The new format ›Katernberg, lass dich blicken!‹ (Katernberg, let yourself be seen!) at the WerkStadt is a collection of stories, projects, and experiences from Katernberg. Here in the neighborhood, there are countless small and large occurrences, activities, commitments, and challenges that shape the coexistence of urban society and yet often remain hidden. The WerkStadt consistently engages with district-related topics and gathers impulses from the neighborhood community.

For the 2024/25 season, the seven theatres that make up the Alliance of International Production Houses are organising an event series focusing on the field of practice we call Arts & Encounters. The series of events will see each of our Alliance members present strategies on how to foster even greater participation and involvement on the part of groups and individuals representing our multifaceted society. Together with these »accomplices« – the people without whom our theatres would not be what they are today – we are eager to examine a number of pressing issues, including our shared lives in neighbourhoods of diversity, potential strategies of resistance in the realm of social networks, and the growing tension between generations. Last but not least, we also want to continue to explore ways of opening up our theatres even further to the public and boosting the status of these venues as valuable spaces of encounter.