When does How to Hypnotize a Snake take place?

The performance is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Where is the concert held?

The venue is FFT Düsseldorf at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1 in 40210 Düsseldorf.

How much does a ticket cost?

The regular price is 17 euros, the reduced ticket costs 11 euros.

Is the venue barrier-free?

Yes, the FFT is accessible via an elevator, the foyer, stage areas, and restrooms are barrier-free. Wheelchair spaces should be reserved in advance.

Is there a bar in the building?

Yes, the bar at FFT opens one hour before the performance begins and remains open after the show.

What is the best way to get there?

FFT is located near Düsseldorf main train station and is easily accessible by S- and U-Bahn. There are also bike racks and parking options available in the area.

A sound space that swallows the evening: Lars Rudolph and Thilo Schölpen live in Düsseldorf

Name: Lars Rudolph and Thilo Schölpen: How to Hypnotize a Snake
Start: 2026-10-10T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-11T00:00:00+02:00
Location: FFT Düsseldorf

A concert like a vortex: How to Hypnotize a Snake at FFT Düsseldorf

When Lars Rudolph and Thilo Schölpen step onto the stage, it is not an ordinary concert evening, but a stage experience between musical precision and open trance. On October 10, 2026, the FFT Düsseldorf transforms into a space that makes sound not only audible but also physically tangible.

Between acting and experimental music

Lars Rudolph knows the stage from both acting and music. Together with pianist and sound researcher Thilo Schölpen, he forms a duo that consciously dissolves the boundaries between concert, performance, and musical storytelling. They describe their music as a being that can swallow a space – a strong image for an evening that works with tension, friction, and fine dramaturgical control.

Sound as a scene, space as an instrument

Here, trumpet, electronics, piano, and extended playing techniques come together. The compositions revolve around synchrony, autonomy, and the possible failure of order. That is where their fascination lies: the audience experiences not a smooth surface, but a lively dramaturgy of closeness, disturbance, and sudden condensation. This creates a special theater atmosphere in the foyer of the FFT, where acoustics, light, and presence intertwine.

FFT Düsseldorf as a fitting resonance space

The Forum Freies Theater is considered one of the important places for independent performing arts in Düsseldorf. For a format like this, the venue is ideal: open, urban, focused, and also designed to be barrier-free. The bar opens one hour before the performance starts, access is via KAP1, and the venue is well connected to the main train station. Those looking for an evening that combines concert and contemporary stage art will find a fitting setting here.

What makes this evening special

How to Hypnotize a Snake does not rely on loud effects but on musical tension, nuances, and the intensity of the unpredictable. This is not a background concert but a concentrated live experience that works with atmosphere and pulls the audience into a peculiar, almost hypnotic listening situation.

Conclusion: Those who love sonically unusual, artistically condensed live formats should not miss this date at FFT Düsseldorf. How to Hypnotize a Snake promises an evening between experiment, precision, and sensual stage presence – experienced live, it is even more compelling than read.