutsch! aha! natürlich. Na was soll ich sagen, love. Ich bin ein Strauß, eine Sträußin, ich kann laufen und sprechen gleichzeitig, das hat die Leute immer total um. sonst sehen wir alles, wenn wir…uns sehen? Ich bereite ein etwas ernstes Thema vor, es wäre gut, wenn ihr eure Taschentücher dabei habt und vielleicht auch die ein oder andere Praline, das ist nie eine schlechte Idee, oder? Ich hätte außerdem noch eine Frage zu d-
[Hand wird aus Puppe gezogen]
20-184 minutes, depending on audience’s tolerance
in spoken English spoken (and what ever language you need, baby)
2. Open Stage
Whether it’s a well-rehearsed piece you’d love to share or a work in progress – the Open Stage welcomes everyone to bring their act to the festival!
Ticket Options, Tasks & Responsibilities
Each ticket comes with responsibilities. Some require more commitment, others less. It may seem a bit complex at first, but good structure makes the festival more relaxed for everyone.
Other than your assigned tasks, you don’t need to worry about much: meals are provided and included in the ticket price. Only drinks and cakes at the bar cost extra.
Food
Camping
Shows
Bar
Important infos for purchasing tickets (click to expand)
Please make sure you have read the festival text before getting a ticket, and make this happen for the 8th time.
The ticket and signing up for tasks gets you access to the festival as well as food.
One person can buy multiple tickets.
Under 13yr olds are invited without money.
There are limited number of tickets. Once they are sold out, we will not be inviting more people.
Refund policy
- If you cancel your ticket at least 4 weeks prior to the festival, you will receive a full refund of the ticket price.
- If you cancel your ticket between 2 and 4 weeks before the festival, you will receive a 50% refund of the ticket price.
- If you cancel your ticket less than 2 weeks before the festival, no refunds will be possible.
Ticket transfer to someone else is always possible.
We invite neighbours to join the festival for free in order to strengthen relationships and alternative cultural consumption.
About the Festival & GutAlaune
About us and how it all started
Gut Alaune is a collective project that has been growing since late 2015 and is now a space for realizing creative dreams.
The first festivals were initiated by Richard and “From The Playns.” From The Playns is a platform for Richard’s artistic work, workshops, and events – more at: www.fromtheplayns.com/about
Food
Food is included in the ticket price. Everyone eats vegetarian and vegan meals. A kitchen team coordinates food preparation, and if you’re assigned to food shifts, you’ll help with cooking, serving, or cleaning.
Accommodation
Camping is the accommodation. Bring a tent or hammock and enjoy the natural surroundings. There is a community-circus-tent as well. For vans there is just limited space (organized over ticket-booking).
Accessibility & Inclusion
We want to make the festival more inclusive and accessible. Let us know your needs and ideas. We’re already working on things like a quiet room, ramp access to the main areas, and barrier-free toilets.
Where is GutAlaune?
In Halle (Saale), on the banks of the river Saale. You can reach us by tram, bike, or even swim over! ;) Full directions will be sent with your ticket confirmation.
Still have questions? Reach out via our contact form. See you soon!
