Blood brothers and peace pipes: performing the Wild West in German festivals

A history of iconography and cultural transfer: the Rocky Stage of Rathen

The foundational narrative of Karl May festivals: the Chalk Mountain stage in Bad Segeberg

Lay play and festive theater: the domestic performance features of Karl May festivals: the Sunny Hill in Twisteden and the Forest Stage in Bischofswerda

Cultural memory and modern discontents: the cinemascopic stage in Elspe

An assemblage of performances and inner tensions: the Karl May Festive Days in Radebeu.