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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Konzert
Naxos Hallenkonzerte
MAM.MANUFAKTUR FÜR AKTUELLE MUSIK: Trumpet
Paul Hübner
Based on the philosophy of Gaston Bachelard, this Naxos Hall Concert explores the phenomenon of liminal spaces – spaces between dream and reality, materiality and imagination. Within these fields of tension, sound becomes architecture and light becomes a shaping element of space. Moving between fantasy and hallucination, the avant-pop work Growth and Phantasm by composer Zeynep Toraman addresses the now-discontinued…
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2026
time:
18:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Performance
René Alejandro Huari Mateus and Caroline Creutzburg
Concept, Artistic Direction, Performance
René Alejandro Huari Mateus, Caroline Creutzburg
Caroline and René, our two protagonists, arrive at the outermost edge of a pendulum’s motion, uncannily suspended between exhaustion and insatiability, as everything comes to a standstill. Who or what made them go cold? They set off on a staggering and persistent search for those responsible for the crisis-ridden nature of their midlife. They come across desires and self images…
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2026
time:
18:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Performance
René Alejandro Huari Mateus and Caroline Creutzburg
Concept, Artistic Direction, Performance
René Alejandro Huari Mateus, Caroline Creutzburg
Caroline and René, our two protagonists, arrive at the outermost edge of a pendulum’s motion, uncannily suspended between exhaustion and insatiability, as everything comes to a standstill. Who or what made them go cold? They set off on a staggering and persistent search for those responsible for the crisis-ridden nature of their midlife. They come across desires and self images…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Performance
René Alejandro Huari Mateus and Caroline Creutzburg
Concept, Artistic Direction, Performance
René Alejandro Huari Mateus, Caroline Creutzburg
Caroline and René, our two protagonists, arrive at the outermost edge of a pendulum’s motion, uncannily suspended between exhaustion and insatiability, as everything comes to a standstill. Who or what made them go cold? They set off on a staggering and persistent search for those responsible for the crisis-ridden nature of their midlife. They come across desires and self images…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Cinema
naxos.Kino
Participating directors
Wissam Moussa, Nidal Damo, Ahmed Hassouna, Alaa Ayoub, Karim Satoum, Bashar Al Babisi, Khamis Masharawi, Nida'A Abu Hasna, Tamer Nijim, Ahmed Al Danaf, Rima Mahmoud, Muhammad Al Sharif, Basil El Maqousi, Mustafa Al Nabih, Rabab Khamis, Mustafa Kulab, Alaa Damo, Hana Eleiwa, Mahdi Kreirah,
Aws Al Banna, Islam Al Zeriei, Etimad Washah
“From Ground Zero” is a compilation of 22 short films by directors from Gaza. Filmed between December 2023 and March 2024, the three- to six-minute films offer individual perspectives on the current reality of war in Gaza. With a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docufiction, animation and experimental film, From Ground Zero presents a variety of stories that reflect…
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2026
time:
14:00
2026
Reading
Theater Willy Praml
Duration
3 hours
For centuries, storytelling has held a central place in the collective memory of the Levant, and the Hakawati was the undisputed master of the evening gatherings. The Hakawati was not merely a storyteller; he opened the gateway to other worlds, building bridges between history and fiction, between reality and legend. Theater Willy Praml revives this tradition with its Syrian ensemble…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Cinema
naxos.Kino
Directed by
Jafar Najafi
Two documentary films by Iranian director Jafar Najafi in a double feature: ALONE The 14-year-old shepherd boy Amir plays, laughs, and argues with his younger sisters in their sheep pasture in Iran. But his nervous tugging at the grass reveals the deep conflict within him: Since his father died several years ago, Amir has had to take on the role…
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2026
time:
19:30
2026
Konzert
Naxos Hallenkonzerte
Conductor
Alan Pierson
Ten Thousand Birds is based on the songs of birds that are native to or passing through the region where the work is performed. Once again, John Luther Adams seeks a musical connection to nature, a central theme throughout his work. The focus is on the subtle details of birdsong. Time is not measured; each page of the score forms…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Cinema
naxos.Kino
Directed by
Julia Beerhold
Exceptionally Wednesday This is the story of two siblings. Their parents loved and supported them. But the parents also used severe violence: The children were beaten, even on wounds. They were slapped when they fell down. Sometimes for no reason. For the parents, this was not a contradiction. They said that they loved their children, and the children believed them.…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Debate
Diskurs
Freie Produktion
Under the title “Frankfurt should! – Professional Conditions or Art as a Hobby?” representatives of the independent arts scene, politics, and cultural funding will discuss the conditions for sustainable, professional performing arts in Frankfurt on September 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Produktionshaus NAXOS. The following panelists have already confirmed: – Dr. Ina Hartwig, Head of the Department of Culture…
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2026
time:
18:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Direction, Set Design, Adaptation
Michael Weber
“I came into the world. I have become. I was conceived. I came into being. I grew. I was born. I was entered into the birth register.” Handke’s text SELF-ACCUSATION begins with the most self-evident thing. But it is also the most sensational thing: that human beings can speak of themselves as a self. An AI cannot do that. Nothing…
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