Balver Höhle

Balver Höhle is the biggest cultural cave in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany.

History

The Balver Höhle was mentioned in the Thidrekssaga. Since 160 years the annual Schützenfest is a part of the culture. In 1985 the Festspiele Balver Höhle were founded with the mystery play Katharina von Georgien directed by artistic director Hermann Wedekind. This was based on an idea by former chairman Agatha Allhoff-Cramer.

In 1991 a fairy tale festival was installed by Festspiele Balver Höhle. In 1998 the Festspiele Balver Höhle performed an oriental musical [ [http://www.tautz.de/emde/aladdin.htm Aladdin und die Wunderlampe] ] .

Semi-professionals and professionals are working together at "Irish Folk & Celtic Music" [ [http://de.wikinews.org/wiki/7._Irish_Folk_%26_Celtic_Music_steht_kurz_bevor 7. Irish Folk & Celtic Music steht kurz bevor] ] , "Balver Märchenwochen" and other activities of "Festspiele Balver Höhle".

Festivals

*Balver Märchenwochen, since 1991
*Irish Folk & Celtic Music, since 2002
*Höhlenrock, terminated 2004
*International Jazzfestival, terminated 2005

Rehearsals

*Christian Bollmann (until 1999)
*Justus Frantz (1994 - 2007)
*Mixery-Cave

ingle events

*Redentiner Osterspiel
*Mal Sondock's "Hitparade"
*Public Viewing [ [http://www.balver-hoehle.de/?section=news&cmd=details&newsid=326 "So ein Tag, so wunderschön wie heute..."] ]
*Tu es Petrus (1997)

Recordings

*Live in der Balver Höhle (1980)
*Klangräume (1996)
*MTV Unplugged Fanta 4 (2000)

Literature

In german language

*Klaus Günther, Die altsteinzeitlichen Funde der Balver Höhle, Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 1964

References

External links

* [http://www.balver-hoehle.de Veranstaltungen in der Balver Höhle - Schützenbruderschaft St. Sebastian Balve] de icon
* [http://www.balver-hoehle.de/?section=news&cmd=details&newsid=296 "Peter Pan" auf der Insel Nimmerland - Schützenbruderschaft St. Sebastian Balve] de icon