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A pianist sits at a black grand piano with its lid open. White beams of light illuminate the instrument on the dark stage.

Big stage. Shared energy.

Show trailer Theatre

GROOVE.

Togetherness.
With every move.

GROOVE in the theatre

The stage production by The Funky Monkeys. Urban energy meets a fresh approach to theatre. Acrobatics & urban dance meet beatbox & piano. A show about togetherness – told through lived diversity, an international ensemble and intercultural exchange.

Enquire about GROOVE for your theatre
30 / 45 / 60 min
Without live music · preparation arranged together
75 / 90 min
With live music · arrangements agreed together
Indoors & outdoors
The right version for your venue

GROOVE on tour.

Tour stops
70+
Countries
7
Shows
300+
Audience members per show
200–2,000

From close to home
to Vietnam.

Map of Europe showing documented GROOVE tour locations as small dots, with six selected highlights numbered.

  1. Scharoun Theater

    Wolfsburg · Germany

  2. L’Île en fête · Art’Rhena

    Vogelgrun · France

  3. Pflasterspektakel

    Linz · Austria

  4. Aufgetischt

    St. Gallen · Switzerland

  5. Circus Culture Fest

    Častoboř · Czechia

  6. Sinjor Circo

    Antwerpen · Belgium

Map of Vietnam with a performance location marked in Ho Chi Minh City in the south.

Vietnam

All the way to
Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City · 2023

Cultural exchange with the Goethe-Institut

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GROOVE on tour

Tour stops 2026

  1. BrückensensationenRheinfelden (Baden)🇩🇪🇨🇭on the streetwith live music
  2. Mercedes Daimler Truck GalaBaden-Baden🇩🇪in the theatre
  3. L’Île en fête · Art’RhenaVogelgrun🇫🇷on the street
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  1. Bielefelder SommertheaterBielefeld🇩🇪on the streetwith live music
  2. PflasterspektakelLinz🇦🇹on the street
  3. Wild & Stark · booked for 10 OctBerlin-Spandau🇩🇪on the street
  4. OCTOPUS FestEssen🇩🇪on the street
  5. 50. Eulen- und SchützenfestQuickborn🇩🇪on the street
  6. Spettacolo BrunnenBrunnen🇨🇭on the street
  7. StraßentheatertageTelgte🇩🇪on the street
  8. Bravissimo StraßenkunstfestivalSt. Pölten🇦🇹on the street
  9. GassensensationenHeppenheim🇩🇪on the street
  10. HimmelszeltBasel🇨🇭on the street
  11. HutfestivalChemnitz🇩🇪on the street
  12. AufgetischtSt. Gallen🇨🇭on the street
  13. Stadtgärten-EröffnungOldenburg🇩🇪on the street

Tour stops 2025

  1. GROOVE · theatre guest performanceKöthen🇩🇪in the theatrewith live music
  2. Straßen.Kunst.FestivalWiener Neustadt🇦🇹on the street
  3. Potsdamer SchlössernachtPotsdam🇩🇪on the street
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  1. Stadt- und MuseumsfestSonneberg🇩🇪on the street
  2. Chinesisches MondfestBerlin🇩🇪on the street
  3. 49. Internationales ComedyArts FestivalMoers🇩🇪on the street
  4. Circus LunaElfershausen🇩🇪in the theatre
  5. Goldener SonntagBad Pyrmont🇩🇪on the street
  6. Composé FestivalJena🇩🇪on the street
  7. PflasterzauberHildesheim🇩🇪on the street
  8. PaderNachtPaderborn🇩🇪on the street
  9. Zeitenwanderer Northsea-TourLangeoog · Juist · Wangerooge🇩🇪on the street
  10. Dülmener SommerDülmen🇩🇪on the street
  11. SommertreffLemgo🇩🇪on the streetwith live music
  12. Duhner Künstler-PromenadenfestCuxhaven / Duhnen🇩🇪on the street
  13. SummertimeUnna🇩🇪on the street
  14. Familien-Sommerfest · CirculeumStuttgart🇩🇪on the street
  15. ExtraSchichtDinslaken🇩🇪on the street
  16. GROOVE · cultural programmeSiegen🇩🇪on the street
  17. 10 Jahre The Funky Monkeys · ufaFabrikBerlin🇩🇪in the theatre
  18. Frühlingsfest an der NeißeGuben🇩🇪on the street
  19. EschenfestEschborn🇩🇪on the street
  20. Internationale Kulturbörse · ShowcaseFreiburg im Breisgau🇩🇪on the street

Tour stops 2024

  1. Scharoun TheaterWolfsburg🇩🇪in the theatre
  2. Sinjor CircoAntwerpen🇧🇪on the street
  3. Circus Culture FestNalžovické Podhájí / Častoboř🇨🇿on the street
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  1. Theater in KemptenKempten🇩🇪in the theatrewith live music
  2. Herbst- und Weinfest · WandertheaterfestivalRadebeul🇩🇪on the street
  3. Straßen.Kunst.FestivalGarmisch-Partenkirchen🇩🇪on the street
  4. KulturpromenadeMonheim am Rhein🇩🇪on the street
  5. Das Seenfest · OrankeseeBerlin🇩🇪on the street
  6. StraßenFESTIVALWerne🇩🇪on the street
  7. Krapoldi FestivalInnsbruck🇦🇹on the street
  8. Boulevard WenduineDe Haan / Wenduine🇧🇪on the street
  9. Gaukler- & KleinkunstfestivalLenzburg🇨🇭on the street
  10. via.THEATROTroisdorf🇩🇪on the street
  11. GROOVE · GutenbergplatzArnsberg🇩🇪on the street
  12. Sống ở Berlin · Dong Xuan CenterBerlin🇩🇪on the street
  13. Sommerreihe KunstDüngerHamm🇩🇪on the street
  14. PflasterspektakelLinz🇦🇹on the street
  15. Kurpark-SpektakelMölln🇩🇪on the street
  16. Internationales StraßentheaterfestOffenbach am Main🇩🇪on the street
  17. GROOVE · ufaFabrikBerlin🇩🇪in the theatre
  18. GassenZauber-FestivalMeißen🇩🇪on the street
  19. LA STRADABremen🇩🇪on the street
  20. tête-à-tête · German ShowcaseRastatt🇩🇪on the street
  21. Gastspiel · Stadtmarketing SeesenSeesen🇩🇪on the street
  22. Süß und SalzigBinz🇩🇪on the street
  23. Internationales Kleinkunstfestival UsedomHeringsdorf🇩🇪on the street
  24. Schweingehabt! · TollhausKarlsruhe🇩🇪on the street

Tour stops 2023

  1. Saigon Urban Street Fest · Goethe-InstitutHo Chi Minh City🇻🇳on the street
  2. Theaterfest · LessingtheaterWolfenbüttel🇩🇪on the streetin the theatre
  3. Gastspiel · Gemeinde WichelenSchellebelle / Wichelen🇧🇪on the street
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  1. Kinder- und JugendmusikfestivalSondershausen🇩🇪on the street
  2. Till the SkyLohne🇩🇪on the street
  3. Performance PaderbornPaderborn🇩🇪on the street
  4. Essener StraßenkunstfestivalEssen🇩🇪on the street
  5. SchaubudensommerDresden🇩🇪on the street
  6. Ansbach hereinspaziert · AltstadtfestAnsbach🇩🇪on the street
  7. Straßen | Kunst | FestKaiserslautern🇩🇪on the street
  8. De Gevleugelde Stad · City of WingsIeper🇧🇪on the street

More culture &
shared experiences?

A whole day with The Funky Monkeys, or an entire festival weekend with several programme highlights.

The Funky Monkeys in colourful costumes, mingling with festival guests in the Funky Walking Act.1–4 sets of 30 min Watch video

Funky
Walking Act

Acrobatics, hip-hop and humour right among your guests. Around the festival site, in the foyer or between programme highlights.

Participants dancing in a hip-hop and street dance workshop with The Funky Monkeys.60 / 90 / 120 min Watch video

Hip-Hop &
Street Dance Workshop

From watching to joining in: try new moves together and find your own groove.

60–180 min Watch video

DJ Set &
Freestyle Dance Jam

Urban, funky grooves to get everyone dancing. Guided and hosted on request, and a great addition to the workshop.

Your selection: GROOVE

Extras are optional. We will plan combinations and suitable breaks together.

Enquire about GROOVE for your theatre

Your venue.
Our playground.

From a compact guest performance to a full-length show, we will find the right version for your venue together.

The audience and the GROOVE ensemble raise their arms together on a theatre stage.
GROOVE adapts to your programme.

Quick questions.
Clear answers.

What does our venue need to provide?

We will agree on the performance area, technical requirements, set-up and pack-down to suit your chosen version. This allows us to fit GROOVE into your programme and the arrangements at your venue.

How long is the performance?

GROOVE is available in compact versions, for example 30, 45 or 60 minutes, as well as a full-length programme. We will discuss the running time and any interval to suit your programme.

Is a live-music version available?

Yes. GROOVE can also be performed in theatres with piano and beatbox. We will discuss which version is right for your venue.

Does the audience have to take part in the show?

GROOVE is highly interactive and thrives on a shared experience: clapping, cheering and joining in the excitement are welcome. The audience does not necessarily need to come on stage. If this is not permitted for the finale at your venue, we can perform a version with the pole secured using stage weights or anchor points. We will agree on the right version with you in advance.

Can GROOVE be performed more than once a day?

Yes. Multiple performances per day are possible. The number depends on the running time, sufficient breaks and the rest of your programme.

Which languages are available for audience interaction?

Introductions and audience interaction are available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese or Japanese, depending on the team. We will agree on your preferred language when discussing your enquiry.

The show on video

GROOVE in action.

A look at the stage production: acrobatics, urban dance and the shared GROOVE.

on the street

Street show trailer

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with live music

Street show with live music

Watch trailer
in the theatre

GROOVE in the theatre

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The crew
behind GROOVE.

The Funky Monkeys with their awards in front of the red stage curtain in Monte-Carlo.

Since 2015, The Funky Monkeys have brought acrobatics, urban dance and humour to international stages. The company received a Silver Award at the famous Monte-Carlo circus festival.

More about The Funky Monkeys
More awards for The Funky Monkeys

Street arts festivals

  • Kleinkunstfestival Usedom1st place, Student Jury · Germany
  • Gauklerfest AttendornFestival winner · Germany
  • Pinneberger Kleinkunstfestival1st place & Audience Award · Germany
  • Gauklerfest Koblenz1st prize · City of Koblenz performing arts award · Germany

Circus festivals

  • Young Stage · Basel, SwitzerlandEngagement awards: Palazzo Dinner-Show & Circolo Freiburg Circus
  • CIRCUBA · Havana, CubaSpecial Award for the most exciting performance
  • Riga Circus Festival · LatviaGold
  • The Future of Circus · Luhansk, UkraineSilver

Planning a guest performance? Tell us about your venue, your preferred date or period and your programme idea. We will discuss the right version together.

GROOVE for your programme

We will find the right version together.
Optional extras

Funding & support.

Nationales Performance Netz NEUSTART KULTUR Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien

Supported by the NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ – STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR initiative, dance support programme.

Additional support

GVL Dachverband Tanz Deutschland Fonds Darstellende Künste

Collaboration in Vietnam

Goethe-Institut

Ho Chi Minh City

GROOVE on video

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