Past Events

Guest lecture by Thomas Boehm: Pandemics and vaccinations

Lecture in German language

Since time immemorial, mankind has been afflicted by pandemics. Everyone has heard of the plague epidemics in the Middle Ages, the cholera epidemics in the 19th century and the influenza epidemic at the beginning of the 20th century, and many others that have claimed millions and millions of victims. The Corona epidemic is only the latest example in this series.

Sarah Duffy: The Aside

Live performance for the opening of "Wie die Vöglein so lieblich singen" at Jägerschere Gallery

Originally inspired by her on-going interest in stage fright and performance anxiety, Sarah Duffy's new performance, THE ASIDE, delves into the many contradictory feelings conjured up when we expose ourselves to the observation of others. Part magic act, part soliloquy, THE ASIDE, will break the human down into parts, before reassembling it again, just in time for the final act.

I want to stay where I have never been

Conversation between Marion Brasch & Charlotte Misselwitz
Afterwards: Film screening „Lieber Thomas“

With the writer Marion Brasch, sister of Thomas Brasch, who wrote a novel about her "fabulous family," Charlotte Misselwitz talks about Thomas Brasch's ambivalent relationship to the GDR, his rebellion against his Jewish parents' GDR allegiance, and the hopes and disappointments of East German Jews toward the GDR project.

After the conversation, we will show Andreas Kleinert's film "Lieber Thomas" (Germany 2021, 157 min, with Albrecht Schuch, Jella Haase, Jörg Schüttauf) in the Tankhalle of Schloss Wiepersdorf.

Andrea Hensgen: Ein Käfig ging einen Vogel suchen

Picture book reading for children from 3 years and adults

A young, empty cage, which does not yet know much about the world, wishes that a bird would live in it. Then from far away, where there are no cages, a curious bird comes flying, straight into the cage. The old cat in the yard is already looking forward to the easy catch, without suspecting what a stout-hearted cage and a strong bird can achieve together. Loosely based on Franz Kafka, Andrea Hensgen tells a timeless story about friendship and freedom in "Ein Käfig ging einen Vogel suchen" (Knesebeck 2022). With illustrations by Mehrdad Zaeri.

BETHY TRIO

BETHY TRIO was developed during a short stay at Schloss Wiepersdorf and brings together text fragments by Kathy Acker, Bettina von Arnim, Dodie Bellamy and Sarah Schulman, among others. In a staging that aims at the possibility of trans-historicity, the words deal with science and poetry, the individuality of the genders and the expressions of overcoming Christian ideals of love, moving between historical epochs. With Tilman Hecker (direction), Anna Papathanasiou, Ivan Cheng, FRZNTE (performance), Scott Bolman (lights), Lars Paschke (costumes) and Thorsten Hoppe (sound).

International Museum Day

On International Museum Day, museums invite visitors to discover their houses and collections in analog and digital form.

On this occasion, the newly designed Museum in Schloss Wiepersdorf can be visited before the official opening, which is planned for the summer.

Open Studios

Every year, on the first weekend in May, over 500 Brandenburg studios open their doors and provide an insight into the current work of around 750 artists.

In the studios of the Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf, alumni Sven Gatter, Andrea Pichl and Heidi Sill as well as this year's fellows David Polzin and Badri Gubianuri will present their work.

Recording of the World Poetry Day 2022

Online

The UNESCO World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals and promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry. Since its inauguration 22 years ago, the Haus für Poesie together with its partners has been organising the central event in Germany.

Poets from different parts of the world read their texts in the original – accompanied by German translations. This year, the Hungarian poet and Schloss Wiepersdorf alumnus Endre Kukorelly will be taking part.

Wasser.Zeichen– Reading by GEDOK writers

Reading and picnic

Eleven authors from the Verband der Gemeinschaften der Künstlerinnen und Kunstfördernden GEDOK e.V. from all over Germany will come together in April for a group fellowship at Schloss Wiepersdorf to explore the theme of water from different perspectives.

Under the title Wasser.Zeichen (Water.Marks) they will work together on an anthology. In the garden of Schloss Wiepersdorf, the texts will be presented as part of a picnic.

World Poetry Day

Reading