as part of WEST OFF 2025

12.12. – 13.12.2025

From autonomy and community to global experiences and queer time travel: west off 2025 presents three exceptional performances on stage. The platform for young regional art invites the audiences in Cologne, Bonn, and Düsseldorf to discover the political in the personal.

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Cheers for Fears

Showcase

Performances Social/Urban Movements Theatre & Performance
Zwei Personen auf einer dunklen Bühne, eine hebt den Arm, Publikum im Vordergrund unscharf sichtbar.

This interdisciplinary showcase marks the last appearance of Cheers for Fears for the time being. The shared evening shows works by students and North Rhine-Westphalian artists on the brink of professionalism. There will be scenic works from all genres, concerts, and short films.

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Cheers for Fears is an initiative and a mobile academy that brings together art students in labs, festivals, and academies. It seeks to foster interdisciplinary, university-crossing exchange and the creation of spaces for artistic experiment and encounter.

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west off 2025 – Theaternetzwerk Rheinland receives support from the Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Cultural Departments of the Cities of Bonn, Düsseldorf, and Cologne.