Play the City in Gelsenkirchen: Creative game club at MiR Lab

Play the City: A game club that rethinks Gelsenkirchen

With Play the City, a creative format for youth and young adults is starting in the MiR Lab, bringing together gaming, performance, and urban space. On September 28, 2026 at 18:00, the game club will open its next round in MiR Lab - am Rundhöfchen in Gelsenkirchen. Admission is free and the evening is aimed at anyone who is eager for movement, ideas, and urban experiments.

When the city becomes a playing field

This is not about watching from a distance but about participating, experimenting, and discovering. Texts, sounds, music, movements, and new perspectives on one's environment arise from observations in urban space. The event experience thrives on an open atmosphere, curiosity, and a blend of art, play, and collective development.

Workshop, rehearsal, and creative urban exploration

Play the City connects event planning with participatory cultural work. The game club for 15- to 27-year-olds works with digital and analog ideas, 3D scans, sound design, dance, and text. Participants experience an evening where small observations grow into an artistic whole - step by step, scene by scene, with a clear target audience for young urban explorers.

MiR Lab as a space for experimentation

The MiR Lab is the open experimental space of the Music Theater in the Revier, right in the city center. For this format, the location offers just the right ambiance: approachable, creative, and designed for exchange. The location at Rundhöfchen ensures short distances, the city center remains directly tangible, and the environment suits a project that links city, art, and community.

Conclusion: An evening for everyone who wants not just to see the city but to shape it

Play the City promises a vibrant event experience with an urban perspective, creative energy, and plenty of room for personal ideas. Anyone interested in an unusual cultural format with a workshop character should not miss this date and should experience the project live in the MiR Lab.

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Sources:

• City of Gelsenkirchen - Event Calendar Play the City
• MiR Gelsenkirchen - Play the City
• MiR Gelsenkirchen - MiR.LAB
• MiR Gelsenkirchen - Arrival