Kölner Sommerfestival
Bühne für Deutschlandpremieren internationaler Produktionen und Compagnien: Im Juli und August zeigt das Festival Tanz, Show und Musical in Köln.
The festival was launched by the impresario Michael Brenner and Franz Xaver Ohnesorg, who served as the first artistic director of the Kölner Philharmonie.
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- Type
- Festival for international dance, show and musical productions
- Founded
- 1988
- Season
- July and August
- Main venue
- Kölner Philharmonie
- Location
- Altstadt-Nord district, Innenstadt borough
Premieres and Tours
International productions and companies present their German premieres here. For some guest performances, Cologne was also the starting point, as tours through the German-speaking region set out from here.
Additional Venues
In two years, the programme extended beyond the Philharmonie. In 1998 and 2000, performances also ran in parallel at the Oper Köln and the Schauspiel Köln.
Timeline
- 1988Founded by Michael Brenner and Franz Xaver Ohnesorg
- 1998Parallel venues: Cologne Opera and Schauspiel Köln
- 2000Again parallel venues: Cologne Opera and Schauspiel Köln
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Address
Eisenmarkt 2
50667 Köln
Contact
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Sources & links
- Official website
- Official website (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Wikidata (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-10-15, rev 268581947)
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