Der Wanderfalke

"The Peregrine Falcon" by the English author John Alec Baker (1926-1987) is considered a masterpiece of non-fictional literature of the twentieth century. In eloquent poetry, he describes the lives of two pairs of peregrine falcons in the south of England from the position of a close observer.

It is the story of an obsession, a transformation: Over the course of six months, Baker approaches the bird and gradually becomes an observant hunter, similar to a falcon, who learns to interpret nature. Birdwatching here is not a technique of observation, it is a way of life, perhaps an attitude to life - driven by an eager desire to understand through observation.

For the reading with the two actresses Bettina Marugg and Caroline Scholz Ott, the composers Daniel Ott and Stephan Froleyks have developed music that accompanies and intensifies the text. The two percussionists Arturo Portugal and Vera Seedorf play instruments specially developed for this text and Baker's world.

The following will read: Bettina Marugg and Caroline Scholz Ott; live music, percussion: Arturo Portugal and Vera Seedorf;
Arrangement, text version: Frank Heuel; composition: Daniel Ott; co-composition, instrument construction: Stephan Froleyks; dramaturgy, assistant director: Lutz Ackermann