Theater festival presents opera about anti-apartheid fighter Nkoli

30 productions from all over the world

"Theater der Welt" is regarded as Germany's largest festival for contemporary stage art. It takes place every three years, with Frankfurt am Main and Offenbach hosting it most recently. From June 18 to July 5, Chemnitz will now become a theater mecca. Nine curators from different countries are in charge of the artistic direction. They will select around 30 productions from all continents for the program, which will be presented in full on 26 March.

The Papermoon Puppet Theatre from Indonesia will be taking part with its play "Stream of Memory", which will celebrate its European premiere in Chemnitz. "With handmade puppets made of wood, fabric and light combined with dance, music and video, the intergenerational audience is taken on a journey through cities, rivers and forests by the giant creature Kali," it says. "Inspired by the longing for closeness and connection, this work tells a story about remembering, forgetting and transience, without words."