"Starke Stücke" 2025 took place from March 6th to 17th 2025
That's it again. The ‘Starke Sücke’ 2025 are over. We were delighted to welcome artists from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Spain. A wide-ranging programme awaited you at a total of 38 venues, from narrative and object theatre, acrobatics and dance to installations, multimedia performances, a live animated film and an audio tour.
The ‘Starke Stücke’ team would like to thank all companies, organisers, sponsors, supporters, audience members and interested parties for this fantastic edition!
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10:00h
Opening Ceremony "Starke Stücke" 2025
Theater Altes Hallenbad, Friedberg
As part of the opening, we will be showing the play Ceci n'est pas un exercise (This Is Not a Drill) and look forward to raising a glass with you.
For invited guests only.
15:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
Also today at 10am and 7pm: High (13+) - Theaterhaus Ensemble
Info and tickets via this link
15:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
Also today at 10am and 7pm: High (13+) - Theaterhaus Ensemble
Info and tickets via this link
09:00h - 18:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
13:00h - 17:00h
Family Sunday at the Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo
During the 2024/2025 season the team of "Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo" showcases the full diversity of performing arts for young audiences and keeps the former Fritz Rémond Theater open for young people and families.
09:00h - 13:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
09:00h - 13:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
18:00h
Award ceremony of the Frankfurt Children's and Youth Theatre Prize „Karfunkel“
Kaisersaal des Frankfurter Römer (nur geladene Gäste)
The City of Frankfurt honours outstanding achievements in theatre for young audiences with the ‘Karfunkel’.
19:00h
Festival Gathering and German-French Evening at Centralstation, Darmstadt
Right after the performance at 6 pm: Screenagers Vol.2 – Premier Stratagème, Paris (FR)
12:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
Also today: Shall we together... – Tout petit, Leuven (BE) at 11am
as well as Survival Kid (9+) - Theaterhaus Ensemble at 7pm Info and tickets via this link
16:30h
Moderated After-Talk on "Offending Adults"
right after Offending the adults (14+) starting 2.30 pm
09:00h - 14:30h
Thinking-Workshop "Starke Stücke" Tandems
Titania Theater, Frankfurt a. M.
It's better to watch theatre in a team than alone. Young artists from the Erasmus+ project ‘exit the room’ meet with regional cultural organisers and go to the theatre together.
14:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
19:00h
JourStage - A stage all to yourself. Acting, singing, painting, dancing, ... show us what you can do - in the Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo.
20:00h
This year, our festival party is taking place at the Theaterhaus Frankfurt.
Information and registration at the festival office.
09:00h - 18:00h
The festival café is open to everyone and offers snacks, coffee, music and more.
10:00h - 16:00h
Denkwerkstatt „Gestures of resistance – Widerstand üben im Theater der Zukunft“
In this think tank, we seek to practice a theatre of resistance together.