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FAVORITEN Festival
1.–11. Oktober 2026
Dortmund

The FAVORITEN Festival is the theatre, dance and performance festival of the independent arts scene in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the oldest festivals of the independent performing arts in Germany and is aimed at people in the city and region, as well as a national and international (professional) audience.

 

 

 

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Interview Programme Selection

Johanna Kasperowitsch discusses the challenges, gaps and potential of the 2026 programme selection with the advisory board and the artistic directors.

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Workshops at FAVORITEN Fest

Free exercise workshops for children and teenagers on 3 October at the FAVORITEN Festival

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Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL ©Sarah Rauch Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL Foto © Sarah Rauch
THE DEATH AT THE CODE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Theaterstück THE DEATH AT THE CODE Foto © Sarah Rauch
THE DEATH AT THE CODE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Theaterstück THE DEATH AT THE CODE ©Sarah Rauch Foto © Sarah Rauch
THE DEATH AT THE CODE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Zeche Zollern, Theaterstück THE DEATH AT THE CODE Foto © Sarah Rauch
MAKING THE STORY, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
MAKING THE STORY, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
Symposium: Disrupted Infrastructures PUBLIC RETREATS AS SPACES FOR INTERRUPTION AND REORGANISATION ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Dietrich-Keuning-Haus, Disrupted Infrastructures Foto © Sarah Rauch
Eröffnung FAVORITEN FESTIVAL in der Maschinenhalle auf dem Gelände der Zeche Zollern ©Sarah Rauch
30.09.26, Dortmund, Dietrich-Keuning-Haus, Disrupted Infrastructures Foto © Sarah Rauch
Symposium: Disrupted Infrastructures PUBLIC RETREATS AS SPACES FOR INTERRUPTION AND REORGANISATION ©Sarah Rauch
30.09.26, Dortmund, Dietrich-Keuning-Haus, Disrupted Infrastructures Foto © Sarah Rauch
Symposium: Disrupted Infrastructures PUBLIC RETREATS AS SPACES FOR INTERRUPTION AND REORGANISATION ©Sarah Rauch
01.10.26, Dortmund, Dietrich-Keuning-Haus, Disrupted Infrastructures Foto © Sarah Rauch
MAKING THE STORY, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
MAKING THE STORY, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
MAKING THE STORY, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
MAKING THE STORY, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Fest Friedensplatz ©Silviu Guiman
APOLLON, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
APOLLON, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
APOLLON, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
APOLLON, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
APOLLON, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
APOLLON, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
UNSERE GRUBE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
UNSERE GRUBE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
UNSERE GRUBE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
UNSERE GRUBE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
UNSERE GRUBE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
UNSERE GRUBE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
INTO IT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
LIGHT IN CONCERT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
LIGHT IN CONCERT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
LIGHT IN CONCERT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
LIGHT IN CONCERT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
LIGHT IN CONCERT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
LIGHT IN CONCERT, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
VERPISS DICH, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
VERPISS DICH, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
VERPISS DICH, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
VERPISS DICH, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
VERPISS DICH, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
VERPISS DICH, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
MAWU LISA, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
08.10.26, Dortmund , SÖZ , FAVORITEN Festival - Mawu Lisa ©Sarah Rauch Foto © Sarah Rauch
MAWU LISA, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
08.10.26, Dortmund , SÖZ , FAVORITEN Festival - Mawu Lisa ©Sarah Rauch Foto © Sarah Rauch
MAWU LISA, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
08.10.26, Dortmund , SÖZ , FAVORITEN Festival - Mawu Lisa ©Sarah Rauch Foto © Sarah Rauch
FAVORITEN Festival - Party ©Sarah Rauch
09.10.26, Dortmund , Superraum, FAVORITEN Festival - Party Foto © Sarah Rauch
NEEDS, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
09.10.26, Dortmund , Deutsches Fussballmuseum , FAVORITEN Festival - NEEDS Foto © Sarah Rauch
NEEDS, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
09.10.26, Dortmund , Deutsches Fussballmuseum , FAVORITEN Festival - NEEDS Foto © Sarah Rauch
NEEDS, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
09.10.26, Dortmund , Deutsches Fussballmuseum , FAVORITEN Festival - NEEDS Foto © Sarah Rauch
NEEDS, FAVORITEN Festival ©Sarah Rauch
09.10.26, Dortmund , Deutsches Fussballmuseum , FAVORITEN Festival - NEEDS ©Sarah Rauch Foto © Sarah Rauch
WE WHO DO NOT BELONG, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
WE WHO DO NOT BELONG, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
WE WHO DO NOT BELONG, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
WE WHO DO NOT BELONG, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
WE WHO DO NOT BELONG, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
WE WHO DO NOT BELONG, FAVORITEN Festival 2026© Silviu Guiman
HURRA ROMEO UND JULIA_FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
HURRA ROMEO UND JULIA_FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
HURRA ROMEO UND JULIA_FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
HURRA ROMEO UND JULIA_FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
HURRA ROMEO UND JULIA_FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
HURRA ROMEO UND JULIA_FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
KREATURA, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
KREATURA, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
KREATURA, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
KREATURA, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
KREATURA, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
KREATURA, FAVORITEN Festival 2026 © Silviu Guiman
QUEERING OF AGE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
QUEERING OF AGE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
QUEERING OF AGE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
QUEERING OF AGE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
QUEERING OF AGE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
QUEERING OF AGE, FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman
FAVORITEN Festival 2026©Silviu Guiman