Come Together!

Theater Duisburg opens its doors and creates new encounters! In keeping with this year's Akzente Festival motto, one hour before the start of selected performances, the stage is set for “Come Together!” Together with guests from our city's music and dance scene, we celebrate the exchange of different musical worlds in the theater. “Come Together!” is an invitation to all curious minds. Just drop by and let yourself be surprised: it will be open, lively, and always different.

The FEM Backyard Choir from Duisburg-Hochfeld brings voices, stories, and community to the foyer of Theater Duisburg under the musical direction of Sema Yalçın-Atik. It is known for its open pop-up concerts and its artistic work from post-migrant and queer perspectives. It sees itself as an open space for exchange across the boundaries of different generations. Concerts by the FEM Backyard Choir are therefore always encounters: in interactive formats, the audience is invited to become part of the musical event and to share sound, memory, and the present together. The singers perform traditional songs from Anatolia in polyphonic arrangements, telling stories of the diversity of women's realities, of love, resistance, everyday life, and hope—stories of women that have been passed down through generations. There is a special focus on pieces written and composed by women themselves—fitting for International Women's Day.