About the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen
The KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover is an annual international and interdisciplinary festival in which music plays a central role. For the 15th edition of the festival, artistic director Ingo Metzmacher and the dramaturgy have again put together a diverse program that transcends genre boundaries and invites the audience to experience the arts in a unique way. From May 16 until June 02 2024, the KunstFestSpiele presented musical and circus theatre, performances, concerts, dance, theatre, and installations by international artists.
Some of the works on display are specifically commissioned and developed for the venues of the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen.
The central festival venues – the Galerie and Orangerie, the Großer Garten and the Arne Jacobsen Foyer – are located in the magnificent setting of the Herrenhausen Gardens. The DHC-Halle in the immediate vicinity of the Herrenhausen Gardens has meanwhile established itself as a new venue. In the KunstFestSpiele's festival centre in the Herrenhausen Gardens, the artists, staff and audience meet in a relaxed atmosphere.
The 15th KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen opened on Thu 16.05 with the installation Floating Earth by British artist Luke Jerram on the Maschteich in front of Neues Rathaus. Until Sun 02.06 the KunstFestSpiele presented a total of 28 art productions with around 600 invited artists and choral singers over the course of 18 days. A highlight on Sun 26.05 was Leonard Bernstein's MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher in the HCC Kuppelsaal.
Save the date 2025
The 16th KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen will take place from Thu 22 May to Sun 8 June 2025. A highlight will be the grand closing concert, The Unanswered Question, to mark the end of Ingo Metzmacher's 10-year directorship on Sun 8 June 2025 at 11 a.m. in the HCC Kuppelsaal, featuring works by US composer Charles Ives. Special guest soloist is the world-famous baritone Thomas Hampson. Advance tickets for The Unanswered Question go on sale in autumn 2024.
The complete programme of the KunstFestSpiele 2025 will be published in March 2025.
See our aftermovie showing voices and impressions of the 15th KunstFestSpiele edition:
