Review: Summer Festival 2019

Reicht leicht! (Easily Enough)

A festival under the sign of consumer criticism

After 26 festival days and more than 420 events, the Tollwood Summer Festival 2019 ended. Numerous visitors came to the Tollwood grounds in the Olympic Park South with summer temperatures, live music, performances and walk acts. Artists and exhibitors from over 20 countries participated this summer in the festival which started on 26 June. More than 80 percent of all events took place free of charge.

“Reicht leicht!” The slogan for Tollwood Summer Festival means “Easily enough!” The principle can be seen in action in various locations at Tollwood, including thought-provoking artwork such as “The Loop”, made from 200 shopping trolleys, sited at the entrance to the festival, and the Konsumtempel (temple of consumption). The event will also host a Tiny House to explore. “Swap lockers” will be installed on the festival grounds, where visitors can leave toys, books and clothing – and find new treasures to take away with them.

On all four weekends there was open-air theatre with free admission. At the start of the festival, the well-known Compagnie Theater Titanick presented its latest production “Alice on the Run. This was followed by further guest performances of the French Compagnie des Quidams with oversized glowing horses and the Compagnie L’Homme debout with a huge marionette glowing from within. The last performance were the six dancers from Cie Dyptik with the hip-hop performance “D-Construction”, which dealt with identity, flight and integration.

World stars, rock legends and newcomers stood on the stage of the Musik-Arena. Many of the 25 concerts (Sting’s concert had to be cancelled due to the artist’s illness) were sold out. The musical spectrum ranged from young artists like RIN and Yung Hurn to musicians like Beth Hart and Xavier Rudd to music legends like Tears for Fears, Midnight Oil and Nena.

Kalender

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The events at the Tollwood Summer Festival 2019