Theater Bielefeld, publicly owned and headquartered in Germany, was founded in 1904. It employs approximately 60 individuals and reported $9.6M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a Dreisparten Haus (three-department house), the company offers plays, music (including opera and musical theatre), and ballet. Its main performance venue is the Stadttheater am Niederwall (Municipal Theatre at the Lower Wall), built in 1904 and extensively renovated from 2004 to 2006. Operating as the largest theater in East Westphalia, Theater Bielefeld presents 500 performances annually under the direction of Michael Heicks. Its resident orchestra, the 72-member Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra, also performs symphonic concerts at the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle.