When the festival Neue Stücke aus Europa (New Plays from Europe) was started in 1992 in Germany in the former capital Bonn, Europe was going through a time of upheaval. The biennale soon grew into one of the most important events for dialogue between European authors. It was a place of discussion, where mutual understanding and the reality of life in Europe could be experienced first-hand. With Martin Hammer and Maria M. Ludewig, a young generation to over the helm in 2016. They redesigned the festival as the WIESBADEN BIENNALE and at the same time went back to its roots. Under the heading “This is not Europe”, the critical question at the centre of the first edition was the possibility of a shared European narrative.

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