ROTUNDE – Music & Dance
What awaits you?
Over several months, a soundscape of voices, music, dance, and neighborhood stories emerges. Open workshops and spontaneous sessions combine children’s songs, percussion, interviews, and sounds. It all culminates in a public presentation featuring Urban Dance and Physical Theatre. Your choir or music group can also take part.
Why?
Diversity matters: culture is created everywhere, not just in concert halls. Rotunde invites you to listen, participate, and create – fostering connections that last.
How can you join?
Whether singing, dancing, storytelling, music production, or simply listening – every week brings new opportunities. No prior experience, no participation barriers, and everything is free of charge. Supported by local partners.
Teaching team: Percussion NN, Vocals Mascha Corman, Urban Dance/Physical Theatre Francesco Matejcek & Merle Pätsch, Music/Improvisation Daniela Petry, Mixing/Studio Alex Crossfield
How did ROTUNDE come about?
The City of Essen supports the idea of the Folkwang School: culture for all neighborhoods. Since 2022, projects have been selected annually, and in 2025/26 they focus on District V (Karnap, Stoppenberg, Altenessen). A youth jury chose ROTUNDE – because it brings local people together.
ROTUNDE – Schedule
Workshops and meetings with music and dance – a six-month evolving audio and dance artwork. Come with or without registration to the Rotunde at Karlsplatz. All information, contact details, and FAQs can be found here. In a time when exchange is decreasing and algorithms filter encounters, Rotunde sends a message: listen, move, experience, dance, talk, and play together.
Where?
The presentations of the afternoon workshops on tba will be shown directly afterwards at the Rotunde. The mix sessions of the previous presentation will take place on tba. Everyone is welcome at PICKUP and FINALE as well as at all performances and mix sessions!
| When | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, 03.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Percussion, Grooves & Beats 10–14 | Music |
| Fri, 03.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Physical Theatre 10–14 | Dance |
| Fri, 03.10.2025 19:00 | Pick-Up Event all | Presentation |
| Mon, 06.10.2025 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Fri, 10.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Choir 20–50 | Music |
| Fri, 10.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Physical Theatre 10–14 | Dance |
| Fri, 10.10.2025 19:00 | Presentation all | Presentation |
| Mon, 13.10.2025 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Fri, 17.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Beats & Sound Art – all instruments 13–20 | Music |
| Fri, 17.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Physical Theatre 10–14 | Dance |
| Fri, 17.10.2025 19:00 | Presentation all | Presentation |
| Mon, 20.10.2025 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Fri, 24.10.2025 15:00–18:00 | Singing & Instruments from 3 | Music |
| Fri, 24.10.2025 19:00 | Presentation all | Presentation |
| Mon, 27.10.2025 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 | Interviews all | Documentation |
| Fri, 06.03.2026 15:00–18:00 | Electronic Music 13–20 | Music |
| Fri, 06.03.2026 19:00 | Presentation all | Presentation |
| Mon, 10.03.2026 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Fri, 13.03.2026 15:00–18:00 | Choir 13–17 | Music |
| Fri, 13.03.2026 15:00–18:00 | Physical Theatre 13–17 | Dance |
| Fri, 13.03.2026 19:00 | Presentation all | Presentation |
| Mon, 17.03.2026 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Fri, 20.03.2026 15:00–18:00 | Beats & Sound Art – all instruments open | Music |
| Fri, 20.03.2026 15:00–18:00 | Physical Theatre 13–17 | Dance |
| Fri, 20.03.2026 19:00 | Presentation all | Presentation |
| Mon, 24.03.2026 19:00 | Mix Session all | Mix |
| Fri, 27.03.2026 15:00–18:00 | Physical Theatre all groups | Dance |
| Fri, 27.03.2026 19:00 | FINALE all | Presentation |