What is true? What is staged? And how can we still distinguish reality from fiction?
In 2026, the boundary between truth and fiction appears increasingly blurred. Fake news, deepfakes, algorithmically generated images, and targeted disinformation shape the way we perceive the world, evaluate information, and understand reality. Truth is no longer taken for granted; it is negotiated, questioned, and contested.
With the festival theme TRUTH/LIES, NORDWIND 2026 explores the spaces between truth and deception, authenticity and staging, reality and fiction. Artistic positions from performance, theatre, music, and visual arts examine how truths are created, how they can be manipulated, and what role we play within these processes.
NORDWIND wants to be accessible to everyone. With Kampnagel as a partner, it opens the doors to everyone with barrier-free access, wheelchair-accessible spaces and performances that are also suitable for people with hearing and visual impairments. The team will also be happy to provide support on site.
NORDWIND Festival 2026 is co-produced with Kampnagel and presented in collaboration with Hamburger Kunsthalle, Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburger Sprechwerk and the Swedish Church.
Supported by the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media, the Danish Arts Foundation, the Finnish Institute, TINFO – Theatre Info Finland, ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, the Royal Danish Embassy, the Embassy of Sweden and the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
