“The Flood” plays James Joyce
Open Day
Photo: Michael Kops
begin 12.11.2023, 16:30
end 12.11.2023, 17:15
location Frankfurt am Main
James Joyce is not only Ireland’s national poet but also one of the most influential writers of modern times. Back in the 1980s, the band “The Flood” set the works in his poetry anthology “Chamber Music” to music and performed them throughout the world. More than 30 years later, the time was deemed ripe for a brand new version: scored for guitar, vocals, recorder, saxophone, piano, bass, percussion and recitation, “The Flood” provides a fitting musical tribute to the great poet James Joyce.
When the anthology “Chamber Music” was published in 1907, plans for the foundation of the Leipzig site of the present-day German National Library were already well under way. We are using this temporal connection as a reason to dedicate our anniversary concert to James Joyce.
Guitar, vocals: Michael Kops
Piano, organ: Thomas Stolp
Flutes, saxophone: Matthias Stolp
Bass: Heiko Hendrich
Percussion: Ruprecht Langer
Recitation: Thomas Müller
Information and contact
The event will be held in German.
Venue: Lecture hall, German National Library in Fankfurt am Main
Costs: Free admission.
Duration: 45 minutes
Booking: Registration not required
Cloakroom info: Please lock your bags and backpacks in the lockers.
Accessibility: The area in which the event will be taking place is barrier-free accessible.
Contact: veranstaltungen@dnb.de
Address and getting here
German National Library
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Getting here
We advise you to use public transport.
1 / By public transport
By rail
From the main railway station (underground level), take the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 10 minutes.
By plane
From the airport (regional station), take S-Bahn S8 in the direction of Hanau or the S9 in the direction of Offenbach and get off at “Konstablerwache”. Change to the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 30 minutes.
By bus
The “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek” bus stop is served by the number M32 bus.
2 / By bike
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main can easily be reached by bike. You can get to the DNB by taking the cycle paths on Adickesallee, Nibelungenallee, and Eckenheimer Landtraße.
Covered bicycle racks are located right at the main entrance.
3 / By car
The address for navigation devices is Eckenheimer Landstraße 165. The building is accessed from the underground car park. The maximum entrance height is 2.0 m.
Approaching from the west
Take the A66 to the end of the autobahn in Miquelallee and follow the signs for Fulda/Hanau; at the third intersection, turn right into Eckenheimer Landstraße in the direction of the city centre; follow the signs and turn right into the underground car park.
Approaching from the north
Take the A661 to the Eckenheim exit, get into the lane for the city centre/Eckenheim, continue straight on to the third major set of traffic lights and cross these. The entrance to the underground car park is located at the German National Library building around 100 metres further on the right.
Parking
Our car park has 100 parking spaces for visitors on the first basement floor.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 6:00 to 22:00, Saturday 8:00 to 18:00.
Fees: 2.00 Euro/hour, cash or card payment.
The permanent rental of parking spaces is not possible.
For on-street parking spaces in the Holzhausenviertel district, the City of Frankfurt of Main charges 50 cents per quarter hour or part thereof from Monday to Friday between 7:00 and 19:00.
4 / Accessibility
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main has designated disabled parking spaces in its car park and next to the building in Schlosserstraße. The Library's public rooms can be accessed by lift from the underground car park. Barrier-free access to the main entrance is also available from Schlosserstraße.
Last changes:
10.10.2023
