Dortmunder U
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse
44137 Dortmund
⟶ dortmund-u.de
The festival presents itself as an open laboratory for digital culture in the Dortmunder U. Together with the kiU of FH Dortmund and the Kollektiv Page 21, the foyer becomes a playing field for immersive experiments in which image, sound and interaction intermesh. With the uzwei on the second floor, NEXT LEVEL is designing charged workshops for young audiences.
A discourse program called “Enjoy Community” is running in the Kino im U, and on other days the screen itself becomes a console and invites you to play together. Concerts and performances expand the program and make the U a place where artistic practice, gaming culture and collective experience merge.
How to Bury your Digital Twin
An audiovisual performance about saying goodbye to a digital twin.
Webscape Navigation
A live coding performance that stages the web as an accessible, performative space.
./drum.code
A hybrid concert featuring live coding, drums, and AI-driven improvisation.
Workshop: Beyond the Light: Luminous Narratives
The workshop uses projection as an artistic medium to make personal and social issues visible.
How to Bury your Digital Twin
An audiovisual performance about saying goodbye to a digital twin.
TRANSmission: Enjoy Community Extended
The networking and discussion format Enjoy Community brings together artists, curators, developers, students, and partner institutions to discuss the present and future of digital arts.

Electronic Contingency Theater – XR Visions for Immersive, Interactive Theater Formats
A lecture on XR as a future model for theater.
Persona.Fractalis: Infinite Cities
In the ICAROS flight simulator: An immersive journey through algorithmic fractal landscapes.