Loads of theatre
Dortmund puts on a lot of theatre. The Capital of Culture programme offers theatre fans dozens of forms of dramatic art – and invites them to discover new things.
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…
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…
Hip hop and street dance fans take note: the 18th Official German Championship in hip hop and street dance will take place this year in Dortmund for the first time. On 13 March 2010 Dietrich Keuning House will be buzzing, as about 60 crews from around Germany try their best to make the final. more…
Odysseus comes home and no longer recognises his native island of Ithaca. The theatres of the Ruhr have invited six European authors to retell Homer's famous epic poem: Grzegorz Jarzyna, Péter Nádas, Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Christoph Ransmayr, Roland Schimmelpfennig and Enda Walsh. more…
Destruction and renewal, inexhaustible energy and the will to dare the impossible again and again – that is the symbolism of the phoenix, a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes. Now the sign of the phoenix is presiding over a joint project of Dortmund Theatre and the Dortmund Philharmonic orchestra: "Phoenix Resurrexit" is a staged oratorio combining the creation story with the phoenix myth, seen through the eyes of an astronaut. From 1 June 2010! more…
Young people have visions - for a better world and for the future of their region and their lives. "pottfiction" ("Pott" is the local nickname for the Ruhr) asks young people between the ages of 13 and 21 the key question: "What is your idea of a better world and what are you prepared to do to achieve it?" more…
The best theatre productions for young people are coming to Dortmund: the 26th Children and Young People’s Theatre Week will taking place in the Children and Young People’s Theatre from 7 to 13 May. more…
Living fossils in an urban biotope. The city centres of Europe resemble each other more and more. But despite the constant recurrence of international brand names in shopping malls and restaurants there are still places where people can meet up to chat and maintain social contacts in a more private atmosphere. more…
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