at.tension Festival
Biennial theatre and performance festival at the Müritz
About at.tension
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The younger sister festival of Fusion
The at.tension Festival was launched in 2003 by Kulturkosmos Müritz e.V., the same association behind the Fusion Festival. While Fusion is a huge music festival, at.tension focuses on performing arts: theatre, circus, performance, dance, puppet theatre. With around 10,000 visitors and over 700 artists, it is significantly more compact than Fusion – but similarly artistically radical and non-commercial.
Programme Concept
Over four days, the performances are spread across dozens of venues: former aircraft hangars, open-air stages along the old runway, circus tents, cinema halls, reading rooms, and improvised performance spaces. Disciplines alternate seamlessly: contemporary dance next to street theatre, puppet theatre next to experimental performance, philosophical readings next to live concerts. Each festival follows a guiding theme that artists address in their submissions.
Theme 2026: Light and Dark
The eleventh edition in 2026 is under the motto »Light↔Dark« and explores the interplay of light and shadow in art and society. A programme combining light installations, shadow performances, blacklight theatre, and reflective performances is expected.
Local Context
Lärz in the Mecklenburg Lake District is one of the least densely populated regions in Germany – the rural tranquility and the former NVA military landscape are precisely part of its charm. Like Fusion, at.tension will also take a seasonal break in 2027 and will not return until 2028.
at.tension — edition 2026
The eleventh edition of at.tension runs from Thursday, September 3rd to Sunday, September 6th, 2026. Dozens of venues are spread across the entire Müritz Airpark site: dance and theatre performances will take place in the former hangars, street theatre and circus will be presented on the old runway, and contemporary acrobatics and puppet theatre will be featured in the circus tents. The guiding theme »Light↔Dark« runs through all programme sections. The detailed programme and artist lists will be published shortly before the festival, as usual; many performances are scheduled as first performances or premieres.
Programme at.tension 2026
Thursday, September 3rd
- Arrival and Opening
- First performances in the evening, opening performance on the runway
Friday, September 4th – Saturday, September 5th
- Parallel programme: Circus, street theatre, dance, puppet theatre, performances, readings
- Venues: Hangars, open-air stages, circus tents, cinema hall
- Discos and concerts late in the evening
Sunday, September 6th
- Closing performances, walking acts, closing set
- Departure in the late afternoon
Detailed programme from August 2026 on attension-festival.de.
Highlights at.tension 2026
- 11th edition under the theme »Light↔Dark«
- 700+ artists from all over Europe
- Venues in hangars and circus tents
- Last at.tension before the 2027 seasonal break
- Interdisciplinary programme
Prices at.tension 2026
Tickets via tickets.attension-festival.de. Part of the tickets will be allocated by lottery. Exact prices and day tickets from early summer 2026.
Practical information — at.tension
Getting There
By car via the A19 from Berlin or Rostock, exit Röbel/Müritz, then about 20 minutes to Lärz. By train to Mirow or Wesenberg, shuttle to the site. Camping is possible on the festival grounds.
Tickets
Tickets via tickets.attension-festival.de – part of the allocation by lottery. Detailed programme and day tickets will be published from August 2026.
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Where it takes place at.tension
Kulturkosmos Müritz Airpark Lärz
Flugplatz Lärz, 17248 Lärz