{"id":9125,"date":"2021-09-02T22:11:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.neukoellneroper.de\/?page_id=9125"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:59:02","slug":"retrospect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/productions\/retrospect\/","title":{"rendered":"retrospect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for a different kind of music theatre? Located in the heart of Neuk\u00f6lln, Neuk\u00f6llner Oper is Berlin\u2019s smallest opera house in the city\u2019s most vibrant district. Rooted in the free scene, it\u2019s a place to discover the new and the unexpected\u00a0\u2013\u00a0across all categories, genres, and themes\u00a0\u2013\u00a0always entertaining, sensual, catchy, and simply pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ffffff-color has-000000-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?p=9125\">All productions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" loading=\"lazy\"src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VH54307-1100x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VH54307-1100x733.jpg 1100w, 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<a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/tarab\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0637\u0631\u0628 \/ Tarab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_9_TARAB-0095kl-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/tarab\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u0637\u0631\u0628 \/ Tarab<\/a><\/h2><p>Still&nbsp;little&nbsp;known&nbsp;in the Western&nbsp;world, the&nbsp;singer&nbsp;Umm&nbsp;Kulthum\u202f\u202f\u2013\u202foften&nbsp;referred&nbsp;to as the \u201cCallas&nbsp;of Egypt\u201d\u202f\u2013\u202fis&nbsp;one of the greatest icons of classical &nbsp;Arabic&nbsp;music.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Umm&nbsp;Kulthum\u2019s&nbsp;influence,&nbsp;which&nbsp;helped&nbsp;inspire&nbsp;genuine&nbsp;social&nbsp;change and a sense of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 06. June 2026.<br \/>To 05. July 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-23675 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-24203\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-24203 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/where-is-umm-kulthum\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/where-is-umm-kulthum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where is Umm Kulthum? Neuk\u00f6lln sings along<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/where-is-umm-kulthum\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where is Umm Kulthum? Neuk\u00f6lln sings along\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-1100x838.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-1536x1170.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-2048x1559.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/umkultum_P1060457-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/where-is-umm-kulthum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where is Umm Kulthum? Neuk\u00f6lln sings along<\/a><\/h2><p>\u201cYou are my life, whose dawn began with your light.\u201d (from the song Enta Omry, \u201cYou are My Life\u201d, by Umm Kulthum) For two days, the Passage of Neuk\u00f6llner Oper will be transformed into Neuk\u00f6lln\u2019s open-air living room \u2013 hosting a celebration dedicated to the musical and social legacy of the Egyptian singer and icon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 04. July 2026.<br \/>To 05. July 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-24203 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-24475\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-24475 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-kaiser-von-atlantis\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-kaiser-von-atlantis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Der Kaiser von Atlantis<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-kaiser-von-atlantis\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Der Kaiser von Atlantis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-1100x816.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-2048x1519.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KaiservAtlantis_Frank-Roland-Benneken-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-kaiser-von-atlantis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Der Kaiser von Atlantis<\/a><\/h2><p>Ullmann\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 01. July 2026.<br \/>To 01. July 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-24475 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-24188\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-24188 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/nation-of-strangers\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/nation-of-strangers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nation of Strangers<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/nation-of-strangers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover_UK_Nation-of-STranger_16zu9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nation of Strangers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover_UK_Nation-of-STranger_16zu9.jpg 1630w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover_UK_Nation-of-STranger_16zu9-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover_UK_Nation-of-STranger_16zu9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover_UK_Nation-of-STranger_16zu9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover_UK_Nation-of-STranger_16zu9-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/nation-of-strangers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nation of Strangers<\/a><\/h2><p>In her new book Nation of Strangers, currently shortlisted for the Women&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 25. June 2026.<br \/>To 25. June 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-24188 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-23574\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-23574 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/last-exit-europa\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/last-exit-europa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Last Exit Europa<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/last-exit-europa\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Last Exit Europa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z9H4344-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/last-exit-europa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Last Exit Europa<\/a><\/h2><p>Europe: a continent, an idea, a center of power. From fortress to free-trade zone to sparks of joy \u2013 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\u2019s daughter. What has become [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 30. April 2026.<br \/>To 19. June 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-23574 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-23733\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-23733 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/my-melodies\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/my-melodies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">My Melodies<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/my-melodies\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"My Melodies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NoKids-MyMelodies\u00a9MayraWallraff-30-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/my-melodies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">My Melodies<\/a><\/h2><p>Rock, country, R&amp;B, hip-hop, from Annie Lennox to Nirvana to Beyonc\u00e9: 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 14. June 2026.<br \/>To 15. June 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-23733 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-23665\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-23665 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/i-know-what-you-did-last-sommernachtstraum\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/i-know-what-you-did-last-sommernachtstraum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/i-know-what-you-did-last-sommernachtstraum\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MURAT_ASLAN_SOMMERNACHT_web_16x9-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/i-know-what-you-did-last-sommernachtstraum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">I know what you did last Sommernachtstraum<\/a><\/h2><p>NO Jung combine Shakespeare with slasher vibes. Dance becomes a hunt. Choral singing turns into rumor. Music becomes a racing pulse. Music theatre&nbsp;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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 15. May 2026.<br \/>To 18. May 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-23665 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-23265\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-23265 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/noise\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/noise\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Noise<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/noise\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Noise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-1100x616.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-2048x1147.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NOISE_ClubGewalt_FIN-01-banner-MaartjeMerel_PimTop-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/noise\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Noise<\/a><\/h2><p>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\u2019t overflow with prosperity? [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 16. April 2026.<br \/>To 07. May 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-23265 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-22682\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-22682 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/birth-factory\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/birth-factory\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Birth Factory<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/birth-factory\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Birth Factory\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BIRTH-FACTORY_2026_Peter-van-Heesen-4-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/birth-factory\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Birth Factory<\/a><\/h2><p>Director, actress, and classically trained musician Anke Retzlaff&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;acclaimed by cinema, television, and theater alike&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;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&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;the most intensely intimate and at the same time socially monitored moment of life. PREMIERE 10 March 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 10. March 2026.<br \/>To 12. March 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-22682 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-22245\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-22245 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/selemo\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/selemo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Selemo<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/selemo\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Selemo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Z9H0074-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/selemo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Selemo<\/a><\/h2><p>\u201cThe world keeps dreaming of spring.\u201d(Tom Waits \u2013 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 \u2013 culturally, spiritually, and sonically \u2013 across geographical boundaries? PREMIERE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 12. February 2026.<br \/>To 01. March 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-22245 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-22554\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-22554 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/genevieve-murphy-band\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/genevieve-murphy-band\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Genevieve<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/genevieve-murphy-band\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1740\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genevieve-Murphy-\u00a9-Philine-van-den-Hul_web-1-scaled-e1764348363523.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Genevieve\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genevieve-Murphy-\u00a9-Philine-van-den-Hul_web-1-scaled-e1764348363523.jpg 1740w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genevieve-Murphy-\u00a9-Philine-van-den-Hul_web-1-scaled-e1764348363523-1100x620.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genevieve-Murphy-\u00a9-Philine-van-den-Hul_web-1-scaled-e1764348363523-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genevieve-Murphy-\u00a9-Philine-van-den-Hul_web-1-scaled-e1764348363523-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genevieve-Murphy-\u00a9-Philine-van-den-Hul_web-1-scaled-e1764348363523-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1740px) 100vw, 1740px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/genevieve-murphy-band\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Genevieve<\/a><\/h2><p>A band on stage: vocals, drums, faces and bodies moving with every beat, outfits shining under wild lights \u2013 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 23. January 2026.<br \/>To 25. January 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-22554 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-22003\" class=\"teaser-view past-performance post-22003 play type-play status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry en-US\"    data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-zweite-kirschgarten\/\">\n\n    \n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-zweite-kirschgarten\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Der zweite Kirschgarten<\/a><\/h2>    <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n    \n        <a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-zweite-kirschgarten\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail portrait wp-post-image\" alt=\"Der zweite Kirschgarten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1-1100x1392.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1-1214x1536.jpg 1214w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1-1619x2048.jpg 1619w, https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@keyvisualKirschgarten-1-40x50.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>        <\/a>\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n        <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/performance\/der-zweite-kirschgarten\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Der zweite Kirschgarten<\/a><\/h2><p>The cherry orchard is for sale! So, the second cherry orchard \u2013 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"performance-period h6\">Premiere on 18. December 2025.<br \/>To 16. January 2026.<\/div>\n                \n    <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/article><!-- #post-22003 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"pager\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9125\/page\/2\/?orderby=date&#038;order=DESC\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neukoellneroper.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9125\/page\/2\/?orderby=date&#038;order=DESC\">\u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a different kind of music theatre? 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