DR. MARK BENECKE: WGT Diary 2022 (39/60) – Popcorn? Fox? Ribbon rules? (2)

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05 June 2022 – Sunday

Deep night, from Saturday to Sunday. On tram number 11, an ordinary man gets on at Connewitzer Kreuz and suffers a hand injury. A fellow rider coming from the Pagan Village sprinkles medicinal herbs on his hand and tells him that they should take effect in a few minutes. For the rest of the trip, the normal person is extraordinarily puzzled and tries to figure out from conversations with bystanders whether or not these could be real medicinal herbs. Of course, we believe in the healing properties of herbs from the HeiDo. As we get off at Goerdelerring, a fox whirls past us. Time to go to bed.

Even later at night. The popcorn thrown from the stage by Welle: Erdball is even more lovingly designed than expected anyway. On small embossed tickets are printed films that also appear in the Å“uvre of Welle: Erdball, for example. Count Dracula, mummies and pharaohs, even with the date of the concert. Touched, I decide to save this package of popcorn and not consume it.

Sunday, morning: When I wake up, Ines has disappeared. In its place in the bed lies a neatly lined up line of objects puzzling to me. Before I can clarify Ines’ whereabouts – there is no sound in the bathroom either – I have to sort out my ribbons. Since I traditionally don’t get general backstage at WGT, nor any co passes, let alone the coveted food vouchers, I have to show backstage wristbands for every single hall with an actually complicated system, so I wonder how security even keeps track. (Text & photos: Mark Benecke)

The next part is about ribbon rules.

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