Music: Gerhild sings! 12:00 – 12:20
Songs from the Berlin Wall
In 1989, a 20-year-old woman named Gerhild sat with her guitar on the Wall and sang songs while the lighters swayed below her. Now a successful singer, Gerhild will mark the 35th anniversary by setting out on a musical journey back to the unforgettable atmosphere of that era – this time accompanied on stage by her children, April & Felix.
Performance: Be loud – “Women for Peace”, 12:40 – 13:00
Theater performance about a different perspective – how women mobilized, dared and did things.
The performance SEID DOCH LAUT (tr. BE LOUD) was created as part of a collective effort under the direction of Alexandra Finder. It explores the story of the 1980s GDR opposition group known as “Frauen für den Frieden” (Women for Peace), which courageously campaigned against the GDR regime in favour of social change. This theatre piece takes place beyond the walls of traditional theatre buildings. In fact, the creative FLINTA team behind SEID DOCH LAUT occupies former sites of repression, such as the Stasi Headquarters in Berlin and the Bautzner Straße Memorial in Dresden. Five GDR-born actresses will draw on testimonies provided by the brave peace activists and weave these accounts into their own personal experiences as well as archive material and songs. Together with a musician, the actresses will move in and among the audience, who will thus find themselves at the very centre of the event. By visualising this unique history of opposition, the creative team will show what women dared to do and what they accomplished, thereby calling attention to the many contemporary, women-led uprisings around the world.
Music: Mavka, 13:20 – 13:40
A musical journey through Ukraine
Mavka is a Ukrainian band that combines ethnic variations and original compositions with down-tempo, electronic, trance, noise, ambient sounds and live looping. The group is also known for the special solo live performances of its lead singer, Iryna Lazer, and her rich soprano vocals, which she mixes into a unique polyphony using a complex live-looping technique. On this special occasion, Iryna Lazer will perform solo.
Music: The Berliner Kneipenchor – Berlin’s pub choir, 14:00 – 14:20
From Hasselhoff to “1000 und 1 Nacht” – A concert with songs that are looking for freedom
The BERLINER KNEIPENCHOR is a pub choir made up of girls and boys, women and men, journalists and doctors, art students and managers, DJs and ordinary people. Its members meet in pubs, drink and sing songs by Peter Fox, Grönemeyer, Britney Spears and – on this special occasion – artists whose songs simply must be sung on any anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Performance: Be loud – “Women for Peace”, 14:40 – 15:00
Theater performance about a different perspective – how women mobilized, dared and did things.
The performance SEID DOCH LAUT (tr. BE LOUD) was created as part of a collective effort under the direction of Alexandra Finder. It explores the story of the 1980s GDR opposition group known as “Frauen für den Frieden” (Women for Peace), which courageously campaigned against the GDR regime in favour of social change. This theatre piece takes place beyond the walls of traditional theatre buildings. In fact, the creative FLINTA team behind SEID DOCH LAUT occupies former sites of repression, such as the Stasi Headquarters in Berlin and the Bautzner Straße Memorial in Dresden. Five GDR-born actresses will draw on testimonies provided by the brave peace activists and weave these accounts into their own personal experiences as well as archive material and songs. Together with a musician, the actresses will move in and among the audience, who will thus find themselves at the very centre of the event. By visualising this unique history of opposition, the creative team will show what women dared to do and what they accomplished, thereby calling attention to the many contemporary, women-led uprisings around the world.
Karaoke: Sing Sisy Sing, 15:20 – 15:40
Sing-along performance of hits from East & West
Imagine it: One piano, voices in unison and hits, hits, hits – it’s time for Sing Sisy Sing, the sing-along performance from Berlin! Everything is allowed here. Swim against the current, sing out of tune … Don’t know the lyrics? No sense of rhythm or intonation? No problem! Just do it, just sing! The only thing that matters is the song. You’ll have fun. We promise.
Music: Sebastian Krumbiegel, 16:00 – 16:30
Solo at piano – “Aufstehen, weitermachen!” (tr. Get up, keep going!)
Sebastian Krumbiegel was born on 5 March 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany. He is best known as a member of the popular German band Die Prinzen and has also been performing solo since 1998. In addition to his work as a musician, Krumbiegel is actively involved in initiatives that focus on youth development, anti-racism programmes and social justice. He regularly uses his broad influence to initiate positive change.
On this special occasion, Krumbiegel will be performing solo songs from his current album “Aufstehen, weitermachen!” (tr, Get up, keep going) and providing insights into the process behind the creation of the protest poster he designed himself.
Music: Sofia Portanet, 16:50 – 17:10
Between cultures, poetry & pop – The freedom of a child born as the Wall fell/of a child of the fall of the Wall
Sofia Portanet from Berlin was born on 9 November 1989 and entered the world just as the Berlin Wall was coming down. Today, she herself tears down walls with her reinterpretation of the German music movement known as Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW). Portanet is of German-Spanish origin, grew up in France and has been singing in three languages at concerts in Europe and the US since the release of her two albums, Freier Geist and Chasing Dreams. Growing up with an international background shaped her understanding of what it means to live in Europe and think beyond borders.
Music: New interpretations of Wolf Biermann songs: Lina Maly & Moritz Krämer, 17:30 – 17:50
Concert and talk moderated by Romano
The legendary German singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann has always spoken out stridently against injustice and brought his criticism to the world in a powerful manner through music. This year, he will be receiving support from a younger generation of artists: on 15 November, an album of new interpretations of Biermann songs called “Wolf Biermann RE:IMAGINED – Lieder für jetzt!” will be released. The album will feature numerous musicians, three of whom will be on hand on this special occasion: first to present their interpretations and then to talk to Romano – who will perform his own Biermann song – about the Biermann legend and much more.
Moritz Krämer was born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1980 and studied video and text at the University of the Arts in Berlin as well as directing at the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB) in Berlin.
Today, he works as a video artist and composer at various theatres, including at the Volksbühne and Deutsches Theater in Berlin. He also composes music for films and has released several albums both as a solo artist and with his band, Die Höchste Eisenbahn.
The songs of singer and musician Lina Maly have always had an authentic and melancholic signature. Maly grew up in a town north of Hamburg and her lyrics deal with the trials and tribulations of her generation.
Today, Maly is 27 years old, an established artist with 3 albums, 5 EPs and a diverse array of features & co-authorships under her belt. On this special occasion, she will perform a selection of newly arranged songs together with a jazz instrumentalist and a guitarist.
Romano is a rapper and Berlin legend from the district of Köpenick. Known for his unique style and versatile musicality, Romano creates his very own sound by mixing hip-hop, funk, classical and pop music, forever captivating audiences with his incomparable charm and tongue planted firmly in cheek. His lyrics are humorous, profound and reflective. Romano is never afraid to look behind the façade at life’s many abysses just as much as at the romantic and emotional facets of everyday life. In the end, he always eloquently gets to the heart of it all.
Music: New interpretations of Wolf Biermann songs: Lina Maly & Moritz Krämer, 18:00 – 18:20
Concert and talk moderated by Romano
Tobias Jundt is the creative mastermind behind Bonaparte, a band that was founded in Berlin in 2006 and quickly became famous for their high-energy live shows. Jundt was born in Switzerland and his music combines electro, punk and rock with satirical and socially critical texts. With hits like Too Much and Anti Anti, Bonaparte emerged as a highly influential player on the European indie-music scene. Jundt approaches Bonaparte a multi-media project that brings together music, art and performance.
Romano is a rapper and Berlin legend from the district of Köpenick. Known for his unique style and versatile musicality, Romano creates his very own sound by mixing hip-hop, funk, classical and pop music, forever captivating audiences with his incomparable charm and tongue planted firmly in cheek. His lyrics are humorous, profound and reflective. Romano is never afraid to look behind the façade at life’s many abysses just as much as at the romantic and emotional facets of everyday life. In the end, he always eloquently gets to the heart of it all.
Karaoke: Sing Sisy Sing, 18:40 – 19:00
Sing-along performance of hits from East & West
Imagine it: One piano, voices in unison and hits, hits, hits – it’s time for Sing Sisy Sing, the sing-along performance from Berlin! Everything is allowed here. Swim against the current, sing out of tune … Don’t know the lyrics? No sense of rhythm or intonation? No problem! Just do it, just sing! The only thing that matters is the song. You’ll have fun. We promise.
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