Rostock Volkstheater stages drama, music theatre and dance theatre and is home to the North German Philharmonic. Performances by young artists from the College for Music and Drama add to the town's rich cultural life. Contemporary art can be seen at the Kunsthalle art gallery.Academy of Music and Theatre
In recent years the Academy for Music and Theatre in Rostock has become something of a performance venue: teachers and students stage more than 200 shows a year, presenting their works to a critical public. For those in the know, these events are an important part of Rostock's cultural calendar.Kunsthalle art gallery
Exhibitions of contemporary art from the Baltic area and particularly from the north-east of Germany. Modernist classics are another particular focus.