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© Mathias Voelzke
Sabar, Polyrhythm, and the Politics of Body Movement Following the well-attended Sabar workshops in 2024, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) continues the drum and dance workshop series Sabar, Polyrhythm, and the Politics of Body Movement led by Nago Guèye... moreabout: Sabar Workshops 2026
© Studio Yukiko / HKW
Climate crisis, authoritarian tendencies, hostility and militarism. In a world that is increasingly coming apart at the seams, Max Czollek focuses on the power of friendship in the fourth season of his discussion series. From journalism to theory and... moreabout: Discourse. Pop. Love
© Laura Fiorio
HKW offers free childcare for many of its programmes. Educators play, create, imagine, and research together with visiting children while parents and caregivers explore the house just a few metres away. No registration required; places are limited and allocated on... moreabout: Childcare
© Berliner Festspiele / Theatertreffen
What does theatre look like in Alexandria or Quezon City, Timișoara or Langenthal? In performative mini lectures, the 34 aspiring artists of the International Forum each use a photo to offer an impression of their working worlds and ways of thinking. These... moreabout: The Forum’s Forum
© Promo
Starting in September, we will be offering historical tours behind the scenes. We will explore various locations in the theater and trace the work of Helene Weigel and Bertolt Brecht, who founded the Berliner Ensemble in 1949 and took over the management... moreabout: Historical Tour
© Visual: Yukiko / HKW
On 15 August 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron invited the world to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence that followed the Normandy invasion and was pivotal to liberating France and Europe from Nazi Germany. The ceremony... moreabout: Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations
© Moritz Haase
"There's no luck in it, and no bad luck in it either. It's pure injustice, plain and simple! There's more injustice in this world, lovely, full-blown injustice. No, they've been dragging me around for too long, they've woken me up now, there'll be no... moreabout: The Captain of Koepenick (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick)
© Maximilian Mann
Since 2019, the German Peace Prize for Photography has been awarded as part of the Felix Schoeller Photo Award. The winning photographs will be on display at the Willy Brandt House starting in late April. moreabout: German Peace Prize for Photography 2026
© Barbara Loftus
The exhibition “Eine Enterbung” is the result of an artistic exploration, ongoing since 1994, by British painter and filmmaker Barbara Loftus into the earlier life of her mother, Hildegard. moreabout: Barbara Loftus: A Disinheritance
© LEE Chia-yeh
“Sounding Light” is inspired by the impressions gained by Cheng Tsung-lung, artistic director of Cloud Gate, during his long walks through forests. On a minimalistic stage with twelve dancers, scenes of a day in the life of a forest unfold: a mating ritual... moreabout: Sounding Light
© Sonia Hamad/HKW
19:30–21:00 Baaba Maal & Daande Leñol 21:00–23:00 DJ-Set (Magnus Hirschfeld Bar) Location: Paulette Nardal Terrasse Magnus Hirschfeld Bar moreabout: Baaba Maal & Daande Leñol
© Silke Briel
Which stories end up in archives, which do we prefer to forget? How can we deal with the painful chapters of our own life story? With the episodes you'd prefer to leave deep at the bottom of the cardboard box, even though you wouldn't be the person you... moreabout: In the Dream House (Das Archiv der Träume)
© Sonia Hamad/HKW
19:30–21:00 Vieux Farka Touré (Paulette Nardal Terrace) 21:00–23:00 DJ-Set (Magnus Hirschfeld Bar) Location: Paulette Nardal Terrace Magnus Hirschfeld Bar moreabout: Vieux Farka Touré
© Matthias Horn
Astrid is a teacher and lives with Klara, her significantly younger partner. One evening, Mr Balderkamp, her boss, announces a visit to their home. Just an informal visit, perhaps with a glass of wine, but Klara is doesn’t like the sound of it. After... moreabout: Ellen Babić
© Promo
Angela Merkel stellt das Buch "Auf den Straßen Teherans" vor – das eindringliche Zeugnis einer iranischen Schriftstellerin, die aus Sicherheitsgründen anonym bleiben muss. Vor dem Hintergrund der "Frauen.Leben.Freiheit."-Proteste beschreibt die Autorin... moreabout: Auf den Strassen Teherans – Irans langer Weg in die Freiheit
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