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Ruhrtriennale 2025

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We Are The Lucky Ones | © Nationale Opera & Ballett

From August 21 to September 21, the Ruhrtriennale takes place. The festival, under the artistic direction of Ivo Van Hove, presents a wide-ranging program at eleven venues in Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, and Gladbeck. Music theater, drama, dance, performance, and much more are included.

Szene aus "The Sticky Dance". Foto: Christofilopoulou

Ruhrtriennale 2025

21.08.2025 - 21.09.2025

How do we want to live? This is the question posed by director Ivo van Hove in the second edition of his Ruhrtriennale. For this, he brings 35 projects with 136 events to Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, and Gladbeck.

What if they bark | Foto: Timothy Schenck

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Between Invention and Capture. Search Movements in the Duisburg Inner Harbor

22.08.2025 - 05.10.2025

This exhibition in the Duisburg inner harbor takes a contemporary look at the inner harbor with sculptural, performative as well as sound and video works by international artists.

Último Helecho | Foto: Nina Laisné

StageDanceEssen

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Last Fern

The dance production "Último Helecho" celebrates a baroque festival of South American mythologies.

StageDancemusicGladbeck

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Rave-L Party

Rave-L Party - An immersive dance experience with Maurice Ravel's Ur-Techno in the Maschinenhalle Zweckel in Gladbeck

Jonny Greenwood | Foto: Shin Katan

Ruhrtriennale 2025: 124 Years of Reverb

"124 Years of Reverb" - Organ meditation by Radiohead legend Jonny Greenwood in the Essen Miners' Cathedral

Larissa Sirah Herden und Lars Eidinger | Foto: Max Sonnenschein und Ingo Pertramer

StageDramamusicBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: I Did It My Way

"I Did It My Way" is an interdisciplinary musical theater piece with music by Nina Simone and Frank Sinatra – to be seen with Larissa Sirah Herden and Lars Eidinger at the Bochum Jahrhunderthalle.

Gaye Su Akyol | Foto: Aytekin Yalçın

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Gaye Su Akyol

The feminist icon Gaye Su Akyol mixes post-punk and Anadolu rock in the casting hall of Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.

The Third Room X Ruhrtriennale | Foto: Charlotte Ernst

Ruhrtriennale 2025: The Third Room X Ruhrtriennale

Ahmet Sisman and his project "The Third Room" promise a rave weekend in the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, set against one of the most impressive industrial backdrops of the Ruhr area.

Tyshawn Sorey | Foto: Nathan Bajar

MusicJazzBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Cycles of my Being / Save the Boys

Tyshawn Sorey, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music 2024, provides a musical song evening at the Turbinenhalle in the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum that transcends the genre.

Mohamed Toukabri | Foto: Mohamed Toukabri

StageDanceEssen

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Every-body-knows-what-tomorrow-brings-and-we-all-know-what-happened-yesterday

A solo in search of autonomy – Choreographer and dancer Mohamed Toukabri applies his sharp choreographic gaze to the architecture of dance itself at PACT Zollverein in Essen.

Tyshawn Sorey Trio | OGATA

MusicJazzBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Tyshawn Sorey Trio

In his trio, the musician Tyshawn Sorey showcases himself as an exceptional drummer accompanied by pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Harish Raghavan - in the Turbine Hall at the Century Hall.

RT24 Triennale Teens Talk | Foto: Volker Beushausen

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Triennale Teens Talk - Young Triennale

Perspective Shift - The Triennale Teens Talk offers young people aged 12 to 18 the opportunity to experience the Ruhr Triennale behind the scenes in two four-day workshops.

Alan Turing, Oracle Collage

StageDramaDuisburg

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Oracle

"Oracle" - A theatrical, multimedia exploration tour about Alan Turing, AI, and the dark soul of technology in the power station Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.

how in salts desert is it possible to blossom | Foto: Valerian Galy

StageDanceEssen

Ruhrtriennale 2025: …how in salts desert is it possible to blossom…

A color-spraying performance about the effects of colonization on PACT Zollverein in Essen.

StageDramamusicBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: We Are The Lucky Ones

With a focus on the Baby Boomer generation, "We Are The Lucky Ones" presents life and death through dance and song in the Bochum Century Hall.

OSMIUM | Foto: Camille Blake

Ruhrtriennale 2025: OSMIUM

In her new project "OSMIUM," the Oscar-winning composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir encounters dubstep and Indonesian ethno-punk - in the foundry hall in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.

Foto: Marcus Simaitis, Ruhrtriennale 2016

MusicClubsBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Down The Rabbit Hole X Cute Community Radio Parties

Diasporic pop culture and cute club nights at the festival center "Wunderland" at the Bochum Century Hall

Foto: Lukas Wenninger RT16

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Ruhr Diamonds

"Ruhr Diamonds" – Young voices and fresh sounds in Wonderland at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

Club Origami | Foto: Summer Dean

StageDanceBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Club Origami - Young Triennale

"Club Origami" - A dance performance with art made of paper for children under 5 years and families at the Dampfgebläsehaus at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum.

RT22 Intime Revolution | Foto: Sabrina Weniger

MusicstageBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Relaxed With...

Barrier-free performances in an inclusive atmosphere: With the Relaxed Performances in the Turbine Hall at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, art can be experienced in an inclusive way.

Sunday Dancers | Foto: Volker Beushausen

StageDanceBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Sunday Dancers

Dance workshops at the festival center "Wunderland" at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum - led by renowned choreographers and dancers of the various festival productions.

Samuel Mariño | Foto: Diana Gomez

Ruhrtriennale 2025: High on Händel

"High on Händel" in the Gebläsehalle in Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord - Venezuelan soprano brings queer glamour to the historical performance practice

Sharon Eyal | Foto: Davit Giorgadze

StageDanceBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Delay the Sadness

With "Delay the Sadness," Sharon Eyal, one of the most significant choreographers of our time, brings a dance production that comes from the depths of the body to the Bochum Century Hall.

WASCO! | Foto: Danny Willems

StageDramaEssen

Ruhrtriennale 2025: WASCO! - Young Triennale

An explosive action painting performance with ten children and lots of color at PACT Zollverein in Essen.

Falaise, Baro d'evel | Foto: François Passerini

StageDramaDuisburg

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Falaise

Eight performers, a white horse, and a flock of doves – In the power center Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord, "Falaise" poetically tells of the downfall and rebirth of humanity.

RT24, Brave New Voices, Sivan Ben Yishai | Foto: Heinrich Brinkmoeller

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Brave New Voices

International voices from art, science, and society discuss important social issues in this discourse format with moderator Sivan Ben Yishai at the Century Hall.

Chorwerk Ruhr | Foto: Christian Palm

Ruhrtriennale 2025: before and after nature

"before and after nature" - The internationally renowned avant-garde composer David Lang drew inspiration from classical texts on the environment in his latest work.

Sounddramaturgien-Kollektiv | Foto: Sounddramaturgien-Kollektiv

StageDramaBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: GenZ Don’t Cry - Young Triennale

World premiere: "GenZ Don't Cry" is an immersive 3D sound theater with and about Generation Z. A production of the Ruhrtriennale in the Turbine Hall at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum.

Pablo Picasso wearing a minotaur head mask | Gjon Mili, The LIFE Picture Collection, Shutterstock

StageDramaBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: Guernica Guernica

Guernica Guernica, inspired by Picasso's painting, is a production by the theater collective FC Bergman (winners of the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale 2023) - at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

Frieda Lange ©Amelie Sophie, Heinrich Hartmut Haenchen ©Accademia di Santa Ceciliaph Musacchio, Ianniello & Pasqualini

The Sticky Dance | Foto: Foteini Christofilopoulou

StageDanceBochum

Ruhrtriennale 2025: The Sticky Dance - Young Triennale

"The Sticky Dance" in the Dampfgebläsehaus at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum is a colorful performance installation for children and families.