The opening of Theater der Welt!
From June 18 to July 5, 2026, Germany’s largest international theater festival, THEATER DER WELT, will take place. For three weeks, Chemnitz will become a gathering place for artists, audiences, and theater enthusiasts from around the world.
The Festival Academy has played an important role in bringing together the 9 co-curators of Theater Der Welt and will be present to report on many exciting activities and performances!
Find more information here!
Meet the co-curators:
For the first time in the festival’s history, a nine-member international team of curators is sharing the artistic direction of the 17th edition of Theater der Welt: Simon Abrahams from Australia, Joshua Dalledonne from Canada, Rodrigo González Alvarado from Argentina, Faye Kabali-Kagwa from South Africa, Nikos Mavrakis from Greece, Aya Nabulsi from Saudi Arabia, Srishti Ray from India, Ndèye Mané Touré from Senegal, and Yuan Zhang from China. They developed the program through a collective process. The result is a polyphonic dramaturgy drawing from diverse cultural contexts, which deliberately juxtaposes different perspectives. The audience is invited to engage in dialogue and exchange with the artists through discussion sessions before and after the performances.