Wunderbar Festival – nurturing a culture of curiosity by bringing audiences and artists together on journeys of intrigue and wonder

Wunderbar is a dynamic new festival of contemporary performances, visual art, and extraordinary happenings for the North East that places the audience at the heart of the experience.

Everyday places, traditional venues, disused spaces, the internet and the ether are the sites for Wunderbar's eclectic programme of new commissions and collaborations. International meets regional in work that is remarkable, playful, brave and mischievous and across every scale, from the minutest of interactions to some grand city centre spectaculars.

Wunderbar's aim is to explore participation and social interaction to their limits, and takes inspiration from the curiosity of its audiences. Wunderbar is a place for activity, spontaneity, society, interaction, dialogue and play – and is a festival with festivity at its heart.