A tremendous show, perhaps the most opulent in Europe!
ARD
Gushing fountains and glittering mythical creatures
B.Z.
A splendid premiere
B.Z.
Revue glamour
B.Z.
A revival – and what a revival!
Berliner Kurier
World-class artistry and fast-paced dance routines
Berliner Kurier
The dancing has never been so good
Berliner Kurier
Not only the story is captivating, but also the interplay of music, dance and artistry.
Berliner Morgenpost
‘Arise’ could be the motto for the Friedrichstadt-Palast itself, which arises from the pandemic-caused hiatus like a colourful and multifaceted modern-day phoenix.
Berliner Morgenpost
The beautiful underwater world with glistening fountains and fantastical creatures is an absolute highlight.
Berliner Morgenpost
Acrobatics from another world
Berliner Morgenpost
You can hardly get enough of the colourful images and sophisticated lighting design.
Berliner Morgenpost
So much rejoicing has rarely been heard in a theatre.
Berliner Morgenpost
Frivolous, explosive – one big party
Berliner Morgenpost
A fantastic revue featuring absolutely everything a revue entails, through to the brilliant finale.
Berliner Morgenpost
Totally rocks
Berliner Morgenpost
Breathtaking tableaux on the world’s biggest show stage
Berliner Morgenpost
Rousing choreographies
Berliner Morgenpost
A flurry of colours and figures
Berliner Zeitung
Two eyes aren’t enough to take in everything going on at the same time on this football field-sized stage.
Berliner Zeitung
It’s SHOW TIME!
Bunte
With joyous voice and exhilarating, life and love-affirming spectacle, ARISE stands loud and proud.
Daily Express, London
The most spectacular show in Europe!
Daily Express, London
Arise Grand Show doesn't just boast glitter and glamour, it has a powerful and heartfelt message for our times.
Daily Express, London
My jaw hit the floor at the dazzling whirl of aerialists, trapeze artists, gold-clad showgirls, waterfalls, 14 fountains, an eight-metre geyser and a central pool that holds 160,000 litres of water each night and then smoothly turns back into a main stage glittering with dancers and musicians. Don't forget the huge central, circular stage which rises, revolves and tilts throughout the night in a mighty feat of hydraulic engineering.
Daily Express, London
One of the best productions in the recent history of Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Der Tagesspiegel
Fountains shoot up in a thousand different formations, almost like those outside the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas
Der Tagesspiegel
Too much of everything at the same time – that’s how revue works. The Friedrichstadt-Palast is the last institution in the world that still cultivates the most escapist of all art forms in the eye-watering opulence that made it the epitome of the ‘Golden Twenties’.
Der Tagesspiegel
More focused than usual, more tasteful and, yes, even a little serious.
Der Tagesspiegel
Real Hollywood glamour
Der Tagesspiegel
A bombastic light show
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Finally, there’s glitter and confetti, light and stage pomp again
dpa
A feast for the senses
Gala
On a par with Broadway
Gala
If you want to be amazed until you hardly know where to look next with excitement, ARISE at Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast is the place to go. Show time! This revue really is a cracker of a show.
Gala
A paradisical pas de deux
Inforadio
The artistry is breathtaking
Inforadio
A ravishing production
Kensington and Chelsea Review
During the pandemic, the theatre owned by the state of Berlin commits to a “Feel Safe” promise. This includes security concepts and a flexible rebooking option. What’s more, according to the theatre, you’ll automatically receive a refund if the show has to be cancelled.
kurier.at
The Friedrichstadt-Palast is really going all out in 2021.
maenner.media
Moments of reflection and pure joy for life
Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung
Grand emotions
Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung
The Palast as the public knows and loves it.
Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung
An opulent flying visit to Las Vegas
Märkische Oderzeitung
Amazing!
OE24, Austria
Amazing!
OE24, Austria
A whole new league
Radio Paradiso
The shadow play brought tears to my eyes.
Radio Paradiso
Revue redefined
Radio Paradiso
Absolutely justified standing ovations
Radio Paradiso
A grand re-opening
Radioeins
The absolute finest
Radioeins
A must for all those in the mood for a fantastic evening
rbb
Visuals and music on a grand scale
rbb
The group dance scenes are fantastic.
rbb Kultur
People shout with excitement like I’ve never heard before.
rbb Kultur
The theatre is back and shows what it is capable of.
rbb Kultur
Cannot be weighed in gold
Süddeutsche Zeitung
What goes on in the monumental entertainment temple, one of the last remaining relics from the GDR, is quite unique and has certainly earned it the attribute of ‘world-class’.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
There is no bigger show, not even in New York.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The entire thing is a crazy affair that will take your breath away, especially if you’ve never seen it before.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Spectacular design
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Fantastical costumes of exquisite extravagance
Süddeutsche Zeitung
It’s eye-watering.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The highlights also include the most beautiful hand shadow theatre ever
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Delightful
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The biggest ‘stars’ of the show: the unique ballet ensemble that performs fantastic choreographies in sexy costumes and the water basin that shoots up fountains again after an eight-year hiatus.
SUPERillu
Fantastic plays of colour and opulent images
SUPERillu
A radiantly beautiful performance that instils both delight and hope, whose €11 million costs should by all means be perceptible.
WELT
It’s darker, more melancholic, more serious, but of course rises unerringly as a glistening phoenix from the sorrowful ashes of the memories from the past 18 months of the pandemic.
WELT
Chic, spectacular and forever surprising.
WELT
With overwhelming confidence, the audience is lifted from its seats.
WELT
Time and time again, Stefano Canulli’s costumes are revealed in all their glory, their fantasy, but also their minimalism. Everything seems more abstract, more purposeful, more serious even.
WELT
It’s exactly what we need right now. Carefree light-hearted entertainment, the fun of the now, the joy of opulence, the now-more-than-ever attitude drummed into the sparkling Palast floor.
WELT
Berlin, nothing can stop us! At least not in this unique self-confident glamour theatre.
WELT
Beauty and glamour, classy costumes
ZDF
Life has returned to the Palast. ARISE is a wake-up call from the world’s biggest theatre stage!
ZDF