TUM Center for Culture and Arts
We are creating a diverse cultural program for the university community – to discover hidden talents, broaden horizons, and to gain inspiration for new ways of thinking and working – with the offerings of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts.
Music, literature, fine arts, performing arts or digital arts: With wide-ranging programs, we forge ties to innovation and technology, politics, history and society. All members of the TUM community − and friends of TUM − are invited to take part: expand your horizons and embrace new ways of thinking.
Summer Semester 2026
Courses for students
Seminars, creativity labs and excursions: Here students discover their creative and cultural curiosity, and gain credits for their degree while exploring less familiar fields of knowledge. This offer is part of the general skills teaching program “Science ⋈ Technology ⋈ Society (Kontextlehre WTG)” as well as the English Department at the TUM Language Center. Learn more about the semester highlights of the course offer via the newsletter: subscribe
Project Week
TIME BUSTERS international: Crafting the present through remembrance
The project week builds on the award-winning theater project “TIME BUSTERS” (2023) by the Münchner Kammerspiele, in collaboration with the TUM Center for Culture and Arts: Here, students explore remembrance [Erinnerungsarbeit] in a globalized world.
The perspective is both global and local: What does remembrance mean in Munich and for TUM? How are Germany’s efforts to foster a culture of remembrance viewed from the outside? How can we challenge one another and learn from each other? Why is a critical and vibrant culture of remembrance dangerous to dictatorships—and why is it therefore often opposed?
These questions will be explored through writing and theater workshops, where the students create a lecture performance.
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Bodies in Motion – Minds in Transformation
TUM tanzt!
TUM tanzt! 2026 is back for its second edition. Under the slogan “Bodies in Motion – Minds in Transformation,” TUM tanzt! invites you to a diverse program running from summer through fall 2026. Inspiring workshops, captivating performances, and engaging discussions will foster movement, new perspectives, and creative inspiration. There’s a little something for everyone!
A joint initiative of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts in collaboration with the TUM School of Medicine and Health, Applied Sport Science. With the kind support of the TUM University Foundation.
The complete program for the Winter Semester 2026/27 will be announced at the end of September. Stay tuned! To make sure you don't miss any updates, you can sign up for our newsletter.
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Dance & Mental Health: October 9, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Zoom
TUM Staff | en/de | suitable for people with disabilities | led by: Lisa Lugo (Applied Sport Science)
Through Somatic Awareness, body-based (embodiment) and regulation exercises –as well as fun and joy – you will gain valuable tools for self-care. The workshop takes place as part of the mental health action days.
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Selbst-Tanz-Sein (Inclusive Dance): October 17, 9:30 – 11:30 am, GTH (Campus at Olympiapark)
open to all | en/de | this workshop is specially designed for people with and without disabilities
led by: Barbara Galli Jescheck and Glina Gleissner
We want to dance, we want to conquer spaces, create belonging! Experience how movement opens up new perspectives! The workshop takes place as part of the symposium “Climbing and Sports for People with Multiple Sclerosis.”
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Explorative Dance Practice: November 15, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, GTH (Campus at Olympiapark)
Registration required
open to all | de/en Workshop led by: Susanne Stortz (Applied Sport Science)
Focusing on somatic awareness we’ll move and play. Creating – sharing – reflecting. - Joy of Dancing: December 12, 2:30 – 4:30 pm, GTH (Campus at Olympiapark)
open to all | de/en | suitable for people with physical disabilities | led by: Gunther Johannes Henne
Using images to spark associations, letting the imagination run wild, allowing ourselves to be moved by feelings, thoughts, and ideas, following the music… this gives rise to new images, compositions, and sometimes even scenes—alone, in pairs, in trios, or with the whole group.
Registration required - Dance & Mental Health:
February 1, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, TUM Campus Garching, Room 5530 EG 003
February 4, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, TUM Stammgelände Arcisstr. Room1221
open to TUM Students | en/de | suitable for people with disabilities | led by: Lisa Lugo (Applied Sport Science)
Through Somatic Awareness, body-based (embodiment) and regulation exercises –as well as fun and joy – you will gain valuable tools for self-care. More infos here! In cooperation with TUM4Health und TUM library.
Registration required: Garching, Main Campus (Arcisstr.) - Hip Hop – Crew Up: Time tbd, Place tbd
open to all | de/en | led by: Theresa Völkl
Learn the basics of Hip Hop, become part of a crew, and grow your confidence!
Registration required
- Meh Ambao (TUM Open Campus): October 3, Garching
open to all | de/en
Like a butterfly in transformation, Meh Ambao tells a story of new beginnings, change, and the courage to stay true to oneself. A fascinating dance performance by the TUM tanzt! Performance Company full of touching encounters, new perspectives, and creative energy. - Excursion: Common Ground: October 28, Bayerisches Staatsballett
TUM students | de/enHumorous, moving, and eye-catching: Common Ground invites you on a journey through three extraordinary choreographies. An evening of dance that inspires, challenges, and reveals new connections.
A limited number of discounted tickets priced at €10 are available exclusively to TUM students.
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Project Week Final Performance: January 17, 4:30 pm, rotunda at the Pinakothek der Moderne
open to all | de/en
When movement becomes an experiment, new forms of expression and unexpected perspectives emerge. Experience an exhibition where artistic exploration, creativity, and personal stories come together. A performance choreographed by TUM students and based on the coreography Meh Ambao. -
Tanzevent 2027 at the Campus at Olympiapark: January 29, from 7 pm
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Excursion: Waves and Circles: February 26, Bayerisches Staatsballet
TUM students | de/en
A limited number of discounted tickets priced at €10 are available exclusively to TUM students.
Registration required (the registration link will be published soon), payment due after registration confirmation
- Project Week “Community Dance”: January 11-18, Pavillon 333
TUM students | de/en | led by: Dr. Tina Schwender, Dr. Ellen Steinmüller
What happens when dance becomes not just movement, but also a form of exploration and discovery? This project week invites participants to unleash their creative potential, challenge their own limits, and experience the power of community through dance.
Registration via TUM Online - Explore the Art of Dance – preceive, explore and experience creative performance processes: WiSe 26/27
TUM students | de/en | led by: Lisa Lugo
A space for movement, awareness, and personal growth: This course offers a variety of approaches to dance, creativity, and somatic mindfulness. An invitation to experience your own body more consciously and discover new ways of expression.
Registration via TUM Online