
Check out the performances for 2026!
“There is no theatre without conflict. Conflict is one of the fundamental principles of theatre. Without conflict, there is no tension, and without tension, there is no release. This year, we would like to invite you to a festival with conflict as its focus. We ask ourselves whether the performing arts of today remember this starting point, or whether theatre has, on the contrary, become an expert in mediating and resolving conflict. This year, we are not looking for solutions. Instead, we try to find tensions, differences of opinion, friction and conflicting directions. Perhaps we’ll find new ways of existing in this friction? Or will we find new paths that bring us closer together, or further apart?”
– Hugs and kisses, Emelie and Martin

Antonia Award jury for 2026
The 2026 jury consists of theatre critics.

Open Call: ZAARE 2026
Deadline 7 December 2025 or when we have received 50 applications.