Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

WO/MEN tells the story of six Albanian burrneshas—women who, for different reasons, have chosen to take on the social role of men. This is a practice deeply rooted in the traditions of their country. They have chosen this path to escape patriarchal structures, to avoid misogynistic violence, to support their families economically, or to evade forced marriages—in other words, to…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

At the center is an acousmonium – an orchestral landscape of loudspeakers arranged throughout the space. Acousmatic sounds move multidimensionally through the room, without their source being identifiable. Complemented by live sets on modular synthesizers and field recordings, the program brings together academically trained composers and artists from the electronic underground from France and Germany, creating an immersive listening experience…

Art? Anyone can do that!That’s true—and that’s exactly why the Helen Keller Special Needs School in Rüsselsheim is so deeply committed to nurturing the artistic development of its upper-level students. Art becomes a gateway to the world, and colors, sounds, music, and movement become the ticket to a very special journey. Through the eyes of the children, we discover a…

One woman flies to the moon to search for what she has lost on Earth: her sanity, her work, herself. “What you have lost here on Earth / will be found up there on the moon,” wrote Ludovico Ariosto around 1500, imagining the Earth’s satellite as a kind of dumping ground. Among craters and ruins, strange objects gather: glowing eyes,…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

The documentary SOLDATEN DES LICHTS explores a growing scene of influencers, life coaches, and self-proclaimed healers who spread conspiracy narratives and maintain close ties to so-called Reichsbürger groups and other anti-democratic movements. These actors rely on apocalyptic scenarios, constant threats, and promises of salvation to encourage their followers to purchase courses and products. Their audience ranges from so-called “sovereignists” and…

One woman flies to the moon to search for what she has lost on Earth: her sanity, her work, herself. “What you have lost here on Earth / will be found up there on the moon,” wrote Ludovico Ariosto around 1500, imagining the Earth’s satellite as a kind of dumping ground. Among craters and ruins, strange objects gather: glowing eyes,…

One woman flies to the moon to search for what she has lost on Earth: her sanity, her work, herself. “What you have lost here on Earth / will be found up there on the moon,” wrote Ludovico Ariosto around 1500, imagining the Earth’s satellite as a kind of dumping ground. Among craters and ruins, strange objects gather: glowing eyes,…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

How an entire nation can fall under the sway of a misanthropic, fascist ideology? It is high time to ask those who experienced it themselves and who, eight decades later, are now ready to answer questions. Eleven contemporary witnesses were interviewed by Patricia Hector and Lothar Herzog for their film. Born between 1920 and 1936, they grew up as children…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Rockfalls, avalanches, hurricanes, thunderstorms, glacial calving, and floods – nature defies control. Wildnis / Espaces transports the audience into a lucid dream where there is no firm ground. Within a strict formal framework, an intangible avalanche of sounds and images unfolds, reflecting natural phenomena from a human perspective. Since its founding, the ensemble histoirefuture has been dedicated to improvisation—drawing inspiration…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Victorian age: everything in its proper place. A respectable man is a respectable man, a respectable woman is a respectable woman. QUEEN Victoria is a weighty ruler, and the morality of her heavy petticoats creates a stuffy atmosphere that is almost suffocating. And yet Oscar Wilde is the pampered darling of his time. KING Oscar, sovereign of sharp provocations against…

Nippon Connection is getting ready for its 26th edition! From June 2 to 7, 2026, the world’s largest Japanese film festival will once again open its doors in Frankfurt am Main to transport its visitors into the fascinating world of Japanese film. With over 100 short and feature films, audiences can expect an extensive program that celebrates the diversity of…

Nippon Connection is getting ready for its 26th edition! From June 2 to 7, 2026, the world’s largest Japanese film festival will once again open its doors in Frankfurt am Main to transport its visitors into the fascinating world of Japanese film. With over 100 short and feature films, audiences can expect an extensive program that celebrates the diversity of…

Nippon Connection is getting ready for its 26th edition! From June 2 to 7, 2026, the world’s largest Japanese film festival will once again open its doors in Frankfurt am Main to transport its visitors into the fascinating world of Japanese film. With over 100 short and feature films, audiences can expect an extensive program that celebrates the diversity of…

Nippon Connection is getting ready for its 26th edition! From June 2 to 7, 2026, the world’s largest Japanese film festival will once again open its doors in Frankfurt am Main to transport its visitors into the fascinating world of Japanese film. With over 100 short and feature films, audiences can expect an extensive program that celebrates the diversity of…

Nippon Connection is getting ready for its 26th edition! From June 2 to 7, 2026, the world’s largest Japanese film festival will once again open its doors in Frankfurt am Main to transport its visitors into the fascinating world of Japanese film. With over 100 short and feature films, audiences can expect an extensive program that celebrates the diversity of…

Nippon Connection is getting ready for its 26th edition! From June 2 to 7, 2026, the world’s largest Japanese film festival will once again open its doors in Frankfurt am Main to transport its visitors into the fascinating world of Japanese film. With over 100 short and feature films, audiences can expect an extensive program that celebrates the diversity of…

A tree rarely stands alone. With DAPHNE, we invite you to explore a possible future together. We enter a musical installation composed of video, electronics, and space. Lying beneath a hybrid tree canopy, we playfully explore our relationship to what we call nature. What if trees are not as distant from us in perception and communication as we might think?…

A tree rarely stands alone. With DAPHNE, we invite you to explore a possible future together. We enter a musical installation composed of video, electronics, and space. Lying beneath a hybrid tree canopy, we playfully explore our relationship to what we call nature. What if trees are not as distant from us in perception and communication as we might think?…

A tree rarely stands alone. With DAPHNE, we invite you to explore a possible future together. We enter a musical installation composed of video, electronics, and space. Lying beneath a hybrid tree canopy, we playfully explore our relationship to what we call nature. What if trees are not as distant from us in perception and communication as we might think?…

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…