Upcoming Events

Sunday,
Three East German Women Get Drunk and Establish the Ideal State
Schloss Wiepersdorf
The three authors Peggy Mädler, Annett Gröschner, and Wenke Seemann are sitting on a concrete block in front of a Plattenbau building, with a wine glass and a bottle of beer in front of them.
Peggy Mädler, Annett Gröschner, Wenke Seemann © Andreas Rost

Seven Nights in Fast Forward as a Reading Performance, and the question of which drink best suits collective remembrance. With Annett Gröschner, Peggy Mädler, and Wenke Seemann.

Sunday,
100 Years of Wolfgang Heise: The Forgotten Philosopher of the GDR
Schloss Wiepersdorf
Black-and-white photograph showing Wolfgang Heise sitting on a gravestone belonging to the Arnim family, with Erwin Pracht standing behind him.
Wolfgang Heise and Erwin Pracht in Wiepersdorf © Dietrich Mühlberg

Former Wiepersdorf fellow Lukas Zittlau commemorates Wolfgang Heise on the occasion of his 100th birthday, offering an introduction to his life and thought.

Tuesday,
Vocations – open space: Songs and vocal practices based on poetry
Schloss Wiepersdorf
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Ying Wang © Maria Frodl

DESIRE by Wiepersdorf fellow Ying Wang will be presented on this event as part of Vocations – open space.

Thursday,
Between home and homelessness – Rilke in Switzerland
Nicolaihaus, Berlin
Rainer Maria Rilke, Portrait by Leonid Pasternak [Public Domain]
Rainer Maria Rilke, Portrait by Leonid Pasternak [Public Domain] Licensing Terms

Together with Prof. Dr. Marcel Lepper, director of the Fondation Rilke in Sierre, Switzerland, Gunnar Decker will present his book “Rilke in Switzerland,” which will be published by Insel Verlag in September.