program

Do 03.11.

18:00

Ricarda Roggan

Die Suche nach Stadt N

As part of the “East/West” lecture series hosted by the research partnership “The Bonn Republic” at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Film + Talk

Photographer Ricarda Roggan tackles the ruptures following the end of the GDR. In her films, presented at the FFT Foyer, she probes for the norms, values, political ideas, and utopias at the core of the GDR. The presentations as well as the subsequent artist talk form the kickoff for the “East/West” lecture series.


Fr 04.11.

20:00

canceled

Verschoben auf 17.,18.,19.3.2023

half past selber schuld

What Robots Need to Learn

Wonderland Incorporated Part 3
Stage comic

half past selbst schuld are back: What Robots Need to Learn is set in a future in which evolution has been overtaken by technology. The inventors of the stage comic pull out all the stops again and delight with satirical episodes, lurid news, confusing infographics and flashy advertising clips.


Sa 05.11.

20:00

canceled

Verschoben auf 17.,18.,19.3.2023

half past selber schuld

What Robots Need to Learn

Wonderland Incorporated Part 3
Stage comic

half past selbst schuld are back: What Robots Need to Learn is set in a future in which evolution has been overtaken by technology. The inventors of the stage comic pull out all the stops again and delight with satirical episodes, lurid news, confusing infographics and flashy advertising clips.


Di 08.11.

10:00

Bühne II

from 4 years

Keren Levi

Drunter und Drüber

Tanz

Drunter und drüber is a story about friendship and the power of fantasy.Two friends discover a treasure map during a pillow fight. It leads them into a fantastic world. A wondrous, adventurous treasure hunt unfolds before the audience’s eyes, without any spoken language.


Mi 09.11.

10:00

Bühne II

from 4 years

Keren Levi

Drunter und Drüber

Tanz

Drunter und drüber is a story about friendship and the power of fantasy.Two friends discover a treasure map during a pillow fight. It leads them into a fantastic world. A wondrous, adventurous treasure hunt unfolds before the audience’s eyes, without any spoken language.


Fr 11.11.

11:00

FFT & Kompliz*innen (FFT & Accomplices)

KULTUR-FRÜHSTÜCK (Cultural Breakfast)

Talk

Welcome to the Cultural Breakfast at the FFT Düsseldorf. This free offer is for everyone who wants to take a look behind the scenes of independent theater and talk about it with others! Every 2nd Friday of the month we invite you to our foyer to meet artists and other guests, current topics and new plays.


20:00

canceled
Ben J. Riepe

Sainte Réalité

dance & performance

Between pandemic and populism, between war and climate crisis, we experience a watershed moment: The community splinters, certainties dwindle away. Düsseldorf-based choreographer Ben J. Riepe tries out a new community. Sainte Réalité is a choreography and a musical, a spatial installation, and a reverie.

Replacement dates for performances on 11/11/22, 11/12/22 and 11/13/22. Tickets purchased for November are still valid.


Sa 12.11.

20:00

canceled

Publikumsgespräch im Anschluss

Ben J. Riepe

Sainte Réalité

dance & performance

Between pandemic and populism, between war and climate crisis, we experience a watershed moment: The community splinters, certainties dwindle away. Düsseldorf-based choreographer Ben J. Riepe tries out a new community. Sainte Réalité is a choreography and a musical, a spatial installation, and a reverie.

Replacement dates for performances on 11/11/22, 11/12/22 and 11/13/22. Tickets purchased for November are still valid.


So 13.11.

15:00

Bühne II

from 4 years

Keren Levi

Drunter und Drüber

Tanz

Drunter und drüber is a story about friendship and the power of fantasy.Two friends discover a treasure map during a pillow fight. It leads them into a fantastic world. A wondrous, adventurous treasure hunt unfolds before the audience’s eyes, without any spoken language.


18:00

canceled
Ben J. Riepe

Sainte Réalité

dance & performance

Between pandemic and populism, between war and climate crisis, we experience a watershed moment: The community splinters, certainties dwindle away. Düsseldorf-based choreographer Ben J. Riepe tries out a new community. Sainte Réalité is a choreography and a musical, a spatial installation, and a reverie.

Replacement dates for performances on 11/11/22, 11/12/22 and 11/13/22. Tickets purchased for November are still valid.


Fr 18.11.

20:00

Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe

Speech of Love: Absence

Performance & Dance

Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe was inspired by Roland Barthes’ “A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments”. She instates the figure of the absentee as the starting point for a performative scrutiny of desire. Five performers fight in a space of raw emotion, with passion and despair.


Sa 19.11.

20:00

Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe

Speech of Love: Absence

Performance & Dance

Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe was inspired by Roland Barthes’ “A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments”. She instates the figure of the absentee as the starting point for a performative scrutiny of desire. Five performers fight in a space of raw emotion, with passion and despair.


Di 22.11.

20:00

Katja Grawinkel-Claassen & Kathrin Tiedemann

FFT Reading Group

as part of Re_Generation
Book club

In the Reading Group at the FFT Foyer, we, along with you, would like to read books and texts and discuss current topics. The initial books on our list are about the intertwining of different species, about social justice and political activism. Everyone is invited to participate in one or more “Reading Group” dates – whether you are a bookworm or do not have too much time to read right now.


Mi 23.11.

10:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

nach Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


10:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

after Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


19:30

Elwira Niewiera & Piotr Rosołowski

THE HAMLET SYNDROME – To be or not to be in Ukraine

An event in cooperation with the Polish Institute
Film + Talk

The documentary film portraits a young Ukrainian generation: Just a few months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of 2022, five young women and men take part in a unique theatre-production. On stage, they relate the 2013 Maidan revolution and their war experiences to Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. We will present the film at the FFT before its general cinematic release.


Do 24.11.

10:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

nach Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


10:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

after Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


Fr 25.11.

10:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

nach Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


10:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

after Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


Sa 26.11.

16:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

nach Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.


16:00

Bühne I

from 8 years

subbotnik/Theater an der Ruhr

Momo

after Michael Ende
Theater

Momo lives on the fringes of the city in the ruins of a theatre. One day, the Grey Gentlemen appear to steal people’s lifetimes. With nothing but a flower in one hand and a turtle under her arm, Momo takes up the fight against the time thieves.