Children's musical group from the music school shows "Im Riff geht's rund"

On Friday, 26 April at 5 pm, Saturday, 27 April at 2.30 pm and 5 pm and Sunday, 28 April at 3 pm, around 50 musical children from the Bocholt-Isselburg music school and the Maria Montessori School musical choir will present the musical "Im Riff geht's rund" in the Euregiohalle (Unter den Eichen) in Bocholt. Tickets cost 9 euros.

This time, the musical children embark on an exciting adventure deep down in the sea. Colourful parrotfish, sparkling glittering minnows, the funny puffer fish Elsi and many other sea creatures are preparing for the underwater casting show "Frutti di Mare". Who can sing and dance the best?

In all this excitement, "Flapo", the message in a bottle, is suddenly propelled and has something important to say. But who wants to listen to such an old bottle? Her performance is extremely poor - she can't even swim properly, let alone dance. But Flapo makes friends: can the buxom jellyfish, the optimally networked herring or the erudite Doctor Fish help?

Sometimes life is like a game, but sometimes you have to listen to others. The characters in this colourful underwater world soon understand this too. The message in the bottle is explosive. Can the reef still be saved?

Not only the casting fish, but many other original characters invite you to a dazzling mix of musical styles that is fun and catchy - in an imaginative show with " depth".

Over 50 children have been rehearsing for a year

Under the direction of music school teachers Stefanie Bergmann and Luanda Schillings, over 50 children aged between five and 16 have been rehearsing their roles and songs every week for almost a year. The Chor AG and the "JeKits-Chor" of the Maria Montessori School in Bocholt are also taking part again. But it's not just singing and theatre, various dances have also been rehearsed together with dance coach Floralie Reiff.

"The play was supposed to go on stage in 2020", reports musical director Stefanie Bergmann. Unfortunately, that didn't work out, because on the day of the dress rehearsal, the first coronavirus lockdown put a spanner in the works, Bergmann recalls. "The disappointment at the time was huge and the joy that the riff could still be performed, albeit with a slight delay, is all the greater now, says Bergmann.

In order to give all spectators the opportunity to watch, there will be four performances again, says Bergmann. "We have come up with lots of great props and stage sets, so that we will transform the Euregiohalle into a colourful and shrill underwater world, says Bergmann, looking forward to the performances.

Admission costs 9 euros with free choice of seats. Tickets are now on sale via this link: https: //eveeno.com/imriff