On the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants' War
Hardly any other leader of the peasant movement of the early 16th century was the subject of as much literature and art as the legendary Joß Fritz.
Ferdinand Lasalle had him appear as a "peasant agitator" in his drama Franz von Sickingen, Ludwig Ganghofer saw him as "the new being" and Franz Josef Degenhardt sang about his revolutionary activities in the Bundschuh movement in the ballad "Legende von der revolutionären Geduld und Zähigkeit und vom richtigen Zeitpunkt". Joß Fritz's life, which remained shadowy, served as a projection screen for almost all political tendencies, from the far left to the far right.
Thomas Adam, Head of the Cultural Office and Museum Director in Bruchsal, sheds light on the artistic expression that the figure of Joß Fritz has found over two centuries. The lecture will be accompanied by the "Capella Antica" Bruchsal with music from the 16th century on viols and lute as well as literary passages from the books presented, read by Evelyn Nagel from the Badische Landesbühne.
