Backstage
Welcome to Stuttgart!
We look forward to welcoming you as our guests at ECLAT Festival Neue Musik 2026!
On this page, we have compiled all the information you need for your stay.
Arrival
Please pick up your artist pass at the information desk (at the entrance to the Theaterhaus on the right-hand side) on or after 4 February. Your reserved tickets will also be waiting for you there. The information desk will be open from 10:00 a.m. onwards.
Theaterhaus and Musik der Jahrhunderte
Siemensstraße 11/13
70469 Stuttgart
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The offices and rehearsal rooms of Musik der Jahrhunderte are at the back of the Theaterhaus, the right outside metal staircase, 2nd floor (or through the theatre building towards ‚P1‘)
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How to get there
- Public transport
From Stuttgart main station underground lines U6 (Richtung Gerlingen), U7 (Mönchfeld) oder U15 (Stammheim) to the ‚Pragsattel‘ stop. -> MAPS From Stuttgart Airport take the underground line U6 (Gerlingen) to »Maybachstraße«. (ca. 40min) - By car
we can reserve a parking space at Theaterhaus - From the Hotel The Niu you can reach the Theaterhaus by foot in approx. 5 minutes
Tickets for concerts
Participants receive free access to all concerts of the festival as well as a complementary free ticket for their own concert.
Please let us know which concerts you would like to see by 2nd February at tickets@mdjstuttgart.de
Additional tickets can be purchased here https://www.eclat.org/tickets/
Hotel
Holiday Inn: The Niu
Leitzstraße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, +49 711 18420940
-> Website The Niu
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Breakfast times
Mon–Fri 6:30–10:30 h | Sat–Sun 7:00–11:30 h
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You can reach the hotel from Stuttgart main station by taking the underground lines U6 (Gerlingen), U7 (Mönchsfeld) oder U15 (Stammheim) to the ‚Pragsattel‘ stop -> MAPS
Social Media
We kindly ask you to promote the festival on your social media channels, websites, etc. and to repost our activities! Please refer to this brief guide for Instagram and Facebook | 👉🏻 Open PDF
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If you have sound files, rehearsal clips or other images or video of your projects, we would love to hear from you and share them with our social media team! Please send your material to anton.zherebnov@mdjstuttgart.de
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The ECLAT Festival (c/o Musik der Jahrhunderte) is present on the following platforms:
- Instagram | @mdjstuttgart
- Facebook | ECLAT Festival/Musik der Jahrhunderte
- Bluesky | @mdjstuttgart.bsky.social
Backstage/Catering
Water, coffee/tea, fruit and sweet snacks are available in the kitchen behind hall T2, 1st floor in the glass corridor to the left–just follow the signs.
For sustainability reasons, we kindly ask you to bring your own refillable bottles. If you do not have one, we will be happy to provide you with an ECLAT bottle.
Contacts
- Artistic director: Christine Fischer
✉️ christine.fischer@mdjstuttgart.de
—————– - Project management: Jakob Berger
✉️ jakob.berger@mdjstuttgart.de
📞 +49 711 62 90 513
—————– - Technical director: Ellen Burger
✉️ eburger@fichtner-tontechnik.de
📞 +49 171 4936745
—————– - Website, Public relations: Annette Eckerle
✉️ annette.eckerle@mdjstuttgart.de
📞 +49 711 6290 512
—————– - Outreach: Fabian Lang
✉️ fabian.lang@mdjstuttgart.de
📞 +49 711 62 90 515
—————– - Social Media: Anton Zherebnov
✉️ anton.zherebnov@mdjstuttgart.de
Food and snacks
- Collina
Italian and German food, Siemensstr. 11, 70469 Stuttgart
👣 directly in the Theaterhaus
A selection of focaccia and desserts is available throughout the day.
Lunch menu Mo bis Fr 12:00–14:30 h (please reserve for groups of 10 or more).
dinner menu 17:30–22:00 h (please always reserve)
Reservations (even with limited time slots): natalie.denz@collina-stuttgart.de
————— - Aria Ristorante Enoteca
Italian food, Stresemannstraße 87, 70191 Stuttgart
👣 approx. 2 min
Mon–Fri 11:30–14:30 h, 17:30–00:00 h, Sat 17:00–00:00 h; closed Sun
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Chinese Food, Leitzstraße 47, Heilbronner Str. 291, 70469 Stuttgart
👣 approx. 10 min
Mon–Fri 11:30–14:00 h, 17:30–22:30 h
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Italian food, Siemensstraße 41, A, 70469 Stuttgart
👣 approx. 5 min
Mon–Fri 11:30–14:00 h, 18:00–22:00 h, Sat 18:00–22:00 h
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Vietnamese Food, Im Götzen 1, 70191 Stuttgart
👣 approx. 4 min
Mon, Wed–Fri 12:00–15:00 h, 17:30–23:00 h, Sat 17:30–23:00 h, Sun 12:00–21:30 h
Doctors and medical services
- Emergency numbers: 110 (police)/112 (fire brigade/emergency services)
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- Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Interdisciplinary Emergency Department, Auerbachstraße 110, 70376 Stuttgart
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Please contact us if you need further help or information!