From 2016 bis 2021, WuPromotion in cooperation with Goethe-Institut China and the support of the Berliner Festspiele invited two to three productions of the Theatertreffen to China. The productions were selected by a German-Chinese advisory board consisting of experts from the field of culture.
From 16 to 24 September, the Goethe-Institut China hosted a programme dedicated to the 2023 Theatertreffen in Beijing. It featured video screenings of theatre plays that had been invited to Theatertreffen in Berlin: “Die Eingeborenen von Maria Blut” directed by Lucia Bihler, “Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)” directed by Antú Romero Nunes, and “Kinder der Sonne” directed by Mateja Koležnik. The programme was complemented by audience discussions with the directors or dramaturgs, who joined the events online, as well as an introduction to the 10 productions invited in 2023 given by Petra Paterno, a member of the Theatertreffen-jury.
From 25 June to 2 July 2022, a programme dedicated to the Theatertreffen 2022 took place once again in Beijing. In addition to screenings of two productions from the year in question – “Das neue Leben (The New Life)” directed by Christopher Rüping) and “All right. Good night.”, directed by Helgard Haug, both in German with Chinese subtitles – audience discussions were offered in the presence of the directors, who were digitally connected to the Goethe-Institut in Beijing. The talks were simultaneously translated into Chinese and also into Chinese sign language. The Chinese theatre director Chen Ran was one of the moderators. The series was again organised as a cooperation between the Theatertreffen and the Goethe-Institut China and was very well received by the audience with a capacity of 100 %.
In November 2023, “Das neue Leben” was shown live in Beijing and Shanghai in an unplugged version.
This is the second year in which Theatertreffen in China was hosted in a special edition without guest performances. From 27 to 29 August, video screenings of theatre performances invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen were presented at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Theatertreffen in China took place as a Special Edition.
From September to November 2020, “Theatertreffen in China: Special Edition 2020” presented performance recordings, introductions and online screenings of productions that were invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen in recent years.
From 15 June to 14 July Theatertreffen in China 2019 took place in Beijing and Shanghai organized by Wu Promotion in cooperation with the Goethe Institute China. The project is supported by the Berliner Festspiele, the Federal Foreign Office and Volkswagen Group China.
From 30 June to 14 July 2018 Theatertreffen in China 2018 took place in Tianjin, Beijing and Changzhou, organized by Wu Promotion in cooperation with the Goethe Institute China. The project is supported by the Berliner Festspiele, the Federal Foreign Office and Volkswagen Group China.
On 7 June, Theatertreffen in China 2017 opened in Beijing, organized by Wu Promotion in cooperation with the Goethe Institute China and with the support of the Berliner Festspiele, the Federal Foreign Office and Volkswagen Group China. The Chinese co-organizer was the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing.
From 20 June to 9 July 2016, selected Theatertreffen productions were shown for the first time at the invitation of Wu Promotion in cooperation with the Goethe Institute China and with the support of the Berliner Festspiele, the Federal Foreign Office, the Culture Department of the City of Hamburg and Volkswagen Group China. The Chinese co-organizers were the National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing and the Shanghai Daning Theatre.