The namesake for the first month of the year is Janus: the Roman god of the beginning and the end, the guardian of doors and gates – the Latin ianua means door. In contrast to Jupiter, Juno, Venus or Mars, he is not particularly well known as an individual being – although the expression “Janus-headed” has established itself (“double-faced”) – and there is no corresponding model for him in Greek mythology. Omikron, on the other hand, is not just the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, it’s the latest innovation in the virus market, and it will be exciting to see how much the nominally Greek-inspired mutant will influence the nominally Latin-inspired month. “Planning is difficult under the given circumstances, especially since the expectations communicated by politicians with regard to Omikron for January do not look particularly positive,” explains Matthias Riedel-Rüppel, director of the Small Theater in Haar. But he wouldn’t be Matthias Riedel-Rüppel if he were discouraged as a culture maker. “The Little Theater in Haar will deal with everything that comes up,” he stated in a press release.
In any case, the program in Haar is, in spite of some postponements and cancellations in the first half of the month, also quite lavish in January. Anyone who appreciates cabaret or stand-up comedy can watch Frederic Hormuth’s performance with his program “Who is actually, We” on Thursday, January 13th, or watch Ole Lehmann on January 20th how he “#Tacheles” speaks – the Berlin comedian combines his little winter tour of the district with appearances in Unterföhring (as the presenter of “Lachnacht” on January 21) and Unterschleißheim (January 23). A regional crime reading with Katharina Lukas (“Sacklzement”) is scheduled for Friday, January 14th in Haar; on January 30th, the Maxjoseph quartet combines elements of folk music with jazz harmonies, classical music with pulsating rhythms. In addition there is the reading by Gisela Schneeberger on January 27th as part of the Seelen-Art series and the performances of the Münchner Volkssängerbühne (“Dees ewig Spui von Tod & Deife) on January 22nd, 28th and 29th.” Of course there are all events with reservation. “Whether and under what conditions our performances can take place cannot really be reliably predicted at the moment,” said Riedel-Rüppel. In ancient Rome, in order to look into the future, people liked to read in the bowels of sacrificial animals. But that wasn’t particularly serious either.
Further information and tickets are available at https://kleinestheaterhaar.de.