former theatre director and cultural producer Tom Stromberg took over the artistic direction of the festival together with the director and festival director Matthias von Hartz. In a two-year rhythm, the festival presented new aesthetic and contextual positions within the German-speaking free theatre. The festival showed outstanding productions and co-productions from the German-speaking theatre. Among the two introduced innovations were the Special Guests. International theatrical productions that complemented the festival program as well as a visitor program for international curators, which was aimed at the international marketing of the shown productions and the German scene. Competition from 1990 to 2011 Until 2011, an independent jury, together with the artistic director, selected the festival's participant productions. In addition, a prize jury reviewed the works shown during the festival and awarded various prizes. In 2011, in honour of the festival founder of the Dietmar N. Schmidt Prize was awarded for the best artistic performance of 1500 euros. References Sources Christian Esch, Matthias von Hartz, Tom Stromberg (Hrsg.): Es geht auch anders : Theater-Festival-Impulse. 2007 bis 2011. Theater der Zeit, Berlin 2012, . Florian Malzacher u. Stefanie Wenner (Hrsg.): Two Minutes of Standstill. A Collective Performance by Yael Bartana. Sternberg Press u. NRW KULTURsekretariat, Berlin/Wuppertal, 2014, . Florian Malzacher, Ahmet Öğüt, Pelin Tan (Hrsg.): The Silent University. Towards a Transversal Pedagogy. Sternberg Press u. NRW KULTURsekretariat, Berlin/Wuppertal, 2016, . Notes External links Webpräsenz des Festivals Spiegel Online zum überarbeiteten Konzept Theatre festivals in Germany Events in North Rhine-Westphalia 1990 establishments in Germany