Where is Umm Kulthum? Neukölln sings along
Where is Umm Kulthum? Neukölln sings along
“You are my life, whose dawn began with your light.” (from the song Enta Omry, “You are My Life”, by Umm Kulthum) For two days, the Passage of Neuköllner Oper will be transformed into Neukölln’s open-air living room – hosting a celebration dedicated to the musical and social legacy of the Egyptian singer and icon […]
To 05. July 2026.
طرب / Tarab
طرب / Tarab
Still little known in the Western world, the singer Umm Kulthum – often referred to as the “Callas of Egypt” – is one of the greatest icons of classical Arabic music. Not only is she an example of a disadvantaged young woman who made it to the top within a patriarchally dominated artistic field, she also became a model of change and empowerment for women across the globe. Umm Kulthum’s influence, which helped inspire genuine social change and a sense of […]
To 05. July 2026.
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Ullmann’s one-act opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis did not get the chance to be performed in the Theresienstadt ghetto. Although both the composer and his librettist were murdered in Auschwitz, the documents relating to the piece were saved. As a result, the opera had its world premiere in Amsterdam in 1975 and, in 1989, a […]
To 01. July 2026.
Nation of Strangers
Nation of Strangers
In her new book Nation of Strangers, currently shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, Ece Temelkuran sets out on a moving search for meaning: What does home mean in a world where belonging is becoming fragile? Shaped by her own experiences of exile and inspired by encounters along the way, Temelkuran writes with tenderness […]
To 25. June 2026.
Last Exit Europa
Last Exit Europa
Europe: a continent, an idea, a center of power. From fortress to free-trade zone to sparks of joy – and back again. Is this a utopia, or can it be discarded? Is anything still salvageable from the idea of its peacefully united peoples, bound together in freedom? Europe: an abducted king’s daughter. What has become […]
To 19. June 2026.
My Melodies
My Melodies
Rock, country, R&B, hip-hop, from Annie Lennox to Nirvana to Beyoncé: every generation has its own music, its own hits. NO Kids have spoken with their families and bring to the stage the songs that shaped their siblings, parents, and grandparents. Join them on a journey through the decades of music, through memories and family […]
To 15. June 2026.
I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum
I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum
NO Jung combine Shakespeare with slasher vibes. Dance becomes a hunt. Choral singing turns into rumor. Music becomes a racing pulse. Music theatre somewhere between dance, scene, song, and collage. Funny, precise, unsettling. And perhaps a little too close for comfort. PREMIERE 15 May 2026 SPRACHE GermanDAUER 60 minutes NOTE Strobe and haze effects are used […]
To 18. May 2026.
Noise
Noise
In an intensely immersive performance opera, born out of the urgency to learn how to navigate a world in collapse, the Rotterdam-based performance collective Club Gewalt asks: how can you readjust your senses under the constant static of information predicting the apocalypse? How do we give meaning to a future that doesn’t overflow with prosperity? […]
To 07. May 2026.
Birth Factory
Birth Factory
Director, actress, and classically trained musician Anke Retzlaff – acclaimed by cinema, television, and theater alike – cuts a path through the thicket of audience voices together with her team. What is it about? The primal experience that connects us all: birth – the most intensely intimate and at the same time socially monitored moment of life. PREMIERE 10 March 2026 […]
To 12. March 2026.
Selemo
Selemo
“The world keeps dreaming of spring.”(Tom Waits – You Can Never Hold Back Spring) Back into the light, into beauty, and into life! Spring represents the power of transformation, rebirth, and an ancient promise of prosperity. What can this fantasy of abundance mean for us – culturally, spiritually, and sonically – across geographical boundaries? PREMIERE […]
To 01. March 2026.
Genevieve
Genevieve
A band on stage: vocals, drums, faces and bodies moving with every beat, outfits shining under wild lights – this is a concert, right? Or is it a theatre show in disguise? Scottish composer-performer Genevieve Murphy loves blurring those lines. With her band GENEVIEVE and a set of self-written songs, she zooms in on the […]
To 25. January 2026.
Der zweite Kirschgarten
Der zweite Kirschgarten
The cherry orchard is for sale! So, the second cherry orchard – here and now in Germany, 2025. This seems to be a good time for the whole family to come together once more, as so many memories are tied to it. But also to the first orchard, which stood in Namibia. It was planted […]
To 16. January 2026.
