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2026
time:
14:00
2026
Guided Tour
KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain
Tour 06.09.
Nils Wildegans (Technischer Leiter Produktionshaus NAXOS)
In Frankfurt’s Ostend district, not far from the zoo, stands an impressive industrial landmark: the Naxos Hall. Built in 1906/07, it originally served as a production hall for Naxos-Union, a manufacturer of abrasives and grinding machines. Today, the NAXOS Production House presents theater, dance, and performance productions by independent artists of all generations in multiple languages. There is also a…
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2026
time:
11:00
2026
Guided Tour
KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain
Tour 06.09.
Nils Wildegans (Technischer Leiter Produktionshaus NAXOS)
In Frankfurt’s Ostend district, not far from the zoo, stands an impressive industrial landmark: the Naxos Hall. Built in 1906/07, it originally served as a production hall for Naxos-Union, a manufacturer of abrasives and grinding machines. Today, the NAXOS Production House presents theater, dance, and performance productions by independent artists of all generations in multiple languages. There is also a…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Dance Performance
Tanzperformance
Pauline Michel and Vilma Ehnberg
Choreography, Performance
Pauline Michel, Vilma Ehnberg
Can we transform states of heaviness into movement? Rock Bottom is a performance that explores the potential energy of weight, in our bodies and in our overflooded minds. Against a backdrop of stress, exhaustion and exploited natural resources, the work transforms weight as a rolling stone into a shared force. Two performers travel through a space of weariness, diving deep…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Dance Performance
Tanzperformance
Pauline Michel and Vilma Ehnberg
Choreography, Performance
Pauline Michel, Vilma Ehnberg
Can we transform states of heaviness into movement? Rock Bottom is a performance that explores the potential energy of weight, in our bodies and in our overflooded minds. Against a backdrop of stress, exhaustion and exploited natural resources, the work transforms weight as a rolling stone into a shared force. Two performers travel through a space of weariness, diving deep…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Dance Performance
Tanzperformance
Pauline Michel and Vilma Ehnberg
Choreography, Performance
Pauline Michel, Vilma Ehnberg
Can we transform states of heaviness into movement? Rock Bottom is a performance that explores the potential energy of weight, in our bodies and in our overflooded minds. Against a backdrop of stress, exhaustion and exploited natural resources, the work transforms weight as a rolling stone into a shared force. Two performers travel through a space of weariness, diving deep…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Cinema
naxos.Kino
Directed by
Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea
Simone de Beauvoir’s essay Le deuxième sexe (The Second Sex, 1949) became known as the “Bible” of feminism. The book argues for equal rights, women’s independence and sexual freedom. How does the book influence us today? Important feminist researchers of our time take a critical new look at this groundbreaking work. In 1949, Simone de Beauvoir’s (1908–1986) essay The Second…
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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:
17:00
2026
Guided Tour
KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain
Tour 06.09.
Nils Wildegans (Technischer Leiter Produktionshaus NAXOS)
In Frankfurt’s Ostend district, not far from the zoo, stands an impressive industrial landmark: the Naxos Hall. Built in 1906/07, it originally served as a production hall for Naxos-Union, a manufacturer of abrasives and grinding machines. Today, the NAXOS Production House presents theater, dance, and performance productions by independent artists of all generations in multiple languages. There is also a…
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2026
time:
14:00
2026
Guided Tour
KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain
Tour 06.09.
Nils Wildegans (Technischer Leiter Produktionshaus NAXOS)
In Frankfurt’s Ostend district, not far from the zoo, stands an impressive industrial landmark: the Naxos Hall. Built in 1906/07, it originally served as a production hall for Naxos-Union, a manufacturer of abrasives and grinding machines. Today, the NAXOS Production House presents theater, dance, and performance productions by independent artists of all generations in multiple languages. There is also a…
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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:
16:00
2026
Debate
Independent Production
4:00–7:00 p.m. No registration required Since the decision on multi-year funding, there has been a controversial debate within Frankfurt’s independent arts scene. Personal statements and open letters reflecting specific perspectives and interests have been circulating, while the local press has brought them to a wider public. At the same time, the conditions for improving our situation are favorable: there is…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Cinema
naxos.Kino
Directed by
Florian Heinzen-Ziob
Science is meant to be objective: facts instead of emotions.But a new generation of natural scientists is experiencing how their research is being disrupted by climate change. Instead of discovering the wonders of nature, Maria, a doctor of glaciology, Sebastian, a professor of physical chemistry, and Nana, a molecular biologist, become witnesses to a world in decline. But no one…
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2026
time:
11:55
2026
Celebration
Theater Willy Praml
31st August. It’s that time again. Willy Praml is celebrating his birthday and invites everyone to the theater foyer for the traditional white sausage breakfast. We begin at exactly 12:00 noon, the hour of his birth, and finish at 3:00 pm. Come whenever you like, and stay as long as you like. Everyone is welcome. Please, no gifts. Instead, you…
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2026
time:
20:00
2026
Theatre
Theater Willy Praml
Reading
Willy Praml
“Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels’ hierarchies?” On August 30, the evening before his 85th birthday, Willy Praml will present a reading of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies, inviting us into the inexpressible dimensions of human experience: life and death, love and loss. By midday the following day, the focus shifts to the simple pleasures…
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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
Kevin MacDonald
In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono leave their large house in London for a small two-room loft in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Both feel liberated: Lennon from the overwhelming public image of being a Beatle, and Ono from the sexist and racist attacks of fans who blamed her for breaking up the world’s most famous band. In New…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Concert
Naxos Hallenkonzerte
Cello
Eva Böcker
As part of the third Young Ensemble Academy of Ensemble Modern and the International Ensemble Modern Academy, young international ensembles work with Ensemble Modern musicians in coaching sessions and workshops to explore music of the 20th and 21st centuries. The culmination and final event of the academy is the 100th Naxos Hall Concert, SHIFTING TIDES. The concert includes the world…
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2026
time:
19:00
2026
Cinema
naxos.Kino
Directed by
Markus Schmidt
The documentary follows a Berlin-based big band on its journey to Mali, where the musicians hope to record an album with the legendary Rail Band. After discovering old records from Mali’s rich musical past, they set out to revive the unique big band sound. Despite cultural misunderstandings along the way, the musicians remain committed to making the project a success.…
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