Essen Entertainment

Entertainment in Essen

  1. Hotel Shanghai

    Electronic-music fans invade for ravetastic nights in this unpretentious joint where DJs spin in a lotus-shaped console, while you dance beneath Chinese lanterns. When your legs need a break, plonk down into a red leather booth and scan the crowd.

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  2. A

    Zeche Carl

    The machine hall and washrooms of this former coal mine have been restyled as an alternative cultural centre with live concerts, parties, cabaret, theatre and art exhibits. Take U11 or U17 to Karlsplatz.

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  3. Ego Bar

    This modest-sized club on the 'Rü' has a high-octane dance floor where the DJs whip the crowd into a frenzy with house, R&B, dance and party hits.

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  4. B

    Mudia Art

    This sexy dance temple in an old factory has been a sizzling Ruhrgebiet hot spot since 1993. It's high-style, high-energy and high-attitude.

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  5. C

    Aalto-Theater

    Opera and ballet in a famous building by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

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  6. D

    GOP Varieté

    Jugglers, acrobats, ventriloquists and other artistes seize the stage.

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  7. E

    Colosseum

    Musical theatre in a late-19th-century factory.

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  8. F

    Grillo-Theater

    Classic and contemporary drama and comedies.

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  9. G

    Philharmonie Essen

    Classical, jazz and other concerts.

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