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A piece of Lausitz Festival 2026 to give away We have various vouchers on offer for the Lausitz Festival 2026:

»Empusion« – Back in Basel and first time in Prague After Forst, Cologne and Basel, »Empusion« will return to the Kleine Bühne in Basel from 15 November 2025 – for six performances. On 3 and 4 December 2025, the play will be a guest at the Prague German Language Theatre Festival.

Beyond the festival: productions on these stages The following productions by the Lausitz Festival and its partners can be experienced both within and outside the Lausitz region beyond our festival:

Arvo Pärt concert: »The Sound of Silence« in media library of arte.tv It was a magical moment on 11 September 2025 in the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Görlitz – with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Concerto Copenhagen conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste and music by Arvo Pärt on the composer's 90th birthday.

Still running: Our »Blickfänge« exhibition in Cottbus Our exhibition »Blickfänge – Snapshots at Lausitz Festival« will be on display until 21 November 2025.

Our circle of friends is here. It's official: Lausitz Festival now has a circle of friends.

New »Krabat« opera: Co-production Lausitz Festival & Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theatre Görlitz-Zittau Together with the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau (GHT), the Lausitz Festival has commissioned composer Marius Felix Lange to write a family opera about the Sorbian legendary figure Krabat. The premiere will take place on 13 September.

Lorenzo Soulès im Interview Mit einem besonderen Abend trägt das Lausitz Festival zu den Internationalen Messiaen-Tagen Görlitz-Zgorzelec bei: »Poetische Federlese« (auf Polnisch »Poetiske wono«) heißt die Soiree am 26. April um 19 Uhr in der Rabryka in Görlitz.