Edition 2025
Finished
Music
Variety
Theater
Selfkant-Musical 2.0 — Oh wie Heimat ist das Grenzland
Selfkant — Kreis Heinsberg (05370)
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29 Aug 2025
Edition
2025
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Selfkant-Musical
The first edition of the Selfkant-Musical in summer 2025 brought the German-Dutch borderland identity to the open-air stage at Sportpark Höngen. Clubs from German and Dutch border villages participated, and the dance group Xanadu provided choreographic interludes. The performance received supra-regional attention and was praised by the Aachener Zeitung as a remarkable local project.
The premiere of the Selfkant-Musical established a new theatrical format in the westernmost tip of Germany: homeland theater as a borderland narrative, supported by local clubs and Dutch direction. The play dealt with the complex history of the Selfkant — its cession to the Netherlands in 1949 and its return in 1963 — as well as the region's dual cultural identity.
The success of the premiere led to the decision to continue the format as “Selfkant-Musical 2.0" in 2026 — expanded with new narrative segments and stronger Dutch participation.