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International Poetry Festival
Date details
- Date Friday, 03/July/2026 18:00 (1 more date)
- Venue TAK - Theater Aufbau Kreuzberg - tak Village
- Address Prinzenstraße 85 F, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Public transportation
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Underground
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U Moritzplatz
- U8
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U Prinzenstr.
- U1
- U3
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U Kottbusser Tor
- U8
- U1
- U3
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U Moritzplatz
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Bus
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U Moritzplatz
- M29
- N8
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Prinzenstr./Ritterstr.
- 140
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Alexandrinenstr.
- M29
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Oranienplatz
- M29
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Segitzdamm
- 140
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U Prinzenstr.
- 140
- N1
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Waldeckpark
- M29
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Heinrich-Heine-Str./Annenstr.
- 147
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U Kottbusser Tor [Reichenberger Str.]
- 140
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Adalbertstr./Oranienstr.
- N8
- 140
- M29
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Heinrich-Heine-Platz
- 147
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U Kottbusser Tor
- N1
- 140
- N8
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Waldemarstr./Adalbertstr.
- 140
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U Moritzplatz
Part of:
International Poetry Festival
Spoken word performance / video poetry projections / concert
© Promo
The International Poetry Festival brings together 30 artists from 12 countries in the City of Berlin creating a vibrant meeting point of global voices and contemporary expression. Through spoken word, visual art and live performances, the programme showcases experimentation, creative collaboration, and the evolving forms of 21st-century poetics.
The “Generation of 2000” in poetry emerges from the period of economic and social crisis as a community of writing that challenges both aesthetic normativity and the institutions of literary legitimacy. The International Poetry Festival presents contemporary poetic production as a global network of voices not defined by a unified style or ideological identity, but by a subterranean, diffuse resistance to market normalcy, dominant historical conditions, and social injustice.
It focuses on the ways in which poets of the 21st century draw inspiration not only from artistic traditions but also from the humanities and social sciences, anti-authoritarian philosophy, queer feminism, and anti-colonial theory, linking poetry to critical thought and to local and international social movements. Through spoken word, video poetry, and self-organized collectives, poetry functions as an act of freedom, a space of community, and a tool for individual and collective emancipation.
From the Basque Country to Sudan, from Iceland to Ghana, from Greece to the UK, the festival reflects a wide constellation of origins and influences, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience poetry as an international conversation unfolding live on stage.
The “Generation of 2000” in poetry emerges from the period of economic and social crisis as a community of writing that challenges both aesthetic normativity and the institutions of literary legitimacy. The International Poetry Festival presents contemporary poetic production as a global network of voices not defined by a unified style or ideological identity, but by a subterranean, diffuse resistance to market normalcy, dominant historical conditions, and social injustice.
It focuses on the ways in which poets of the 21st century draw inspiration not only from artistic traditions but also from the humanities and social sciences, anti-authoritarian philosophy, queer feminism, and anti-colonial theory, linking poetry to critical thought and to local and international social movements. Through spoken word, video poetry, and self-organized collectives, poetry functions as an act of freedom, a space of community, and a tool for individual and collective emancipation.
From the Basque Country to Sudan, from Iceland to Ghana, from Greece to the UK, the festival reflects a wide constellation of origins and influences, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience poetry as an international conversation unfolding live on stage.
30 international acclaimed artists from 12 countries
Produced by The Institute for Experimental Arts – with Digital Platform
Produced by The Institute for Experimental Arts – with Digital Platform
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