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| News 18.04.2026 |
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| RESONANZRAUM 40 |
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Immersive theatre |
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Another form of immersive theatre – a look back over forty years
The rehearsal studio on Pempelforter Straße is not a place you would seek out from the outside. But anyone who has ever stepped inside – as a dancer, an actor, a sound artist, or even as a spectator at one of our rehearsals, which sometimes went on late into the evening – knows this:
this space is the Theatre of Sounds. This is where it all began. This is where it begins again.
In 2026, we will be entering our fortieth year. The obvious response would be an anniversary programme: a retrospective, photos, applause, a programme booklet. We are planning that – but with a twist.
The project
RESONANZRAUM 40 transforms our rehearsal studio into a self-contained, self-sustaining experiential space. Four projection surfaces – both side walls, the front wall, the ceiling – will be used. A spatial sound system completes the acoustic space. The result is neither a film nor a concert: a journey lasting around fifty minutes through forty years of theatre work, which starts at the touch of a button and leaves the visitor in the space – standing, sitting, lying down, wandering about.
Thirty-three productions. Six thematic clusters. Prologue and epilogue. One central principle: sustainability in action. Not a single new costume, not a single new prop. Everything comes from our stock – worn, used, created in this very space. The past does not return. It was never gone.
Our collaboration with storyLab kiU
To this end, we are working with storyLab kiU at the Dortmunder U – one of Germany’s leading development centres for immersive media. kiU provides us with a working environment, support services and technical expertise. What emerges from this is not a service-provider relationship. It is a workshop: two institutions that speak different languages – one the language of theatre, the other that of code and audio-visual projection technology – and which must not translate these languages, but speak them simultaneously. That is the essence of what we mean by symbiosis.
The schedule
The development phase runs from May to September 2026. The opening is planned for October 2026 – kicking things off will be the Bauhausbühnen Suite, excerpts from our ‘Mechanical Ballet’, rehearsed time and again in this very space. After that, RESONANZRAUM 40 will be accessible as a walk-in installation three to four days a week; with live events taking place at least once a month: performances, workshops, symposia. The installation will run until June 2027.
A request
Who would be interested in accompanying the creative process – as a visitor, a discussion partner, a collaborator, or a sponsor of a live event? A brief reply is all that’s needed. No forms, no platforms. Just an email to us. |
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Our website (in english) |
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| A look ahead to our anniversary year in 2026 |
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40 years of Theater der Klänge – let |
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This year is very special for us:
Theater der Klänge is entering its 40th year!
Four decades of innovative musical theatre, experimental performance and interdisciplinary collaboration – we want to celebrate this with you.
The highlight: starting in May 2026, you can look forward to a special anniversary programme that brings the history, present and future of TdK to life.
2026 annual overview – save the dates!
Here are the most important dates at a glance:
• May 2026: 39th anniversary of Theater der Klänge -
Start of our online retrospective
• June 2026: Revival of ‘Coastal Souls’ for Düsseldorf and guest performances
• From October 2026: Start of our anniversary series ‘Resonanzraum40’
The complete annual overview with all dates and events will be available on our website from March. |
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Website of the Theater der Klange in english |
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