Estera Sara Stan, Feryal Djavadi, Alma Maria Orlam&uuml;nderGreta Hamidi – Moderation

A talk on artistic activism, hope and forms of political expression. Young artists share what drives them, how they perform protest and which strategies help transform a sense of powerlessness into creative agency.

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Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026

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Performing Protest – Theaterpraxis mit Haltung

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The Theatertreffen der Jugend is a seismograph for themes, attitudes and artistic forms of young artists. Every year, it presents and pools productions and projects that are selected in a nationwide contest.

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In addition to the recording of the opening event, the productions of all award-winning ensembles of the Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026 are available in the Berliner Festspiele media library – each from the following working day after the performance and until early June 2027. The media library also offers on-demand content from previous years.

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Advance ticket sales for the 2026 Theatertreffen der Jugend will start on 6&nbsp;May at 14:00.

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The Festivalzeitung (festival paper) accompanies the festival events of the Theatertreffen der Jugend and appears daily in the evening.&nbsp;

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„Wir sind bunt, wir sind laut und wir sind viele! Lasst uns einfach neue Gesetze machen! Lasst uns diese Welt gemeinsam gestalten!“

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The next Theatertreffen der Jugend will take place from 30 May&nbsp;to 6 June&nbsp;2025. Applications are now open again.&nbsp;The application deadline has been extended until 10&nbsp;February 2025.

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A total of 103 ensembles from all 16 federal states applied with their productions for the 47th Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026. The applicants developed their productions in a wide range of school settings; there were collaborations between schools and theatres, and submissions from youth clubs at municipal and state theatres, children’s and youth theatres, independent groups based in youth cultural centres and associations, as well as community theatre initiatives.

The Shortlist Has Been Finalised

Congratulations to the award winners! The seven ensembles from five federal states selected by the jury will present their work from 30&nbsp;May to 6&nbsp;June 2026 at the 47th&nbsp;Theatertreffen der Jugend at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.&nbsp;

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The programme will be published on 30&nbsp;April, advance ticket sales will start on 6&nbsp;May.

The Selection Has Been Announced

The next Theatertreffen der Jugend is scheduled to take place from 30 May to 6 June 2026. Applications are no longer possible. The selection is announced. The programme will be published on 30&nbsp;April, advance ticket sales will start on 6&nbsp;May.

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The Theatertreffen der Jugend sees itself as a platform and place of impulses and exchange, a place of learning where young theater makers can negotiate their working methods and their different themes and attitudes and are encouraged in their individual, artistic forms of expression. The focus is on the invited productions and the encounter and exchange between the young players and their directors in a wide variety of formats.

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The selection will be announced on 24 March 2026.

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The prize-winning works of the 47th edition of the Theatertreffen der Jugend are both powerful and sensitive in equal measure. All the young theatre-makers share a strong political concern and a sense of responsibility for the future, which they express through their theatrical work. The often large ensembles represent diverse perspectives and cultural backgrounds; more often than not, multiple languages can be heard on stage. The productions take us into the basement of a residential building, to Delphi before the gates of the gods, into Wonderland, into a universe of heroes, guide us through the five stages of grief, into a back house in Amsterdam and right up to the face of death.The pieces explore growing up in the context of displacement, migration and polycrises. What kind of heroes are needed today to save the world? The young artists reflect on the development of identity under the influence of social media and on the search for one’s place in society as young people with and without disabilities. They address fear, grief as both a private and collective social phenomenon, and feelings of power and powerlessness. An all-male-presenting ensemble examines the “male legacy” and sets out in search of future role models. Another ensemble engages with the life and work of Anne Frank. In this way, remembrance becomes an essential engagement with the present.Audiences can experience performances, inclusive and intergenerational productions, highly physical stage languages with dance and choreography, video art, music theatre with live music and original compositions, documentary theatre, mythological material and puppetry. Here, young artists take to the stage who are convinced of the profound necessity of articulating their concerns.My sincere thanks go to the jury for discovering and selecting these remarkable theatre works. I am deeply grateful to all colleagues at the Berliner Festspiele, who give their utmost to ensure that these young theatre works shine. The team of the Treffen junge Szene deserves my highest respect and gratitude for their dedicated and tireless work on this festival.Without the committed, steadfast and exemplary support of the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, this special gathering of young theatre-makers would not be possible. I am grateful for your support and commitment.This year, my thanks also extend beyond our national competition to all artists, directors, educators and group leaders who, with great dedication and energy, create and sustain spaces for young theatre-makers and people. We have the great pleasure of presenting the artistic results of their work each year as part of our festivals. Their work broadens horizons, enriches perspectives, enables young people to learn in diverse and profound ways, and can change lives. I also thank all supporting stakeholders, institutions and cultural policymakers for making these spaces possible. Be assured: this is an investment in the future— in the future of young people, and in the future of our democratic society. We need wisdom, creativity, foresight and empathy to meet the challenges ahead.Dear artists of the Theatertreffen der Jugend – you are building the future now! A warm welcome, and thank you for being here!Susanne Chrudina Head of Treffen junge Szene

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The world is teaching us fear – through crises, conflicts and uncertainties. And yet a young generation is growing up that fills us with hope for the future through its energy and creativity.So many self-assured, reflective and politically engaged productions, with a keen sense of diversity, community and social commitment, have reached us this year. For the jury, it was no easy task to select the seven award-winning productions from more than 100 submissions.

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Applications for 2024 are no longer possible. Deadline was 31&nbsp;January 2024.&nbsp;The selection will be announced on 26&nbsp;March 2024.

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Theatertreffen der Jugend is a gauge for the topics, attitudes and forms of creative expression of young artists. Every year, it presents a focus on productions and projects that have been selected as part of a nationwide contest.

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The Berliner Festspiele organise a range of festivals and art exhibitions, concerts, dance and theatre performances, readings, lectures, debates and much more throughout the year. These events are presented at a range of locations across Berlin but are concentrated primarily at their own two venues: the Gropius Bau and the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

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Young theatre makers, dancers, musicians and authors are given a platform for their creative work at the four national contests of the Treffen junge Szene and are specifically supported in their artistic development.

The next Theatertreffen der Jugend will take place from 30 May to 6 June 2026. The selection has been made. The programme will be published on 30 April, advance ticket sales will start on 6 May.

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The stage programme presents the selected award-winning productions from the Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026. A supporting programme featuring a concert, reading, talk and parties complements the schedule.

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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, on Berlin’s Ringbahn and at other locations in the city. Outstanding international that liberal societies and their cultural institutions face in a new, multipolar world order. artists such as Marina Abramović, Gabriele St&ouml;tzer and Akira Takayama will set the agenda both thematically and aesthetically. Entitled “Die gro&szlig;e Unordnung” (The Great Disorder), the four-day focus Reflexes &amp; Reflections will also enquire about the challenges.

75 Years of the Berliner Festspiele

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The massacre, hostage-taking and rocket attacks by Hamas have shaken us deeply. The grue-some attack on Israel on 7&nbsp;October left us stunned and initially lost for words.

The Berliner Festspiele on Current Events in Israel, Gaza and Germany

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With this letter of intent, we, the signing cultural organizations, express our intention to welcome, host and stage Ukrainian theatre artists in our venues, to make Ukrainian dramatic work visible to the European community.

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103 ensembles from all 16&nbsp;federal states have submitted their productionsfor the 47th&nbsp;Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026. The focus is on the invited productions and exchange among young performers and their directors. The programme is published. Tickets are available.

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In June 2026, Sasha Waltz &amp; Guests will be performing the productions Beethoven&nbsp;7 and In&nbsp;C at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Sasha Waltz &amp; Guests will also be staging a special evening to celebrate the 75th&nbsp;anniversary of the Goethe-Institut.

Sasha Waltz &amp; Guests

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In August 2026, the festival Tanz im August will return to the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with several productions. Tickets for Sounding Light are already available. The other productions will be published in June.

Tanz im August

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The full programme and tickets for all events of Musikfest Berlin are now available. 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 Le Grand Macabre to George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

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The third edition of Reflexes &amp; Reflections, again curated by the political scientist Saba-Nur Cheema and the historian Saba-Nur Cheema, marks the 75th&nbsp;anniversary of the Berliner Festspiele. As a cultural institution that is linked to Berlin’s eventful history, in their anniversary year the Berliner Festspiele will examine the consequences of the current geopolitical upheaval for open societies.

Reflexes &amp; Reflections