sixteenth elephantastic children's concert
Red candles, gingerbread, Advent wreath and wonderful Christmas music – together with you and his friends André, Hase and Knolle, the elephant gets in the mood for the Christmas season.
Anke Engelke and André Gatzke have been discovering the world of music together with Elephant and Hase and the WDR Funkhausorchestra since 2011. From 2026 onwards, Elephant will continue to explore this wondrous world together with André Gatzke, Knolle and of course Hase. Each year they focus on a different sound theme, such as the musical animal melodies in the concert Something animalistic (Tierisch was los), classic party hits in Birthdayparty (Geburtstagparty), songs around the universe in Space, oceansounds Under Water, the musical and acrobatic world in the circus, travel melodies that lead into the Mountains and festive music for the elephant's 50th Birthday. Christmas is a theatrical concert for the little ones to marvel, listen and to participate.
llustration © WDR
Credits Cast & Crew
Moderation André Gatzke
Puppetry Carsten Haffke (Knolle)
Orchester WDR Funkhausorchester Köln
Conductor Katharina Morin
Script Andre Gatzke & Carsten Haffke
Stage direction Annechien Koerselman
Animations Hardy Hoffmann
Setdesign N.n. (Basic set: Anja Dublanka)
Props N.n.
Costumes N.n.
Lightdesign Annechien Koerselman
WDR Musiceducation department Mirjam von Jarzebowski
Organisation West Deutscher Rundfunk Cologne
CALENDAR
Cologne (DE) WDR Rundfunkhaus December 03, 2026, 9:00 & 11:30 h
Cologne (DE) WDR Rundfunkhaus December 04, 2026, 11.00 & 15:00 h
Cologne (DE) WDR Rundfunkhaus December 05, 2026, 11.00 & 15:00 h
More information:WDR