Homesickness – A Cabaret Evening with Romeo Kaltenbrunner

In his second cabaret program "HEIMWEH" (HOMESICKNESS), Romeo Kaltenbrunner reflects with sharp humor on home, identity, and growing up between rural tradition and urban freedom. As the child of an Upper Austrian family with a non-white appearance, he returns to his home village—a journey that confronts him with ambivalent memories.

He reunites with his first love, whose family once rejected him because of his skin color, attends a festival with familiar (and uncomfortable) faces, and asks himself: What does home mean if you never quite felt like you belonged there? Can you be proud of a country that doesn’t always welcome you? Amid the scent of grilled chicken and nostalgic moments, he questions whether the city’s liberalism is truly the better choice.

With personal anecdotes and socio-critical undertones, Kaltenbrunner blends autobiographical experiences with universal themes. The direction is by Jürgen Marschal.