Overview

• The festival runs October 7–12 in Frankfurt (Oder), celebrating Heinrich von Kleist with a citywide program.
• The lineup features theatre, exhibition tours, literature events and a choir performance, with a pronounced musical focus including Schlagermusik.
• The punk opera “Schroffenstein: In Grund und Boden,” based on Kleist’s debut, mixes arias with punk songs and spoken scenes.
• Theresia Walser presents a new play depicting the radicalization of a school under a right‑wing government, according to organisers.
• Classic staples such as “Der zerbrochne Krug” and “Michael Kohlhaas” are included, as the city also prepares a 2027 Kleist Year and “Der zerbrochne Krug” enters nationwide Abitur reading.