Name: AXIS — Festival for Music, Performance and Art 2026
Start: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-03T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Volkstheater Rostock

AXIS Festival

About AXIS Festival

AXIS is the interdisciplinary festival of the Volkstheater Rostock, bringing together music, performance, and visual arts. For one weekend in autumn, the entire theatre transforms into an experimental space where invited guest artists and the theatre's ensembles open up new perspectives. Concerts, audiovisual performances, and installations combine to create a festival format between stage and club.

Dates 01 Oct — 03 Oct 2026

Venue Rostock (13003)

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Edition 2026

AXIS Festival — edition 2026

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The AXIS Festival at the Volkstheater Rostock returns in October 2026 for a new edition. The entire theatre will once again become an experimental space for music, performance, and art. The exact date will be announced on the official website.

For 2026, the Volkstheater Rostock plans a new edition of its interdisciplinary festival AXIS in October. As in previous years, the entire theatre will become an experimental space where guest artists collaborate with the theatre's ensembles. The festival combines live concerts, audiovisual performances, visual arts, and other formats. The exact date and the 2026 programme will be announced on the official website of the Volkstheater.

Highlights AXIS Festival 2026

Interdisciplinary festival format throughout the theatre
Collaboration between guest artists and house ensembles
Music, performance, dance, and visual arts

Programme AXIS Festival 2026

The detailed programme for the 2026 edition will be published at a later date on the official website of the Volkstheater Rostock. The format is expected to again include live concerts, audiovisual performances, and interdisciplinary works at various venues within the theatre.

Prices AXIS Festival 2026

Tickets available from the Volkstheater Rostock box office; combination tickets for multiple programme items available.

Practical information

Practical information — AXIS Festival

Getting There

By train to Rostock Hauptbahnhof, then take a tram to the Volkstheater. By car via the A19/A20.

Tickets

Tickets available from the Volkstheater Rostock box office; combination tickets for individual programme items are available.

A Theatre Becomes an Experimental Space

AXIS is the interdisciplinary festival of the Volkstheater Rostock and was first held in 2024. Across several venues within the theatre, the festival brings together music, performance, and visual arts. The concept focuses on encounters: invited guest artists collaborate with the theatre's own departments — drama, dance, music — and jointly develop formats that transcend classical genres.

Between Concert and Performance

The programme ranges from live concerts by international acts and audiovisual dance pieces to short films, photography projects, and live podcasts. The entire theatre is used: from the main hall and the choir hall to the studio theatre. The event sees itself as a platform for genre-crossing experiments and is aimed at a curious, open-minded audience.

Local Context

The Volkstheater Rostock is the central stage of the Hanseatic and University City in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. With AXIS, the theatre expands its programme with a festival format that connects established theatrical work with current trends from pop, electronic, and performance art.