Störtebeker Festival
störtebeker festival german störtebekerfestspiele yearly openair theatre festival germany based story around medieval german privateer klaus störtebeker victual brother later turned pirate founded part east german cultural initiative festival become germany successful openair theatre event broadcast public television network ndr held small town ralswiek isle rügen rügenfestspiele founded ralswiek part cultural commission gdr ralswiek natural stage created place rügen festival found spring ralswiek castle boddenufer natural stage built five month construction village converted festival venue dramatic ballad klaus störtebeker kurt barthel performed direction hanns anselm perten choral direction günther wolf participant total visitor counted five summer contrast piece time legend pirate klaus störtebeker sailed baltic sea vitalien brother end th century told störtebeker festival since spread period four six year production called henkers hand klaus störtebeker beheaded fourth cycle planned period first episode summer titled betrayed sold trilogy began treasure störtebeker cycle completed piece störtebekers death started scratch beginning legend sascha gluth took role klaus störtebeker replaced bastian semm role goedeke michels taken andreas euler played leading role cycle long august th performance since counted four millionth visitor september season record broken day th visitor counted six performance end season however record broken total spectator attending successful openair theatre germany year july st performance since counted five millionth visitor ralswiek result average visitor per performance capacity seat end season festival attract million visitor year performance störtebeker festival employ extra actor horse four ship skipper behindthescenes staff casting extra take place beginning march respective year number visitor spectacle increased significantly since small decrease number visitor also line general trend tourism figure island rügen due bad weather economic situation germany however another increase season began significant increase viewer störtebeker festspiele gmbh co kg private family business receive government subsidy cofinanced sponsor new medium partner ndrs peter hick theatre director störtebeker festspiele since wife ruth hick daughter annatheresa hick managing director company medium related störtebekerfestspiele wikimedia common official website störtebeker festival german