US EditionA Show Inside a Cathedral Featured Raw Chickens in Diapers. The German President Was in the Audience
- On May 15, a performance titled 'Westphalia Side Story' took place onstage inside Paderborn Cathedral in Germany, featuring live singing and raw chickens wrapped in diapers.
- The show was part of events marking Westphalia's 1,250th anniversary and led to controversy because its content was unknown to organizers and seen as offensive by some.
- The performance featured a female vocalist accompanied by two shirtless male singers performing the song "Fleisch ist Fleisch" while dancing with scythes and dead chickens on stage.
- An online petition with over 22,000 signatures called on Paderborn Archbishop Udo Bentz to issue a personal apology and to reconsecrate the cathedral following the controversial performance, which led to apologies from church and local officials.
- Following the event, the cathedral began an internal review and promised stricter vetting of cultural programs hosted in the church to prevent similar issues.
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The German Catholic Church apologized for the show.
At an anniversary ceremony for the federal state of Westphalia, an artist group delivers a provocation. Now the organizers distance themselves.
The performance "Westphalia Side Story" was part of a celebration on May 15th to mark 1,250 years since the founding of Westphalia.
Associated Press News
A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience
A performance inside a German cathedral earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage has prompted the church and municipal leaders to apologize that the show “hurt religious feelings.”
The magnificent Paderborn Cathedral, one of the most famous churches in Germany, became the scene of a controversial performance during the official ceremony.
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