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Key Visual Theatertreffen 2024

10 Remarkable Productions, Discussions, Lecture Performances, Conference

Theatertreffen 2025

The next Theatertreffen will take place from 2 to 18 May 2025. The 10 remarkable productions, selected by a jury of critics, will be announced in a press conference in late January/early February. The programme schedule will be published in April.

In the Media Library

Lina Beckmann on stage at the performance of “Laios”

Laios

© Monika Rittershaus

The recordings of “Bucket List”, “Laios. ANTHROPOLIS II” and “Macbeth” – the three 2024 “Starke Stücke” of 3sat – will be accessible in the 3sat Media Library and the Media Library of Berliner Festspiele from 2 May to 30 August 2024 (“Bucket List” until 2 May 2027). Selected events, texts and archival material are also available in the Berliner Festspiele Media Library.

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Perspectives on Theatertreffen

An illuminated yellow poster with the words “Theatertreffen” as well as a string of lights and silhouettes of people in a dark surrounding.

Eröffnung Theatertreffen 2024

© Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

“Reviews are the worst thing about this job,” comments director Jette Steckel, who was invited to the 2023 Theatertreffen with “Die Vaterlosen”, in a guest article written for the Theatertreffen-Blog. Here young art journalists took a critical look at the 10 productions and themes all around the Theatertreffen. Reviews, essays and interviews were published continuously throughout the festival. You can read, for example, about “Lord of the Rings” fan Leonard Haverkamp’s experience of the accessible installation “Riesenhaft in Mittelerde”™ or Marta Ivkić’s review of “Bucket List”. And you can also learn more about the creative interactions of the 29 participants in the International Forum in Elliot Douglas’s article “The power of collaborative theatre”.

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A True Celebration Of The Theatre

Two award ceremonies, the traditional concluding jury discussion and more performances from among the ten remarkable productions concluded Berliner Festspiele’s Theatertreffen on Monday 20th May. Nearly all 40 events of the 61st festival edition were sold out.

“A good atmosphere, intensive participation in all formats, full houses: The remarkable productions as well as the strong interest of both audience and experts made the 2024 TT into a true celebration of the theatre.”

— Nora Hertlein-Hull, Director of Theatertreffen

Concept/Design: 3pc

© Berliner Festspiele

Impressions

  • A blossoming chestnut tree with blue, yellow and purple lanterns stands in front of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

    Theatertreffen 2024

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Nora Hertlein-Hull stands at the podium for her festival opening speech.

    Nora Hertlein-Hull

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The ensemble of “Nathan the Wise” stands on stage for the final applause. It is foggy, cones of light shine from above.

    Ensemble and artistic team “Nathan the Wise”, Salzburger Festspiele

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The artistic team of “The Silence” takes a bow at the Schaubühne Berlin to a standing ovation from the audience.

    Artistic team “The Silence”, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Luisa Neubauer stands on the stage with a speech in her hand, behind her the Ensemble Resonanz plays a string quartet.

    Luisa Neubauer and Ensemble Resonanz “Rede in Es-Dur”

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The three actors of “Extra Life” hold hands and look into the audience.

    Ensemble “Extra Life”, DACM / Company Gisèle Vienne

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Gisèle Vienne holds the Theatertreffen certificate in her hand. People stand around her and clap.

    Artists’ accolade “Extra Life”

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The audience enjoys the pleasant summer evening in front of the Berlin Festival House. On the left is a large tree, in the background is the building, on the right is a stretched poster with the Theatertreffen logo, people are standing together everywhere.

    Theatertreffen 2024

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • People move around the stages of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, which have been transformed into a fantasy landscape, during the performance of “Riesenhaft in Mittelerde”™.

    Riesenhaft in Mittelerde™, Theater HORA, Das Helmi Puppentheater und Schauspielhaus Zürich

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The ensemble of “Riesenhaft in Mittelerde™” on stage for the award ceremony of the Theatertreffen certificate.

    Parts of the ensemble “Riesenhaft in Mittelerde™”, Theater HORA, Das Helmi Puppentheater und Schauspielhaus Zürich

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A blue Theatertreffen poster hangs between colourful Schaubühne posters.

    Theatertreffen 2024

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Gianmarco Bresadola

  • The ensemble of “Bucket List” receives applause.

    Ensemble “Bucket List”, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Gianmarco Bresadola

  • Shlomi Shaban and Yael Ronen present their Theatertreffen certificate to the audience.

    Artists’ accolade “Bucket List” with Shlomi Shaban, Yael Ronen and parts of the ensemble

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Gianmarco Bresadola

  • Participants of the International Forum 2024 explore the site of “Radical Playgrounds” at the Gropius Bau with their smartphones.

    Fellows of the 2024 International Forum

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Sima Djabar Zadegan and Aljoscha Begrich welcome the audience to “The Forum’s Forum”.

    Sima Djabar Zadegan, Aljoscha Begrich

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Mareice Kaiser speaks to a seated audience in the upper foyer of the Berliner Festspiele. Many colourful lanterns hang from the ceiling.

    Mareice Kaiser for BURNING ISSUES x Theatertreffen 2024

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Jonas Walter

  • Pauline Hüners and Florian Lösche talk to Thea Hoffmann-Axthelm about stage and costumes of “Die Vaterlosen”.

    Thea Hoffmann-Axthelm, Pauline Hüners, Florian Lösche for BURNING ISSUES x Theatertreffen 2024

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Jonas Walter

  • The ensemble of “Die Vaterlosen” take a bow with a smile.

    Parts of the ensemble “Die Vaterlosen”, Münchner Kammerspiele

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Nele Hertling stands on the main stage of the Festspielhaus surrounded by well-wishers with flowers and a certificate.

    Nele Hertling is awarded the Theatre-Award-Berlin

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Lina Beckmann stands on stage for the final applause. The audience gives her a standing ovation.

    Lina Beckmann during the final applause for “Laios”, Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Florian Malzacher moderates the event “The Art of Assembly”, Oliver Frljić has just had the floor.

    Florian Malzacher, Oliver Frljić, Amelie Deuflhard, Joanna Warsza, Thomas Krüger

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Audience gathers at night in front of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele at the Theatertreffen 2024.

    Theatertreffen 2024

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The ensemble of “Macbeth” receives applause.

    Stefan Hunstein, Jens Harzer, Marina Galic during the final applause for “Macbeth”, Schauspielhaus Bochum

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The ensemble of “ÜBERGEWICHT, unimportant: UNFORM” takes a bow.

    Ensemble “ÜBERGEWICHT, unwichtig: UNFORM”, Staatstheater Nürnberg

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The artistic team of “ÜBERGEWICHT, unwichtig: UNFORM” holds the Theatertreffen certificate in front of the audience.

    Artists’ accolade “ÜBERGEWICHT, unwichtig: UNFORM” with Sabrina Bosshard, Mirjam Stängl, Philipp C. Mayer, Rieke Süßkow

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Torsten Maß, Ursina Lardi and Nikita Buldyrski, winner of the Alfred Kerr Actor Award, pose for a photo.

    Thorsten Maß with Nikita Buldyrski, winner of the Alfred-Kerr-Darstellerpreis, and Ursina Lardi

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The 2024 Theatertreffen jury answers questions from the audience during the final discussion.

    Final Jury Discussion

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The ensemble of “Die Hundekot-Attacke” thanks the technical team during the applause.

    Parts of the ensemble “Die Hundekot-Attacke”, Theaterhaus Jena and Wunderbaum

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The 2024 Theatertreffen jury answers questions from the audience during the final discussion.

    3sat prize to the collective authorship of “Die Hundekot-Attacke”, Theaterhaus Jena and Wunderbaum

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

At a Glance

About Theatertreffen

Every year, a jury of critics selects 10 remarkable productions from up to 600 productions from the German-language region to be presented in Berlin in May.

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A Female Quota of 50 %

With its 2020 festival edition, the Theatertreffen introduced a female quota of at least 50 percent in the direction position for the ten remarkable productions. The jury and the festival’s directors have agreed to extend this rule for another year, up to and including the 2025 festival.

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