THE ART OF STAYING MANY | Berlin

Kick-Off: DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN

Opening of the series of events by Holger Bergmann (Fonds Darstellende Künste) and Annemie Vanackere (HAU Hebbel am Ufer).
Followed by: Launch for cultural policy experts with, among others, the Federal Commissioner for Anti-Discrimination Ferda Ataman, the Berlin Senator for Culture Joe Chialo, the Hamburg Senator for Culture and Media Dr. Carsten Brosda and the Argentinian cultural journalist Mercedes Méndez - as well as a welcoming address by Johannes Ebert (Secretary General Goethe-Institut). Moderation: Natascha Freundel (rbb).

The conversation between Joe Chialo and Carsten Brosda will be recorded by rbb and broadcast in the podcast "Der zweite Gedanke" and on radio3 on 06.06.2024 at 7 pm.

• Ort: HAU1
• Language: In German. Simultaneous translation from Spanish by Mercedes Méndes

Reception & Opening Theater-Truck

With music by DJ Sky Deep and drinks, the theater truck opens in the courtyard of HAU1, before leaving Berlin to set off on its journey across Germany. With their very personal concert performance "MIT ECHTEN SINGEN," Tanja Krone, Friedrich Greiling and special guest Emma Rönnebeck provide deep insights into East German realities. What was actually happening there in '89/90?

• Venue: Courtyard of the HAU1
• Registration: Due to limited capacity for the reception in the courtyard of HAU1, registration for this part of the event is no longer possible at this time. However, you can still register to participate in the discourse program at HAU1.
  

German premiere: „La Obra“

Guest performance by Mariano Pensotti/Groupo Marea (Argentina)

"La Obra" tells the story of Simon Frank, a Polish Jew who escapes the concentration camps and settles in Argentina in the early 1960s. One day, he begins a strange project there: As the starting point for a play, he recreates his former home in Warsaw. Gradually, the scenography expands around the house and becomes the streets of Warsaw, and the villagers, initially spectators, begin to take part in the performances. The play becomes a great success. Until one day everything is revealed: Simon Frank is not who he claims to be...

• Further information & tickets at: www.hebbel-am-ufer.de
• Venue: HAU1

„BLICKWECHSEL – Publika und Politiken der Darstellenden Künste“

Premiere of the documentary film by Janina Möbius

The relationship between audiences and artists is becoming more important than ever against the backdrop of the current social challenges and the increasing polarization caused by the pandemic. Möbius' new film, which was commissioned by the Fonds, takes a look at this connection and explores the transformative potential of the performing arts in interviews with CHICKS*, Katharina Warda, Rimini Protokoll, Sibylle Peters, Julia Wissert, Peter Laudenbach and numerous other personalities from the arts, culture and academia.

• Introductory lecture by Dr. Sebastian Köthe (University of the Arts, Zurich)
• Venue: HAU3

„La Obra“

Guest performance by Mariano Pensotti/Groupo Marea

(Argentina)"La Obra" tells the story of Simon Frank, a Polish Jew who escapes the concentration camps and settles in Argentina in the early 1960s. One day, he begins a strange project there: As the starting point for a play, he recreates his former home in Warsaw. Gradually, the scenography expands around the house and becomes the streets of Warsaw, and the villagers, initially spectators, begin to take part in the performances. The play becomes a great success. Until one day everything is revealed: Simon Frank is not who he claims to be...

• Venue: HAU1
• Further information & tickets at: www.hebbel-am-ufer.de