we are #tuned
first festival edition: between mountains
35 years festspiele mecklenburg-vorpommern
between: full lineup revealed
a look back at our fall residencies
what is detect?
Originating from the idea of being a platform for inspiring and unconventional musical experiences, Detect today consists of various music culture projects. Once a year we realise the Detect Classic Festival together with the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In 2025, we will bring the Detect atmosphere to Switzerland for the first time at the Between Mountains Festival together with kfka.
With Ein Ding der Möglichkeit, we are also hosting a music residency programme in northern Germany.
Other formats included the detect Landpartie and the Detect Classic Sessions, which we filmed during the pandemic and which you can watch on YouTube.
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Removing Barriers & Discrimination-Sensitive Conduct
Find out what our festival stands for and how we want to promote inclusion in 2025 and 2026.
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What to expect at Detect 2025
Find out more about this year's festival theme and which artists you can discover at Detect 2025.
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Between Mountains · First Festival Edition 2025
At the first Between Mountains Festival, green hills, a historic estate and exciting sounds merge into an immersive journey for curious explorers.
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Detecting Moments of Utopia
What makes the Detect Classic Festival utopian? A text by Laura Großmann.
our projects
detect classic festival
Since 2019, the Detect Classic Festival has been organised as a 3-day festival together with the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a team of music dramaturgical tinkerers and several art and cultural collectives from Bröllin, Leipzig and the surrounding area of Berlin. Since 2022, the venue has been Bröllin Castle in Fahrenwalde.
* 8–10 August 2025, Schloss Bröllin *** 8–10 August 2025, Schloss Bröllin *** 8–10 August 2025, Schloss Bröllin *** 8–10 August 2025, Schloss Bröllin *** 8–10 August 2025, Schloss Bröllin **
between mountains
Born from the idea of bringing the concept of the Detect Classic Festival in Germany to Switzerland, this summer we are collaborating with kfka – Kollektiv für kulturelle Aufgaben (Collective for Cultural Tasks) to stage the first Between Mountains Festival in Hölstein in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
* 19 July 2025, Holdenweid, Hölstein CH *** 19 July 2025, Holdenweid, Hölstein CH *** 19 July 2025, Holdenweid, Hölstein CH *** 19 July 2025, Holdenweid, Hölstein CH **
detect lab
Together with Ein Ding der Möglichkeit, a co-creation space on an old farm in northern Germany, we are realising residencies for musicians and music makers. At the end of the residency, the residents and neighbours have the opportunity to experience the developed materials live.
detect ensemble
With their backgrounds in contemporary music, classical music and jazz, six musicians explore musical communication channels: The Detect Ensemble has set itself the task of creating content that combines the qualities of different art music worlds, with the courage to embrace complexity and artistic innovation through a profound co-creation process.
