Kunstfest Weimar 2026

From 21 August to 6 September, the Kunstfest will bring international contemporary art – ranging from theatre and dance to music and film – to Weimar and the surrounding region. New this year: the festival centre at the Lichthaus, serving as a central meeting place for everyone.

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Two cars with jukeboxes in their open trunks and a truck with a person and a screen can be seen. The jukeboxes take up half the trunk. The person on the white truck is wearing a LED mask that is lit up. Above the person, a screen is mounted showing ‘1 ENGINE’. A megaphone is also attached to the screen.

Masamitsu Araki: Soundtrack for Midnight TAMURO

VAP, Vusi Mdoyi & Phala Ookeditse Phala: Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker

Prodromos Tsinikoris: 96%

A woman in a brightly illuminated box holds a fan out in front of her. She holds her other hand over her nose. She is dressed in white and, kneeling, just about fits into the box.

AUSBRECHEN: International Evening of Contemporary Dance

Diana Anselmo: Pas Moi

Nicoleta Esinencu & teatru-spălătorie: Memory Distortion. MIXTAPE

Lina Majdalanie & Rabih Mroué: Four Walls and a Roof

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