EventBorder Sessions: opening night
Make a date for riverside stage. Find the programme, venue and related stories in one place.
Festival
Border Sessions
A shared stage for the three-country region. Meet the project, explore the current programme and look back at previous editions.
A festival, beyond a single date
Border Sessions brings small venues and curious audiences into one programme. This page follows the festival as a continuing project; the performances below belong to particular editions.
Programme · 2026
The current programme: an opening concert and two afternoon sessions.
Keep exploring
The people, programme and places connected to this story.
ArticleThree countries, one stage: the people behind Border Sessions
An interview about listening across borders, choosing small venues and making room for a first visit.
PlaceRiverside Stage
A place to pause and explore in Zittau. Find its stories, nearby places and upcoming programme below.
GuideA day in Zittau, between the train and the stage
A considered route with room to stop, change your plans and follow something unexpected.
ArticleThe puppet theatre that refuses to grow up
Behind the curtain, a small company makes an enormous world from wood, light and patient work.
ArticleAn open door to the glass workshop
A working studio becomes a place to ask questions about a craft usually seen behind glass.
ArticleWho keeps the last cinema open?
A conversation about shared screens, volunteer shifts and an audience worth waiting for.