DK Travel : Munich : Performing arts

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Herkulessaal

Perfect for classical concerts, this vast hall in the Residenz, with over 1,200 seats, is popular with the Bayerischen Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, the Münchner Symphoniker, and the Münchern Kammerorchester, which stage sell-out concerts here.
International Documentary Film Festival

May is the month of documentary film in Munich. The programme includes documentary, topical, and Bavarian films, forum discussions with filmmakers, and a best-of-programme event.
Joseph Vilsmaier

Successful director (1939–) of biopics, among others the 1997 Comedian Harmonists .
Karl Valentin

Still a popular figure, the comedian who turned things upside down and inside out was a Munich native (1882–1948).
Kleine Komödie am Max II

Comedies are the mainstay of this stage, in part with a Bavarian flair, and sometimes with well-known stars. An excellent choice for an amusing evening.
Lach- und Schieß-gesellschaft

This cabaret gained fame in the 1950s under the direction of Dieter Hildebrandt and became even more popular later when a TV series was made of it. The cast has changed but the programme has remained the same – political cabaret with a bite.
Liesl Karlstadt

Fondly remembered as Karl Valentin’s congenial on-stage sidekick (1892–1960).
Mathäser

Munich’s former film palace was re-opened in 2003. This ultra-modern multiplex cinema is also used for film premieres.
Maxim

This discriminating cinema is operated by Munich cinephile Sigi Daiber. It screens independent films and documentaries, including films by Tarkovsky.
May Spils

With the 1967 Zur Sache Schätzchen (What Gives, Sweetheart?) , starring Werner Enke and Uschi Glas, Spils created the film that captured the spirit of Schwabing in the 1960s.