Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Bontekai is a cultural centre on the waterfront in Wilhelmshaven, housed in a converted historic harbour building. It hosts concerts, theatre performances, readings and club nights, making it one of the city's main stages for live culture. The industrial character of the original structure gives the venue a distinctive look that sets it apart from conventional halls.
The Festival Ensemble opens its season with a programme exploring European music around 1900 - from late Romanticism to the early stirrings of modernism, with works by Brahms, Mahler and others.
A monologue about sustainable fashion, right-wing populism, and freedom of speech. Kirsten Fuchs tells how a live social media interview became a confrontation with extremism.
A stage adaptation of Siegfried Lenz's novella about a lightship captain held hostage by armed gangsters - the first part plays out on the actual historic lightship "Norderney" moored at the Küstenmuseum Wilhelmshaven.
