A performance doesn't begin when the artists step onto the stage – and it doesn't end with the final applause.
AUDIOEINFÜHRUNGEN
Our audio introductions (in German) offer concise, engaging background on selected productions, their themes, artists and ideas – getting you in the mood for your festival experience.
ONLINE MAGAZIN
Our online magazine features interviews with artists including Nicolás Lange, Diana Rojas-Feile, Nabil Al Raee and Vimala Pons, as well as the series «Common Questions». Here, ten artists answer ten questions inspired by this year's focus on «Democracy and Assembly» – personal, political, artistic – from the local to the international. Throughout the festival, our new «Blog2026» will grow into a kaleidoscopic record of festival life, featuring illustrations, literary snapshots, reviews, analogue photography and updates from the «Stammtisch».
PUBLIC WARM UP
If you'd like to get moving yourself, join the «Public Warm Up». On selected afternoons, different artists invite audiences on the Landiwiese to take part in a series of simple movement exercises – around 30 minutes, in all weathers and with no previous experience required.
Post Performance Talks
Following selected performances, we invite you to join us for a discussion with the artists. At our post-performance talks, you can find out more about the background to the works, the artistic processes and the ideas that inspired them.
AFTERFLOW
And if you're not quite ready for the evening to end, stay for «Afterflow». DJ sets, concerts and listening sessions invite you to discover new music and wind down by the lake.