
Lessingt
age
For the World – Lessingtage 2020
January 18 to February 9, 2020
The motto of this year’s Lessing Festival is:
“Who owns the world?”
One possible answer could be “Not us, that’s for sure!” Then why do we pretend it does? The Biblical phrase “Subdue the earth” has often been taken to destructive extremes that continue to affect the world to the present day: the northern hemisphere’s colonialism of the south, and the ruthless waste of natural resources to the point of selfannihilation.
These are the two main focal points of the festival in 2020. As always, we provide multifaceted national and international productions, aside shows from some of our repertory that deal with those themes. Additionally, we expect stimulating insights from the field of natural sciences that throw a spotlight on overarching global themes.
We warmly invite you to discover new, unknown and surprising insights during our threeweek festival. It’s about looking ahead: 23 Days for Future,
as it were, not only on Fridays ...


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Tropic I
ce
A Visual Dialog Between Places Affected by Climate Change
An Exhibition by Ausstellung von Barbara Dombrowski

Trümmer, die d
ie Welt bedeuten
Ein gefährliches Theaterexperiment in Mossul
An Exhibition by Armin Smailovic
INFO
For the first time during the festival there will be introductions for the audience before select performances. --> Introductions
To round out your experience at the festival you will find a dossier of additional background information for each production on our website. ---> BONUS
Locations
Thalia Theater
Alstertor, 20095 Hamburg
U/S Jungfernstieg, U Mönckebergstraße
Thalia Gaußstraße
Gaußstraße 190, 22765 Hamburg
S Altona, Bus 2 to Busstop Gaußstraße, 200m on foot
The location opens 1 hour before the show begins.
Tickets
T: +49 40.32 81 44 44
Tickets available from 1.11.2019
E-Mail
theaterkasse@thalia-theater.de
Box office
Mo bis Sa 10–19 Uhr,
So- & Feiertage 16–18 Uhr
Tickets on the night of the show
available in situ 1 hour before the show begins
Reservations
will be cancelled 30 min before the show begins. Please pick up reserved tickets before that time.

Festival-Pass
Pick 4 Shows and get 30% off.
Plus a tote bag designed by Stefan Marx.
Available at the Box Office.
Telephone: +49 40. 32 81 44 44
theaterkasse@thalia-theater.de
