What’s On

Theatertreffen Award
© Piero Chiussi
The Selection of 10 Productions of the 2021 Theatertreffen
The Theatertreffen-jury of critics has announced its selection of ten remarkable productions for the 2021 festival edition. 285 productions in 60 cities were viewed either in person or online. 531 votes were submitted and a total of 26 productions were suggested and discussed.

This Is Not a Game
Playing with reality: in his video essay, Arne Vogelgesang looks at the history of and background to QAnon and considers the elements that have contributed to the rapid spread of this conspiracy theory.
To the video essay

Der Menschenfeind. Ulrich Matthes, Manuel Harder, Lisa Hrdina, Franziska Machens, Jeremy Mockridge, Elias Arens
© Arno Declair
Until 12 March 2021
3sat “Starke Stücke”
We present two “Starke Stücke” from the 2020 Theatertreffen which could not be recorded before October 2020 due to the pandemic: “Der Menschenfeind (The Misanthrope)”, directed by Anne Lenk, and “Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän (Man in the Holocene)”, directed by Alexander Giesche!
To the recordings
Coming Soon
MaerzMusik – Festival for Time Issues 2021
We will be there – and we hope you will be there, too! After the short-notice cancelation of MaerzMusik 2020, after a memorable year with ever-changing landscapes of expectance and many contingency plans, we are braced for an exclusive online edition of MaerzMusik 2021.
To the programme

Berliner Festspiele 70
Berliner Festspiele turn 70 this year. Plans for the first half of their anniversary year include a digital “Living Archive” and a programme of performances at the Gropius Bau conceived jointly by the festival directors and curators.
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Despite hours of rain, music enthusiasts experienced an open-air music festival of the Berliner Festwochen in autumn 1964 with unique slapstick interludes on the glassy stage.
© Film still from: “Blick in die Welt”, 1964/42, PROGRESS Film GmbH
All year round, Berliner Festspiele host a multitude of festivals, exhibitions and individual events.