Name: LIMINALITIES – Performing Arts Festival on Trans* Visibility 2026
Start: 2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-04-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Kampnagel

LIMINALITIES

About LIMINALITIES

LIMINALITIES is Hamburg's international festival for performing arts with a focus on Trans* visibility. After a successful premiere in 2025, the second edition will launch from April 23rd to 26th, 2026, at Kampnagel – one of Europe's largest international production houses. Four days of performances, theatre, visual arts, workshops, and the Trans* music festival TRANSTRONICA will bring together international voices such as Simone Aughterlony (Zurich), Ocean Stefan (Margate), Emma Frankland (Birmingham), and Cassils (NYC). The festival positions itself as a platform of solidarity and an artistic response to authoritarian attacks against trans* people worldwide.

Dates 23 Apr — 26 Apr 2026

Venue Hamburg (02000)

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Edition 2026

LIMINALITIES — edition 2026

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The second edition of LIMINALITIES takes place from April 23rd to 26th, 2026, at Kampnagel. Four days of performing arts focusing on Trans* visibility: performances by Simone Aughterlony, Ocean Stefan, Emma Frankland, Cassils, and a film by Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle. The all-Trans* music festival TRANSTRONICA, curated by Saeleen Bouvar, is also featured.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.