Program archive

  • Thu
    12
    Apr
    2018
    19:30Eintritt frei

    Bilingual reading and book release with Andrea Scrima and Heike Geißler (english/german)

    Join us for a bilingual reading event hosted by Lettrétage and the Berlin Writers' Workshop. We're celebrating the rerelease of Andrea Scrima's novel "A Lesser Day" and its new German edition, "Wie viele Tage". Scrima will be joined in reading by novelist Heike Geißler ("Rosa", "Nichts, was tragisch wäre", "Saisonarbeit") and appear in conversation with Berlin Writers' Workshop co-founder, Rebecca Rukeyser.

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  • Sat
    14
    Apr
    2018
    20:00Eintritt frei

    Reading and Book Launch with Kate McNaughton

    ©Amy Newiss

    Join us for the Berlin launch of “How I Lose You”, a novel by Kate McNaughton, which has just been published in the UK by Doubleday and in France by Les Escales. There will be a reading and Q&A (moderated by fellow author Jessica Miller) before the evening turns to drinks and music. When Eva and Adam fall into bed one Friday night, tired and happy after drinks with friends, they have their whole lives ahead of them. But their story ends on page twelve.

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  • Thu
    24
    May
    2018
    19:30Eintritt frei

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop and Lettrétage present a trilingual reading event with Gregor Guth (Austria), Alan Mills (Guatemala) and Rebecca Rukeyser (USA).

    © Johanna Richter

    Gregor Guth, geboren 1979 in Wien. Studium der französischen Kulturwissenschaften in Wien und Paris. Studium am Deutschen Literaturinstitut Leipzig. Startstipendium für Literatur des österreichischen Bundeskanzleramtes 2014. Seine Kurzgeschichten und Gedichte wurden in zahlreichen Zeitschriften und Anthologien veröffentlicht (u. a. in LICHTUNGEN, kolik  sowie im Sammelband zum MDR-Literaturwettbewerb). Er lebt in Berlin.

     

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  • Fri
    25
    May
    2018
    21:00Eintritt 5/4 €

    SAND 17 Launch Party. Featuring John Beer, Jennifer Kronovet, Nate McCarthy, James Shea, Dorothy Tse and Tse Hao Guang.

    © SAND

    Five acclaimed poets and one prose writer will collectively circumnavigate the globe to present micro-readings and celebrate SAND’s worldly new 17th issue. Two share the name Tse, two make allusions to T.S.E., another speaks Yiddish, and the last one just braved the Australian outback. Stick around for DJ sets, drinks, and dancing into the wee hours, and don’t forget to pick up a freshly printed copy of SAND. Featuring John Beer, Jennifer Kronovet, Nate McCarthy, James Shea, Dorothy Tse and Tse Hao Guang.
    [read more…]

  • Sun
    03
    Jun
    2018
    Sun
    17
    Jun
    2018
    14:00Eintritt frei

    Ein Hörspaziergang mit Hör-Regenschirmen von  Stephanie Green (GB) und Sonja Heyer (D) im Viktoria-Park, Berlin Kreuzberg

    Ort: Viktoria-Park Berlin Kreuzberg, entlang des Wasserlaufs,
    Beginn: Café Golgatha. Zeit: 3./10./17. Juni 14:00-18:00 Uhr

    click more for english version

    © Sonja Heyer

    Berlin UMBRELLA ist ein poetischer Soundwalk mit Hörregenschirmen durch den Viktoria-Park in Berlin Kreuzberg. In einem Gedicht der englischen Poetin Stephanie Green, vertont von der Berliner Klangkünstlerin Sonja Heyer, wird die Spree von ihren drei Quellen bis zu ihrer Mündung akustisch eingefangen und erzählt  vom eiszeitlichen Ursprung in der Oberlausitz über die Entwicklung des Radialsystems, vom Mord an Rosa Luxemburg an der Lichtensteinbrücke 1919 bis zum Fall der Mauer 1989, von der wechselvollen Geschichte und Gegenwart der Stadt. Berlin UMBRELLA umfasst sechs Verse, die – gleich einem Haiku – in selbstgewählter Reihenfolge gehört werden können. Besucher*innen können Hörregenschirme im Café Golgatha leihen und damit durch den Park spazieren, verweilen und Schirme mit anderen Besucher*innen tauschen.

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  • Wed
    06
    Jun
    2018
    20:00Eintritt 5/4 €

    Reading with Barrett Watten and Daniel Tiffany

    Barrett Watten plans to read “Plan B”, a poem written in the aftermath of our national catastrophe, as a kind of “knowledge base” for the symbolic rubble of the election and the state of political crisis it produced. The keyword 'Gleichschaltung', drawn from the German experience in March 1933, is used as a call not to “normalize” the result of the election—an imperative that continues for many. Both terms appear at regular intervals through the poem. Also evoked is the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald—a 1975 maritime disaster on the Great Lakes (and ballad by Gordon Lightfoot) that is iconic for residents of Michigan, for whom it represents the destruction of the state as well as the wreck itself. The poem is translated into German by Munich performance poet Franziska Ruprecht, and will be presented in multi-media format, along with other works.

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  • Tue
    10
    Jul
    2018
    20:00Eintritt 3 €

    Reading hosted by Traci Kim – lineup TBA, submission deadline June 10

    © Literally Speaking

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. The purpose of the excerpts is to get everyone in Berlin’s literary community “on the same page.” It’s a way to see what’s catalyzing our local writers and bring us closer together through literature.

    For submission guidelines and inquiries, check out Literally Speaking’s Facebook page or email LiterallySpeakingBerlin@gmail.com.

  • Wed
    25
    Jul
    2018
    20:00Eintritt 8 €

    Performance and workshop/lecture with Tomomi Adachi, Andreas Dzialocha and Marcello Lussana

    © naya collective

    “AI in Experimental Improvisation” is a project by Tomomi Adachi, Andreas Dzialocha and Marcello Lussana. Based on artificial neuronal networks they developed a performance AI (artificial intelligence) named "Tomomibot" which "learns" from musical improvisations to interact live with a human voice improviser. The event consists of a performance by Tomomi Adachi and the AI performer plus a workshop/lecture in English by Andreas Dzialocha and Marcello Lussana.

    Funded through the Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V.

  • Tue
    11
    Sep
    2018
    20:00Eintritt 5/4 €

    Trilingual (English, French, German) poetry, performance, récital concert and road movie with Sabine Venaruzzo and Benoît Berrou. Staging: Frédéric de Goldfiem. 

    © Eric Clément Demange

    It all starts with a question: What is it worth? To be? To be here? What follows is a vast project of leaving "On the roads" across Europe, and more ambitiously, to make the world poetic. A reconquest of the territories with a red suitcase, boxing gloves and the word as a weapon. The audience is invited to become a witness, even an accomplice.

  • Fri
    28
    Sep
    2018
    19:30Eintritt 3 €

    Deutsch-englische Lesung: Premiere von "The Hour Between Dog and Wolf" mit Autorin Silke Scheuermann und Übersetzerin Lucy Jones.

    © Seagull Books

    A young woman who has been living abroad returns to her hometown of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. Her sister Ines—a beautiful, impetuous painter—who still lives there, soon appears and promptly asks for financial help. But the returning sister knew this was coming—it is how their relationship has always worked. And this time, she’s determined that things will be different.
    But our plans don’t always hold up to life’s surprises —and when the sister finds herself about to drift into an affair with Ines’s lover, the two women grow unexpectedly closer. "The Hour Between Dog and Wolf" is a tale of disorientation in a modern, rootless society that has become increasingly erratic and self-absorbed and powerful exploration of the difficulties of intimacy and addiction.

    [read more…]

  • Wed
    31
    Oct
    2018
    20:00Eintritt: 4€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    © Literally Speaking

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. The excerpts aim to get everyone in Berlin’s literary community “on the same page.” It’s a way to see what’s catalyzing our local writers and bring us closer together through literature.

    lineup TBA, submission deadline October 15

  • Fri
    02
    Nov
    2018
    19:30Eintritt frei

    Lesung in englischer Sprache mit Sarnath Banerjee und Dave Besseling

    Berlin Writers' Workshop presents a reading event celebrating the work of Sarnath Banerjee and Dave Besseling, both dealing with experiences of the Indian society. Through his graphic fiction, Banerjee explores themes like masculinity, bureaucracy, rumour, class-system, religion and the uncanny. Whereas Dave Besseling has published the non-fiction books, Liquid Refuses to Ignite, a memoir, and Laid In India, a sociological reportage.

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  • Tue
    11
    Dec
    2018
    19:00Eintritt frei

    Mati Shemoelof, Abdulkadir Musa und Dr. Hila Amit Abas im Gespräch mit Rainer Zimmer-Winkel. Musikalische Impulse durch Improvisation: Gidi Farhi und Dury de Bagh.

    ©AphorismA Verlag

    Please see english version below.

    „Jahre über Jahre habe ich in Israel gebraucht, um zu verstehen, wie meine Familie aus den Geschichtsbüchern gelöscht und in der Gesellschaft marginalisiert worden ist.“ Der israelische Autor, Journalist und Aktivist Mati Shemoelof stellt seine Neuerscheinung …reißt die Mauern ein zwischen ‚uns‘ und ‚ihnen‘ vor, in der er biographische Reflexionen mit Lyrik kombiniert. Außerdem gibt es einen kleinen Vorgeschmack auf Shemoelofs ersten deutschen Gedichtband, der zur nächsten Leipziger Buchmesse im März beim AphorismA Verlag erscheinen wird. Rainer Zimmer-Winkel, Herausgeber und Geschäftsführer von AphorismA, wird den Abend einleiten. Musikalische Improvisationen von Gidi Farhi und Dury de Bagh begleiten die Lesung. Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und auf Englisch statt.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    13
    Dec
    2018
    19:30Eintritt frei

    Lesung in englischer Sprache mit Kathleen Heil und Abdulkadir Musa

    Berlin Writers' Workshop presents a reading celebrating the work of Kathleen Heil and Abdulkadir Musa. Musa is known for his lyrics, which were published in the Kurdish language, and have been translated into German, Spanish, French, English, Polish and Arabic. As a dancer, Heil takes part in crossdisciplinary projects and she wants to investigate the invisible barriers between institutions of power and people in exile.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    18
    Jan
    2019
    20:00Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. The excerpts aim to get everyone in Berlin’s literary community “on the same page.” It’s a way to see what’s catalyzing our local writers and bring us closer together through literature.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    24
    Feb
    2019
    19:00Eintritt: 10 € / 8 € erm.

    An evening of physical poetry / Poesie-Konzert in englischer Sprache mit Shannon Sullivan, André Matov und Bernd Oezsevim

    © Aleksandar Pasar

    Language that hits like a fist, cuts like a razor blade, or exhibits the gentle tenderness of a slow caress. We press our nose up to the glass for a good look at a society balancing on the brink of (self-)destruction. The ancient myth of Icarus warns against excess. Our global culture has long since cracked the walls of moderation and melted them like wax. Overpopulation and isolation walk side by side, not speaking to each other.[read more…]

  • Sat
    09
    Mar
    2019
    10:00 - 17:00Beitrag: 150€

    Workshop mit Madhvi Ramani und Mary Kelly

    Led by Madhvi Ramani, writer and editor (New York times, Penguin Random House), and Mary Kelly, playwright and actor (Nick Hern Books, Stinging-Fly Press).

    This is not a traditional creative writing workshop. You will use theatre and original writing techniques to connect your physical voice with your voice on the page. You will move, you will write, you will explore and expand your individual voice. For women who want to start to write, continue to write, or want to surprise themselves.

    Mary and Madhvi have twenty years combined creative coaching experience. Drawing from Madhvi’s background in creative facilitation (BBC) and Mary’s as an acting coach (The Opera Stage, Berlin and The Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin), they have developed a unique approach to creative writing for women.

    Note: This workshop is only open to women, trans and non-binary people. Places are limited to 10. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

    Tickets hier

  • Tue
    09
    Apr
    2019
    20:00Eintritt frei

    Englischsprachige Lesung mit Mark Mayer und May-Lan Tan

    ©Pixabay

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop and Lettrétage present a reading with Mark Mayer and May-Lan Tan to celebrate the release of "Aerialists", Mayer’s debut short-story collection.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    25
    Apr
    2019
    19:00Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. The excerpts aim to get everyone in Berlin’s literary community “on the same page.” It’s a way to see what’s catalyzing our local writers and bring us closer together through literature.

    Doors open at 7pm
    Reading starts at 7:30pm

  • Mon
    13
    May
    2019
    19:00Entrance free

    Vernissage and staged reading

    © Ralf Klingelhöfer

    On 18th March 2019 German author Christa Wolf would have turned 90.

    Lead by Birgit Dahlke (professor of Literary Studies at Humboldt University and head of the Christa and Gerhard Wolf Private Library Research Center), students of the Humboldt University discovered exciting motives in Christa Wolf's oeuvre that transcend time and space. Based on this work and together with graphic designer Martin Hoffmann they put up a surprising exhibition: Texts meet graphics, and Christa Wolf's poetic language takes on new forms.

    [read more…]

  • Mon
    20
    May
    2019
    19:30Eintritt frei
    Englischsprachige Lesung mit Teilnehmer*innen des Berlin Writer's Workshop, Moderation: Rebecca Rukeyser

    ©Pixabay

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop is proud to present their first workshop reading, featuring fiction, poetry, and essays produced in their classes by members of the Berlin Writers' Workshop community.

     

  • Sat
    25
    May
    2019
    10:00 - 17:00Beitrag: 150€

    Workshop mit Madhvi Ramani und Mary Kelly

    Led by Madhvi Ramani, writer and editor (New York times, Penguin Random House), and Mary Kelly, playwright and actor (Nick Hern Books, Stinging-Fly Press).

    [read more…]

  • Wed
    29
    May
    2019
    20:00Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. The excerpts aim to get everyone in Berlin’s literary community “on the same page.” It’s a way to see what’s catalyzing our local writers and bring us closer together through literature.

    Doors open at 7:30 pm
    Reading starts at 8:00 pm

  • Sat
    08
    Jun
    2019
    Sun
    09
    Jun
    2019
    10:30 - 16:30Beitrag: 150€

    Workshop mit Roy MacLean

    Stories can entrance, engage, even possess us. Every one of us has a story to tell; factual or fictional, cool documentary or heartfelt family journey, practical travelogue or sparkling flight of the imagination. But to become an accomplished storyteller one needs time, a conducive environment, and a sensitive guide to direct and refine individual talent.

    [read more…]

  • Wed
    03
    Jul
    2019
    20:00Eintritt frei

    Englischsprachige Diskussionsrunde mit Clementine Burnley, Dirk Laucke und Daniela Seel, Moderation: Iulia Dondorici

    The spaces we use for the act of reading and writing are mostly private ones: in our own rooms, at our desks, at a table in a library, almost always in isolation from others, as if in a silent dialog with authors, poets and philosophers. However, is it not the case that these acts performed in solitude can lead to a political awakening? Have reading and writing not fed, given rise to, and sustained collective political changes, movements and risings?

    [read more…]

  • Mon
    15
    Jul
    2019
    20:00Eintritt frei

    Konzert mit Reison Kuroda und Tomomi Adachi

    © Ayane Shindo

    Shakuhachi (Japanese traditional bamboo flute) music is not only for meditation or Zen. One of the most active Shakuhachi players from the new generation, Reison Kuroda, will present a program which mixes traditional and contemporary music, developing new techniques and aesthetics, focusing on vivid and fresh aspects of Shakuhachi music.
    This concert in Berlin invites Tomomi Adachi who is well-known in the field of experimental music as a guest performer/composer.

    [read more…]

  • Tue
    03
    Sep
    2019
    20:00Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    © Literally Speaking

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. This month's theme is "Flux".

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    13
    Sep
    2019
    19:30Eintritt frei

    Lesung in englischer Sprache mit Fatin Abbas und Jennifer Kronovet, Moderation: Rebecca Rukeyser

    © Berlin Writers

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop present a reading celebrating the work of Fatin Abbas and Jennifer Kronovet.

    Free entry. Limited seating.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    14
    Sep
    2019
    10:00 - 17:00Beitrag: 150€

    Workshop mit Madhvi Ramani und Mary Kelly

    Led by Madhvi Ramani, writer and editor (New York times, Penguin Random House), and Mary Kelly, playwright and actor (Nick Hern Books, Stinging-Fly Press).

    This is not a traditional creative writing workshop. You will use theatre and original writing techniques to connect your physical voice with your voice on the page. You will move, you will write, you will explore and expand your individual voice. For women who want to start to write, continue to write, or want to surprise themselves.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    10
    Oct
    2019
    19:30Eintritt frei

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Rebecca Rukeyser

    © Berlin Writers

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop is proud to present the second workshop reading, featuring fiction, poetry, and nonfiction produced in the classes by members of the Berlin Writers' Workshop community.

    Free entry. Limited seating.

  • Thu
    31
    Oct
    2019
    20:00Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    © Literally Speaking

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. This month's theme is "Monsters".

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    07
    Nov
    2019
    19:30Eintritt frei

    Lesung in englischer Sprache mit Eugene Ostashevsky and Donna Stonecipher.

    © Natacha Nisic & Donna Stonecipher

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop and Lettrétage present a reading celebrating the work of Eugene Ostashevsky and Donna Stonecipher.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    23
    Nov
    2019
    Sun
    24
    Nov
    2019
    10 AM - 16 PM 125€

    A Workshop covering the basics of fiction writing by Victoria Gosling and Jane Flett

    Suitable for new writers or offering a shot in the arm for those who want to reinvigorate their writing practise, the course will cover establishing a writing routine, with exercises to kickstart the imagination, tuition on characterisation and dialogue (Saturday), followed by a class on plot and structure, guidance on editing, and a brief overview of how to begin finding publishers for your work (Sunday). The perfect place to reignite your love of writing, the workshop will provide inspiration and encouragement in equal measure in a supportive, creative environment. 

    [read more…]

  • Mon
    25
    Nov
    2019
    19:30Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    © Literally Speaking

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme. This month's theme is "Dysfunctional Thanksgiving".

    [read more…]

  • Tue
    26
    Nov
    2019
    20:00Eintritt frei

    Buchvorstellung und Lesung mit Mati Shemoelof u.a., Moderation: Rainer Zimmer-Winkel

    Die Publikation von Mati Shemoelofs neuem Gedichtband "Bagdad | Haifa | Berlin" markiert einen bedeutsamen Augenblick: hebräischsprechende Dichter kehren nach Berlin zurück. In der Zeit zwischen den Weltkriegen gab es in Berlin einmal mehr hebräische Verleger als in Palästina. Zugleich ist der Übersetzer des Bandes, Jan Kühne, ein deutschsprechender Dichter, der in West-Jerusalem lebt.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    14
    Dec
    2019
    20:00Eintritt 5€

    Performance mit Stimme, Gesten und visuellen Elementen von Violaine Lochu und Tomomi Adachi

    © Valérie Sonnier

    Violaine Lochu is a performance artist working with language and voice. As her debut in Berlin, she presents a new working progress performance with a Berlin-based sound poet, performer/composer, Tomomi Adachi after their residency in Lettrétage. Lochu performs her solo work, Babel Babel as the first part.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    31
    Jan
    2020
    20:00Eintritt 3€ (frei bei Erwerb der Anthologie)

    Preisverleihung und Buchpremiere mit S.K. Perry, Victoria Manifold, Anbara Salam, und Traci Kim

    © Tom Moore

    “The Circus” is the name of the new anthology published by KLAK Verlag. The compilation presents the winning texts of 2019 Berlin Writing Prize, including works by S.K. Perry, Victoria Manifold, and Anbara Salam. Over 350 writing samples were submitted to be examined by the committee. The judges May-Lan Tan, Elnathan John, Sophie Mackintosh, Martin Jankowski, Katrin Schönig and Victoria Gosling have chosen their ten favourites for publication.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    28
    Feb
    2020
    20:00Eintritt frei

    Multilingual Reading and Performance with Joshua Idehen, Adelaide Ivánova, Johny Pitts and Joanna Legid

    © Speaking Volumes

    (Deutsche Übersetzung siehe unten)

    For centuries the cities of London and Berlin have been transformed and re-invented by people from all over the world, who have created vibrant cultures in local areas at the intersection of art and politics. Is this all under threat now, as creative and political spaces are eaten up by developers and capital cities are overrun by the power of capital?

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    20
    Mar
    2020
    19:30Eintritt 8€
    B I S     A U F     W E I T E R E S     A B G E S A G T

    Lesung und Performance

    © Yola

    Poetic hafla, is a celebration of Berlin art and culture straight out of middle east Kreuzberg.
    Enjoy a night full of exceptional performances from up and coming recording artists, spoken word artists, dancers and actors.

  • Fri
    17
    Apr
    2020
    19:30Eintritt gegen Spende: 4-10€
    B I S     A U F     W E I T E R E S     A B G E S A G T

    Lesung in englischer Sprache, Moderation: Traci Kim

    © Literally Speaking

    Literally Speaking is Berlin's fiction reading series that features local writers and the authors who inspire their stories. Each month, five writers share their original work, as well as an excerpt from an author of their choice that highlights the month’s theme.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    18
    Feb
    2021
    20:00Online-Event (free entry)

    Online reading and discussion with Rainer Zimmer-Winkel and Mati Shemoelof

    On the 18.2.2021 20:00 AphorismA Verlag will celebrate the publication of the Kleine Texte: "Bleiben oder widerstehen: Wem gehört die deutsche Kultur und andere Texte und Gedichte" with a reading and a discussion between Mr. Rainer Zimmer Winkel, chief editor of Aphorisma Verlag, Mati Shemoelof, a poet and author. Language will be both German and English.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    02
    Oct
    2021
    20:30 UhrLettrétage im ACUD Studio Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 10€

    Lesung und Performance

    Poetic hafla is a celebration of Berlin art and culture straight out of middle east Kreuzberg. It will be a night full of performances from up and coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    27
    Nov
    2021
    20:30 UhrLettrétage im ACUD Studio Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 10€

    Lesung und Performance

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a  mediterranean flare !
    10 artists, one host & lots of Magic.

    Poetic hafla is a celebration of Berlin art and culture straight out of middle east Kreuzberg. It will be a night full of performances from up and coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.[read more…]

  • Thu
    02
    Dec
    2021
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (Empfohlen: 10€)

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with their "Love, Sweat and Laughter" series of events, which allow an outlet to different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    12
    Dec
    2021
    19:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (Empfohlen: 13€)

    Performance and Party by Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with their "All I want for Christmas" series of events, which allow an outlet to different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    28
    Jan
    2022
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis
    Reading hosted by Lucy Jones and Rick Palm
     

    Fiction Canteen is delighted to announce an upcoming in-person event at the Lettrétage! On 28 January 2022, it will present two to three writers and their works-in-progress. Guest curator/moderator for this event is Rick Palm, together with Lucy Jones.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    13
    Feb
    2022
    19:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (Empfohlen: 12€)

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City 

    Copyright: Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to invite you to a Valentine’s Special Edition Event focused on diversity, individuality and the richness of languages and cultures with the purpose of uplifting and empowering individuals and communities, in an overall atmosphere of amazing vibrations, good times, inherent hope and love manifestations through multidisciplinary artists and an array of thought-provoking, engaging artistic displays.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    26
    Feb
    2022
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Freier Eintritt

    Reading by Padraig Regan and Bebe Ashley

    The Seamus Heaney Centre Presents…

    “Lifeboat meets Lettrétage for The Sensual City … and more”

    Bringing to a close the annual British Council Literature Seminar – 3 nights and 2 days of readings and talks focusing on writing from Northern Ireland – Berlin’s finest independent literature venue and Belfast’s most exciting publishing house combine for a special event to celebrate the publication of Padraig Regan’s new pamphlet THE SENSUAL CITY.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    12
    Mar
    2022
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 10 EUR

    Musiktheater mit Ted Brasko

    DIE TED BRASKO SHOW

    Die Ted Brasko Show ist ein One-Person-Musiktheater. Es erzählt die Geschichte des Kapitäns, Künstlers und Abenteurers Ted Brasko, der den Versuch unternimmt, angstfrei durch sein Leben zu gehen und sich dabei ständig neu zu erfinden.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    25
    Mar
    2022
    21:15 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 10€

    Performance by Poetic Hafla

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a Mediterranean flare! 10 artists, one
    host & lots of Magic.

    Poetic Hafla is a celebration of Berlin art and culture. It will be a night full of performances from up-and-coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    26
    May
    2022
    19:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (Empfehlung: 12€)

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City 

    Soul and the City is thrilled to invite you to a special event focused on politics out of love and love out of politics – and some deadly kisses in between. Some say, "everything is politics", others say "everything is love", while the truth lies in between. This special event is bound to raise social and political awareness, while celebrating diversity, individuality, cultures, and ethnicities in an overall atmosphere of amazing vibrations, good times, inherent hope and love manifestations through multidisciplinary artists and an array of thought-provoking, engaging artistic displays.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    23
    Jun
    2022
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: auf Spendenbasis (Empf. 12€)

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to invite you to a fabulous special event focused on the awesomeness, glory, mysteries, prolificacy and beauty of the human expression and its manifestations, while exploring the interconnectedness between the individual and the society with its intricacies, restraints, lenities, hushes, and indulgencies.[read more…]

  • Thu
    30
    Jun
    2022
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 7€/5€

    Stories by Katinka Kraft and music by Anke Wisch

    This show connects the autobiogaphical story with the traditional to bring forth that which is political, personal, and timeless, accompanied
    by violin and loop station.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    07
    Jul
    2022
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt frei

    Reading and Performance curated by Maria Leonard

    in tandem: live literature celebrates the polyvocal across sound, meaning and language. It is a series of public experiments that pairs together writers to create in tandem performances that expand what translation can be in live practice.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    10
    Jul
    2022
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City
    PLEASE NOTE: The starting time has been changed to 8 pm!

    Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with our LOVE, SWEAT AND LAUGHTER series of events, which allow an outlet of different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions, and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    22
    Jul
    2022
    21:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 10€

    Reading by Poetic Hafla

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a Mediterranean flair!

    10 artists, 1 host, lots of magic

    Poetic Hafla is a celebration of Berlin art and culture. It will be a night full of performances from up-and-coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    31
    Jul
    2022
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to invite you to a special event celebrating interdisciplinary arts, visions and visionaries, in an indelible exploration of the borders of reality and what lies beyond. Whether about allegorical representations, untethered artistic visions, futurism, or limitless discoveries of the human mind, we are bound to make this journey one-of-a-kind, while intertwining the various facets of cultural and artistic manifestations. All enhanced by unmatched representations.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    25
    Sep
    2022
    19:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with our LOVE, SWEAT AND LAUGHTER series of events, which allow an outlet of different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions, and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    15
    Oct
    2022
    19:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    … and the Award goes to:

    Best Artist in SpokenWord/Storytelling Category
    Best Artist in Music Category
    Best Artist in Dance Category
    Best Artist in Comedy Category
    Best Artist in Visual Arts Category

    (Prize for each category: cash money)

    and

    Coolest Fan of the Year

    (Prize: free entry to 10 SaC events)

    …. because everyone deserves their own Oscars’ Night!

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    06
    Nov
    2022
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with their LOVE, SWEAT AND LAUGHTER series of events, which allow an outlet of different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions, and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness.

    Some of Berlin’s coolest artists will gather together to present their witty performances in an enjoyable, friendly and slammin’ atmosphere refilled with love, sweat and laughter, the right impetus for the entire night. Join us in this incredible event, share in the passion and help us perpetuate hope.

    At SOULandtheCITY we embrace roots, growth, (r)evolution, transformation and human beauty

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    17
    Nov
    2022
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt frei

    The Reading presents an evening with Calla Henkel, joined by songwriter Dan Bodan

    Copyright: Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff

    Calla Henkel is an American writer, playwright, director and artist living in Berlin. She has staged plays at Volksbühne Berlin, The Whitney Museum of Art, as well as at New Theater, the experimental theater space she co-founded and programmed in Berlin from 2013-2015. Her art writing has been published in periodicals such as Texte zur Kunst, Spike, Mousse, and others. Her artistic work with Max Pitegoff has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. She currently operates a bar, performance space and film studio called TV in Berlin. In 2021 she published her debut novel OTHER PEOPLE’S CLOTHES.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    11
    Dec
    2022
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€/15€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    Copyright: Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with their ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS series of events, which allow an outlet for different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness.

    Some of Berlin's coolest artists will gather together to perform in an atmosphere of fun and good times to end the year on a long awaited and much needed positive note. Specifically, the creators of this event stand in solidarity with Child support and development programs, Water pump projects, Water and Hygiene Themes, Feminism, Nutritionfacts projects, among others. Join us in this incredible event, share in the passion and help us perpetuate hope!

    !!!At SOULandtheCITY we embrace roots, growth, (r)evolution, transformation and human beauty!!!

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    03
    Feb
    2023
    20:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 15€/10€

    Reading and Performance by Poetic Hafla


    (c) privat

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a Mediterranean flare! 10 artists, 1 host & lots of Magic!

    Poetic Hafla is a celebration of Berlin art and culture. It will be a night full of performances from up-and-coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.
    [read more…]

  • Tue
    14
    Feb
    2023
    19:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (Empf.: 15€)

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    (c) Soul and the City

    Soul and the City is thrilled to invite you to a Valentine's Special Edition Event focused on diversity, individuality and the richness of languages and cultures with the purpose of uplifting and empowering individuals and communities, in an overall atmosphere of amazing vibrations, good times, inherent hope and love manifestations through multidisciplinary artists and an array of thought-provoking, engaging artistic displays.

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    26
    Feb
    2023
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 20€/16€/9€

    CANCELLED

    This event has been cancelled!

    Reading and Performance by Brueder Selke (CEEYS)Brandon Kilbourne, Hussina Raja and Tecla; with music by Benjamin Jefferys


    (c) Gurmeet Singh

    Humble – self-aware, contrite, modest, poor, down-to-earth: Humble has many meanings but they all revolve around one central idea – it's the opposite of showy and ostentatious. Showy ostentation however might be the very core of today's culture – whether its influencers showing off their lifestyles, politicians showing off their nuclear arsenals, or industries paying extravagant bonuses while causing massive greenhouse emissions. Humble, it seems, is out of fashion.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    10
    Mar
    2023
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Freier Eintritt

    Reading and Book Launch with Heather Perry, presented by The Reading Berlin


    (c) Belgravia Books

    Based on chilling real events, ORPHEUS BUILDS A GIRL is the story of a brilliant doctor determined his relationship with his true love will persist beyond the grave, and the sister who refuses to let his version of events go unchallenged. It’s a novel of sisterly love and deranged obsession that has been described as “grotesque and strangely beautiful” (Alice Ash) and “a sinister dark flower of a book” (Camila Grudova).

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    11
    Mar
    2023
    19:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Freier Eintritt

    Reading with Julia Bosson, Sanders Isaac Bernstein, Paul Scraton and Alexander Wells


    (c) Lotte Altman

    “Who in all the world comes to Berlin voluntarily?” Joseph Roth’s question in THE WANDERING JEW (1927) asks us to consider the routes we take to end up in Berlin. His suggestion that there is something that drives people here is not only true of the refugee Jews from Eastern Europe then, but also characterizes the timeless situation of migrants and expats in Germany’s capital. Today Roth might be best known for his novels of the Habsburg Empire like RADETSKY MARCH (1932) and HOTEL SAVOY (1924). However, it was in Berlin where, chronicling the city’s diversity, with special attention to the marginalized, that he became a feuilletonist.

    [read more…]

  • Tue
    21
    Mar
    2023
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 8€ (Abendkasse: 10€)

    Reading and Performance

    CANCELLED! Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled.

    CANCELLED!

    UNVEILING IRAN: VOICES FROM AFAR offers a platform for Iranians, Iranian Germans, and Iran-lovers to get on stage and express their dreams and desires for home.

    The evening will feature live music by Ansan, a group of musicians from Iran, Israel, India, and the US, dedicated to peaceful living through music. Their fusion sound links Persian poetry to modern Western genres like jazz and blues and sets the tone for the culture of mixing and mingling that is Iran’s particular strength. Poets and writers with Iranian roots and those who have something to say about Iran will perform their work in Persian and English, telling stories of beauty, loss, belonging, longing.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    31
    Mar
    2023
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 5€

    Reading and conversation with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi


    (c) Joerg Kandziora

    Kirabo grows up at her grandparents' in rural Uganda. Despite the love she experiences, the older she gets, the more questions come to her mind, the answers to which the adults around her seem to know, yet try with all their force to conceal: Where is her mother, whom she has never met? Why did she leave her daughter behind back then and chose a life without her? Clever and headstrong, Kirabo begins to get to the bottom of these questions.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    01
    Apr
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 5 €

    Reading with Redfern Jon Barrett

    A glittering metropolis of 24 million people, Berlin is a bustling world of pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language. Its distant radio broadcasts are a lifeline for teenagers William and Gareth, but is there a place for them in the deeply divided city? Meanwhile, young mother Cissie loves Berlin’s towering high rises and chaotic multiculturalism, yet she’s never left her heterosexual district — not until she discovers a walled-off slum of perpetual twilight, home to the city’s forbidden trans residents.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    07
    Apr
    2023
    19:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt frei

    Book Swap Party by The Reader Berlin, Siena Powers, and Victor Breidenbach


    (c) Victor Breidenbach, Siena Miller

    It is time to let go of the fantasy that you will ever read Thomas Mann’s Der Zauberberg or Alfred Doblin’s Berlin Alexanderplatz. They have been judging you from their high shelf for long enough. You are an adult and will never find the time to read them! The time has come to let someone else carry the burden for a while. [read more…]

  • Fri
    14
    Apr
    2023
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€/15€

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City


    (c) Soul and the City

    Soul and the City are thrilled to invite you to a special event focused on politics out of love and love out of politics – and some deadly kisses in between. Some say “everything is politics”, others say “everything is love”, while the truth lies in between. This special event is bound to raise social and political awareness, while celebrating diversity, individuality, cultures and ethnicities in an overall atmosphere of amazing vibrations, good times, inherent hope and love manifestations through multidisciplinary artists and an array of thought-provoking, engaging artistic displays.

    !!!At SOULandtheCITY we embrace roots, growth, (r)evolution, transformation and human beauty!!!

    [read more…]

  • Sun
    16
    Apr
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt frei

    Reading and discussion with Lucy Jones and Alexander Wells


    (c) pxfuel.com

    Brigitte Reimann was one of the most important female voices in the GDR. A prolific writer, she wrote a clutch of novels before dying fifty years ago of cancer, aged 39. The English version of her novel "Die Geschwister", has been published by Penguin Classics and Transit Books as Siblings, translated by Lucy Jones.[read more…]

  • Wed
    10
    May
    2023
    10–18via Zoom oder Telefon

    Beratungstag mit Marwa Younes Almokbel 

    (English version below)

    Alle auf Arabisch schreibende Autor:innen sind herzlich zu Marwa Younes Almokbels vertieften Einzelberatungen zu den Arbeitsstipendien eingeladen. Sie können dabei Fragen über Antragsstellung klären, die Bewerbungsunterlagen genauer prüfen und Ihr Exposé begutachten lassen. Die Beratung findet am 10. Mai via Zoom statt.

    Marwa Younes Almokbel arbeitet seit 2016 in Berlin als Grafikerin, Malerin und Performance-Künstlerin. Sie berät und begleitet transnationale Künstler*innen und Kulturschaffende aus dem arabischen Sprachraum auf Ihrem Weg in die Berliner Praxis mit den Themen: KSK, Stipendien.

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    All authors writing in Arabic are cordially invited to Marwa Younes Almokbel's in-depth individual consultations on work stipends. You can ask questions about the application process, check the application documents and have your synopsis reviewed. The consultation will take place on May 10 via Zoom.

    Marwa Younes Almokbel has been working in Berlin as a graphic designer, painter and performance artist since 2016. She advises and accompanies transnational artists and cultural workers from the Arabic-speaking world on their way into Berlin practice with the topics: KSK, scholarships.

  • Fri
    12
    May
    2023
    10–18via Zoom oder Telefon

    Beratungstag mit Kseniya Fuchs

    (English version below)

    Kseniya Fuchs bietet am 12. Mai via Zoom vertiefte Einzelberatungen zu den Arbeitsstipendien für alle auf Ukrainisch schreibende Autor:innen. Sie können dabei gleich Fragen zur Antragsstellung klären, die Bewerbungsunterlagen genauer prüfen und Ihr Exposé begutachten lassen.

    Kseniya Fuchs ist eine ukrainische Schriftstellerin und Künstlerin, gesellschaftliche Aktivistin, Chefredakteurin und Mitbegründerin der ukrainisch-deutschen Zeitschrift „Gel[: b]lau“, Vorsitzende und Mitbegründerin von „Ukrainisches Atelier für Kultur und Sport e.V.“ in Stuttgart.

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    On May 12, Kseniya Fuchs will offer detailed one-on-one consultations on work stipends via Zoom for all authors writing in Ukrainian. You can ask questions about the application process, check the application documents and have your synopsis reviewed.

    Kseniya Fuchs is a Ukrainian writer and artist, social activist, editor-in-chief and co-founder of the Ukrainian-German magazine "Gel[: b]lau", chairwoman and co-founder of the "Ukrainian Studio for Culture and Sport e.V." in Stuttgart.

  • Mon
    15
    May
    2023
    10–18via Zoom oder Telefon

    Beratungstag mit Odile Kennel

    (English version below)

    Alle, die schon als Übersetzer:in oder Autor:in arbeiten, unterstützt Odile Kennel am 15. Mai in digitalen Einzelberatungen bei der Suche nach passenden Stipendien und bietet fachkundige Informationen zu Netzwerken.

    Odile Kennel ist mehrfach preisgekrönte Übersetzerin, Jurymitglied und Mitfrau des Verbands deutscher Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller, des Verbands deutschsprachiger Übersetzer:innen, der Autorinnenvereinigung e.V. und dem Netzwerk freie Literaturszene Berlin e.V.

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    On May 15, Odile Kennel will support all those who are already working as translators or authors in their search for suitable stipends and offer expert information on networking.

    Odile Kennel is a multi-award-winning translator, jury member and co-founder of the Association of German Writers, the Association of German-Speaking Translators, the Association of Women Writers and the Network of the Free Literary Scene Berlin.

  • Mon
    15
    May
    2023
    10–18via Zoom oder Telefon

    Beratungstag mit Jonathan Nieraad

    (English version below)

    Alle auf Hebräisch schreibende Autor:innen sind herzlich zu Jonathan Nieraads vertieften Einzelberatungen zu den Arbeitsstipendien eingeladen. Sie können dabei Fragen über Antragsstellung klären, die Bewerbungsunterlagen genauer prüfen und Ihr Exposé begutachten lassen. Die Beratung findet am 15. Mai via Zoom statt.

    Jonathan Nieraad arbeitet seit 1998 als freischaffender Übersetzer und Lektor für Übersetzungen aus dem Deutschen ins Hebräische. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte sind Arbeitsstipendien und Preisausschreibungen für freischaffende ausländische Autor:innen und Übersetzer:innen, deren Muttersprache Hebräisch oder Englisch ist.

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    All authors writing in Hebrew are cordially invited to Jonathan Nieraad's in-depth individual consultations on work stipends. You can ask questions about the application process, check your application documents and have your synopsis reviewed. The consultation will take place on May 15 via Zoom.

    Jonathan Nieraad has been working as a freelance translator and editor for translations from German into Hebrew since 1998. His consultancy focuses on work stipends and prize competitions for freelance foreign authors and translators whose native language is Hebrew or English.

     

  • Thu
    18
    May
    2023
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: frei

    Christopher Kloeble in conversation with Liska Jacobs

    (c) Unsplash Stock photo by JK

    Bartholomew is an orphan from Bombay. He’s twelve years old and speaks almost as many languages. That is why, in the year 1854, he is hired as a translator by the brothers Schlagintweit from Germany who, with the support of Alexander von Humboldt and the East India Company, embark upon the greatest expedition of their time, which takes them across India and the Himalayas. But Bartholomew is also pursuing his own agenda: he wants to establish the first museum of his remarkable, complex native land. And for this, he is willing to risk everything – even his life.

    [read more…]

  • Mon
    22
    May
    2023
    10–18persönlich in der Kolonnenstraße 26, 10829 Berlin

    Beratungstag mit Katy Derbyshire

    (English version below)

    Katy Derbyshire bietet am 22. Mai vertiefte Einzelberatungen zu den Arbeitsstipendien für alle auf Englisch schreibende Autor:innen. Unser Beraterin wird Fragen über Antragsstellung klären, die Bewerbungsunterlagen genauer prüfen und Ihr Exposé begutachten.

    Katy Derbyshire lebt seit über zwanzig Jahren in Berlin und übersetzt seit zehn Jahren deutschsprachige Gegenwartsliteratur ins Englische. 2018 erhielt Sie den Straelener Übersetzerpreis der Kunststiftung NRW. Außerdem leitet sie das englischsprachige Imprint V&Q Books und präsentiert, moderiert und kuratiert die Veranstaltungsreihe „Dead Ladies Show“ mit.

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    Katy Derbyshire will be offering in-depth one-to-one consultations on work stipends for all authors writing in English on May 22. Our advisor will clarify questions about applying, examine the application documents in more detail and review your synopsis.

    Katy Derbyshire has lived in Berlin for over twenty years and has been translating contemporary German literature into English for ten years. In 2018, she received the Straelen Translation Prize from the Kunststiftung NRW. She also runs the English-language imprint V&Q Books and co-presents, hosts and curates the event series Dead Ladies Show.

     

  • Thu
    25
    May
    2023
    10–18persönlich in der Kolonnenstraße 26, 10829 Berlin

    Beratungstag mit Timo Berger

    (English version below)

    Der Autor, Veranstalter, Journalist und Übersetzer Timo Berger bietet am 25 Mai für alle auf Spanisch und Portugiesisch schreibende Autor:innen vertiefte Einzelberatungen zu den Arbeitsstipendien an. Sie können dabei Fragen über Antragsstellung stellen, die Bewerbungsunterlagen genauer prüfen und Ihr Exposé begutachten lassen.

    Timo Berger ist Mitgründer der Latinale, dem lateinamerikanischen Poesiefestival und Mitorganisator der Lesereihe ex/salón und Projektleiter zahlreicher literarischer Projekte. Seit 2016 ist er im Bündnis Freie Szene Berlin e.V. aktiv. Seine Texte und Werke erschienen in zahlreichen Zeitschriften, Anthologien und Chapbooks und gibt Kurse zum kreativen Schreiben und literarischen Übersetzen in Deutschland und Lateinamerika.

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    The author, organiser, journalist and translator Timo Berger is offering on May 25 in-depth individual consultations on work stipends for all authors writing in Spanish and Portuguese. You can ask questions about the application process, have your application documents checked in more detail and have your synopsis reviewed.

    Timo Berger is co-founder of Latinale, the Latin American poetry festival and co-organiser of the reading series ex/salón and project manager of numerous literary projects. He has been active in the Bündnis Freie Szene Berlin e.V. since 2016. His texts and works have appeared in numerous magazines, anthologies and chapbooks and he gives courses on creative writing and literary translation in Germany and Latin America.

  • Sat
    27
    May
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 20,-/10,-/5,-

    Reading in two languages: Ukrainian and English

    (c) Elena Lazutkina

    🇬🇧 Evening of beautiful contemporary Ukrainian poetry in two languages: Ukrainian and English. You will hear the best poems from special guests and actors. Perfect event for better understanding of Ukrainian culture.

    [read more…]

  • Wed
    31
    May
    2023
    19:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: frei

    Reading and discussion with Julia Armfield, Lizzy Yarwood and Mikaella Clements

    (c) Sophie Davidson

    "Part bruisingly tender love story, part nerve-clanging submarine thriller" (The Times), OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA is Julia Armfield's chilling and tragic debut novel.

    [read more…]

  • Thu
    08
    Jun
    2023
    19:00Eintritt: 8,-/5,-

    Presentation and conversation

    (c) Arkadien Verlag

    Jessie Kerspe explores how the visualization of nostalgic ideas and the interaction of text and images emerged in Chagall's work. Taking the three books illustrated by Chagall as a trilogy, one can represent the artist's triple identity as French, Jewish, and Russian. At the same time, Chagall's engagement with contemporary nostalgic discussion can be opened up.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    16
    Jun
    2023
    19:30Eintritt auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12,-/15,-

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    (c) Soul and the City

    Soul and the City are thrilled to continue with their LOVE, SWEAT AND LAUGHTER series of events, which allow an outlet to different types of arts to manifest, intertwine and grow together with the purpose of creating a culturally diverse tapestry of thought-provoking expressions, up-close emotions and in-depth gestures, leaving positive imprints of social engagement and political awareness. Some of Berlin's coolest artists will gather together to present their witty performances in an enjoyable, friendly and slammin' atmosphere refilled with love, sweat and laughter, the right impetus for the entire night.

    [read more…]

  • Tue
    04
    Jul
    2023
    19:30Eintritt: frei

    The Reading #8 with Jennifer Neal: Berlin Launch of her new novel

    (c) Penguin Randomhouse

    Gabrielle has always had a complicated relationship with her mother Tallulah, one marked by intimacy and resilience in the face of a volatile patriarch. Everything in their home has been bleached a cold white—from the cupboards filled with sheets and crockery to the food and spices Tallulah cooks with. Even Gabrielle, who inherited the ability to change the color of her skin from her mother, is told to pass into white if she doesn’t want to upset her father.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    07
    Jul
    2023
    20:00Eintritt: frei

    PART 1: The Neighborhood

    (c) Paul Brody

    Paul Brody’s sound installation lands somewhere between a recorded concert and a poetry reading, what he calls “musical translations” of poems and short prose pieces. Underpinning the words are compositions based on samples from symphonies and instruments taped live in a studio, creating a series of playfully eclectic mini-musical-poetic adventures.

    [read more…]

  • Sat
    15
    Jul
    2023
    20:00Eintritt: 6,-

    A documentary by Adar Bozbağ

    (c) Adar Bozbay

    Unfortunately Aslı Erdoğan won't be able to take part in the event as planned. Instead the documentary "Incomplete Sentences" by Adar Bozbağ will be shown this evening.

    [read more…]

  • Fri
    21
    Jul
    2023
    21:00Eintritt: 10,-

    Reading by Poetic Hafla

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a Mediterranean flair! 10 artists, 1 host, lots of magic. It is a celebration of Berlin art and culture. It will be a night full of performances from up-and-coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.

    [read more…]

  • Mon
    28
    Aug
    2023
    19:30Eintritt: frei

    The Reading #9 with Victoria Gosling: Berlin Launch of her new novel

    On Monday August 28th, The Reader Berlin and Lettretage host the Berlin launch of Bliss & Blunder, Victoria Gosling’s scandalous retelling of the Arthurian legend for the twenty-first century.[read more…]

  • Thu
    07
    Sep
    2023
    20:00Eintritt: frei

    Sound installation artist and composer, Paul Brody, creates live compositions in dialogue with the voices of recorded poets.

    (c) Paul Brody

    The music is created from samples of orchestral sounds, prepared piano, environmental noise, percussion derived from toys and kitchen utensils, and more. The selected poets are Marica Bodrožić, Orsolya Kalász, Uljana Wolf, Tom Bresemann, Dmitri Strozew, Marina Frenk.

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  • Thu
    14
    Sep
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: frei

    Reading  and Book launch with Megan Fernandes and Edgar Kunz; moderation: Tracy Fuad

    (c) Beth Steidle; Rawpixel/cristty

    Megan Fernandes and special guest Edgar Kunz join Tracy Fuad of the Berlin Writers’ Workshop to celebrate the launch of Fernandes’s third poetry collection I DO EVERYTHING I’M TOLD. It explores disobedience and worship, longing and possessiveness, and nights of wandering cities.

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  • Fri
    15
    Sep
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: frei

    A Book release, lecture-performance  and text-based art exhibition with Artemis Chrysostomidou

    (c) Artemis Chrysostomidou

    Poetry, text-based art, worlds full of contradictions, women, mistakes and forgiveness. OH, THAT HAND OF YOURS was written trying not to injure the present. [read more…]

  • Sat
    16
    Sep
    2023
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: frei

    An evening of readings with Sanders Isaac Bernstein

    (c) The Reader Berlin

    The Reader is beginning another fall of workshops and writing! Join The Reader Berlin's community to hear what everyone's been working on this past year- and to start off the next.[read more…]

  • Sat
    23
    Sep
    2023
    19:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis

    Queer Poetry with Elena Lazutkina

    (c) Elena Lazutkina

    In september Lettrétage will host an evening of Queer poetry in two languages: English and Ukrainian. Profi actors will read the best of classic and contemporary queer poetry, selected by book producer Lazutkina Olena. The event will take place on 23rd of September in Berlin, but we are searching for queer poetry all over Europe!

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  • Fri
    27
    Oct
    2023
    21:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 12,-

    Reading by Poetic Hafla

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a Mediterranean flair! 10 artists, 1 host, lots of magic. It is a celebration of Berlin art and culture. It will be a night full of performances from up-and-coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.

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  • Wed
    15
    Nov
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 5,-

    Sand 26 Launch Party. Featuring Déborah-Loïs Séry, Lukas Kofoed Reimann, Max Steiner, Bachittar Singh and Frances Margaret Rebollido.

    (c) Sand Magazine

    The poetry, prose and art of SAND 26 linger in the in-between, unable to pick a reality, or unwilling to face what the new reality might be. Or perhaps choosing to reject reality altogether in favour of alternative worlds.

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  • Fri
    08
    Dec
    2023
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 5,-

    Concert featuring the voices of Ellen Hinsey, Katherina Oguntoye, Carolyn Gammon,  Mariam Rasheed, Isaac Goodman.

    (c) Paul Brody

    Composer and sound artist Paul Brody will perform his third set of musical compositions inspired by the voices of poets he recorded. The poets in this round will share their sense of belonging and exclusion. Poet, community builder and activist Katherina Oguntoye, for example, tells about growing up Afro-German in Zwickau, while the young queer poet Isaac Goodman satirically recounts how they discussed femininity with their doctor.

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  • Mon
    11
    Dec
    2023
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: frei

    Book Launch with Alix Christie, Donovan Dennis and Joachim Zepelin

    (c) The Reader Berlin

    The Reader Berlin presents the Berlin book launch of THE SHINING MOUNTAINS with author Alix Christie in conversation with writer, publisher and journalist Joachim Zepelin. The evening will be accompanied by short fiction from Donovan Dennis.

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  • Thu
    01
    Feb
    2024
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: free

    Book launch with Chana Porter

    The Berlin Writers' Workshop presents a reading with Chana Porter to celebrate the launch of THE THICK AND THE LEAN.

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  • Fri
    09
    Feb
    2024
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 9/6€

    Lyriklesung und Gespräch

    Am 9. Februar begrüßt Book and you die Québecer Dichterin Maude Veilleux in der Lettrétage. Im Gepäck hat sie mit „Last call les murènes“und „Une sorte de lumière spéciale“ zwei Gedichtbände, die im Januar zum ersten Mal in Frankreich bei Bouclard erscheinen. Jennifer Dummer wird den Besuch der Dichterin moderieren.
    [read more…]

  • Sat
    10
    Feb
    2024
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 6,-

    A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration of Experimental Arts. With Tuce Alba, Ioana Cristina Casapu, Days Like Television, Andreea Hriscu, Silvia Laporta, Georg Leß and David Spittle

    CONVERGENCE is an evening of immersive, multi-sensory performances, exploring dialogues between sound, text, and visuals. The evening will host a reading by Ioana Casapu accompanied by a gong performance by Silvia Laporta, a screening of a short-film by David Spittle which explores ideas of how moving-image and poetry might interact and coalesce, a sound performance by Andreea Hriscu that includes a poem by Georg Leß. Two extended performances will follow, including a piece by the musician and performance artist Tuce Alba, and a new collaborative piece by the painter and performance artist Andreea Hriscu, and the experimental musician Days Like Television.

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  • Wed
    14
    Feb
    2024
    19:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (Empfohlen: 15€)

    Reading and Performance by Soul and the City

    We are thrilled to invite you again to our Valentine’s Special Edition Event focused on diversity, individuality and the richness of languages and cultures with the purpose of uplifting and empowering individuals and communities, in an overall atmosphere of amazing vibrations, good times, inherent hope and love manifestations through multidisciplinary artists and an array of thought-provoking, engaging artistic displays.

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  • Fri
    01
    Mar
    2024
    20:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: 15,-/10,-

    Reading and Performance

    (c) Natalia Reich

    Poetic Hafla, a variety show with a Mediterranean flare!  10 artists, 1 host, lots of magic! Poetic Hafla is a celebration of Berlin art and culture. It will be a night full of performances from up-and-coming recording artists, spoken word performers, dancers and actors.

    [read more…]

  • Tue
    05
    Mar
    2024
    20:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt frei

    Lesung und Gespräch

    (c) Privat ; (c) Alhierd Bacharevič

    Wie sehen das Arbeiten, die Erfahrungen und Realitäten von Autor*innen aus, die aufgrund von Krieg oder politischer Repression ihre Heimatländer verlassen mussten und nun in Berlin bzw. Deutschland leben? In regelmäßig stattfindenden Abendveranstaltungen der Reihe “Literaturen im Exil” präsentieren jeweils zwei Autor*innen unterschiedlicher Herkunft ihre Texte und tauschen sich über ihre Exil-Erfahrungen sowie über Chancen und Herausforderungen in der (deutschen) Literaturszene aus.  [read more…]

  • Sat
    09
    Mar
    2024
    20:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: free

    Reading by Donna Stonecipher, Alexander Booth and Ryan Ruby

    Copyright: Alexander Wells

    “He accompanies me across the street it was the 1 icy winter day he wasn’t wearing a jacket, not just what’s written but existence, too, must be poetic.” So Friederike Mayröcker (1924-2021) ends, at the age of 89, a section of her stream-of-consciousness meditations, CAHIER, crystallizing a sense of her epic life and work: “not just what’s written but existence, too, must be poetic.”

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  • Sun
    10
    Mar
    2024
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: 5,-/3,-

    Reading by Pete Carvill

    Copyright: Biteback Publishing

    DEATH OF A BOXER is the story of boxing and boxers. But it is, overall, a series of love stories. And it is more about sport than it is about the people who choose to exist in his harsh, marginalized world that is oddly full of beauty and grace. Famed US author Donald Ray Pollock, writer of THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME and KNOCKEMSTIFF, has called DEATH OF A BOXER the ‘best and most-important book on boxing’ that he has ever read.
    [read more…]

  • Fri
    15
    Mar
    2024
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: free

    Reading and Concert by Paul Brody

    (c) privat

    SPRACHMELODIEKLANGFARBENMELODIE: Part 4 of Paul Brody’s live electronics & poetry concert will feature the voices of poets that Brody recorded in the past year. Each concert explored different ways of combining poetry and music, always with the idea of creating what Brody calls musical translations of poems.

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  • Sun
    17
    Mar
    2024
    20:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: 8,-/5,-

    ariel rosé and Uljana Wolf in reading and conversation with Karolina
    Golimowska (moderation)

    Copyright: privat

    Whereas Uljana Wolf’s first poetry collection, KOCHANIE TODAY I BOUGHT BREAD (2005) was inspired by a Polish-German translation workshop and explored the silences and gaps in German-Polish history during time spent in Kraków and Silesia, ariel rosé’s last poetry collections (MORZE NOCĄ JEST MIĘŚNIEM SERCA, 2022 and PÓŁNOC. PRZYPOWIEŚCI, 2019) were written outside of Poland — in Norway, in Berlin, in constant movement. How does changing one’s home change the relation to one’s poetic language? How does the fact that both poets work as translators influence their thinking about what home is, or origins and originals are, or whose history is to be translated, and where language belongs – and according to whom?

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