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Music theatre
Claude Debussy, Sylvain Cambreling, Krzysztof Warlikowski
A family suffocating itself. When the eldest son marries a beautiful homeless woman, this appears to change everything.
Music theatre
Philippe Manoury, Julien Leroy, Nicolas Stemann, IRCAM
Violins and geigercounters: in a world which follows a nuclear catastrophe a new kind of music theatre is created with two elementary particles in the leading roles.
Music theatre
Theatre-Rites, 20 Stories High
A remix of hip-hop, theatre and stories of teenagers living in the big city. Raw and poetic, lo-fi and downbeat.
Music theatre
Georges Aperghis, Luigi Nono, Yannis Kyriakides, Romain Bischoff, Silbersee
Who controls virtual reality? A musical meditation on the relationship between man and machine.
Music theatre
Don DeLillo, BL!NDMAN, Johan Simons
A young speculator on the way to the hairdresser's in his limousine gambles his entire fortune – and more.
Theatre
Émile Zola, Luk Perceval
Gervaise’s children have grown up: one son struggles with demons from the past, the other leads a miners’ protest.
Theatre
Émile Zola, Luk Perceval
One family, twelve actors, three musicians, six novels, three parts over eleven hours with three intervals.
Theatre
Triple ticket 1+2+3: Eden? Or the end? The theatremakers of tomorrow stage what is to come – in three new, different versions.
Theatre
Immediately after the festival there will be a remarkable event: ten of the region’s theatres together with the Ruhrtriennale invite you on a blind date theatrical journey.
Music
Nicolas Jaar, SOHN, Mykki Blanco, Efdemin, Actress, Demdike Stare
The final edition of this festival within the festival: ambitious pop music between indie, electronica and the sounds of the globalised world.
Music
Claudio Monteverdi, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
Faith turned into art. An overwhelming masterpiece between the Renaissance and the Baroque.
Music
Barbara Hannigan, Reinbert de Leeuw, Krzysztof Warlikowski
A unique opportunity to discover one of the most original compositions of the 20th century in a new and different setting.
Music
Tomás Luis de Victoria, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Florian Helgath, ChorWerk Ruhr
Contemplation and memory. Funeral songs from the Spanish Renaissance combined with musical Abstract Expressionism from New York.
Music, Forum & Dialog, Installation
the other way around
How far North do we have to go to reach the South? An experiment in disorientation where geographical and political borders dissolve.
Music
Harry Partch, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Phillip Sollmann, Simon Steen-Andersen, Helge Sten
New visions for Harry Partch’s eccentric instruments: perspectives between new music, jazz rock and techno.
Music
Every Monday during the festival: concerts on the threshold between body and spirit, between time and eternity.
Music
Ludwig van Beethoven, Steven Sloane, Bochumer Symphoniker
Beethoven’s most intimate creation extends into the utopia of a world of peace and freedom.
Music
The shape of punk to come. This live show by Björk’s Venezuelan producer brings queer post-humanism together with intelligent electronic pop.
Dance
Richard Siegal
Paradise now. The sections of the trilogy based on the ‘Divine Comedy’ come together to form a headlong choreographic journey into the afterlife.
Dance
Johann Sebastian Bach, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Rosas
One cellist and five dancers search for the essence of the most beautiful works in the history of music: the six cello suites of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Dance
Trajal Harrell
On a collective trek hoochie coochie meets the catwalk, sexism meets colonialism and gender meets orientalism.
Installation
Atelier van Lieshout
Last Call for fans and debutants: with Molecular sculptures, Conan the Barbarian and a barrel organ, the crazy art village enters its third and final round.
Installation
Rimini Protokoll (Begrich, Haug, Kaegi, Karrenbauer), loekenfranke, Urbane Künste Ruhr
Detached from place and time. Seven city tours each with seven tracks present the Ruhr region as one overarching audio-visual composition.
Installation
Alva Noto, Byetone, Frank Bretschneider, Kangding Ray, raster-noton
Minimalism in neon: artists from the raster-noton label create an installation of fleeting forms and geometric sounds.
Installation
Paul Plamper, WDR Hörspiel
In 1905 a young German emigrates to the colony Cameroon. In 2015 a young Cameroonian escapes to Germany. Both are looking for a better future.
Forum & Dialog
Forum & Dialog
The Ruhrtriennale 2017 will begin with an Opening Speech by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Herta Müller. Admission is free of charge.
Forum & Dialog
The political establishment is under pressure – from right-wing to left-wing. President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert and political activist Claudine Nierth discuss the new force from below.
Refektorium, Forum & Dialog
A programme of readings, music, an audio walk, discussions, acts you can join in, films, parties and debates. Entry is free of charge!
Teentalitarismus, Refektorium, Installation
We show you our part of town, talk to you about sex, art and life, write our own songs and make our own film.