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27.08.2026

Are you still looking for a venue for your project in 2027? Save the date – for the next information session on the planned decentralized venue model

On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM and on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM, two online events by FTTS will take place, each with identical content. We’ll update you all on the current status of the planned decentralized venue concept in cooperation with venues from the “Solidargemeinschaft Stuttgarter Theater,” “Schaudepot,” and “Kunstverein Wagenhalle e.V.”
Join us! The goal is to inform you about the model before the application deadline for the city’s project funding from the Dance and Theatre Department, Cultural Office, on October 15, 2026, so you can take it into account in your planning, venue search, and application.
We’re looking forward to exchanging ideas with you all.

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15.07.2026

Call for Participation: Focus Group on the Decentralized Venue Model of FTTS gUG

We were very pleased by the positive response from the Independent Dance and Theatre Scene of Stuttgart to the initial presentation of the Decentralized Venue Model. Therefore, we would like the further coordination process with the Solidarity Community of Stuttgart Theatres and other partner institutions that have contacted us to be accompanied by a focus group from the Independent Scene. We are looking for five individuals who are artistically and/or organizationally active in the Independent Dance and Theatre Scene Stuttgart and wish to contribute their perspectives to the further development process.

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From the Shows

Fallada

Staged reading with the acting duo Boris Ben Siegel & Petra Weimer, accompanied by Stuttgart double bassist Jan Mikio Kappes in the charming grove of the GSW.
Our contribution to counter the cancellation of “Culture in the Afternoon” with a literary offering.

Redhot Ultra Deluxe – a Dance-Game Performance

REDHOT – Ultra Deluxe combines choreography and game design and asks: How do we let ourselves be seduced – and when do we decide for ourselves?

3 from the scene

TARTproduktion

Zophia Ewska

the apocalyptic dancer*s

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