► a'21: Breaking News_WAF & Deena Abdelwahed An audiovisual collaboration and video performance work. :: ABOUT THIS EVENT (EN/FR/AR) :: Let’s think of this work as an object. An object without any (injunction) An object as a (proposition) Proposition et non pas une injonction. Des choses sans sens (avec une part d’insignifiant). Proposer la chose [...]
►a'21: Sounds of Darağaç Launch Event Audience will attend to a happening in the neighbourhood. : ABOUT THIS EVENT (EN/TR) :: Sounds of Darağaç project was brought to life with the collaboration of Darağaç Collective Istanbul and Amsterdam-based record company Lu Records and Izmir’s subcultural music collective Apeiron. Sounds of Darağaç is an auditory memory [...]
►a'21: Sounds of Darağaç Using sound to document a neighbourhood and collaboration of collectives will be main topics in this conversation. :: ABOUT THIS EVENT (EN/TR) :: Sounds of Darağaç project was brought to life with the collaboration of Darağaç Collective Istanbul and Amsterdam-based record company Lu Records and Izmir’s subcultural music collective Apeiron. Sounds [...]
Hate is an entity that spreads like a wildfire. An entity that creates "the Other". It becomes the prime lens through which the Other is read and dehumanised. Hate exists as an emotion that brings communities or groups together questioning expressions such as empathy, love and care. In the collective act of the world making [...]
Ascension is a theatre play - an outcome of a durational project about gender, femininity and menstruation. The project engaged participants with a community debate in order to reflect on gender equality and social change. The project explored menstruation, taboos, and identity from all potential directions such as historical, political, embodied, cultural, religious, social, health, [...]
Ahmad Baba (Cyclomorphosis), is a Berlin-based Lebanese multidisciplinary performer, a social artist, and a Master's student in Dance Movement Therapy. With Ilk عِلْق, Ahmad is investigating queerness from a queer Arab perspective, tracking the roots of queer lives lived in Arabic and Muslim societies going back centuries. It is an investigation into how queerness has become, [...]
The Ancestral Body Noise: Rituals of Real(ese) Ceremony is a procession concluding and honouring the six-week-long, intercultural healing incubator curated and facilitated by cultural researcher, future-folk musician and life-long psycho-spiritual student, Gugulethu ‘Dumama’ Duma. The five participants identify as part of the BIPOC diaspora in Berlin: KooCha, Indrani Ashe, Yin Cheng-Kokott, Sailesh Naidu and Suelen [...]
The multidisciplinary afrocentric artist Exocé Kasongo will walk the ground at May-Ayim-Ufer in Berlin-Kreuzberg, he will move, dance, act, read and sing. He will wear clothes created by Souleyman, which feature the fabrics visualizing Exocé’s collage work. The performance is the culmination of Exocé’s five-month project D.C.A.D.V (Decolonial Contemporary African Diasporic Visions), a search for [...]
►a'21: Alec Issigonis's Relief and Mural Performance_Darağaç Audience will be able to see how a public artwork is being produced in the collective. :: ABOUT THIS EVENT (EN/TR) :: This is a live broadcasting event. Illustrator Suat İlyus will transform the outer facade of a building in the neighborhood. Artist Ali Kanal will place the [...]
Ein Performance-Abend mit Cornelia and Kerim Melik Becker Nach zwei Wochen Residency bei Oyoun gehen Cornelia und Kerim Becker auf die Bühne - lesen, singen, bewegen und spielen - und verkörpern ihre Fragestellungen und gesuchten Antworten mit lyrischer und musikalischer Sprache. “Ein geliebter Mensch stirbt. Wie erleben und verarbeiten seine nächsten Angehörigen – Lebensgefährtin und [...]
Part 1 : Dialogical Exploration A discussion with Thokozani Heidi Sincuba, Jessica Korp, and Gugulethu ' Dumama' Duma - interpreting the work of Zora Neale Hurston today, from South African, Ethiopian-German, Moroccan and diasporic perspectives. The first part of the evening will be a discursive exploration where we will listen and learn from one another’s [...]
Sonic In(ter)ventions is a jam session. As cultural workers responding to the times with community building, Out of Time Embassy (OOTE) consciously meld together sound and healing to form sessions of high-energy improvisation. Spaces are reimagined as interactive meditation sites for historical excavation, archival protest, and creative processing. Open and free artistic expressions are cultivated [...]
Sonic In(ter)ventions is a jam session. As cultural workers responding to the times with community building, Out of Time Embassy (OOTE) consciously meld together sound and healing to form sessions of high-energy improvisation. Spaces are reimagined as interactive meditation sites for historical excavation, archival protest, and creative processing. Open and free artistic expressions are cultivated [...]
For their performance, Cammack Lindsey will sing a collection of love songs for resistance and revolution, that embody our shared experiences of oppression under exploitative capitalism. The selection will feature songs written by themselves, along with songs that have inspired them, hoping in turn to inspire you! // Event Start 18:00 Register for your free [...]
Eros Marciano (IG:@jan.nwattu) presents: THE SUPER SMASH KIKI BALL ➤ Doors open: 14:30 ➤ LSS / Roll Call: 17:00 Participants and audience are welcome to come to our in-house café/bar @abadan.berlin and garden after the ball for something to eat and drink and a little meeting place. Tickets: box office only! CASH ONLY! Participants - [...]
"In light of the heavy restrictions the cultural sector has experienced due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the political response to it, playing in front of people again feels many kinds of strange by now. As artists we get a lot of from these exchanges, at the same time we also give much of [...]
Drag Cinderella Once upon a time, a couple of Queens arrived in Berlin and started a House. To be specific, in 2018, your fav QT*BIPOC refugee collective started to gather to bring some queer magic into the Berlin club scene. For our third anniversary, we have prepared a fairy tale show full of dance, drag [...]
We invite you to relax, re-center, and bathe in sound as composer and sound artist, Shannon Sea, performs a live-set that takes you on a sonic journey to help you manifest your creative intentions, surrender to imagination, and invite self-exploration. During the sound healing session, Sea’s live-set performance will feature nature soundscapes, field recordings, electro-acoustic [...]
The Poetry Meets Series presents poet, rapper and multidisciplinary artist Caxxianne, Danish-born Somali poet, visual artist and filmmaker Asmaa Jama, visualizing poetry artist Fungi and Mijikenda Kenyan poet Shangazi Masika. We are also looking forward to two short films that will be screened: "ADIKORO - Women in Music Ghana" by Pamela Owusu Ansah @its_pambam and [...]
◥ Come join us in Berlin on November 27th for a full day of workshops, lectures & performances! Are we really reflecting & adapting? Are our spaces and communities resilient enough for the next crises? The extermination of our self-organized free spaces is accelerated. We remain unsupported and mostly unrecognized by local governments, even as [...]
(English below) Bis Dezember 2021 finden jeden Mittwoch (01.12., 8.12. und 15.12.) von 16:30 Uhr bis 23:30 Uhr im Rahmen von Mince e.V. Tanzkurse für Kinder und Jugendliche sowie die legendäre Freestyle-Session bei uns im Haus statt. Die Teilnahme ist umsonst - die Plätze aber begrenzt. Anmeldung bitte über ev.mince@gmail.com. IG: @mince.ev *** ◥ Bitte [...]
Jews! Jews! Jews!, a minori-tease cabaret, is BACK with a star-studded lineup for your Hanukkah enjoyment! After a two year government-mandated ban on Hanukkah/Chanukkah/Chanukah, Jews! Jews! Jews! returns!! We know you've missed our applesauce antics and sour cream songs. So don't forego this latke-tunity to see this star-studded lineup of drag, burlesque, music, and cabaret [...]
Mit einer tänzerischen Installation erschließt „Break & Connection“ einen Raum des Innehaltens und der Reflexion, der jenseits von postkolonialen, westlichen Prägungen eine andere Verbindung des Einzelnen zu sich selbst und zueinander öffnet. „Break & Connection“ greift die Zeichen der Zeit auf und beleuchtet Bruch und Verbindung, Pause und Neuanfang von verschiedenen Blickwinkeln aus. Der Moment [...]
During the LGBT History Month UK, Berlin based Lebanese multidisciplinary performer and social artist Ahmad BaBa will present a plethora of his bodies of work in collaboration with SHOUT Festival and Midlands Arts Centre. His work focuses on claiming more visibility for underrepresented communities such as the LGBT+ refugee community in Berlin, and creating dance/storytelling [...]
During the LGBT History Month UK, Berlin based Lebanese multidisciplinary performer and social artist Ahmad BaBa will present a plethora of his bodies of work in collaboration with SHOUT Festival and Midlands Arts Centre. His work focuses on claiming more visibility for underrepresented communities such as the LGBT+ refugee community in Berlin, and creating dance/storytelling [...]
During the LGBT History Month UK, Berlin based Lebanese multidisciplinary performer and social artist Ahmad BaBa will present a plethora of his bodies of work in collaboration with SHOUT Festival and Midlands Arts Centre. His work focuses on claiming more visibility for underrepresented communities such as the LGBT+ refugee community in Berlin, and creating dance/storytelling [...]
Welcome to the “House of Harem” Show by Prince Emrah & Queerberg collective. Prince Emrah and Queerberg invite you to celebrate both queerness and the Middle Eastern culture in Berlin. House of Harem is born out of necessity. A necessity of providing a shared space for LGBTQIA+ individuals of Muslim cultures. A space for absolute [...]
Ukrainian Queers relief will be a solidarity event from & for the trans and queer artists of Berlin with Acts and performances by the residents of QAB plus, guests performers from (Iran, Egypt, Brazil and more) showcasing their Art and expressing their emotional and personal experiences with the audience. Acts of Spoken word, stand up [...]
AS* PAPANGUS Street Performance in São Paulo - 2pm São Paulo / 7pm CET - street performance at Bananal arte e cultura contemporânea - live-streamed via Oyoun’s Instagram account AS* PAPANGUS is a carnival for, by and with women* that does not objectify any marginalized body. In AS* PAPANGUS, the Afro-Brazilian artist Bruna Amaro performs [...]
Nach sechs intensiven Workshoptagen werden der syrische Stand-up Comedian Ammar Daba und seine Workshop-Teilnehmer*innen an im Oyoun ihre für diesen Abend konzipierten Sets präsentieren.
We are excited to invite you to celebrate Queerness, Femininity, Color, and Bodies. Welcome to the Black & Brown Cabaret Dinner Show 2022 Spring by Prince Emrah & Queerberg collective. On 23 April We want to honor the thriving culture of BIPOC immigrant, refugee bodies of all shapes and sizes with a modern fusion of [...]
"The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible!" -Sun Ra WE SHOULD ALL BE DREAMING is a concept that focuses on the radical potential of dreaming as a restorative and subversive practice. It comes with a straightforward suggestion: we should all be dreaming radical utopian dreams [...]
"The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible!" -Sun Ra WE SHOULD ALL BE DREAMING is a concept that focuses on the radical potential of dreaming as a restorative and subversive practice. It comes with a straightforward suggestion: we should all be dreaming radical utopian dreams of common futures. [...]
"The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible!" -Sun Ra WE SHOULD ALL BE DREAMING is a concept that focuses on the radical potential of dreaming as a restorative and subversive practice. It comes with a straightforward suggestion: we should all be dreaming radical utopian dreams of common [...]
Panel Discussions | Dance Performance | Stand up-comedy | Concerts | DJs The gathering, Cult Sup, is curated as a celebratory exploration of all things pertaining to the diverse expressive arts that supplement our well beings with inspiration, contemplation and the multidimensionality emerging from expressive art forms. This event is an invitation to deepen collective [...]
Achtung: Die Veranstaltung findet neu in der Loge (Kinzigstr. 9, 10247 Berlin) statt. DECOLONOIZE BERLIN organizes Punk and Alternative shows representing BIPoCs in the scene. As a warm-up for the upcoming DECOLONOIZE FEST (28.-29.05.2022) we present to you the Berlin Show of PROPER. on their EU-Tour, serving you finest Indie Rock / Emo Punk from [...]
Geschichte einer Selbstverteidigung Theateraufführung mit anschließender Diskussionsrunde mit der Künstler*in In dem Theaterstück “Mein Name” wird die Geschichte einer Selbstverteidigung erzählt. Meryem verkörpert in dem Stück das Schicksal von drei Frauen aus verschiedenen Generationen. In dem Stück erklimmen wir mit der “verrückten Hatice” mutig die Berge und singen Lieder während wir ihr Dorf hinter uns [...]
AS* PAPANGUS ist ein Karneval für, von und mit Frauen*, der marginalisierte Körper nicht objektiviert. In AS* PAPANGUS führt die afro-brasilianische Künstlerin Bruna Amaro mit mehr als 50 Frauen* in São Paulo und Berlin einen Karneval in seiner queer-feministischsten und dekolonialsten Form auf.In diesem partizipatorischen Projekt wurden in einer Reihe von Performance-Workshops die Grundlagen für [...]
Musik- und Tanzperformance von MusicDance Cape Town (Südafrika) TAH DAM! ist eine Musik- und Tanzperformance für Familien und Kinder. Die teils traditionell afrikanische, teils traditionell europäische Musik wird auf vielen interessanten Instrumenten gespielt: Mbira (aus Simbabwe), Djembe (aus Westafrika), Umtshingo (aus Südafrika), Adungu (aus Uganda) und auch ein Klavier, Regenstäbe und Gesang kommen zum Einsatz. [...]
Performance von KiNiNso Koncepts (Nigeria) Farben haben in Bezug auf Menschen häufig wertende, auch negative Assoziationen. Die weltweit verbreiteten Zuschreibungen aufgrund von Haut-Farben wie schwarz, weiß, rot, gelb, ... sind absurd, diskriminierend und nehmen uns die Freude an der Schönheit der Farben. Das Team von KOLOFU wollte diesen Zustand nicht hinnehmen und fragte sich: »Können [...]
UN:IMAGINABLE - our histories in conversation _a musical documentary performance on the soundtracks of war_ UN:IMAGINABLE ist eine außergewöhnliche Theaterproduktion, die aus der gelebten Realität von Trauma, Krieg, Ausgrenzung und Exil entstanden ist. Die Genozide der 1990er Jahre in Ruanda und auf dem Balkan erschütterten die Welt - und zählen bis heute zu den blutigsten [...]
UN:IMAGINABLE - our histories in conversation _a musical documentary performance on the soundtracks of war_ UN:IMAGINABLE ist eine außergewöhnliche Theaterproduktion, die aus der gelebten Realität von Trauma, Krieg, Ausgrenzung und Exil entstanden ist. Die Genozide der 1990er Jahre in Ruanda und auf dem Balkan erschütterten die Welt - und zählen bis heute zu den blutigsten [...]
German Mother Dream Louboutin invites you to a steamy spring evening. Think of spring vibes, sauna, shisha, wellness and most important: fun! Let’s make it hot while having a kiki! Door open: 17:00 Show start: 19:00 Tickets (Abendkasse/Box Office): Participants: 5 € QT*BIPOC: 10 € Spectators: 15 € registration for participants: https://forms.gle/oGz7rkB4NgkZ8iFq5 Dresscode for participants: [...]
يالا نحكي ونمثل ونلعب ونزقطط وبالعربي كمان! Community theatre and storytelling can be lovely tools to connect, feel seen, entertain/get entertained and just have a lot of fun. During these workshops we aim at learning theatre and storytelling techniques together. We will tell each other’s stories in a safe space, reenact them, and play around [...]
UN:IMAGINABLE - our histories in conversation _a musical documentary performance on the soundtracks of war_ UN:IMAGINABLE ist eine außergewöhnliche Theaterproduktion, die aus der gelebten Realität von Trauma, Krieg, Ausgrenzung und Exil entstanden ist. Die Genozide der 1990er Jahre in Ruanda und auf dem Balkan erschütterten die Welt - und zählen bis heute zu den blutigsten [...]
Tag #1 – Zusammen Leben Das wandernde Festivalzentrum des diesjährigen Performing Arts Festivals (24.05. - 29.05.) macht am ersten Tag im Oyoun (Neukölln) Halt und fragt: Wie wollen und können wir künftig zusammenleben? Wie können solidarische Strukturen geschaffen und erhalten werden, in denen vielschichtige Lebensrealitäten Platz finden? In Workshops und Gesprächen können Kollektive und [...]
يالا نحكي ونمثل ونلعب ونزقطط وبالعربي كمان! Community theatre and storytelling can be lovely tools to connect, feel seen, entertain/get entertained and just have a lot of fun. During these workshops we aim at learning theatre and storytelling techniques together. We will tell each other’s stories in a safe space, reenact them, and play around [...]
Du wolltest schon immer deine eigene Geschichte auf die Bühne bringen? Du findest es spannend in verschiedene Rollen zu schlüpfen? Die Macher*innen vom Theaterprojekt Check! laden dich ein, zusammen in die Welt des Theaters einzutauchen. In diesem Workshop tauschen wir uns über Themen wie Gender, Feminismus und Queerness aus. Wir improvisieren, lernen verschiedene Atem- und [...]
Eine Zukunft mit Zukunft Kinder-/Jugendgruppe unter Leitung von Senait Sebhatleab und Lorena Valdenegro Was ist ein Mädchen, was ist ein Junge, und was bin ich? Die Welt der Kinder verfärbt sich nicht in rosa oder blau. Unter den Namen Check! verbirgt sich eine Gruppe Jugendlicher der LGBTIQ* und PoC Community, die sich zur Aufgabe gemacht haben, [...]
Jocelyn B. Smith, eine international erfolgreiche Musikerin und Coach, startet am 7. Juni im Oyoun in Berlin ihr neues Unternehmen. Es ist ein von Frauen* betriebenes Programm für Wachstum, Wohlbefinden und Erfolg, und heißt Matla Ahuna. Ihr seid herzlich eingeladen, an dieser besonderen Veranstaltung teilzunehmen, bei der Ihr aus erster Hand erfahren könnt, was es [...]
(Deutscher Text unten) Yıllar boyu süren araştırmaların sonucu, teknolojinin ve hatta antropolojinin geldiği son nokta, “İdealler Makinası”, ayağınıza geldi! Sizlere angebotta neler sunuyor, neler: Nur topu gibi ürünler, Alles inklusive yazlık seyahatler, Her damak tadına uygun migrantlar, Görli’de huzur dolu piknikler, Memleketten son haberler, davetli davetsiz misafirler, en yeni dalgalar ve daha nice sürprizler... gastkollektiv [...]
