When does Blue start at the Music Theater in the Revier?

The performance begins on September 19, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

How much is the admission for Blue?

Admission starts according to the event's information at €35.00 per ticket.

Where does the event take place?

At the Music Theater in the Revier at Kennedyplatz in Gelsenkirchen.

Is the Music Theater in the Revier barrier-free accessible?

Yes, the house refers to barrier-free information and a digital accessibility statement. For specific requirements, it is recommended to directly inquire at the theater.

Is there public transport access?

Yes, arriving by bus and train is explicitly recommended. From the main train station, it is only two tram stops to the Music Theater station.

Where can I get tickets?

Tickets are available through the official ticket area of the Music Theater in the Revier.

An Evening in Blue: Music Theater, Utopia, and Urban Space at MiR

Name: Blue
Start: 2026-09-19T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Musiktheater im Revier (MiR)

Blue: Utopian Music Theater at the Music Theater in the Revier

With Blue, the Music Theater in the Revier opens its new season with an evening that sets art history, urban space, and the present in motion. The utopian music theater inspired by Yves Klein and Werner Ruhnau takes the audience right into the idea of an open, sensitive society and makes the Gelsenkirchen blue a vivid stage experience.

A Theater Evening as a Journey Through Color and Space

The opening promises no passive role for the audience, but rather a dramaturgically finely guided journey through the house. From the forecourt situation through the foyers to the depths of the music theater, a performance unfolds that intertwines music, play, and spatial perception. The production relies on movement, on intermediate spaces, on what often has the strongest effect in theater: the immediate theater atmosphere.

Yves Klein, Werner Ruhnau, and the Power of an Old Utopia

The evening ties into the visionary collaboration of Yves Klein and Werner Ruhnau, who not only shaped the construction of the house with their art but also formulated the idea of a school of sensitivity. The project picks up this unfulfilled utopia and translates it into the present. Thus, a culturally and historically charged theater evening emerges, which combines architecture, fine arts, and music theater into a total work of art.

Spatial Precision and Sensual Intensity

Those who enter the MiR encounter a house that plays along: flooded with light, committed to the famous blue traces of Yves Klein, and charged with a strong aura as a theater building. The production utilizes this architecture not merely as a background, but as an acoustic and visual resonance space. Costumes, lighting moods, and musical transitions condense into an evening that sharpens perception and literally plans for audience reactions.

An Evening for the Inquisitive, Theater Lovers, and Urbanites

Blue is aimed at all who understand music theater not as a closed form but as an experience in space. The production connects the present and memory, aesthetic research and emotional presence. Those who experience this evening live will encounter an extraordinary music theater that makes the city of Gelsenkirchen shine anew with its art history.

Conclusion: Blue promises a poetic, clever, and spatially penetrating stage experience at the MiR. The evening opens up the perspective on the power of art and invites you not only to see this premiere but to experience it with all your senses.