Paper Planet | THEATER DER WELT

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entrance Children: €6, adults: €12, 35% discount with a festival pass,

On Thu 18 June and Fri 19 June: 09:30 - 10:30 and 11:00 - 12:00 open for schools

At Hartmannfabrik a cardboard forest is growing with tall trees. Everything is made of cardboard. Paper rustles like leaves, light falls through a hand-made canopy. Kids and adults are not only spectators here – they design and build the forest themselves. They tear, fold, tape, and they invent stories. Characters emerge which transform according to one’s emotional state. Paper Planet is not a finished piece for viewing, it invites children and adults to be creative themselves – to create their own planet and animate it.

For this interactive theatre action, Hartmannfabrik is opening its doors for four full days. The Australian artists offer an open, sensory experience for multiple generations. Polyglot Theatre is internationally renowned for its extraordinary artistic formats for children and families

From 18 June to 5 July 2026, Chemnitz will be in the international spotlight: Germany's largest international theatre festival "Theatre of the World" is coming to Chemnitz - directly following the Capital of Culture year 2025. For three weeks, Chemnitz will be a meeting place for artists, audiences and theatre enthusiasts from all over the world. A lively celebration of the performing arts will take place on stages, in urban spaces and in unusual locations, overcoming borders and bringing together stories from all over the world.

Nine international curators from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Argentina, South Africa, Greece, Jordan, India, Senegal and China are responsible for the festival programme. They will meet in Chemnitz in November to select around 40 outstanding productions - works that they have previously viewed in their regions. The result is an inspiring panorama of current theatre forms, languages and perspectives.