Literary Walking Performance - The Brothers Grimm

“The breath of the past is in the air.”

With their mysterious traveling library, they offer a glimpse into the world-famous fairy tales and open a magical gateway to a time when wishes still came true, shadows came to life by candlelight, and golden words blew away the dust from yellowed parchments.

Who are we? We are Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm—always on the hunt for the Frog King, because he’s supposed to reveal our 211th fairy tale to us. For hardly anyone knows: We didn’t invent these 210 stories, but collected them from all corners of the world and wrote them down for posterity.

To this very day, we remain committed to this task: continuing the fairy tale series! Sometimes all it takes are three words to spark a brand-new fairy tale straight from the imagination of those present.

For example, do you know what secret is hidden in the shoe that Cinderella lost on the castle steps? 

Or who still remembers the real, full title of “The Wishing Table”? What enchanting secrets might the mysterious golden donkey and the legendary club from the sack hold?

What happens when the magic word “Bricklebrit!” is spoken? That’s right: as if by magic, real silver coins rain down into the bucket! And woe betide anyone who says “Knüppel aus dem Sack!”—then the wooden stick comes to life and bolts straight out of the fairy-tale chest on its own.

And how, exactly, do you rescue a princess from the tower?

As we journey through these fantastic fairy tales with our most important guests of all—the children—their cleverness is rewarded at the end with a Diploma Fabula (the official fairy tale diploma).