Privatissimo

  Andreas Schmitter  

Privatissimo re Exzellence

When cabaret meets science, guests can look forward to a diverse and humorous evening, as least if Wendelin Haverkamp looks after RWTH Aachen. The Aachen cabaret artist devoted his fourth Privatissimo event, "Metaphysics can explain everything," to Excellence. He first requested Chancellor Manfred Nettekoven to join him on the stage. The chancellor aptly responded to some critical questions and also expressed joy over the recently renewed success in the Excellence Competition.

As at every other Privatissimo, Uwe Rössler and his Tiffany ensemble provided musical entertainment during the intermissions. Their specialty is newly arranged classics from different genres, which Uwe Rössler moderates with his wit. Other highlights included the puppet cabaret, Oecher Schängche Pech & Schwefel. They held a mirror up to the university, and brought to light the lukewarm geothermal heading in the Super C and the delays of the Campus project.

Guests on the stage also included two students from Aachen University of Applied Sciences, who discussed their views on the topic Elite Universities. Professor Ulrich Lüke pleaded for everything to not be measured by the Excellence Initiative. The Chair of Systematic Theology, who studied Biology, had his own humorous examples available. Visitors, who filled the Couvenhalle, also enjoyed this Privatissimo event. They confirmed their enjoyment of the evening with much applause.

 

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Haverkamp's Guests from Past Years

  • Guests in 2012: RWTH Aachen Chancellor Manfred Nettekoven, FH students Alexander Cremer and Leonid Kostrykin, theologist and RWTH Aachen professor, Ulrich Lüke
  • In 2011: RWTH Aachen Rector Professor Ernst M. Schmachtenberg, facility manager, Oswald Dick, Professor of Medicine, Sebastian Lemmen
  • In 2010: student Marie Livrozet, Professor of Medicine Rolf Rossaint, engineer Dr. Krämer
  • In 2009: journalist Marlon Gego, Professor of Medicine Ulrich Büll, and historian, Professor Max Kerner
 

Press Commentaries

Kabarettist erstürmt den Elfenbeinturm - Wendelin Haverkamp doziert an der RWTH

(Aachener Nachrichten, 19.5.2009)

Natürlich nahm Wendelin Haverkamp den technischen Fortschritt aufs Korn und fand in so manchen Äußerungen von Wissenschaftlern wunderbare Steilvorlagen, die er in herrliche Treffer verwandelte, wie etwa seine Betrachtungen über die Ergebnisse amerikanischer Neurobiologen, die herausgefunden haben wollten, dass notorische Lügner mehr weiße Gehirnmasse aufbauen als normale Menschen, damit sie das Lügen überhaupt durchhalten können.

(Super Sonntag, 21.6.2009)

Wer Blödheit sät, wird Idioten ernten.

(Wendelin Haverkamp zur Bildungspolitik, Privatissimo Ausgabe 2011)

Kabarett mit spitzer Zunge... ist das Markenzeichen Wendelin Haverkamps. Auch in der Couven-Halle begeisterte er Publikum und Gäste bei Privatissimo.

(Aachener Zeitung, 7.7.2011)