Live-Reportage "Magisches INDIEN"

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Live reportage "Magical INDIA" by and with Thorge Berger

In 2010, Thorge Berger traveled to India for the first time with American photographer Steve McCurry and fell in love with this magical country. - In his captivating multivision show, the award-winning travel photographer shows us his India and tells us how it all began and the role played by the holy city of Varanasi and a pilgrimage festival.

Thorge Berger has now traveled the subcontinent 18 times, from the far south (Kerala) to the far north (Ladakh), and there is no end in sight to his enthusiasm. He visits sacred places, experiences mysterious festivals and gets to know much more than just one culture in India. Again and again he is drawn to the "Kumbh Mela", the largest spiritual festival in the world, where he merges with millions of believers and sadhus on the banks of the holy rivers. Thorge Berger is interested in the people, loves meeting them and getting to know their rites and customs. He listens and gets involved. He talks to Kushti wrestlers, accompanies the oldest living female martial arts fighter and visits the mysterious Theyyam festival several times, where he observes how people of a certain caste transform themselves into deities in front of the believers and walk through the fire. In Calcutta, he accompanies the "German Doctors" who help the poorest of the poor in the slums. Thorge Berger is always right in the middle of the Holi festival and experiences how exuberantly people celebrate this festival, where all caste rules seem to be suspended. More than once, he has to rescue his camera from exuberant attacks of color. And in Mumbai, he photographs gigantic statues of the elephant god Ganesha sinking into the sea. But he is also fascinated by nature: he tracks down tigers in the national parks of central India, wanders through green tea plantations and is fascinated by the breathtaking landscape of the Himalayan region of Ladakh and the Buddhist culture there.

Immerse yourself in this unique and diverse country thanks to Thorge Berger's exciting multivision show "Magical India" and let yourself be enchanted by his impressive images and stories.

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Free admission, prior registration required