Adam K. is a musician from Glasgow known especially for his extraordinary guitar style. He combines acoustic music with a special lap-tapping technique, with the guitar lying across his lap while the strings are rhythmically struck and tapped. His career began as a street musician, and he has also supported well-known artists such as UB40.
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In this contemporary, poetic show full of interaction, contortion, dance and acrobatics merge. Connected by ribbons, we explore collective fears together and recharge with positive energy. Deeply moving.
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Anne K. is a foot-theatre performer with staged body control at the highest level. Equipped with noses, hats and costumes, her feet become independent characters. They tell familiar and unfamiliar stories, moving through relationship dramas, fairy tales and even operas with irony and sharp comic dramaturgy.
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Blechsalat is the smallest brass band on earth. Look forward to a saxophonist playing upside down, a disco-glitter tuba and plenty of surprises. Minimal in line-up, huge in performance, the show blends wild energy, humour and romance while reimagining brass music.
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An actress since the age of eleven and a graduate of the University of Alberta, Billy Kidd has devoted herself fully to magic since 2008. She first refined her skills as a street performer, appeared at events and festivals worldwide and became a member of the renowned Academy of Magical Arts in Los Angeles. Regular TV appearances on BBC, Discovery Channel and DMAX have thrilled audiences of millions. A humorous family magic show with plenty of audience participation.
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The diabolo is a thousand-year-old invention of Chinese origin. In his new show Brunitus draws on its mystical roots to create a journey through human emotions with an object that spins, flies and tangles like our stories. Gùshi means stories. Without stories there is no life, no time.
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Magic at the highest level: Charlie is a world champion magician with his own TV show in Sweden, winner of Sweden’s “Got Talent” and multiple award-winner for best show and best cabaret. He has perfected and refreshed the cups and balls routine. Based in Stockholm, he is probably one of the most international magicians in the world, having worked in 53 countries and 7 languages and appeared on television in more than a dozen countries.
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For four years they have been touring together as two detectives. With no investigative instinct whatsoever, they stumble from one bizarre absurdity to the next. Their eccentric ideas and chaotic solutions create unexpected twists. Stunts, juggling and a human piñata turn the stage into a wild adventure full of surprises.
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For 20 years DADO has been travelling the world with his unique shows, enchanting audiences again and again. With this programme he continues the quirky story of “Mon Uncle” and carries it further until it has spread around the world. What more could one expect from an international show?
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The pop/alternative duo consists of Luca, who plays guitar, kick and hi-hat at the same time while weaving acid-blues harmonies into a driving soundscape, and Diana’s expressive voice, which moves effortlessly from delicate whispers to powerful, groovy melodies. Together they create a dense, vibrating atmosphere that gets under your skin and lingers.
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Jon K. sounds like a boy from the American South, though he comes from Manchester. His songs float between soul, blues and folk. Thanks to years of experience, Jon knows exactly which tempo is right in the moment. Dynamic, groovy, melancholic or relaxed - Jon Kenzie needs only his charismatic voice and a guitar to rock the place.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is one of the greatest classics of world literature. Its attractive title character remains forever young after a careless wish, while his portrait ages in his place and reveals each of his sins and moral failings as a terrible grimace.
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This show is easy to describe, but still has to be seen. Three arrogant, wonderfully unhinged Frenchmen play dressage riders who have accidentally moved their performance into the old town. Confident and just a little unfriendly, they train in Landshut for the Olympic Games. You will not stop laughing.
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Les Frikis is a crazy, comic and musical show. The eccentric comedy duo presents an extraordinary mix of magic, circus, singing and dance full of absurd comic situations. She has natural talent, while he suffers through ridiculous circumstances. In the end they know that only the love they feel for each other will lead them to success.
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Markus is a Dutch troubadour with a love for the blues. He travels the world, playing on the streets of Africa, Australia, India and many other places, equipped only with a guitar, an amplifier and a loop station.
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Fast hands, big mouth, sharp suit: the gentleman juggler is one of the most unique, celebrated and reliably entertaining street performers in the world. Mat Ricardo’s current street show is breathtaking. As one of the original Covent Garden entertainers, he has won awards far beyond London. His spectacular juggling show is truly unique.
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El Flecha Negra stands for a wild and unusual blend of cumbia, reggae and Latin American sounds. With coherent music and effortless lightness, the band aims straight for the heart. Trumpets, traditional flutes, psychedelic chicha guitar and drums all shape the repertoire.
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Pierrick has his own distinctive style of physical expression and facial comedy. The highlight is his balancing act on a 2.5-metre slack rope, which Mr. Banana masters perfectly. While it seems as if he could fall at any moment, Mr. B. plays with the audience’s emotions and draws them completely into his world.
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A clown and a pile of suitcases. An unexpected journey takes us to a place where waiting is no longer boring, but becomes a moment of play and boundless imagination. niMù creates absurd, improvised situations within a poetic atmosphere.
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He looks as if he has walked straight out of a comic into real life. Kiki is an old friend and a fixture of the Landshut festival. Perfect juggling technique, comedy and his throwing technique with forks - not knives - delight audiences young and old. For the anniversary festival, Mr. Vita presents his new show as a German premiere.
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Spektakel Comedy Variete brings comic, artistic and surprising moments together in one shared festival programme.
With the grand finale, Spektakel 2026 comes to an end - a ceremonial conclusion with the announcement of the Best Act 2026.
The ceremonial opening of Spektakel 2026 marks the beginning of an unforgettable festival full of art, culture and community.
The king of street theatre is back in Landshut. Pedro is an international great among street performers. His wordless show is moving, captivating, heartfelt and side-splitting. Trained in physical theatre in England, Pedro T. is a television star in Portugal, a judge on “Portugal Got Talent”, an advertising icon, film actor and stand-up comedian. Audience members become performers in a wordless theatre piece full of wit and drama.
More about Pedro Tochas → Birds sing, peep and chirp - and at this year's Spektakel, humans are invited to do the same. Germany's first bird-call imitation competition takes place on Saturday, 19 September 2026 from 14:30 at the Jungheinrich stage. In two categories - children and adults - human chirpers can compete on stage. A jury will judge the performances; small prizes and an award will be presented at the end.
Samantha, alias Amelia Cadwallader, blends clowning, slapstick and hula hoops in a hilarious performance as a faded diva with a huge ego. A superstar who provokes the audience but cannot live without it. The show offers top-class slapstick with refined, high-level hula-hoop acrobatics and sharp humour about transience in “The Return of Samantha Guineu”.
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The trio Radio Canta Con Noi invites you to sing along to well-known Italian songs. Immerse yourself in the lively atmosphere of Italy. Song booklets are handed out so everyone can sing together to Italian favourites by Adriano Celentano, Toto Cutugno and Paolo Conte.
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Peter is one of the most famous clowns in the world. He has had long engagements with Roncalli and Cirque du Soleil and is a prize-winner of the Silver Circus Festival in Monte Carlo. A master of his craft, he enjoyed major success on RTL Samstag Nacht Comedy and appeared with Roman Polanski in the stage production “Amadeus”. A highlight of the 20th Spektakel: comic, witty and wonderfully silly.
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In his new show “Kettenreaktion”, Samuelito builds exactly that: a chain reaction designed to launch sweets into his mouth. It involves a slingshot, a ball on a fishing line and many other adventurous elements. Expect chain reactions with improvisation and plenty of surprises.
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The show is full of suspense and entertainment, offering a unique mix of acrobatics, juggling, dance, music and theatre. Agents Honeymoon and Butterfly have an important mission: to free the planet from the grip of boredom. In bizarre action costumes they shoot with a plunger bow or ride a giant stealth wheel. With all the ingredients of a spy film, this American group delivers high-level espionage comedy.
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Shiva has been touring the world as a performer since 1998, including Brazil, India and New Zealand. Every performance is an adventure, for the audience as much as for him. He improvises and plays with the moment in a subtle, unpredictable and comic way, drawing each place and audience into the action. Creating something unique out of nothing is Shiva Grings’ great art.
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The band combines professionalism, energy and passion. The whole audience, of every age, is drawn in, turning the show into a unique and unforgettable experience. Rock’n’roll and rockabilly from Lombardy bring the authentic vintage charm of the 1950s to the stage, led by a powerful female voice.
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For more than 30 years, This has delighted audiences with interactive shows shaped by Alpine madness and EU-certified Swiss humour. In his performances, the Zurich-based actor shows temperament through improvisation and ever-fresh interaction with the audience. The trained actor has received numerous awards.
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The wild combination of synth, didgeridoo, percussion, hang, beatboxing and loop station forms the instrumental toolkit of Riccardo M.’s project “TribalNeed”. Sharp melodies and melancholic sound tell the story of an electro-nomad and his journey through the world. A welcome Spektakel Landshut regular and now a top act at major international music festivals in Spain, India and South Africa.
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Birding with Vogelphilipp: On Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 14:00 (meeting point: Rathaus), we will explore nature on the Mühleninsel and in the Stadtpark in the heart of Landshut. A small mindfulness exercise for everyday life: look closely, listen and discover. The well-known ornithologist and author Philipp Herrmann - aka Vogelphilipp - takes you on an entertaining and educational journey through urban nature and its birdlife.
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Wolfgang S. has become a popular talk-show guest on wildlife, animal communication and alternative philosophies of life, especially in relation to nature and animals. He quickly earned the nickname “wildlife whisperer”. His special connection with wild animals has become known far beyond Germany through numerous press reports. In a special 90-minute appearance in the Rathaus Prunksaal, Woid Woife proves that he can also entertain.
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She is the mistress of rings. In her show “EsFeRa”, the Belgian circus artist combines dance, juggling, hula hoop, Cyr wheel and acrobatics. A thrilling and poetic performance in which circles of every size set the tone and a wide range of geometric figures emerge. Contemporary circus art at a high level to marvel at and enjoy.
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