Due to surprising developments, the call for proposals for the eighth ‘NOperas!’ production of the Fonds Experimentelles Musiktheater (feXm) can unfortunately not take place. To our great regret, the announced ‘call for projects’ must therefore be withdrawn for the 2026/27 season.
The planned collaboration between the theatres in Münster and Darmstadt will therefore not take place in the season in question. This means that the NRW KULTURsekretariat’s Experimental Music Theatre Fund, which has existed since 2005, will not launch a call for proposals for the first – and hopefully last – time after 22 funded productions. We deeply regret this unexpected development.
The production OPER OTZE AXT is currently running with great success, and after its premieres in Darmstadt and Gelsenkirchen it is being further developed at the Bremen Theatre. The premiere in Bremen will take place on 4 July 2025.
NOperas! production for the 2025/26 season: ‘Die Kantine’
‘Die Kantine’, a project by composer, director and filmmaker Nico Sauer, is currently in preparation. The project deals with the production conditions of music theatre in the organised opera business and will be realised at the Theater Münster and the Staatstheater Darmstadt, depending on the location.
