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Magdeburg’s ‘eXoplanet’ Festival Wins Perspektivpreis at German Theater Awards

The honor recognizes a bold fusion of contemporary music theatre with urban space.

Overview

  • The Deutscher Bühnenverein confirmed the Perspektivpreis for Theater Magdeburg’s new festival within Der Faust.
  • The prize will be presented on 15 November at Theaterhaus Stuttgart.
  • Jurors praised the project’s experimental music-theatre formats and its linkage of performance to urban space.
  • Debuting in May, the festival staged opera, concerts and performances across the opera house, the Schauspielhaus and central city locations.
  • Theater Magdeburg plans an expanded edition in 2027, with Generalintendant Julien Chavaz calling the honor an assignment to push innovation.