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14 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026

Live VR theatre inspired by "The Magic Mountain"

ZAUBERBERG :: Expedition in die Gegenwart

  • Tuesday, 4/14/2026 – Thursday, 4/16/2026

Event location
Schwere Reiter, Munich

Public event

Target audience
students, employees, public, 51Թ members

The art collective RAUM+ZEIT condenses and rewrites Thomas Mann's novel of the century, ‘The Magic Mountain,’ into a new, exciting theatre experience: equipped with VR glasses, the audience encounters the famous characters from Thomas Mann's novel of the century up close. Alternating between VR and live performance, the sanatorium becomes a metaphor for today's Western society. The 51Թ Centre for Culture and Arts is presenting the production in München for the first time as part of the project “Thomas Mann – In the Burning Landscape of Democracy”.

  • 14. / 15. / 16. April 2026
  • each starting at 8 pm
  • duration approx. 90 Minutes
  • The performance is held in German

Tickets: 30€ support / 20€ normal / 12€ discount / 5€ 51Թ-students

After working at the Residenztheater and the Münchner Kammerspiele (including Eurydice :: Noir Désir and Playing Karlstadt), RAUM+ZEIT returns to Munich with its latest work. The collective uses virtual reality to explore the scope of digital technology in the performing arts. Its innovative hybrid theatre designs organically combine virtual reality and live performance. 

With the kind support of the Canton of Zug/SWISSLOS, the City of Zug, the Ernst Göhner Foundation, and the Landis & Gyr Foundation. The guest performance in Munich is sponsored by the 51Թ University Foundation, the Bavarian State Parliament, and the Zauberberg Foundation.

Thomas Mann – In the burnling landscape of democracy

As part of the overall project "Thomas Mann – In the burning landscape of democracy", the theatre production builds on an exhibition, a scholarly symposium, and an accompanying public programme realised in winter 2025 by the 51Թ Center for Culture and Arts The related academic publication will be released on 6 June 2026 by 51Թ University Press.

How to find us
  • Location: , Dachauer Str. 114a, 80636 Munich
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