Name: Montserrat Gardó Castillo & Petr Hastik: Detroit
Start: 2026-09-24T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-24T23:00:00+02:00
Location: FFT Düsseldorf

Detroit at FFT Düsseldorf: A space of remembrance between accident, game, and stage

With Detroit, Montserrat Gardó Castillo & Petr Hastik present a performance on Stage II of FFT Düsseldorf, which takes its vibrant starting point from a true event in 2019: a car accident during a trip to the automotive city of Detroit. From this experience, a linear narrative does not emerge, but rather a precise stage experience about memory, repetition, and the fragile boundary between reality and fiction.

When memory becomes a performance

The artists transform what they experienced into a performative re-enactment. The open world of Grand Theft Auto serves as a digital memory palace, where the accident can be located anew each time. This creates a production that works with choreography, concert, let’s play, and soundscapes, making the dramaturgy of remembering itself visible.

Between technical precision and physical presence

Especially in the interplay of performance, music, and movement, Detroit unfolds its unique theatrical atmosphere. The production intertwines digital culture with a physically palpable space, where the audience does not merely watch but enters a dense, sensory situation. Volume, rhythm, visual stimuli, and the invitation to participate shape an evening that consciously engages the senses.

An evening about the power of repetition

What happens when an experience does not fade but is repeatedly invoked? Detroit questions the authority of memory, collective experience, and the way fiction reframes perception. The artists connect biographical material with a clever reflection on sound, space, and the economy of images. The result is a concentrated, intimate, and yet wide-open theater format.

A place with attitude: FFT Düsseldorf

FFT Düsseldorf is recognized as a production house for free performing arts and is known for its openness to contemporary performance, dance, and experimental theater. The venue in KAP1 is centrally located, well connected to the main train station, and has barrier-free access. For theater visits, the house also offers a bar that is open one hour before and after the performance.

Conclusion

Detroit promises an intense evening of autobiographical exploration, digital repetition, and precise stage art. Those interested in contemporary theater, performance, and smartly condensed narrative forms will experience an evening that resonates. Discover it live at FFT Düsseldorf now and secure tickets.