auftakt festival 2025

In the organizer's words:

How does a body speak? How does skin read? How does a rhythm think? What happens when writing takes place not only on paper, but in walking, in trembling, in rustling, when the medium of our texts is not the white page, but our body?

The interdisciplinary literature festival focuses on the body and the expression of its experiences. Over three days, readings, performances, sound works and interdisciplinary works will be presented in the Kunsthafen, developed by Katharina Cromme, Paulina Czienskowski, Leon Filter, Yohan Holtkamp, Vika Kalashnikova, Seda Keskinkiliç, Monika Orpik, Mohamad (Moe) Sabbah, Benze C. Werner & Ley Ghafouri.

On Saturday you can also look forward to the festival party with a performance by FUTURA and DJ sets by DJ Piraña, Vitaminka, Helen and visuals by Miguel Marañas.

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How does a body speak? How does skin read? How does a rhythm think? What happens when writing does not just take place on paper, but in walking, in trembling, in noise - when the medium of our texts is not the white page but our own bodies?

With this edition of the festival, we focus on situated storytelling, rooted in lived experience. Over three days, readings, performances, sound works, and interdisciplinary projects will be presented at Kunsthafen. The participating artists and authors are:

Katharina Cromme, Paulina Czienskowski, Leon Filter, Yohan Holtkamp, Vika Kalashnikova, Seda Keskinkiliç, Monika Orpik, Mohamad (Moe) Sabbah, Benze C. Werner & Ley Ghafouri

And the legendary festival party with a performance by FUTURA and DJ sets by DJ Piraña, Vitaminka, Helen and visuals by Miguel Marañas.