Name: Venus, angel & the night
Start: 2026-07-29T23:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-30T00:30:00+02:00
Location: Parkhaus Oberfrankenhalle, Eingang auf der Seite des Hallenbads (vor Aufgang 3) zwischen Hallenbad und Parkhaus

A nocturnal stage experience between pop, Wagner and abyss

With Venus, angel & the night, Bayreuth opens an unusual venue for a theater event in the summer of 2026 that escapes any classical order. The 60-minute Revue Noire in the Oberfrankenhalle parking garage combines acting, singing, choir, and a cheerleading group into a moving night study about transformation, desire, and dissolution.

When the parking garage becomes the stage

The performance location influences the evening as strongly as the staging itself. Without a clear separation between the audience area and the playing space, the audience moves right through the performance. This creates proximity, tension, and a theater atmosphere that visibly and audibly transforms the space. The limited number of seats and the predominantly standing form make the stage experience immediate and physical.

Revue Noire with Wagnerian depth

The evening follows a poetically dark dramaturgy: Between sinner and saint, human and animal, the character searches for complicity. The material plays with motifs of night, Venus, and angels, but also with the question of how a character disassembles, reassembles, and perhaps finds itself anew in the flow of images. This mix of pop appeal and Wagner resonance gives the production a rare tension.

Powerful images, moving bodies, dense acoustics

Because the performance takes place in the parking garage, the acoustics gain a rougher, more immediate surface. Light moods, choreography, and the presence of the participants create that vibrating feeling that only site-specific theater can produce. The staging relies not on distance, but on an intense audience reaction in the moment of the event.

A short evening with a big impact

With a duration of about 60 minutes, Venus, angel & the night is a concentrated theater format without downtime. Those who want to experience Bayreuth beyond the usual will find here a bold, atmospheric, and sensually charged stage experience.

Conclusion: This evening promises no conventional play, but a moving night piece full of images, sound, and presence. Anyone who loves theater as an immediate encounter should experience this performance live.