Multivision Show: "IN THE RIVER - 6000 kilometers on Missouri & Mississippi".

The travel journalist and professional photographer Dirk Rohrbach is on tour with his current live multivison "IM FLUSS - 6000 kilometers on Missouri & Mississippi "and will make a guest appearance in Bocholt on Tuesday, November 22. Venue is the auditorium of the comprehensive school Bocholt (Rheinstr. 4). Start is at 19:30 clock. The entrance costs 10 euro. Tickets at the VHS, at the daily newspaper BBV or online at www.vhs-bocholt.de.

Dirk Rohrbach again in Bocholt

For the 4th time Dirk Rohrbach will be guest in Bocholt on invitation of the VHS Bocholt-Rhede-Isselburg during a lecture tour and will present his latest adventure. The travel journalist and professional photographer is the first European to paddle North America's longest rivers from source to mouth. From the Rocky Mountains through the Great Plains and the Midwest to the deep south to the Gulf of Mexico. 6000 kilometers on the Missouri and Mississippi.

In the California desert, Dirk Rohrbach builds a wooden kayak for the journey, then ascends to the source of the Missouri in Montana on snowshoes and follows the first waterways for 100 miles on a mountain bike before continuing his journey in a boat. Along the way, the photographer and adventurer explores the small settlements and vibrant metropolises along the banks on America's most important lifeline. He meets descendants of the native peoples, musicians, captains and 'River Rats', quaint types who could never imagine life without the river.

America's Heartland

Majestic mountains and endless prairies, gigantic dams and giant freighters, cotton fields and Delta blues. Missouri and Mississippi tell many stories on the long road through America's Heartland. Dirk Rohrbach tracks them down, under his own steam, decelerated and close to nature and the people.

It will be his most epic journey yet. Months alone on the fourth largest river system on earth. Brutal storms, grueling gales, smoldering heat. Making progress becomes a challenge, a confrontation with the forces of nature and oneself. And an unforgettable adventure, which you can experience on this evening with impressive images presented on a panoramic screen.

The meeting takes place in co-operation of the VHS Bocholt Rhede Isselburg, the BBV group of media and the city savings bank Bocholt. At the box office adults pay 10 euro, , pupils, pupils and apprentices 9 euro. In the advance booking the maps are reduced around 1 euro. Advance booking offices are the VHS office Bocholt (Stenernerweg 14a), the VHS branch offices in Rhede and Isselburg and the BBV (Europaplatz 24-28). Alternatively, online registration is possible at www.vhs-bocholt.de.

Globetrotter with medical studies

Dr. Dirk Rohrbach is a photographer, adventurer and doctor. For more than twenty years, his live reports have made him one of Germany's most renowned lecture speakers. His photojournalistic projects have won several awards.

Dirk Rohrbach was the protagonist of the TerraX production "Abenteuer Alaska" on ZDF and the arte five-part series "3000 Kilometer Yukon". His project "Highway Junkie" was also filmed as a TV documentary for ZDF/arte. As a radio journalist, he produces highly acclaimed reports for Bayerischer Rundfunk, including the long-term series "50 STATES - A Journey of Discovery through America". Dirk Rohrbach is the author of several books published by Piper and Malik/National Geographic. Most recently, he published the illustrated book "Yukon - New Adventures on the Great River" with National Geographic.

The doctor has been traveling North America intensively for around 30 years and is committed to saving the languages of the Native Americans with his association Tatanka Oyate. He commutes between America and Germany without a permanent residence.

More information at www.dirk-rohrbach.de.