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2026
20:00
Billinger & Schulz
Love strikes people unexpectedly, uniquely, overwhelmingly. It is romantic, passionate, fleeting. With LOVE, Billinger & Schulz approach love through the musical — the very form that has historically staged big feelings most audaciously. An ensemble of contemporary dancers directly embraces its exuberance, force, and pathos: tenderness, longing, the body surrendering itself to emotion. And those moments when love reaches its…
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time:
2026
20:00
Billinger & Schulz
Love strikes people unexpectedly, uniquely, overwhelmingly. It is romantic, passionate, fleeting. With LOVE, Billinger & Schulz approach love through the musical — the very form that has historically staged big feelings most audaciously. An ensemble of contemporary dancers directly embraces its exuberance, force, and pathos: tenderness, longing, the body surrendering itself to emotion. And those moments when love reaches its…
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time:
2026
19:00
naxos.Kino
In her documentary FASSADEN (Facades), director Alina Cyranek sheds light on the realities faced by women in abusive relationships, the lasting impact of violence on their lives, and the challenges of finding safety and support. With a calm and unsensational approach, the film serves first and foremost as an act of public education. While statistics on domestic violence are widely…
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time:
2026
20:00
Billinger & Schulz
Love strikes people unexpectedly, uniquely, overwhelmingly. It is romantic, passionate, fleeting. With LOVE, Billinger & Schulz approach love through the musical — the very form that has historically staged big feelings most audaciously. An ensemble of contemporary dancers directly embraces its exuberance, force, and pathos: tenderness, longing, the body surrendering itself to emotion. And those moments when love reaches its…
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time:
2026
20:00
Billinger & Schulz
Love strikes people unexpectedly, uniquely, overwhelmingly. It is romantic, passionate, fleeting. With LOVE, Billinger & Schulz approach love through the musical — the very form that has historically staged big feelings most audaciously. An ensemble of contemporary dancers directly embraces its exuberance, force, and pathos: tenderness, longing, the body surrendering itself to emotion. And those moments when love reaches its…
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time:
2026
20:00
Billinger & Schulz
Love strikes people unexpectedly, uniquely, overwhelmingly. It is romantic, passionate, fleeting. With LOVE, Billinger & Schulz approach love through the musical — the very form that has historically staged big feelings most audaciously. An ensemble of contemporary dancers directly embraces its exuberance, force, and pathos: tenderness, longing, the body surrendering itself to emotion. And those moments when love reaches its…
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time:
2026
19:00
naxos.Kino
A searing portrait of racism in post-war Britain, and of how the structures of a collapsing colonial empire were ultimately reproduced at home. The film traces the experiences of Caribbean migrants who arrived in Britain seeking opportunities and escaping the economic stagnation that empire itself had helped create—part of what one commentator describes as “a vast labour reserve that has…
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2026
20:00
Naxos Hallenkonzerte
Created in the aftermath of World War I, this timeless drama unfolds with an open ending. A soldier sells his soul to the Devil—a story based on a Russian folktale collected by Alexander Afanasyev and originally linked to the military conscription practices under Tsar Nicholas I. Against the concise and unsentimental text by Ramuz, Stravinsky sets a musical language enriched…
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2026
19:00
naxos.Kino
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: Mr. Nobody Against Putin tells the story of Pawel Talankin, a teacher at a school in the copper-mining town of Karabash in the Ural Mountains. The town was once described by UNESCO as “the most toxic place on Earth,” which for years turned it into a grim tourist attraction. Talankin himself…
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time:
2026
14:00
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
20:00
ELEGANZ AUS REFLEX
Due to the extreme heat, the performance scheduled for June 28 has unfortunately been canceled. Who are you when everyone else defines your story? For centuries, the history of the Jewish Rothschild family has been overshadowed by conspiracy myths and antisemitic propaganda. Drawing on research and autobiographical material, this choreographed theatre production brings a different perspective to the stage. Fictional…
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2026
19:00
naxos.Kino
What is real? What is fake? And who decides what an original is? In the copy-art city of Dafen, thousands of artists paint masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Rembrandt day and night. Millions of paintings are sold around the world every year. Filmmaker Stanislaw Mucha takes a humorous and sharp look at originals, copies, and the value…
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time:
2026
20:00
Alina Huppertz
Duration 50 Min
A tree rarely stands alone. With DAPHNE: Unter Bäumen, we venture together into an imagined future: we enter a musical installation combining video, electronics, and space. Lying beneath a hybrid tree canopy, we playfully explore our relationship with what we call nature. What if trees aren’t as far removed from us in terms of perception and communication as we think?…
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time:
2026
20:00
Alina Huppertz
Duration 50 Min
A tree rarely stands alone. With DAPHNE: Unter Bäumen, we venture together into an imagined future: we enter a musical installation combining video, electronics, and space. Lying beneath a hybrid tree canopy, we playfully explore our relationship with what we call nature. What if trees aren’t as far removed from us in terms of perception and communication as we think?…
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time:
2026
20:00
Alina Huppertz
Duration 50 Min
A tree rarely stands alone. With DAPHNE: Unter Bäumen, we venture together into an imagined future: we enter a musical installation combining video, electronics, and space. Lying beneath a hybrid tree canopy, we playfully explore our relationship with what we call nature. What if trees aren’t as far removed from us in terms of perception and communication as we think?…
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time:
2026
19:00
naxos.Kino
Gimme Shelter is an American documentary film from 1970. It follows the final weeks of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 U.S. tour, which ended with the disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the killing of Meredith Hunter. The film is named after “Gimme Shelter,” the title track of the 1969 album Let It Bleed. In 1971, the documentary was shown as the…
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2026
20:00
Naxos Hallenkonzerte
In the long-term project The Periodic Table, ensemble mosaik explores the idea of musically interpreting all 118 chemical elements. Each element serves as the starting point for an individual artistic reflection, bringing together scientific structures, socio-global perspectives, and aesthetic imagination. In collaboration with the Naxos Hall Concerts, five international perspectives will receive their world premieres. The framework for the evening…
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2026
19:00
naxos.Kino
THE HELSINKI EFFECT brings one of the most important diplomatic events of the 1970s to life in an entertaining and informative way: the 1975 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). At the same time, the film shows how this political event still influences world politics today. In this way, the audience experiences a journey through time that remains…
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time:
2026
11:00
Nippon Connection
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…
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time:
2026
11:00
Nippon Connection
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…
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