Festival NEUE WÄNDE
... goes Europe

MAY 8-10, 2026

In May it is that time again: NEUE WÄNDE — Germany’s largest festival of university culture — enters its sixth edition. Dance, theatre, and music in abundance. 600 students take over the Theater Münster and, over three days and across four stages in 50 acts, show what can happen when they are given this kind of creative freedom. Classical music meets punk, readings meet musicals, acrobatics meet the French horn. Young, dynamic, and full of good spirits.

Friday, 08 May 2026

Friday, 08 May 2026 | 20:00 | Main Hall

NEUE WÄNDE 2026 …goes Europe! Festivaleröffnung

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Pricing: Stalls: Regular 13 EUR | Reduced 11 EUR | Balcony: Regular 10 EUR | Reduced 8 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 140 minutes

Breaks: 20 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Galaxy Brass

Mit Luftgeschwindigkeit durch die Galaxie – Ein Crossover Programm zwischen mitreißenden Arrangements und originalen Kompositionen für galaktisches Blechgebläse

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Description: Join the brass ensemble Galaxy Brass on a journey through the infinite expanses of the universe and eras of music history. From classical to modern, there is something for everyone!Galaxy Brass: Up to 14 enthusiastic and ambitious brass players from the Institute for Music Education, the Academy of Music and other faculties of the university.

Contributors: Galaxy Brass

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Leontovich-Kapela

In the rhythm of superhits – Chor-Performance

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Description: Academic Podolsk Chamber Choir "Leontovych-capella" is a modern youth group that lights up the stage, performing world hits and Ukrainian hits. On the stage of Münster, the collective will present the original program "In the Rhythm of Super Hits", which includes the best examples of Ukrainian folk and original music in a modern

Contributors: Leontovich-Kapela

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Bliss Dance Crew / HSP Tanzensemble / Rosa * Pfeffer

It’s Magic – Märchen, Mythen und Magie

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Description: It's Magic – Fairy Tales, Myths and Magic is a collaborative theatre and dance project by the Bliss Dance Crew, the HSP Dance Ensemble and the improv group Rosa Pfeffer. On stage, dance and acting meet to tell different magical stories. The choreographies move between HipHop, Modern, Jazz and Vogue, showcasing the diversity of the participating ensembles.

Contributors: Bliss Dance Crew / HSP Tanzensemble / Rosa * Pfeffer

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Saturday, 09 May 2026

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 13:30 | Main Hall

Studierendenorchester Münster

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Description: 50 years, 90 musicians, one sound: The Studierendenorchester Münster celebrates its anniversary and presents a festive preview of its concerts in July.

Contributors: Studierendenorchester Münster / Conductor: Farhad Garayusifli

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 13:30 | Theatertreff

Studierende des Instituts für Musikpädagogik

Songs out of the Box – Impro on Stage

Description: Music that wouldn’t exist without the audience’s ideas – vocal, instrumental and digital, sometimes quirky and sometimes cheesy, always interactive, unique and out of the box. Eight musicians, performing together in this constellation for the first time, let themselves be inspired by prompts from the audience and invent songs on the spot.

Contributors: Studierende des Instituts für Musikpädagogik

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 45 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 14:00 | Studio

Literarische Schreibwerkstatt des Schreib-Lese-Zentrums der Universität Münster

Mumpitz on Stage – Lesung der Literarischen Schreibwerkstatt

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Description: Participants of the Literarische Schreibwerkstatt present a colourful potpourri of self-written texts: from short stories to poems, from humorous to thought-provoking. The Literarische Schreibwerkstatt is a project of the Writing and Reading Centre of the University of Münster. It offers writing enthusiasts the opportunity to write creatively and to exchange ideas about the writing process within the group.

Contributors: Literarische Schreibwerkstatt des Schreib-Lese-Zentrums der Universität Münster

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Studio

Duration: 45 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 15:30 | Theatertreff

Bandswap I – Theatertreff

Description: As soon as one gig in the Kleines Haus ends, the next act is already warming up in the Theatertreff, and vice versa. You therefore need to switch locations to hear the full band swap. Keep in mind: a ticket is required for both venues.

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Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 90 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 15:30 | Theatertreff

Current Street

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Description: Current Street – five musicians who combine their diverse musical roots into a distinctive sound. The hallmarks of the pop-rock formation are the melodic sounds of the saxophone, emotionally charged multi-part vocals and dreamy song lyrics. On stage, the band convinces with passion, energy and a presence that makes their songs tangible and experiential for everyone.

Contributors: Current Street

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Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 16:30 | Theatertreff

Hillfort

Hillfort (York, Vereinigtes Königreich)

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Description: Hillfort is a multi-instrumentalist duo comprised of York based composers Damien Collis and Richard Peace. The duo writes and performs music centred around the guitar, exploring collaborative composition, experimenting with instruments, styles, stimuli and musical narratives. The collaboration features the blending of classical sensibility with folk and contemporary influences.

Contributors: Hillfort

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Language: English

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 16:00 | Small Hall

Bandswap I – Kl. Haus

Description: As soon as one gig in the Kleines Haus ends, the next act is already warming up in the Theatertreff, and vice versa. You therefore need to switch locations to hear the full band swap. Keep in mind: a ticket is required for both venues.

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 105 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 16:00 | Small Hall

TAILY

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Description: Creating a space that is vulnerable, honest and brave. Taily stands with the content of their music for feeling these sensations and creating room for community and the power of togetherness. How can we build a community while the world around us keeps getting faster, louder and more violent? What does human togetherness feel like nowadays?

Contributors: TAILY

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Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 17:15 | Small Hall

alteboden

Description: Neue Wände?! alteboden! Coming together as music students in Münster, the idea for alteboden was born at a flat party, resulting in a construct of modern jazz, fusion, house and r'n'b fused into nu jazz. Consisting of Joshua Knieriem (pno), Lucas Langbehn (sax), Mert Özyurt (git), Luca Maron (trp), Silas Kunkemöller (drms), Nils Wellmann Jelic (synth) and various musical backgrounds, they combine their influences into a new sonic aesthetic.

Contributors: alteboden

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 15:45 | Main Hall

Trio Fatale / Carla Markmann / Friederike Krüger

Trio Fatale in (Lecture) Concert – Feministische Perspektiven auf Liedliteratur

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Description: In their presentation, Trio Fatale combines analytical reflections with musical presence. At the centre are relations – relations in music as well as in societal attributions. Harmonic tensions, sonic relationships and musical roles enter into a dialogue with gender roles, power structures and traditional images in art song literature. The ensemble questions canon formation and role attributions and opens space for previously unheard voices.

Contributors: Trio Fatale / Carla Markmann / Friederike Krüger

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 17:30 | Main Hall

Treff.Ensemble / Mitglieder des Stegreif Orchesters

Zwischen uns.

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Description: Zwischen uns. is a multimedia concert performance with music, spoken word, video and dance. The interdisciplinary collective of musicians, performers and the artist Lara Tjagvad brings, as the Treff.Ensemble together with members of the Stegreif Orchestra, sonic and visual worlds between experiment, improvisation and choreography to the stage.

Contributors: Treff.Ensemble / Mitglieder des Stegreif Orchesters

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 17:45 | Theatertreff

Bandswap II – Theatertreff

Description: As soon as one gig in the Kleines Haus ends, the next act is already warming up in the Theatertreff, and vice versa. You therefore need to switch locations to hear the full band swap. Keep in mind: a ticket is required for both venues.

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 17:45 | Theatertreff

Pauli

Description: Writing songs and singing them on stages is Pauli’s favourite activity. Turning feelings outward that are almost impossible to describe without music. Songwriting has been her creative expression and refuge for over a decade. Songs are created in her own room that personally and honestly tell what she has experienced and feels. Sometimes Pauli also creates characters that are fictional yet closely connected to her own stories.

Contributors: Pauli

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 19:00 | Theatertreff

Hanna and the Shots

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Description: Hanna and the Shots present their first concert programme with a full band line-up and predominantly original songs at the NEUE WÄNDE Festival 2026. Hanna’s pieces were written over the past few years and represent different biographical and emotional phases. Musically, the set moves between pop and soul, connecting quiet, stripped-back moments with denser arrangements.

Contributors: Hanna and the Shots

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Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 20:00 | Theatertreff

MAGNHILD

MAGNHILD (Kristiansand, Norwegen)

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Description: Magnhild is an emerging singer-songwriter from Stord on Norway’s west coast, who has quickly established a distinctive sound blending acoustic pop and indie folk. Rooted in authenticity, her music explores the core of human experience, with each song delving into themes of growing up, identity, love, relationships, and encounters with life’s fragility and end.

Contributors: MAGNHILD

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Language: English

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 18:15 | Small Hall

Bandswap II – Kl. Haus

Description: As soon as one gig in the Kleines Haus ends, the next act is already warming up in the Theatertreff, and vice versa. You therefore need to switch locations to hear the full band swap. Keep in mind: a ticket is required for both venues.

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 105 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 19:30 Uhr | Small Hall

The Slapsticks

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Description: The Slapsticks are a young band from Münster that scores with their own songs and a broad stylistic range. Soulful ballads and powerful rock are the core of their music.

Contributors: The Slapsticks

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 18:15 | Small Hall

Julia Milewska

Julia Milewska (Lublin, Polen)

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Description: Julia Milewska is a young singer from Lublin, Poland. Intuition and pure emotion drive her. Her music moves between blues and jazz, wrapped in melancholy – let yourself be enchanted by the sound.

Contributors: Julia Milewska

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 19:00 | Main Hall

WhatASound Musical-Ensemble

WhatASound – Konzert – Neue Maßstäbe

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Description: Who decides what is right? By what do we measure our worth? And how much room is left for doubt when comparisons set the pace? In a world that categorises, evaluates and sorts, we search for a place that truly feels like our own. Well-known and modern musical songs merge into a musical narrative about insecurity, resistance and the longing to find one’s own measure.

Contributors: WhatASound Musical-Ensemble

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 13 EUR | Reduced 11 EUR | Balcony: Regular 10 EUR | Reduced 8 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 60 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 20:30 | Small Hall

Bandswap III – Kl. Haus

Description: As soon as one gig in the Kleines Haus ends, the next act is already warming up in the Theatertreff, and vice versa. You therefore need to switch locations to hear the full band swap. Keep in mind: a ticket is required for both venues.

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 90 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 20:30 | Small Hall

Doktor Jesus

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Description: Doktor Jesus – Between Art Installation and Bulk Waste Founded on a fateful April evening in 2025, Doktor Jesus was practically called into being by Oben (the bassist of Team Scheiße) and has since been steadily finding its voice between concert hall and station pub. Doktor Jesus musically counterpoints the current state of the political art landscape through the deliberate use of exciting, diverse and critical themes.

Contributors: Doktor Jesus

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 21:30 | Small Hall

Lilly Van Jansen

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Description: Alternative rock from Münster about the quiet moments and the loud rest: The singer-songwriter, together with her band, combines powerful sounds with catchy melodies that stay with you. Driven by energetic guitars, groovy basslines and dynamic drums, a tapestry of sound emerges that creates the ideal framework for their stories. In their songs, they tell of experiences that touch, captivate and provoke thought – with lyrics about quiet and loud thoughts, big feelings and the spaces in between.

Contributors: Lilly Van Jansen

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 21:00 | Theatertreff

Bandswap III – Theatertreff

Description: As soon as one gig in the Kleines Haus ends, the next act is already warming up in the Theatertreff, and vice versa. You therefore need to switch locations to hear the full band swap. Keep in mind: a ticket is required for both venues.

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 21:00 | Theatertreff

Shiver of Sharks

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Description: Despite their proximity to the sea, Shiver of Sharks often sound as if they come straight from the dusty desert. Driving bass and drums, paired with bluesy riffs, make the blues rock band come around the corner with a load of energy. Musically, they place themselves somewhere between rock, blues, Americana or even pop-rock: desert rock

Contributors: Shiver of Sharks

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 22:15 | Theatertreff

The Isotopes

The Isotopes (Enschede, Niederlande)

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Description: We're the Isotopes! Originating from Enschede, we are an enthusiastic student band from the University of Twente. Founded in 2023, we mainly play gigs at student parties and galas, but lately we've also been performing some shows around the Netherlands, such as on the Dam in Amsterdam and at charity events in The Hague. Drawing inspiration from classic rock, disco and pop, we play a wide variety of styles and make sure there's always something for everyone to move along to!

Contributors: The Isotopes

Tickets: Open ticket link

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 30 minutes

Language: English

Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 21:00 | Main Hall

Die Lieferanten / Big Band II

Indie-Pop trifft auf Campus-Swing

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Description: When Die Lieferanten meet the VERY Big Band of the Uni Münster, a concert becomes a joint statement: feeling meets groove, indie pop meets rich big band sound. What began in 2017 as a flatshare idea has developed into one of the country’s most exciting indie pop projects for DIE LIEFERANTEN – with airy guitars, powerful synths, funk bass and lyrics between irony, seriousness and a societal gaze.

Contributors: Die Lieferanten / Big Band II

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 13 EUR | Reduced 11 EUR | Balcony: Regular 10 EUR | Reduced 8 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 60 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 10:00 | Small Hall

English Drama Group Münster / Akrobat*innengruppe des Hochschulsports & aStella Trio

Party Time – by Harold Pinter

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Description: Inside: Fancy party guests raving about exclusive clubs, island vacations, past romances, and a new order. Outside: Military presence, roadblocks, purges... signs of resistance? A performance in music, acting and acrobatics. Party Time is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Ltd.

Contributors: English Drama Group Münster / Akrobat*innengruppe des Hochschulsports & aStella Trio

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 60 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 10:00 | Theatertreff

CloseUp – Kammermusical Münster

Daddy Long Legs – Ein verbindendes Kammermusical

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Description: Two people. Between them, a thread woven from letters and experiences. Daddy Long Legs, the moving two-person musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, tells the story of the young Jerusha Abbott, who, as an orphan, discovers herself through letters to her anonymous benefactor—finding her voice, her courage, and love. In an acoustically intimate setting of piano, guitar, and cello, song and music intertwine into a story about writing as self-empowerment, about the power to reinvent oneself, and ultimately about a strong young woman.

Contributors: CloseUp – Kammermusical Münster

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 75 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 11:15 | Main Hall

Performance Team / Chor der medizinischen Fakultät

Chor meets Choreography – ein musikalischer Dialog

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Description: Different perspectives on music – what happens when we exchange? We are a choir of 70 singers and a dance group of 20 dancers, both from the university context, with multifaceted backgrounds and musical experiences. We approach music from different perspectives. The Performance Team translates through dance the stories that the music tells.

Contributors: Performance Team / Chor der medizinischen Fakultät

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 60 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 11:45 | Small Hall

Guilherme Misina / Kleber Tertuliano

Schlagwerk Duo

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Description: The “Duo Schlagwerk” consists of Brazilian percussionists. Their programme features contemporary chamber music works for percussion by, among others, Oscar Bolão, Ary Barroso, Friedman & Samuels, Reich and others. Guilherme Misina completed his certificate programme in 2022 under Prof. Stephan Froleyks, Prof. Armin Weigert, Gereon Voß and Katarzyna Mycka and has already gained some concert experience at Brazilian music festivals.

Contributors: Guilherme Misina / Kleber Tertuliano

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 12:15 | Theatertreff

Momentum / Paulina Sprenger

Grenzen und Verbindung – Eine wissenschaftlich künstlerische Auseinandersetzung

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Description: What if science meets art? Theory becomes emotion, boundaries and connection become tangible: impulses from geography and education on the topic of borders flow into improvised scenes by Momentum, while the songwriter Pauli Sprenger sets the ideas to music. The result is a unique dialogue between research, music and improvisation. An

Contributors: Momentum / Paulina Sprenger / Scientists from the University of Münster

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 12:15 | Studio

Kurzgeschichtenwettbewerb "Wände | Walls"

Preisverleihung und Autor:innenlesung

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Description: For more than 30 years, the University Culture Office has been organising a short story competition at irregular intervals. All those enrolled at a university in Münster or working at the university may participate. German, English or both are possible; the stories must just not exceed 7,500 characters. This year’s prompt is “Wände | Walls.” We are curious to see how the authors take up this impulse and which stories the jury will award a prize.

Contributors: Kurzgeschichtenwettbewerb "Wände | Walls"

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Studio

Duration: 45 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 13:30 | Main Hall

Be7 / Literarische Schreibwerkstatt / Frei & Improvisiert Münster / Rosa * Pfeffer / HSP Improvisationstheater

Alice im Wunderland – Nichts ist unmöglich!

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Description: Alice in Wonderland – a bizarre journey for young and old! With dance, theatre, literature and improvisation, we take you into a topsy-turvy world full of fantasy, movement and surprising encounters. Together with Alice, we explore growing up, sense and nonsense, and the question of dream or reality. Poetic imagery meets lively scenes, humour meets depth – and again and again a touching message emerges about courage, change and being different.

Contributors: Be7 / Literarische Schreibwerkstatt / Frei & Improvisiert Münster / Rosa * Pfeffer / HSP Improvisationstheater

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 13:30 | Small Hall

WhatASound Musical-Ensemble / Momentum

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Description: WhatASound tells musical stories of relationships full of closeness, conflict and longing. Momentum draws scenic inspiration from these songs and improvises two-person scenes that bring dynamics between people to life. Loud and quiet, humorous and profound, moments arise in pairs in which relationships are illuminated from different perspectives.

Contributors: WhatASound Musical-Ensemble / Momentum

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 13:30 | Theatertreff

hysteria / Paulina Sprenger

Bild – Ein Monolog von Ingrid Lausund

Description: Being yourself, finding yourself, and living life on your own terms — it could be that simple, if it weren’t for those voices in your head: you’re wasting your life, your art is disappointing, your business ideas are ridiculous, you simply lack determination; in Bild, Ingrid Lausund explores the weight of expectations — where they come

Contributors: hysteria / Paulina Sprenger

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 14:45 | Main Hall

Leontovich-Kapela

In the rhythm of superhits – Chor-Performance

Description: Academic Podolsk Chamber Choir "Leontovych-capella" is a modern youth group that lights up the stage, performing world hits and Ukrainian hits. On the stage of Münster, the collective will present the original program "In the Rhythm of Super Hits", which includes the best examples of Ukrainian folk and original music in a modern

Contributors: Leontovich-Kapela

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 14:45 | Small Hall

hysteria / Paulina Sprenger

Esstisch – Ein Monolog von Ingrid Lausund

Description: In Ingrid Lausund’s text “Esstisch,” an inner monologue is divided among several voices and thus turned outward. What at first seems like casual thoughts reveals itself as a dense web of expectations, injuries and unspoken conflicts. Everyday sentences, small cruelties and quiet longings overlap, creating a polyphonic picture of

Contributors: hysteria / Paulina Sprenger

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 14:45 | Theatertreff

Bred Positiv

Rap – Bred Positiv – Performance verschiedener eigener Songs

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Description: Bred Positiv launched in December 2025 with his first album “Live auf Instagram.” The time during which he wrote the lyrics for the album reflected the emotional world he was in. Thoughtful, socially critical, idealising. At the Neue Wände Festival, he will play both songs from his last album “Live auf Instagram” and also new songs. Let

Contributors: Bred Positiv

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 20 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 15:15 | Studio

Ensemble porté

(ge)tragen – eine Studie von fallen (lassen) und (ge)tragen (sein)

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Description: The installative concert performance “(ge)tragen” explores the feeling, the limits, the possibilities of being carried as a primal state. The performance poses questions such as “What do you need to feel carried?”, “When do you feel being carried in your everyday life?”, “What or whom do you carry?” Where do we feel this being carried, as individuals, as a society?

Contributors: Ensemble porté

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Studio

Duration: 30 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 15:30 | Foyer / Courtyard

Troubadix Erben / Henrik Wilkens / Cedric Carl & Band

Bella Napoli

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Description: Let’s not kid ourselves: Münster is not Naples. So travel with us across the Brenner Pass to Italy, always searching for espresso, amore and dolce vita. With the finest Italian schlager and big feelings, even the Aasee can feel like the Adriatic. Look forward to music by Roy Bianco & Die Abbrunzati Boys, Josh., Tommy Cash and Das

Contributors: Troubadix Erben / Henrik Wilkens / Cedric Carl & Band

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: This event is free. Tickets can be collected at the Theater Münster box office on the day of the event.

Venue: Foyer / Courtyard

Duration: 60 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 15:45 | Small Hall

Weitblick Münster e.V.

Weitblick Poetry Slam – Gemeinsam für Bildungschancen weltweit

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Description: As part of the NEUE WÄNDE Festival, we from Weitblick Münster e.V. are once again delighted to present a slam. This year, we are dedicating ourselves entirely to poetry and literature. Various poetry slammers from Münster compete in a friendly literary contest, presenting their self-written texts one after another. The audience gets to decide which text was the most wonderful, most inspiring and all-around most magnificent, thus crowning the winner of the evening.

Contributors: Weitblick Münster e.V. / Slammers, Moderation: Laura Berkemeyer

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 90 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 15:45 | Theatertreff

Debattierclub der Universität Münster e.V. / frei & improvisiert e.V.

Improbattieren – Improtheater meets Debattieren

Description: Improv theatre meets the art of debate: the unique mix of spontaneity and acuity! What happens when quick-witted debates meet creative improvisation? With us, you experience it live! In this special performance, the art of improvisational theatre merges with the precision of debating. The performers react in a flash to unexpected topics, build arguments that captivate the audience and transform everything into entertaining, surprising scenes.

Contributors: Debattierclub der Universität Münster e.V. / frei & improvisiert e.V.

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 16:15 | Main Hall

Big Band

Big Band I der Universität Münster

Description: The Big Band of the university plays for the first time under its new director Stephan J. Schulze, who celebrates his premiere with this concert! Together with him, the 20-member ensemble will present a mix of classic and contemporary arrangements for jazz orchestra. With this, the band aims to build on the success it already celebrated

Contributors: Big Band / Director: Stephan J. Schulze

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Pricing: Stalls: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR | Balcony: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 17:15 | Studio

Rezitheater-Ensemble

Preview des Films "Karussell"

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Description: “A man loses his head. Drives himself crazy, faces the end. Can’t find peace, with both eyes open.” A Manfred, mid-twenties. Despite his ever-helpful friend Bill, Manfred is plagued by failures. Not accepted into his desired course of study, having already lost his girlfriend and been thrown out by his demanding mother. In his grandparents’ attic, Manfred finds shelter.

Contributors: Rezitheater-Ensemble

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Pricing: Regular 4 EUR | Reduced 3 EUR

Venue: Studio

Duration: 30 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 17:30 | Theatertreff

Momentum

Impro goes Europe – Eine künstlerische Überwindung von Grenzen

Description: What happens when five improv players from five European countries meet? Lolo from Italy, Jan from Poland, Camilla from Portugal/Brazil, Marie from France and Laura from Germany bring their languages, cultures and personal stories onto the stage, creating a special, improvised evening. Between homeland clichés, surprising commonalities and misunderstandings, personal stories and scenes emerge.

Contributors: Momentum / Student from Italy, Portugal, Poland, and France

Tickets: Open ticket link

Pricing: Regular 7 EUR | Reduced 5 EUR

Venue: Theatertreff

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 17:45 | Small Hall

Hornquartett uniquehorns / Männerchor MGV Westfalia 2026

Waldeinsamkeit – Musik für Männerchor und Hornquartett

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Description: Longing for nature, escape from the world and the grandest of feelings: The horn quartet “uniquehorns” presents works of the Romantic era by Schumann, Bruckner and Goldmark, together with a men’s choir.

Contributors: Hornquartett uniquehorns / Männerchor MGV Westfalia 2026

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Pricing: Regular 9 EUR | Reduced 7 EUR

Venue: Small Hall

Duration: 45 minutes

Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 19:00 | Main Hall

Tapetenwechsel – Das große Finale von NEUE WÄNDE 2026!

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Description: The highlight and closing of the festival is the three-hour show “Tapetenwechsel” — a retrospective of the NEUE WÄNDE 2026 weekend featuring dance, singing, improv, and much more. The show is the quintessence of the festival, yet far more than a best-of of the past days: some of the performers may already have appeared on one of the festival stages, but many acts are created specifically for this show.

Contributors: Hosted by: Dortje Janzen und Christian Berlin

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Pricing: Stalls: Regular 15 EUR | Reduced 13 EUR | Balcony: Regular 12 EUR | Reduced 10 EUR

Venue: Main Hall

Duration: 180 minutes

Breaks: 30 minutes

Accessibility: With German Sign Language interpretation