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Selection Period for Theatertreffen 2020

Productions that have their premiere between 21 January 2019 and 19 January 2020 may be considered by the jury for the 2020 Theatertreffen.

The 2020 Theatertreffen will take place from 1 to 17 May.

Open Calls 2020

The Open Calls for the 2020 Stückemarkt and International Forum are out now.

Stückemarkt: Deadline: 17.11.2019
International Forum: Deadline: 8.12.2019
Theatertreffen-Blog: Information from December 2019

Impressions of the 2019 Theatertreffen 2019

Our recap-video gives an impression of the 2019 festival edition. There were performances and discussions, we hatched plans for the future of the theatre - and partied a little, too! We would like to thank all participating artists, technical and other staff, panel guests, visitors, colleagues and all enthusiasts for a great festival and we are already looking forward to the 2020 festival edition.

About Theatertreffen

Every year, the festival Theatertreffen brings remarkable productions from the German-language region as well as works by emerging artists from across the world to Berlin. Which topics, aesthetics and urgent issues are shaping contemporary theatre?
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Stückemarkt

The Stückemarkt presents new authors from all over the world, who express themselves in a wide variety of theatre formats – from dramatic texts to performance project.

International Forum

The International Forum is the Theatertreffen’s background noise, the initial spark for global collaboration, alliances and actions, the platform that searches for an aesthetic movement.

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Theatertreffen-Blog

There’s no fake new here! Selected young arts journalists, photographers, video journalists, bloggers and radio journalists cover the Theatertreffen.

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A Female Quota of 50 % from 2020

From 2020, Theatertreffen will implement a female quota for a period of two years: At least 50% of the selection of ten productions will be directed by female directors or predominantly female collectives.

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Chronicle 1964 – 2019

Explore our database with all productions, theatres and directors since 1964!

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Excerpt of the composition No. 359, Anthony Braxton

Jazzfest Berlin

Anthony Braxton’s Sonic Genome

Concert
German Premiere
31 October 2019

For the opening of Jazzfest Berlin, Anthony Braxton will be joined by 60 musicians from Australia, Germany and the US – and for six hours, they will transform Gropius Bau into a cosmos of musical experience.

Information & Tickets

Immersion

Diamante

Mariano Pensotti / Grupo Marea
Theatre
16, 17, 20, 22, 23 & 24 November 2019

For six hours, spectators move through the fictional Argentinian village Diamante and connect the scenes together that are being performed in parallel at different locations into a play of their own: A unique form of Gesamtkunstwerk combining acting, installation and music.