WUNDER

For the first time, the legendary mask theater company FAMILIE FLÖZ is coming to the Reeperbahn. In collaboration with the St. Pauli Theater, they’re creating an evening that explores the myths and wonders of St. Pauli. St. Pauli, a place steeped in legend, where dreams come true and shatter.
A place where sailors encounter queer culture. A place of fools and dreamers, realists and crooks, outsiders and those right in the thick of it. Inspired by Cesare Zavattini’s short story “The Miracle of Bamba,” which served as the basis for Vittorio de Sica’s legendary film “The Miracle of Milan,” a world of quintessentially St. Pauli characters will come to life—a world governed by different rules than
those of the city of shipowners and merchants. The sense of community and solidarity—which even the individual pursuit of happiness cannot destroy—finds a home here. But this attracts
envious rivals. For like any idyll, this one, too, is threatened by people for whom the very existence of this place is already a threat. On stage: five actors, two musicians, and nearly 30 characters. It all begins in darkness, on a wasteland. Marginalized figures have carved out a simple life for themselves
here. Totò is born into this world, and Totò brings the light. Once it’s there, everyone wants it—light to bask in, light for their flowers, light to turn on, light to turn off again—light for their dreams. Light becomes a symbol of individual happiness, a source of longings and desires. A dispute flares up. The light transforms. It becomes twilight, a warning light, a red light, and a spotlight. The wasteland becomes colorful, an attraction, and a stage. And suddenly, some sense a business opportunity. WUNDER is a fairy tale inspired by the peculiar neighborhood of St. Pauli. A wordless fairy tale for adults, featuring a poetic blend of drama, comedy, and music. And on this evening, too, you’ll experience the wonder of the Flöz’schen cosmos, where seemingly rigid masks become living characters. In their wordless stories, and in the tragicomic failures of their
lovingly drawn characters, the company finds the great in the small.