50th anniversary. The Ruhrfestspielhaus (Ruhr Festival Theatre), whose remodeling in 2001 won the German Architecture Award is home of "Die Liegende Nr 5", a famous sculpture by Henry Moore. At the Lohtor in front of a memorial for the victims of World War I, there is a large sculpture made of more than 30,000 bricks by Per Kirkeby. Annual events Recklinghausen hosts the annual Ruhrfestspiele (Ruhr Festival), a cultural festival with an international reputation. Every year there is a cultural programme with many national and international theatrical productions starting on 1 May. In 2008 the programme included the play Speed the Plow starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum as one of the major productions. The main theatrical stage is the Ruhrfestspielhaus but other theatres in and around Recklinghausen participate. Transport The two major motorways crossing the area of the city are the A2 and the A43. The city is connected to the larger waterways by the Rhein-Herne-Kanal. Recklinghausen has two railway stations. The Central Station (Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof), which is served by Intercity and EuroCity services, and the South Station (Recklinghausen Südbahnhof). There are two Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn - S 2 to Dortmund via Herne - Castrop-Rauxel and S 9 to Hagen via Gladbeck - Bottrop - Essen - Velbert - Wuppertal. Politics Mayor The current mayor of Recklinghausen is Christoph Tesche of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2| Candidate ! Party ! Votes ! % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christoph Tesche | align=left| Christian Democratic Union | 26,556 | 60.8 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Andreas Becker | align=left| Social Democratic Party | 7,286 | 16.7 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Thorben Terwort | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens | 4,031 | 9.2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Sascha Menkhaus | align=left| Alternative for Germany | 2,264 | 5.2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Erich Burmeister | align=left| The Left | 1,493 | 3.4 |- | | align=left| Claudia Ludwig | align=left| Independent Citizens Party | 1,213 | 2.8 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Irina Oberpichler | align=left| Die PARTEI | 864 | 2.0 |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 43,707 ! 99.0 |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 435 ! 1.0 |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 44,142 ! 100.0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 92,107 ! 47.9 |- | colspan=7| Source: