SCOOOOOTCH! (2+) - Les Nouveaux Ballets du Nord-Pas de Calais, Lille (FR), Fotos: Frédéric Iovino
Opening "Starke Stücke" 2025, Foto: Katrin Schander
The Show For Young Men (8+) – Guesthouse Project, Edinburgh (UK), Fotos: Tommy Ga Ken-Wan
Opening "Starke Stücke" 2025, Foto: Katrin Schander
GIRLS (14+) – Kolektiv Igralke & Tjaša Črnigoj, Rijeka (KR), Fotos: Dražen Šokčević
German-French Evening at Centralstation Darmstadt, Foto: Katrin Schander
ACTAPALABRA (4+) - Theatre Am Stram Gram, Genf (CH), Fotos: Ariane Catton Balabeau
Opening "Starke Stücke" 2025, Foto: Katrin Schander
Auf der Bank (6+) - Teater Refleksion, Aarhus (DK), Fotos: Christoffer Brekne
Tandem-Diskurs, Foto: Katrin Schander
Ballroom (5+) - Post uit Hessdalen, Antwerpen (BE), Fotos: PUH, Jostijn Ligtvoet, HiRes_Brecht Van Maele
Tandem-Diskurs, Foto: Katrin Schander
in liebe, (14+) – c.t.201, Köln (DE), Fotos: ProPho
"Starke Stücke" street ornaments, Foto: Katrin Schander
German-French Evening at Centralstation Darmstadt, Foto: Katrin Schander
DREI (5+) - Ilke Teerlinck & Compagnie Irene K, Eupen (BE), Fotos: Olympe Tits
Jubiläumsfeier "Starke Stücke" 2024 in Dreieich; Foto: Katrin Schander
Ein Ozean der Liebe (7+) - Compagnie La Salamandre, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (FR),  Fotos: Stéphane Michel
 

Starke Stücke


Welcome to "Starke Stücke" 2026!

From February 20th to March 3rd, 2026, we look forward to welcoming 23 national and international productions from eleven countries as part of our festival. Productions from Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Croatia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, and Great Britain will visit the Rhine-Main area, offering a diverse programme ranging from puppet and object theater, drama, dance to an audio walk, documentary theater, and a multi-day installation. Browse through the programme and mark your highlights. Cheers to a wonderful festival!


You can find detailed documentation on “Starke Stücke” 2025 here.


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Taster workshop program
Daycare centers and elementary schools that would like to get to know the "Starke Stücke" educational program have the opportunity to book a taster workshop. Under the title "Am Leuchtturm gibt es Erdbeereis" we offer a staged reading of the children's book of the same name followed by a short interactive workshop for children aged 5 and over.
All important information about the length, costs and registration can be found in our information sheet here (PDF in German).