On 31 August 2002 - 20 years ago today - the first edition of the Ruhrtriennale opened with the premiere of Deutschland, Deine Lieder directed by Matthias Hartmann. What remains, what was important and what was exciting?

On the occasion of the Ruhrtriennale's 20th anniversary, dramaturge Dorothea Neweling, who worked for the festival from 2002 to 2017, compiles a personal retrospective here on behalf of the Ruhrtriennale.

This retrospective will be regularly expanded until the end of 2022. Dive with us into the diverse memories of the individual festival years!