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Thu12Apr201819:30Eintritt 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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Sat14Apr201820:00Eintritt 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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Thu24May201819:30Eintritt 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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Fri25May201821:00Eintritt 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.
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Sun03Jun2018Sun17Jun201814:00Eintritt 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 Uhrclick 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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Wed06Jun201820:00Eintritt 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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Tue10Jul201820:00Eintritt 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.
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Wed25Jul201820:00Eintritt 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.
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Tue11Sep201820:00Eintritt 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.
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Fri28Sep201819:30Eintritt 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. -
Wed31Oct201820:00Eintritt: 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
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Fri02Nov201819:30Eintritt 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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Tue11Dec201819:00Eintritt 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.
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Thu13Dec201819:30Eintritt 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.
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Fri18Jan201920:00Eintritt 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.
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Sun24Feb201919:00Eintritt: 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…]
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Sat09Mar201910:00 - 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.
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Tue09Apr201920:00Eintritt 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.
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Thu25Apr201919:00Eintritt 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.
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Mon13May201919:00Entrance 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.
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Mon20May201919:30Eintritt freiEnglischsprachige 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.Sat25May201910:00 - 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).
Wed29May201920:00Eintritt 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 pmSat08Jun2019Sun09Jun201910:30 - 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.
Wed03Jul201920:00Eintritt freiEnglischsprachige 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?
Mon15Jul201920:00Eintritt freiKonzert 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.Tue03Sep201920:00Eintritt 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".
Fri13Sep201919:30Eintritt freiLesung 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.
Sat14Sep201910:00 - 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.
Thu10Oct201919:30Eintritt freiLesung 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.
Thu31Oct201920:00Eintritt 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".
Thu07Nov201919:30Eintritt freiLesung 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.
Sat23Nov2019Sun24Nov201910 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.
Mon25Nov201919:30Eintritt 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".
Tue26Nov201920:00Eintritt freiBuchvorstellung 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.
Sat14Dec201920:00Eintritt 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.
Fri31Jan202020:00Eintritt 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.
Fri28Feb202020:00Eintritt freiMultilingual 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?
Fri20Mar202019:30Eintritt 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.Fri17Apr202019:30Eintritt 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.
Thu18Feb202120:00Online-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.
Sat02Oct202120:30 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.
Sat27Nov202120:30 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…]
Thu02Dec202119:30Lettrétage 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.
Sun12Dec202119:00Lettrétage 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.
Fri28Jan202220:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf SpendenbasisReading 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.
Sun13Feb202219:00 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.
Sat26Feb202220:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Freier EintrittReading 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.
Sat12Mar202220:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 10 EURMusiktheater 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.
Fri25Mar202221:15 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.
Thu26May202219:00Lettrétage 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.
Thu23Jun202219:30Lettrétage 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…]
Thu30Jun202220:00Lettrétage 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.Thu07Jul202220:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiReading 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.
Sun10Jul202220:00Lettrétage 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.
Fri22Jul202221:00Lettrétage 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.
Sun31Jul202219:30Lettrétage 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.
Sun25Sep202219:30 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.
Sat15Oct202219:30 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!
Sun06Nov202219:30Lettrétage 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
Thu17Nov202219:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiThe 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.
Sun11Dec202219:30Lettrétage 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!!!
Fri03Feb202320:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt 15€/10€Reading and Performance by Poetic Hafla
(c) privatPoetic 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…]Tue14Feb202319:30 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.
Sun26Feb202320:00 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 SinghHumble – 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.
Fri10Mar202320:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Freier EintrittReading and Book Launch with Heather Perry, presented by The Reading Berlin
(c) Belgravia BooksBased 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).
Sat11Mar202319:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Freier EintrittReading 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.
Tue21Mar202320:00 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.
Fri31Mar202320:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: 5€Reading and conversation with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
(c) Joerg KandzioraKirabo 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.
Sat01Apr202320:00Lettrétage 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.
Fri07Apr202319:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiBook Swap Party by The Reader Berlin, Siena Powers, and Victor Breidenbach
(c) Victor Breidenbach, Siena MillerIt 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…]
Fri14Apr202319:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, auf Spendenbasis, Empf.: 12€/15€Reading and Performance by Soul and the City
(c) Soul and the CitySoul 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!!!
Sun16Apr202320:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiReading and discussion with Lucy Jones and Alexander Wells
(c) pxfuel.comBrigitte 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…]
Wed10May202310–18via Zoom oder TelefonBeratungstag 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.
Fri12May202310–18via Zoom oder TelefonBeratungstag mit Kseniya Fuchs
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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.
Mon15May202310–18via Zoom oder TelefonBeratungstag mit Odile Kennel
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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.
Mon15May202310–18via Zoom oder TelefonBeratungstag mit Jonathan Nieraad
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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.
Thu18May202319:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: freiChristopher 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.
Mon22May202310–18persönlich in der Kolonnenstraße 26, 10829 BerlinBeratungstag mit Katy Derbyshire
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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.
Thu25May202310–18persönlich in der Kolonnenstraße 26, 10829 BerlinBeratungstag mit Timo Berger
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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.
Sat27May202320:00Lettrétage 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.
Wed31May202319:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: freiReading 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.
Thu08Jun202319:00Eintritt: 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.
Fri16Jun202319:30Eintritt 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.
Tue04Jul202319:30Eintritt: freiThe 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.
Fri07Jul202320:00Eintritt: freiPART 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.
Sat15Jul202320:00Eintritt: 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.
Fri21Jul202321:00Eintritt: 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.
Mon28Aug202319:30Eintritt: freiThe 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…]
Thu07Sep202320:00Eintritt: freiSound 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.
Thu14Sep202320:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: freiReading 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.
Fri15Sep202320:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: freiA 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…]
Sat16Sep202319:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: freiAn 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…]
Sat23Sep202319:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf SpendenbasisQueer 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!Fri27Oct202321:00Lettrétage 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.
Wed15Nov202320:00Lettrétage 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.
Fri08Dec202320:00Lettrétage 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.
Mon11Dec202319:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt: freiBook 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.
Thu01Feb202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: freeBook launch with Chana Porter
The Berlin Writers' Workshop presents a reading with Chana Porter to celebrate the launch of THE THICK AND THE LEAN.
Fri09Feb202419:30Lettrétage 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…]Sat10Feb202420:00Lettrétage 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.
Wed14Feb202419:30Lettrétage 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.
Fri01Mar202420:30 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.
Tue05Mar202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiLesung 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…]
Sat09Mar202420:30 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: freeReading 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.”
Sun10Mar202420:00 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…]Fri15Mar202420:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: freeReading 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.
Sun17Mar202420:00 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?
Tue26Mar202420:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: freeReading by Sarah Schulman
Copyright: Farrar, Straus & Giroux The Berlin Writers' Workshop and the Schwules Museum present a reading and discussion with Sarah Schulman and her most recent book LET THE RECORD SHOW: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF ACT UP NEW YORK, 1987-1993: Twenty years in the making, LET THE RECORD SHOW is the most comprehensive political history ever assembled of Act Up and American AIDS activism.
[read more…]Fri05Apr202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiPORTAL: Book Launch & Party
with Tracy Fuad, Zoe Darsee, Patty Nash and Lotta Thießen
(c) Privat Please join us to celebrate the launch of PORTAL, a new collection of poetry by Tracy Fuad published by the University of Chicago Press.
Thu11Apr202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 15/5€Deutsch / English / DGS (mit Dolmetschung)
Ausgehend von zwei Videoarbeiten entwickelt sich eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem *Tauben Performance Künstler* Eyk Kauly und dem hörenden Sound-Duo HYENAZ (Kathryn Fischer und Adrienne Teicher). Gemeinsam untersuchen sie mittels Gebärden, Tönen, Performance und Video, was es heißen könnte, die Bedingungen der Hörbarkeit zu queeren.
On the basis of two video works a collaboration develops between deaf performance artist Eyk Kauly and the hearing sound artists HYENAZ (Kathryn Fischer and Adrienne Teicher). Together they explore through sound, signs, and performance how conditions of audibility can be challenged.
Sat13Apr202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freePerformative Reading
(c) Siesta SIESTA FESTIVAL returns with an thrilling exploration of literature and performance, ensembling the voices of three authors: Antonio Ungar, renowned for his acclaimed novels, invites audiences into crafted narratives that traverse languages and cultures, while Giuliana Kiersz, a poet and playwright, offers poetic insights into the human
condition through multimedia landscapes. Felipe Sáez Riquelme , a
boundary-pushing poet and performance artist, challenges the forms and explores through oral expressions and listening, alternatives forms of writing.
Their works will be translated by Susanne Lange #SusanneLange, Timo Berger, and Laura Haber, who bring experience and linguistic fluency to expand languages, exploiting the richness of the texts and the performances.
Adding a visual dimension to the experience are Rocío Rodriguez, and Ian Kornfeld, infusing the event with an immersive aesthetic backdrop. Moderator Regina Riveros will walk us through the night, while the Musician Mauricio Fleury will make us celebrate the closing of another unforgettable journey.
Together, this second constellation promises an unforgettable walk through the realms of latin american arts, inviting you to explore new horizons and perspectives.Wed17Apr202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 12/6€Reading and Discussion
European Young Literature Berlin is part of a series of events, readings and publications stretching from Paris, Matera, Stockholm to Berlin.
Sat20Apr202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 10€Reading and Performance
CONVERGENCE is an evening of experimental, multi-sensory performances organized by Kross Collective, which explore dialogues between sound, text, and visuals. For our second event, we are delighted to premiere a new, live A/V performance by vocalist Wilma Sävström and experimental musician Days Like Television. Von Jeglichem Wort- a sound & text project- will present an ambient sound performance of poetry and video. Mire is the dark-ambient drone and atmospheric soundscape project of Andreea Hriscu, and for this evening she will present a sound and art performance.
Mon22Apr202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freeMagazine Launch
(c) Erotic Reviews Join us to celebrate the (re)launch of the Erotic Review. This launch marks a new chapter in the 30-year-old British magazine's storied history. Showcasing art and writing from around the world, the Review is takes a fresh look at what the erotic is, or could be, in our lives and gives space to an open, playful and compassionate discourse about desire. Find out more about Issue 1 on the website.
Wed24Apr202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freeBook Presentation: 'Arab Berlin: Dynamics of Transformation'
Arab Berlin – an Ibn Rushd Lecture with Nahed Samour and Mahmoud SalemSonnenallee is one of the most famous streets of Berlin these days - and this no longer related to the legendary 1990s film about the German reunification, but to all the Arab businesses framing its wide sidewalks. Arab groceries stores and halal butcher shops, shisha cafés and shawarma restaurants, Arab banks and Islamic fashion stores gave it it’s second name – for a while known as ‘Little Beirut’ or ‘Gaza Strip’, it now just goes by the name of ‘Arab Street’ to account for the diversity in Arab provenance. But these are just the facades, and there is so much more to Arab Life and Culture in Berlin.
The newly published book "Arab Berlin: Dynamics of Transformation" edited by Hanan Badr and Nahed Samour takes a closer look behind the facades and examines the multifaceted changes in Berlin and its Arab communities. From politics and society over history and migration to gender and beyond, Arabs actively participate in shaping these transformations. Badr and Samour’s comprehensive compilation comprises academic articles, essays, interviews, and photographs, providing profound insights into Berlin's intricate dynamics. Authors from diverse backgrounds contribute their perspectives, fostering a nuanced dialogue on contemporary shifts.
Please register at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsthK20kqgEwFDFlPO9qIcSCOXzqA2vor2NDqmxVy4J9cIag/viewform?sender_campaign=e3GJWM&sender_ctype=email&sender_customer=9rlXNpJ
Thu16May202420:00 Uhr (Einlass ab 19:30 Uhr)Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: €10/€4The DEAD LADIES SHOW is a series of entertaining and inspiring presentations on women who achieved amazing things against all odds. Each show hosts passionate cheerleaders of too-oft forgotten women, inviting its loyal audience into a sexy séance (of sorts) celebrating these impressive icons, turbulent lives, and deathless legacies.
It’s us again! Back to our three-talk format but only in English again, unfortunately, due to our continuing funding woes. We’re treating you to talks by your beloved co-hosts Katy Derbyshire and Florian Duijsens, plus the curator, writer and film producer Rachel Pronger. Learn all about three impressive women who faced tough times, pushed boundaries, and gave the world lasting treasures. The aim of the show is to raise money for more podcasts, so we've adjusted the non-reduced price to €10, but reduced tickets still cost €4. Doors open 7.30 pm – come on time to get a good seat!
Thu23May202420:00 UhrLettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: freeTalks with Hassan Ait-El-Ouali and Saleh Chaoui & music by Quasim Kzar
The "Ibn Rushd Young" series provides a platform for young researchers,
intellectuals, and artists to share and discuss their current projects with an audience of like-minded peers. With this unique format we are opening up an alternative space outside the confines of traditional academia— one that's non-hierarchical and embraces interdisciplinary dialogue on topics, issues, and projects holding significance for the Arab World.In our upcoming event, we're excited to host two sessions delving into the exploration of gender, religion, and social norms in literature.
Fri14Jun202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 10€A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration of Experimental Arts. With Vincent Laju X Yurika Saito, Sam Albatros, Mire aka Andreea Hriscu X Renée T. Coulombe, Days Like Television & Growthrings
Moderation:Tom Bresemann© Andreea Hriscu CONVERGENCE is an evening of experimental, multi-sensory performances organized by Kross Collective, which explore dialogues between sound, text and visuals.
In their third event they present Vincent Laju X Yurika Saito showing improvisations and interactions between visual (inc. performative installation) and sound (cello, Shakuhachi) forms. We will then screen two short films, in the video-poetry genre, from the queer artist and poet Sam Albatros, featuring music from Von Jeglichem Wort. After this Growthrings will enter the stage. Two extended musical sets will follow - an immersive, sono-poetic and performance installation by composers Renée T. Coulombe of Banshee Media and Andrea Hriscu of Mire, that weaves together improvisation, automatic writing, resonant ambiences, and AI prompting to probe the collaborative possibilities of artistic intelligence in real time. Whilst Days Like Television will preview material from his upcoming album- ‘This Will Have Been the Past’ (released June 5 on Bonambi Records) in an A/V performance.
Sat15Jun202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, free admissionPerformative Reading
©Pablo Hassmann On June 15, SIESTA celebrates its third and final Panoramas of Latin American Performative Literature in Berlin 2024, bringing together, for one last time, the emerging voices of three authors: Angélica Freitas opens the night with a vibrating and sharp performance on alopecia, sagging boobs, and menopause, pushing us to talk about how to survive the passage of time in a world made for men. Later, Franco Marcucci invites us to look through a deep cut into bacteria, fungi, & putrefaction, presenting living words that grow into network of breathing matter. Closing this last Panoramas, Cristian Forte brings us back to the stage with open ears, diving into the sound archives made of found footage-style-words-turned-into-poems.
Thu20Jun202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: freeLecture with Maher Masoud
Moderation: Dr. Amany Alsiefy (Ibn Rushd Fund/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).
The lecture will be held in Arabic and English.The Ibn Rushd Fund for Free Thought invites to the lecture 'The Body and Ethics Philosophically'. The lecture will explore the concept of the body in its relation to both love and ethics, as well as the role of social norms and political forces in constructing and defining the identity of the body and our perceptions of it.
Fri21Jun202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 10€Lesung & Performance mit Ioana Cristina Casapu, Ambika Thompson, Shlomit Lasky, Ruby Russell, ”Mire”, Sivia Laporta, Lili Khoury & Dana Berghes
© privat How compelling must a woman be to meet society's expectations? Feminine, vulnerable, but also strong, skilled in a variety of tasks, able to manage both housework, freedom, friendship, family and career. Able to fix a washing machine, have negotiation skills, manage the emotional labor in a couple and at the same time accumulate wealth. Remember to defend her territory when necessary, be attractive and take care of her appearance. Don’t complain too much, smile more, be fully available while self-caring, and maintain an aura of mystery while enduring pain. Be leftist, powerful and determined while being demure. All these aspects seem incompatible, like the contrast between a lioness and a lily, between a motherly saint and a witch. The ripples of this contrast still spread far and wide. And are not sustainable.
In art, this contrast is perhaps most visibly represented. Cinema, literature, music, performance, as mirrors of society, have often been challenged for their stereotypical portrayal of women characters, often limiting them to superficial roles and to their physical appearance, instead of their ever-evolving, transformative, and perhaps uncomfortable bodies of work.Wed26Jun202419:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiLesung, Filmvorführung, Gespräch, Eintritt frei
©Lena Szankay Das seit 2012 existierende Unterprojekt des Festivals Latinale bringt im Jahr 2024 Fragen rund um menschliche Intelligenz ins Sprach- und Filmlabor:KI-Petitions-Aktivistin Isabel Fargo Cole und die jüngste Pulitzer-Preisträgerin Cristina Rivera Garza treten in Dialog: Welche Limits gelten für Sprachgeneratoren, wenn (verwundete) Territorien (Wüsten, Wälder, etc.) (sinnen)sprachlich erfasst und dann kulturell und historisch übersetzt werden sollen?Weiter geht es filmisch: Latinale.académica 2024 startet im Museum für Industriekultur in Osnabrück mit der deutschen Premiere des Lorca-Poetryfilms der argentinischen Filmemacherin Lena Szankay. In Berlin wird der Film mit New Yorker Schlachthaus-Skyline und Flamenco-Staccato in mehrfachen, auch musikalischen Dialog (Jordan Lee Schnee) gebracht.Fri28Jun202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt frei© privat We’re back! And we too can hardly believe that it’s already been a fall and a spring of workshops and writing! But all these poems have been composed, essays envisioned, and fiction imagined. Time must have passed! Join us and the rest of The Reader Berlin community to hear what everyone's been working on this past year—and to celebrate the summer’s advent. Our writers in Berlin have been penning personal essays and memoirs, spinning out speculative flash fiction, writing poetry, and polishing short stories for submission. Stop by for a listen.
Tutor and writer Sanders Isaac Bernstein will moderate the evening of readings.
Fri05Jul202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiReading and discussion with Jane Flett, Sarah Van Bonn and Ambika Thompson
© penguin It’s the summer of ’97 and the Scottish town of Pitlaw is itching for change.
Enter the Freakslaw – a travelling funfair populated by deviant queers, a contortionist witch, the most powerful fortune teller, and other architects of mayhem. It doesn’t take long for the Freakslaw folk to infiltrate Pitlaw’s grey world, where the town’s teenagers – none more so than Ruth and Derek – are seduced by neon charms and the possibility of escape.
But beneath it all, these newcomers are harbouring a darker desire: revenge.
And as tensions reach fever pitch between the stoic locals and the dazzling intruders, a violence that’s been simmering for centuries is about to be unleashed.Fri13Sep202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 10€Experimental and multi-sensory performances
(c) Andreea Hriscu KROSS COLLECTIVE presents: CONVERGENCE is an evening of immersive, multi-sensory performances which explore dialogues between sound, text, and visuals. Join us for our fourth edition which will include four short sets and two extended performances.
For the short sets we will present a literary performance by Felipe Sáez Riquelme, a collaborative sound, video, and text piece by Cristian Forte & [read more…]
Sat14Sep202419:30 Uhr (Doors open: 19:00)Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt auf Spendenbasis (12-15 Euros)Rap Poetry, Story Poetry, Music, Spoken Word, Comedy, Dance, Visual Arts and Storytelling
(c) Soul and the City The project Soul and the City is thrilled to continue with their "Love, Sweat and Laughter" 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 present their witty performances in an enjoyable, friendly and slammin' atmosphere refilled with love, sweat and laughter, the right impetus for the entire night.
Wed18Sep202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 10/8€Album Release Party & Poetry Concert with Shannon Sullivan, Simon Schmidt & Ali Hasan
© DavidBeecroft »THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN F. & F.« is a musical collaboration between Shannon Sullivan (poetry, performance), Simon Schmidt (guitar, chromatic kalimba, xaphoon, effects), and Ali Hasan (percussion). In the »DIFFERENCE BETWEEN F. & F.« the skyscraper recurs as a metaphor. The poems question: who jumps off, who falls off, and why? Which lives are sacrificed in the course of erecting such an imposing monument? The listener is taken on a whirlwind tour through a world off balance: excruciating work schedules, environmental destruction, isolation, violence, war. [read more…]
Mon30Sep202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, free admissionTalk series in discussion form
(c) kilmé talks Kilmé is a talk series dedicated to Palestinian artists, intellectuals,
and academics; a platform to present their work and speak about
subjects that are important to them. Kilmé means word in Arabic.[read more…]Fri18Oct2024Doors: 20:30 Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, 15€Variety Show
(c) Lettrétage Poetic Hafla is an event series that focusses on presenting middle
eastern/mediterranian artists based in Berlin.The main aspect of the Poetic Hafla is creating a place to experiment and to share ideas. For this many artistic forms of expression are combined: readings, music, stand-up comedy, and performances.[read more…]
Tue22Oct202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freeTalk series in discussion form
(c) kilmé talks Kilmé is a talk series dedicated to Palestinian artists, intellectuals,
and academics; a platform to present their work and speak about
subjects that are important to them. Kilmé means word in Arabic.[read more…]Sat26Oct202420:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, free admissionDiscussion with readings
David Wittenberg “I have long, indeed for years, played with the idea of setting out the sphere of life—bios—graphically on a map,” wrote Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) in 1932. Inspired by Marcel Proust, whom he was attempting to translate at the time, the German-Jewish intellectual was exploring his own memories of childhood in Berlin as fascism was transforming the face of the city and country that he once called home. The book he ended up writing (and constantly rewriting), Berlin Childhood Around 1900 (1938), set down the sphere of his youth as concrete experiences rooted in the specific spaces of his childhood city.[read more…]
Tue12Nov202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freetalk series in discussion form
(c) Steve Sabella, kilmé talks Kilmé is a talk series dedicated to Palestinian artists, intellectuals, and academics; a platform to present their work and speak about subjects that are important to them. Kilmé means word in Arabic. [read more…]
Fri22Nov202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freiReading and discussion
(c) Hodder & Stoughton Martha and Finn’s marriage is hanging by a thread. Martha, crippled by paralyzing climate anxiety, finds herself at odds with Finn, who steadfastly refuses to confront the demons of his past.
In a desperate attempt to repair their relationship, they join a group of privileged tourists on a pilgrimage to The Salt Centre, a mysterious retreat nestled deep within the Bolivian salt flats.[read more…]
Thu28Nov202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Eintritt freireading and discussion with Ryan Ruby and Alexander Wells
(c) Seven Stories Press Ryan Ruby is a poet, novelist, translator, and one of the anglosphere's most admired literary critics. This November, the California-born Wahlberliner is publishing his newest book—a book that only he could, or perhaps would, write. Context Collapse: A Poem Containing a History of Poetry (Seven Stories Press) is exactly what it sounds like, a playfully discourse-hopping epic verse [read more…]
Sat30Nov202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission €10/€4Three entertaining and inspiring presentations by Susan Stone, Florian Duijsens and Magda Birkmann (English/German)
(c) Karen Margolis The DEAD LADIES SHOW is a series of entertaining and inspiring presentations on women who achieved amazing things against all odds. Each show hosts passionate cheerleaders of too-oft forgotten women, inviting its loyal audience into a sexy séance (of sorts) celebrating these impressive icons, turbulent lives, and deathless legacies.[read more…]
Fri06Dec202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission 20 € (incl. magazine)/5€reading, conversation and performance
(c) erotic review Warm your toes with a cabaret of art, literature and desire in celebration of the Erotic Review’s second issue. [read more…]
Mon09Dec202419:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freetalk series in discussion form
(c) kilmé talks Kilmé is a monthly talk series dedicated to Palestinian artists, intellectuals, and academics; a platform to present their work and speak about subjects that are important to them. Kilmé means word in Arabic. The organizers are dedicated to presenting palestinian voices in all of their diversity and creativity, thus contributing to the cultural landscape of Berlin, a city with the largest Palestinian population in Europe.[read more…]
Sat14Dec202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission 10 €Interdisciplinary Performance and Reading
(c) Kross Collective Kross Collective presents: CONVERGENCE V, an evening of immersive performances exploring dialogues between sound, text, and visuals.[read more…]
Thu19Dec202418:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freeDiscussion with readings
(c) Gareth James / Dublin docklands quayside / CC BY-SA 2.0 From Sinead O’Connor to Samuel Beckett, Ireland’s art has been associated with lyricism and musicality: its literature musical, its music full of book-smarts. The mini-festival Harping On, held over one evening, explores the contemporary forms of this. Two panels at Lettrétage Berlin will feature adventurous Ireland-based authors and Irish electronic musicians, exploring their work and its cross-currents.[read more…]
Fri20Dec202420:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission 10 €FLINTA* Literature Night, Christmas Edition
(c) Ioana-Cristina Casapu The second edition of Girl, show me that body (of work) will present a Christmas special literature evening of 6 FLINTA* authors, artists and performers of migration background. The event comprises literary readings and performative poetry .[read more…]
Tue21Jan202520:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freeLecture (English) and discussion (German/English/Arabic) with Noha Sherif
With our new series 'Ibn Rushd Young', we want to give young researchers, intellectuals and artists the opportunity to present and discuss their current project with a (more or less) young audience interested in the respective topic, or maybe even working on a similar one. With this new format, we are establishing a kind of extra-university, non-hierarchical, and interdisciplinary colloquium on topics, issues, and projects which are related, in one way or another, to the Arab World.
Tue28Jan202519:30Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission freetalk series in discussion form
(c) Ghayath Almadhoun Kilmé is a monthly talk series dedicated to Palestinian artists, intellectuals, and academics; a platform to present their work and speak about subjects that are important to them. Kilmé means word in Arabic. The organizers are dedicated to presenting palestinian voices in all of their diversity and creativity, thus contributing to the cultural landscape of Berlin, a city with the largest Palestinian population in Europe.
Sat01Feb202521:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission: free artist support/suggested minimumStudiotronica. Audio / Video Album Release
(c) Sasha Pushkin Studiotronica is a solo electronic project of impro-composer Sasha Pushkin.
The independent producer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, cross-disciplinary artist, pianist, vocalist and creator of many collaborations and concepts in this case uses his skills in creating beats and atmospheres and goes out of his studio space onto the stage to produce live rhythmic sound structures. In this project, the focus is on instrumental music, but does not limit the use of vocals, and work with texts and possible invitation of special guests.Fri07Feb202520:00Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21, Admission 12 €Cross-disciplinary performances by Kross Collective
(c) Kross Collective KROSS COLLECTIVE presents: CONVERGENCE VI, an evening of immersive performances exploring dialogues between sound, text, and visuals.[read more…]