GenZ Don't Cry

Junge Triennale, Music theatre

18.9.-21.9.2025

Turbinenhalle an der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

Immersive 3D sound theatre by and about Generation Z.

Challenging are the times in which the teenagers and young adults of Generation Z are starting their independent lives. At the same time, they are confronted with a whole set of prejudices: that they are lazy, demanding, over-sensitive and always on their phones. GenZ Don’t Cry portrays the voices of people born between 1995 and 2010. Their thoughts can be experienced through headphones which also can be used to seal yourself off from the world and its crises. The audience itself plunges into a 3D-soundscape that is created live on stage and performed by young people from the Ruhr region. Through the ears, an immersive sound and theatre experience unfolds for everyone aged 14 and older.

Produced by Ruhrtriennale.

Cast

3D Sound Concept and Direction
- Sounddramaturgien-Kollektiv (Dominik Breinlinger, Julian Kämper, Felix Kruis)
Author and Dramaturgical Consultant
- Mehdi Moradpour
Co-Director, Stage and Light Design
- Wolfgang Menardi
Composition, Music
- Gîn Bali
Costumes
- Julia Nussbaumer

Supporters Ruhrtriennale

Main Funder RAG-Stiftung.

Funded by the Stiftung Mercator.

Visit

Language

German with brief passages in other languages
Surtitles

The surtitles can be read from row 9.
Run time

70 minutes
Age guidance

Recommended from 14 years
Tickets for school classes

Schools can reserve and order tickets for the performances on 18 and 19 September (11 am respectively) by sending an email to jungetriennale@ruhrtriennale.de.
Notices

The audience will wear headphones throughout the event.

The event will address the issues of bullying, discrimination and racism.

Relaxed With ... Gîn Bali / Genz Don't Cry (14 + 21 September)

Happy Sundays

On Sundays it’s time to go to the theatre. Not alone, but with the whole family! While the adults are busy watching the afternoon performance of GenZ Don't Cry on 21 September, the children take part in a workshop led by a theater educator. With fun games and using a variety of methods, they explore the topics presented in the performance. Tickets can be booked directly in the web shop.