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Quartet Bella Donna
Quartett Bella Donna Photo: Bella Donna

Festivals

Festivals bring theatre, music, art or literature into the city – or all of them at once. Festivals have a lot to offer in a few days, they bring people together – festivals are just fun. 2010 is the year of festivals. Party with us!

festivals

The new festival “Audiodigitale” will offer unusual concerts of electronic music

International festival for electronic music and digital pop culture

Audiodigitale 2010

"Audiodigitale" is Dortmund’s new festival for electronic music and digital pop culture. It is happening for the first time in the European Capital of Culture Year and will take place in the tower of the Dortmund U from 21 to 24 October. more…

The festival ISEA offers insights into the latest productions.

16th International Symposium on Electronic Art

ISEA2010 RUHR

The world's most important international electronic arts festival ISEA will take place in Germany for the first time ever as part of RUHR.2010. Innovative works of art from around the globe will be on display in Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg in August 2010 as part of ISEA. more…

Theatre Night ends with a spectacular performance as in this scene from 2009.

Dortmund celebrates its playhouses

DEW21 Theatre Night

In the Capital of Culture Year, Dortmund’s residents will embark on the ninth annual celebration of their theatres. All municipal and independent theatres will be open into the night. Visitors to Theatre Night can get a fantastic insight into the goings on in the city’s playhouses. more…

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Not creepy at all: museums at night

Dortmund DEW21 Museum Night

Cabaret performances between the art works and animals to stroke in a museum – that could only happen on Museum Night. On 25 September 2010 the Dortmund DEW21 Museum Night is celebrating its tenth anniversary. more…

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The cream of fringe theatre in competition

"Favourites 10 - Theatre Force"

A very promising name for a festival, “Favourites”. And you can indeed expect the best from 28 October to 6 November 2010. Outstanding performances by North-Rhine-Westphalia fringe theatre groups will be competing against each other at several venues around Dortmund. more…

Juicy Beats
Photo: Daniel Sadrowski

When the Westfalia Park is turned into a dance floor

Juicy Beats Festival

For years now, "Juicy Beats" in the Westfalia Park has been the biggest festival for electronic and independent music in North-Rhine-Westphalia. On 31 July 2010 it will be staged for the 15th time. more…

Kindergarten children regularly stage a children’s book for LesArt.

Clear the stage for literature

LesArt ('Reading Art') Literature Festival

A writer, a book, a table – that’s all you need for a reading? Yeah, right. The ‘LesArt’ Literature Festival has been showing for ten years how to put literature on the stage properly. more…

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International street theatre 'outside and free'

Micro!Festival

It might be called "Micro!Festival", but it provides macro-enjoyment: lively street theatre and unusual music ensembles from around the world will fill Dortmund City Centre from 27 to 29 August 2010. more…

People on the platform

Crime Scene Ruhr: terribly exciting

Murder on the Hellweg - Crime Scene Ruhr

"Murder on the Hellweg - Crime Scene Ruhr" is the title of the 5th bi-annual "Murder on the Hellweg" mystery festival. The programme includes more than 180 events featuring over 400 readings by around 600 authors from all over the world. more…

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When parks become stages

Park Festival "transindustriale"

"transindustriale" is a new festival, that will bring art, music, literature, film and performances into Dortmund’s gardens and parks from 8 May to the end of September 2010. more…

Pop Ivan

From the River Danube and River Tisza to the Ruhr and the Rhine

scene: Hungary in nrw

When we think of Hungary, many associations related to culture come to mind: the words of Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertész, the films of István Szabó, the music of Györgi Ligeti - as well as the graceful movements of choreographer Pal Frenac, the club sounds of star DJ yonderboi, the dynamic theatre of Árpád Schilling or the magical language of Petér Zilahy. We also think of the Ruhr's fellow European Capital of Culture Pécs, the stages of the Sziget Festival and the near-mythical Hungarian soul. more…

Theatre Marabu

Youth.Culture.Awards.Festival NRW & RUHR.2010

SEE YOU

It will be a moving September – because that’s when children and youth will once again conquer the stages of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010. More than 1,000 young people will actively participate in the Youth.Culture.Prize.Festival NRW & RUHR.2010 September 16 – 19 at Dortmund’s "U" and the Recreation Center West (fzw). More than 100 groups and projects from all over Europe will take to the stage with exciting programmes for children and youth. The Youth Culture Award and a special RUHR.2010 prize will also be handed out. more…

Edita Gruberova

Vocal music from bel canto to barbershop

SOUNDVOCAL Music Festival

Whether it’s opera, jazz, pop, choral or world music – the programme for Dortmund’s SOUNDVOCAL Music Festival has definitely got something for you. From 11 May to 10 June 2010 the festival will present the world’s glorious variety of song. more…

Spiegeltent at the Dortmund U

Lessons in Ruhr German

Summer Cabaret Festival "RuhrHIGHGerman"

At the Summer Cabaret Festival “RuhrHIGHGerman” the unique dialect of the Ruhr will be the topic for three months, from July to September. more…

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