Rampenlichter - the dance and theatre festival by and for children and youth

Rampenlichter - the dance and theatre festival by and for young people between the age 6 - 27 is one of Germany’s largest festivals in the field of youth culture. The festival takes place in one of Munich’s most exciting places, the grounds of the Schwere Reiter Theatre, where the creative quarter of Munich continues to develop and grow.

The upcoming episode of Rampenlichter is going to take place July 5 - 18, 2019. We welcome guests of all ages to see a selection of representative contemporary young performance art. This year Rampenlichter presents 17 dance and theatre ensembles from across Germany, Switzerland and South Africa to perform and develop, create, (sometimes) irritate and/or transport their audience to a different world.

Rampenlichter is based on the concept that dance and theatre productions by and with children and young people intrinsically have a high artistic value. However, it requires a space in which the results of children and young people’s artistic practices are made accessible to a broader public.

Rampenlichter therefore offers a presentation and exchange platform for the immense variety and diversity of stage productions with children and young people. The social goal of the festival and the various artistic and cultural education projects involved in the festival, is to provide the participants with access to arts and culture.

Rampenlichter enables Young Artists to implement their participatory artistic creativity and make an important contribution to fairness in participation. The artistic goal of the festival is the development, promotion and public recognition of the demanding productions produced by children and young people, through which they develop their own aesthetics.