Laboratory theatre

Summerparty 2026

With a diverse program from Faculty II, Güntzstraße is also opening its studios, workshops, and performance spaces—including the inner courtyard. Project presentations, guided tours, exhibitions, music, and the Theater Design program’s portfolio show offer insights into the work produced by the Stage and Costume Design, Restoration, Theater Design, and Art Therapy programs. The exhibitions can also be viewed at the four other locations.

11.00 am–6.00 pm | Güntzstraße 34

Stage and Costume Design Tour

The projects »Studio ANIARA«, »FORTUNE COOKIES OR CULTURAL AP(PROP)RIATION«, »THE NEW FASCIST BODY«, individual projects as well as first-year student work will be presented.

Foyer | Studio ANIARA
Emily Siedler, Fiona Klinner, Felicitas Raake, Willy Eisenbeiss, Merle Siems, Defne Belkis, Michela Bisogno, Federico Verdalay, katharina langsdorff, Prof. Theda Nilsson-Eicke
In cooperation with the Sculpture and Spatial Concepts classes of the HfBK Dresden (Prof. Susan Philipsz), the class Image and Space - Drawing, Graphics, Painting of the HfBK Dresden (Prof. Olav Westphalen) and the class for Photography-based and Moving Images of the UdK Berlin (Prof. James Richards), lecturer Claire Lefèvre.
Lecture Hall | FORTUNE COOKIES OR CULTURAL AP(PROP)RIATION
Svenja Illgen, Sofie Scheuer, zhenya efros, Viola Tullii, Leni Diehr, Vendela Thönebe, Jiyun(June) Yeom, Daniel Slepzov, Therese Haack, Ivan Petrosan, Prof. Barbara Ehnes, Lecturers: Prof. Knut Klaßen, Sichi Li, Soyoung Park.
In cooperation with the Moving Image classes of the HfBK Dresden (Prof. Nicole Vögele, Lamia Šabić) and the class for Performative Arts of the HGB Leipzig (Prof. Jule Flierl, Anna Zett) as well as the program for Applied Theater Studies/Production Dramaturgy (Prof. Stefanie Wenner, Xiaoyu Tang).
In cooperation with and supported by the Kunstgewerbemuseum / Dresden State Art Collections.
R228 | THE NEW FASCIST BODY
Fyndus Stützle, Lale Spielmann, Jiyeon Noh, Adrian Heveling, Josefine Freitag, Liska Rulff, Julie Meret Schärfe, katharina langsdorff, Ileana Aciocirlanoaei, Anselm Nötzold, Prof. Kattrin Michel.
Based on the book "The New Fascist Body" by Dagmar Herzog (lecturer). Lecturer: Caroline Kapp.
In cooperation with Katharinenhof Großhennersdorf.
Room 229 | Individual Projects + Diploma Interim Review
zhenya efros, Sophie Carp, Till Fiedler, Katharina Link, Kim Josephine Schlöch, Marat Gogaev, Adrian Heveling, katharina langsdorff, Defne Belkıs.
Room 334 | Presentations by First-Year Students
marten Krybus, Lena Meier, Karol Schlaffke, Bahar Shafie Khorassani, Sofia Thalmann, Gabriel Weiss. Artistic assistant: Philine Rinnert.
Lab Theater | Diploma and Master Student Presentations
10:30: Nele Schiller
13:00: Charlotte Panzner, Jhana Nelles
Garden Shed in the Backyard | The garden shed in the backyard, the student contribution to the 2023 Prague Quadrennial, makes its return. It will be rebuilt once again and hosted as a temporary event space with DJ sets.
rotzKiosk | Courtyard, Güntzstraße 34.
Lale Spielmann and Svenja Illgen.

1.00 pm and 2.30 pm | Güntzstraße 34

Guided Tours - Conservation/Restoration

Two guided tours offer insights into the various specializations within conservation and restoration.

2.00 pm–7.00 pm | Roof Studio, Dürerstraße

Conservation/Restoration Info Booth

Students and instructors provide information on the course content, projects, and working methods of the conservation/restoration program.

3.00 pm–6.00 pm | Güntzstraße 34

Cake Buffet

The summer festival invites you to linger and chat over coffee and cake.

4.00 pm | Güntzstraße 34

Opening of the Faculty II Annual Exhibition

With welcoming remarks as well as the presentation of the DAAD-STIBET scholarships and the Annual Prize of Faculty II awarded by the Friends of HfBK Dresden.

5.00 pm | Güntzstraße 34, KunstTherapie (Art Therapy) program

Exhibition »Körperbau« (Body Structure)

Opening of the exhibition by the Art Therapy program.

7.00 pm–8.00 pm | Güntzstraße 34

Work-in-Progress Show »down the rabbit hole«

Alice, the Hatter, and other characters whisk the audience away to Wonderland. The show blends costume, mask, material, body, and sculptural form into a visually striking production, offering a glimpse into the working methods of the Theater Design program.

Line-Up Garden Shed

5.15 pm–6.15 pm Sorian Filbereisen

With Sorian Filbereisen, the Schlager party of the year 2026 is back! Together we'll lift off into space, meet aliens on football pitches and watch penguins fly. It'll be a sonic disco journey through the various levels of our being.

8–9 pm: Joannazoe

joannazoe plays a mix of synth-poetry-punk and lets queer Greek voices speak in her set – tender, angry and danceable

9–10 pm: Lascif

lascif (Vienna/Leipzig) combines driving, percussive rhythms with glitchy, cool synthesizer sounds

10–11 pm: sraj.musc

Sraj.musc stands for hard sounds, bouncy basslines, catchy vocals and driving melodies. The Dresden-based DJ combines trance with techno, dark sounds with familiar party sound, uniting different strands of electronic music.

11 pm–1 am: Utzuss

LIFTOFF! utzuss takes his final lap at HfBK and pushes through to the finish line together with you! Started 3 years ago as OG resident of the Ravehütte,
he now not only closes the full circle, but also the lineup for the 2026 Summer Festival. Pull in for a pit stop from the main stage and really floor it one more time with trance, techno and hyperpop.

Line-Up

AEMILIA

5–6pm

Influenced by neo-soul, alternative rock, and musicals, it ranges from slightly melancholic and ethereal tracks to euphoric ones.

Vintage Mobbing

6.15–6.45 pm

A two-piece alternative/anti-pop band from Dresden; their sound is raw, distorted, and minimalist, characterized by distinctive female vocals and simple, direct drum machine rhythms.

Fraubert Schönemeyer

8.15–9 pm

brings to the stage “what you wouldn’t even dare to dream of at night! A Herbert Grönemeyer tribute, but make it punk and take it deep into the East.” They’ve got everything a good cover band needs—and then some: songs to sing along to, hot beats, and big emotions, a little bit of cringe, and memories of the wildest wedding and coming-of-age parties.

Kotpiloten

9.15–9.45 pm

unleash modern fun-punk “with the incredible power of pee-and-poop humor. Music like a catharsis in the form of a fart joke—so come as you fart, pee bald, and have loose bowels!”

DJ Sylphid

9.45–11 pm

DJ Sylpid at work, leaning over cdjs — Photo: Lena Brückner

Psychedelic & Classic Rock.

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11 pm – 00.15 am

Brings a mix of fresh, spicy Italo sounds and driving disco grooves to the dance floor.

Bente

00.15–01.30 am

A member of the Dresden collective “Alles Freunde,” he wraps up the evening with sets full of energy, euphoria, and good vibes—music that moves and brings people together.