Edition 2025
Finished
Theater
Street theater
Dance
Performing Democracy – International Festival of Performing Arts
Freiburg im Breisgau — Stadtkreis Freiburg im Breisgau (08311)
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07 May 2025
— 14 May 2025
Edition
2025
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Performing Democracy
In preparation for the festival premiere in 2026, the three organizers — E-WERK Freiburg, Theater Freiburg, and Theater im Marienbad — met in 2025 for conceptual preparation. Initial research residencies with international artists, a studio session with Claire Cunningham, and several program workshops at the three venues provided the thematic direction for the 2026 festival.
2025 Preparation
In 2025, E-WERK Freiburg, Theater Freiburg, and Theater im Marienbad hosted several preparatory formats for Performing Democracy 2026: research residencies with international artists, program workshops, and conceptual meetings between the three institutions.
The goal was to develop a joint festival that performatively addresses the question of democracy, encounter, and resistance. The selection of international guest performances for 2026 — Claire Cunningham, Soa Ratsifandrihana, Panzetti/Ticconi, the Mexican lecture format “Backyard” — emerged during this preparatory year.