Editing Minden (section)

=== Theatre and cabaret revues ===
[[File:Minden_Stadttheater.jpg|[[Stadttheater Minden|Municipal theater]]|thumb]]
The [[Baroque Revival architecture|neo-Baroque]] municipal theater ([[Stadttheater Minden]]) from 1908 has no ensemble, but is performance location for guest ensembles and regular symphony concerts of the North West German Philharmonic Orchestra ([[Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie]]). Since 2002 a project (''[[Der Ring in Minden]]'') has been running to perform all the operas of [[Richard Wagner]].
 
Further theatre and cultural events occur with private sponsorship and are held in such locations as the civic centre {{lang|de|Bürgerzentrum}} and the {{lang|de|Theater am Weingarten}}. There are also theatre groups without fixed performance venues.

Minden is seat of the European Association of authors {{lang|de|Die Kogge}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Kogge |url=https://www.diekogge.com/ |website=www.diekogge.com |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>

Minden is the original location of the nationally known amateur [[cabaret]] {{lang|de|Mindener Stichlinge}}; its foundation in 1966 makes it the oldest active cabaret in Germany. The town awards the prize {{lang|de|Kabarett-Förderpreis Mindener Stichling}} every two years to support literary-political cabarets; the {{Euro|4,000}}-prize is sponsored by the [[Melitta]] company as well as the local savings bank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kabarett Mindener Stichlinge |url=https://www.kabarett-stichlinge.de/ |website=www.kabarett-stichlinge.de |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>