LIMINALITIES – Performing Arts Festival on Trans* Visibility
International Performing Arts Festival for Trans* Visibility at Kampnagel
About LIMINALITIES
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Second Edition – More Than a Festival
Founded in 2025, LIMINALITIES is established as a unique, international, and interdisciplinary festival for Trans* visibility at Kampnagel. For four days – from April 23rd to 26th, 2026 – Hamburg's largest production house for independent performing arts in the Winterhude district will transform into a platform for artistic practice dedicated to the diverse realities of trans*, inter, and non-binary lives.
Voices from Four Continents
The 2026 program brings together artists whose work oscillates between performance, theatre, visual arts, dance, and activism:
- Simone Aughterlony (Zurich) with the performance "Hand Job"
- Ocean Stefan (Margate) with "Blood Show"
- Emma Frankland (Birmingham) with "No Apologies"
- Cassils (New York) with "Incontrovertible Being"
- Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle with the film "Playing with Fire – An Ecosexual Emergency"
TRANSTRONICA – The Festival within the Festival
Embedded within LIMINALITIES is TRANSTRONICA: an all-Trans* music festival curated by Saeleen Bouvar, dedicating the stage exclusively to trans* musicians, DJs, and producers. The club segment complements the more concert-like and performative parts of the festival, underscoring its interdisciplinary ambition.
Artistic Freedom as a Democratic Promise
The organizers explicitly position the festival as a response to the global pressure on trans*, inter, and non-binary lives – a response through art that creates spaces where societal structures can be rethought. "Critical art is essential for a democratic society," states the program group.
Kampnagel as the Festival Venue
Kampnagel in Hamburg's Winterhude district (Hamburg-Nord borough) is one of Europe's largest international production houses. Evolving from a former machine factory, the site offers six halls and several outdoor areas – ideal for a festival that conceives in multiple formats simultaneously. Tickets are available via Kampnagel ticketing.
LIMINALITIES — edition 2026
From April 23rd to 26th, 2026, LIMINALITIES at Kampnagel will bring together international artists whose work is dedicated to Trans* visibility. This marks the second edition of the festival, founded in 2025, which explicitly positions itself as a response to global authoritarian attacks against trans* people.
The program includes performances, theatre, visual arts, workshops, and the all-Trans* music festival TRANSTRONICA. Kampnagel is the organizer.
Programme LIMINALITIES 2026
LIMINALITIES 2026 runs from April 23rd to 26th, 2026, at Kampnagel in Hamburg's Winterhude district. Program components:
Performances and Theatre
- Simone Aughterlony (Zurich) – "Hand Job"
- Ocean Stefan (Margate) – "Blood Show"
- Emma Frankland (Birmingham) – "No Apologies"
- Cassils (New York) – "Incontrovertible Being"
Film and Visual Arts
- Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle – Film "Playing with Fire – An Ecosexual Emergency"
- Accompanying exhibitions and visual interventions on the Kampnagel premises
TRANSTRONICA – The Festival within the Festival
- All-Trans* music festival, curated by Saeleen Bouvar
- Concerts and club sets exclusively by trans* musicians, DJs, and producers
Workshops and Discourse
- Workshops on artistic practice, activism, and self-organization
- Artist talks, panels, community formats
Detailed program and tickets available at kampnagel.de.
Highlights LIMINALITIES 2026
- Second edition following the 2025 premiere
- International performances including Cassils (NYC), Emma Frankland, Simone Aughterlony
- TRANSTRONICA: All-Trans* music festival curated by Saeleen Bouvar
- Film by Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle
- Interdisciplinary: Performance, theatre, visual arts, workshops, club
- Artistic response to global attacks against trans* people
Prices LIMINALITIES 2026
Single tickets and festival passes are available via the Kampnagel website. Theatre box office: +49 40 270 949 49. Pricing information will be published as the program unfolds.
Practical information — LIMINALITIES
Getting There
Subway line U3 to Borgweg – a few minutes' walk. Bus lines 172, 173 stop at Kampnagel. By car: Parking available around the premises; paid parking in Jarrestraße.
Tickets
Tickets are available through the Kampnagel website or the theatre box office at +49 40 270 949 49. Festival passes and single tickets are available.
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Where it takes place LIMINALITIES
Kampnagel
Jarrestraße 20, 22303 Hamburg