Sunville Performance

Survivors of the sea flee to an island and build a new community there, beyond origin and embedded power. For the music theatre piece Sunville, Fiston Mwanza Mujila wrote the texts and Sofia Jernberg the music. Together they give an exclusive preview before their premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Between Afrofuturism and spiritual jazz, the evening asks a simple question: How do we want to live?

Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Democratic Republic of Congo / Austria) is a writer and teaches African Literature in Graz. His novel Tram 83 (tr. Katharina Meyer and Lena Müller) received the Grand Prix du Premier Roman of the Société des Gens des Lettres.

Sofia Jernberg (Ethiopia / Sweden) is a singer and composer. Her work explores unconventional vocal techniques and connects free jazz and noise with music theatre and contemporary opera.

Artists/Collaborators: Sofia Jernberg (Von und mit), Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Von und mit)

In englischer und deutscher Sprache

In Kooperation mit dem Internationalen Literaturfestival Berlin. Das Poet-in-Residence Programm wird ermöglicht durch die großzügige Unterstützung der Deutsche Bank Stiftung

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 10/September/2026 18:00
• Venue Haus der Berliner Festspiele
• Address Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin-Wilmersdorf