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Insights into the Festival Theater der Welt

Monthly talk series
The text on a yellow and purple diagonal background reads: "THEATER DER WELT 18 June - 05 July 2026 in Chemnitz" in bold black letters with a purple shadow.

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Chemnitz, Hartmannfabrik
Fabrikstraße 11 09111 Chemnitz
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After stops in Hamburg, Düsseldorf and most recently Frankfurt am Main, the Theater der Welt festival is coming to Chemnitz from 18 June to 5 July 2026. Since 1981, the festival has travelled to a different city every three years - the only edition in Saxony to date took place in Dresden in 1996. An individual programme is created at each location. For the upcoming edition, Chemnitz Theatre, Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH and the Festival Academy Brussels are responsible for the programme.

Over the past few months, nine international curators have been travelling on behalf of the festival management. They come from Australia, Canada, Argentina, South Africa, Greece, Jordan, India, China and Senegal. They have tracked down the currently most exciting plays in their regions in order to bring them to Chemnitz in summer 2026.

How does a festival programme like this actually come about? What can the audience expect over the three festival weekends? And how do the city's theatres prepare for the numerous guest performances?

This monthly series of talks takes a look behind the scenes, tells of artistic discoveries, encounters and preparations - and arouses curiosity about a unique festival. The next event is on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 at 6pm in the Hartmannfabrik.

 

Theatre of the World is a festival of the German Centre of the International Theatre Institute e.V. and is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Free State of Saxony and the City of Chemnitz.

 

 

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Barrierefreiheit

Barrier-free travel by public transport

Travelling to the venue is barrier-free using public transport.

Barrier-free parking spaces available

Marked parking spaces are available near the entrance.

Barrier-free toilet

The toilet is barrier-free and wheelchair-accessible.

Accessible by wheelchair

No stairs can be expected, a ramp is available if necessary.

Theater der Welt Chemnitz 2026

Vom 18. Juni bis 5. Juli 2026 steht Chemnitz im internationalen Rampenlicht: Deutschlands größtes internationales Theaterfestival „Theater der Welt“ kommt nach Chemnitz – direkt im Anschluss an das Kulturhauptstadtjahr 2025. Drei Wochen lang wird Chemnitz zum Treffpunkt für Künstler:innen, Zuschauer:innen und Theaterbegeisterte aus aller Welt. Auf Bühnen, im Stadtraum und an außergewöhnlichen Orten entsteht ein lebendiges Fest der darstellenden Künste, das Grenzen überwindet und Geschichten aus allen Teilen der Welt zusammenbringt.

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.