Gassensensationen

Streets sensations is an international street theater festival in Heppenheim on the mountain road.

The first street theater festival streets sensations found in Heppenheim on 10 - 13th July 1993 instead. Since then, the series of events shows annually artists and ensembles from around the world. The range of performances ranging from streets and squares productions over shadow play, stilts and puppet theater to performance and comedy. Productions and art projects in the area of ​​street theater that are specifically staged for the streets sensations, since 1994 a regular part of the festival. All events take place with free admission. Organizer is the town of Heppenheim. The artistic director of the streets sensations is Stefan Behr.

The festival will take place through Saturday after the first weekend in July from Wednesday. Be played on the streets of the historic old town and the local open- air stage. Every year, more than 25,000 visitors around 50 events. Are financed streets sensations from public funds, sponsorships and from grants by patrons.

From the festival was 1998, the theater Anu forth, which today is one of the most important German street theater groups. From 2001 to 2004 was developed as part of the Festival of Heppenheim Laternenweg: 150 paper cuts point to the street lights of the old town motifs Hessian legends. The Laternenweg is open all year visitable. Guided tours take place every Saturday from May to September.