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<h3>Theatertreffen is funded by&nbsp;the German Federal Cultural Foundation</h3><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px"> <tbody>  <tr>   <td><a href="https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de/" target="_blank"><img alt="Logo der Kulturstiftung des Bundes" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:5eeb44f3-c32b-4da5-9fc7-79f6dfca5f26/KSB.svg" style="height:61px; width:150px"></a></td>  </tr> </tbody></table>

<h3>The framing programme is funded&nbsp;by</h3><figure class="table" style="width:500px;"> <table>  <tbody>   <tr>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:150/49;width:140px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:cf0d327b-8a51-479f-be67-1f839b4374c5/bpb_Bundeszentrale.svg" alt="Logo Bundeszentrale f&uuml;r politische Bildung" width="150" height="49"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><a href="https://www.heinzundheideduerrstiftung.de/"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:90/43;width:100px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:c029cf7c-6183-4a2c-99ab-cf4ac1cc8678/duerr-stiftung.svg" alt="Logo Heinz und Heide D&uuml;rr Stiftung" width="90" height="43"></a></td>   </tr>  </tbody> </table></figure>

<h3>The International Forum is funded by</h3><figure class="table"> <table>  <tbody>   <tr>    <td style="padding:20px;width:200px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:95/44;width:108px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:20babb60-cf11-417f-acbe-89d107b57c1f/Goethe_Institut.svg" alt="Logo Goethe Institut" width="95" height="44"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;width:200px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/86;width:137px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:f0db6351-9114-4c86-b158-ecbee5eefddf/prohelvetia_en.svg" width="300" height="86"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;width:200px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:178/43;width:205px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:4244e48b-e2d1-4f15-8ef3-b4859f42983c/Deutscher_Buehnenverein.svg" alt="Logo Deutscher B&uuml;hnenverein, Bundesverband der Theater und Orchester" width="178" height="43"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/109;width:162px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:20cba661-a0fa-468d-85af-afb7fa47fa09/deutscher_buehnenverein_intendant_innengruppe.svg" alt="Logo Intendant:innengruppe im Deutschen B&uuml;hnenverein" width="300" height="109"></td>   </tr>   <tr>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/111;width:165px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:6ad4ee02-f866-45ed-a94b-e23d2ec6bc93/bundesministerium_wohnen_kunst_kultur_medien_sport_en.svg" width="300" height="111"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;">     <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:169px;">      <img style="aspect-ratio:150/40;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:87ee6c73-6ecb-42ce-a5ed-aff8a0967c9a/arts_council_luxembourg.svg" alt="Logo Kultur l lx - Arts Council Luxembourg" width="150" height="40">     </figure></td>    <td style="padding:20px;">     <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:185px;">      <img style="aspect-ratio:190/32;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:e405e238-e3ec-4594-86e9-ff83630038ef/Niedersaechsisches_Ministerium_f_Wissenschaft+Kultur.svg" alt="Logo Nieders&auml;chsisches MInisterium f&uuml;r Wissenschaft und Kultur" width="190" height="32">     </figure></td>    <td style="padding:20px;">     <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:227px;">      <img style="aspect-ratio:300/50;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:92896115-9691-47be-8960-eb9f358a650f/senatsverwaltung_fuer_kultur_und_gesellschaftlichen_zusammenhalt.svg" alt="Logo Senatsverwaltung f&uuml;r Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt Berlin" width="300" height="50">     </figure></td>   </tr>   <tr>    <td style="padding:20px;">     <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:158px;">      <img style="aspect-ratio:185/59;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:704a877e-3a8f-488d-b787-e4f23273dcf1/Hamburg_Behoerde_KuM_sw.svg" alt="Logo Beh&ouml;rde f&uuml;r Kultur und Medien Hamburg" width="185" height="59">     </figure></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/148;width:128px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:45cd4b77-2a32-4306-aa36-def7b5129592/hessisches_ministerium_fuer_wissenschaft_und_forschung.svg" alt="Logo Hessisches Ministerium f&uuml;r Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur" width="300" height="148"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/76;width:142px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:adc18ec9-1808-4c01-b4b8-8e1efb66401f/Kulturreferat%20Muenchen.svg" alt="Logo Landeshauptstadt M&uuml;nchen Kulturreferat" width="300" height="76"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:150/62;width:140px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:214a356f-3d89-45e8-b168-610926b5b8e9/kulturstiftung_des_freistaates_sachsen_wappen.png" alt="Logo Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen" width="150" height="62"></td>   </tr>   <tr>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/57;width:184px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:4c4a8777-18c6-425d-ae7b-2cc6630fa889/sachsen-anhalt_moderndenken.svg" width="300" height="57"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:300/43;width:166px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:cea25024-a0be-4cba-b1ff-23b83c87babf/thueringen_ministerium_fuer_bildung.svg" alt="Log Freistaat Th&uuml;ringen" width="300" height="43"></td>    <td style="padding:20px;">&nbsp;</td>    <td style="padding:20px;">&nbsp;</td>   </tr>  </tbody> </table></figure>

<h3>BURNING ISSUES x THEATERTREFFEN 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS &amp; SOLIDARITY</h3><p>A project of</p><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px"> <tbody>  <tr>   <td><img alt="Logo Save the World" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:c32e6c50-7c22-4492-8583-5b3913c026ad/SaveTheWorld__black.svg" style="height:39px; width:150px"></td>  </tr> </tbody></table><p>In collaboration with&nbsp;Theatertreffen and</p><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px"> <tbody>  <tr>   <td><img alt="Logo Szenografie-Bund" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:57663ba6-7126-4cbf-be4b-c5b6627d7759/Szenografie-Bund_nachbau.svg" style="height:51px; width:150px"></td>  </tr> </tbody></table><p>In cooperation with&nbsp;Sophiensæle and Deutsches Theater Berlin.<br>  Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as well as the&nbsp;Rudolf Augstein Stiftung</p>

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<h3>Further Partners</h3><figure class="table"> <table>  <tbody>   <tr>    <td style="padding:20px;"><a href="https://www.kniesestiftung.de/"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:150/30;width:148px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:fbb04ee6-c6b6-44c2-9978-a8d3b1373496/Kniese-Stiftung.svg" alt="Logo Paul und Charlotte-Kniese-Stiftung" width="150" height="30"></a></td>    <td style="padding:20px;"><a href="https://www.herbert-funke-stiftung.de/"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:177/30;width:174px;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:62a05c96-cf5b-438a-b944-4fca7a2b6afc/Herbert-Funke-Stiftung.svg" alt="Logo Herbert Funke Stiftung" width="177" height="30"></a></td>    <td style="padding:20px;">     <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:131px;">      <img style="aspect-ratio:300/137;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:9dab8f65-81f6-4abf-b803-e94c2d145b9b/auswaertiges_amt_en.svg" alt="Logo Federal Foreign Office" width="300" height="137">     </figure></td>    <td style="padding:20px;">     <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:136px;">      <img style="aspect-ratio:300/86;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:8ade39e9-53bb-4401-9a2e-19176d6c3425/VDB_Logo_1c-sw.svg" alt="Logo Verband Deutscher B&uuml;hnen + Medienverlage" width="300" height="86">     </figure></td>   </tr>  </tbody> </table></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Many thanks to Fonds Darstellende K&uuml;nste e. V. for supporting the Theatertreffen-Blog.</p>

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Every year, the Theatertreffen brings the 10 most remarkable productions from German-speaking countries and works by up-and-coming artists from around the world to Berlin.

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The 2025 Open Call

<p>This Open Call for the International Forum is addressed at artists at the beginning of their artistic practice who have already gathered some initial professional experience. They may be from all sectors of the performing arts, especially from the fields of directing, acting, set and costume design, dramaturgy, text production, music, video, performance, media, choreography, production management and theatre education.</p><p>Around 35 artists from around the world will be invited to come to Berlin, to watch theatre together, to talk, to (re-)consider, to experiment and to make connections. The fellows will have the opportunity to attend the festival, to take part in intensive workshops with international artists, to reflect together the productions invited to Theatertreffen and theatre in general and to exchange ideas.</p><p>Deadline for applications: 5 December 2024 (23:59, CET)</p>

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Open Call 2026

<p>This Open Call for the International Forum is addressed at theatre makers at the beginning of their artistic careers who have already gathered some initial professional experience. They may be from all sectors of the performing arts, especially from the fields of directing, acting, set and costume design, dramaturgy, text production, music, video, performance, choreography and theatre education.</p><p>Around 30 artists from around the world will be invited to come to Berlin, to watch theatre together, to talk, to (re-)consider, to experiment and to make connections. The fellows will have the opportunity to attend the festival, to take part in intensive workshops with international artists, to reflect together the productions invited to Theatertreffen and theatre in general and to exchange ideas.</p><p>Deadline for applications: 30 November 2025 (23:59, CET)</p>

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<p>On 13 January, the Theatertreffen’s jury of critics announced their selection of the 10 most remarkable productions for the 2026 Theatertreffen at a press conference. Our congratulations go to the nominated production teams and all participants!</p>

The 10 Most Remarkable Productions 2026

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<p>The Theatertreffen invites 34 <span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr">emerging theatre makers </span>from all parts of the world to attend and reflect the festival and to exchange ideas and experiences across artistic and national boundaries. We are very much looking forward to welcoming all participants and thank everyone for their applications!<br> More than 800 artists from 90 countries responded to the Open Call published in the autumn of 2026.</p>

The 2026 International Forum Participants

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<p>Each year, the 10 most remarkable productions are selected by a jury of critics from up to 600&nbsp;shows within the German-language region and the viewing period.</p>

<p>The 10 Productions</p>

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<p>On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the International Forum, a special framing programme will exclusively present alumni of the International Forum.</p>

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<p>The International Forum is an initial impetus for collaboration, the search for diverse local perspectives on global issues, and a free space for developing artistic ideas together.</p>

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<p>Aspiring arts journalists with a keen interest in the theatre&nbsp;will attend and critically reflect the Theatertreffen with the support of experienced mentors.</p>

<p>Theatertreffen-Blog</p>

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<p>Short impulse key notes by alumni of the International Forum will be followed by conversations between participants from the respective production and the audience about decisions regarding content and aesthetics.</p>

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At a Glance

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by Martin Thomas Pesl

<p>In his essay on the theatre year 2024, Theatertreffen-juror Martin Thomas Pesl looks to the past and to the future – and finds legacy issues, multiple identities, AI and even a spark of hope.</p>

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Drama and Discourse, Mehr Drama!, Discussions, Awards

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<p>The full programme and tickets for all events of Musikfest Berlin are now available.<br> In 2026, the festival also marks the 75th anniversary of the Berliner Festspiele and brings together leading international orchestras, renowned conductors and outstanding soloists in a diverse concert programme – ranging from opera productions to contemporary works, from Gy&ouml;rgy Ligeti’s grotesque humorous anti-opera <i>Le Grand Macabre</i> to George Gershwin’s <i>Porgy and Bess</i>.</p>

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<p>One of the most influential performance artists of all time, Marina Abramović presents <i>Balkan Erotic Epic. The Exhibition</i> at Gropius Bau in spring 2026. The show traces her ongoing engagement with ritual, eroticism, death and the body as a site of political resistance. Drawing on the folklore of Abramović’s native Balkans, the exhibition weaves together filmic and sculptural installations with live performance.</p>

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<p>The exploration of myths and rituals shapes the fourth edition of the Performing Arts Season with works by Marina Abramović, Mario Banushi, Marie Chouinard, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas, Ictus, Bl!ndman, Dumb Type, Damien Jalet / Kohei Nawa and Gisèle Vienne. The programme will be published on 18 June, and advance ticket sales will start.</p>

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<p>In 2026 the Berliner Festspiele celebrate their 75th anniversary. A selection of events programmed throughout the entire year engage take the anniversary as their theme or mark the occasion with works at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, the Gropius Bau, the Philharmonie Berlin, on Berlin’s Ringbahn and at other locations in the city.&nbsp;</p>

<p>75 Years of the Berliner Festspiele</p>

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<p>Tickets for ten selected concert highlights of the Musikfest Berlin, which in 2026 will also mark the 75th anniversary of the Berliner Festspiele, are available. The programme includes Gy&ouml;rgy Ligeti’s grotesquely humorous anti-opera <i>Le Grand Macabre</i> and George Gershwin’s <i>Porgy and Bess</i>.</p>

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<p>The upcoming 2025 Theatertreffen is inspiring and exciting. This year’s festival promises new stories, new voices and new perspectives. We have the opportunity to experience seven premieres and the works of just as many directors showcasing their productions at the Theatertreffen for the first time, such as works from the Theater Magdeburg and the Vienna-based production and performance venue brut Wien. For us as theatre-goers, this is as an excellent opportunity to embrace new narratives and engage in new forms of story-telling and presentation which we have never, or only rarely, experienced in theatre.</p>

<p>Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and the Media</p>

<p>By Martin Thomas Pesl</p>

<p>Black is the New Black</p>

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<p>Each year, the 10 most remarkable productions are selected by a jury of critics from more than 700&nbsp;shows within the German-language region and the viewing period.</p>

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<p>Seven theatre critics determine the festival’s 10 most remarkable productions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 2026 Theatertreffen-Jury</p>

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<p>The Theatertreffen’s database lists every production, theatre and director invited to the festival since 1964.</p>

<p>The Theatertreffen Database since 1964</p>

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<p>Exclusive insights, anecdotes and hotel experiences from three years of the jury’s daily life with trips to 3,943&nbsp;productions</p>

<p>From the Life of the Theatertreffen-Jury 2025</p>

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Each year, the Theatertreffen brings the 10 most remarkable productions from the German-language region as well as the works of emerging artists to Berlin.

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