Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

Sollen sie doch Chaos fressen

A beat-dance spoken word performance based on Kae Tempest's long poem "Let Them Eat Chaos"

"What shall we do? How do we wake up?... We sleep so soundly, nothing can reach us.... If we don't address it, it won't go away... But tonight is the night of storms..."

Many voices, music, dance, text – one night, one storm, it's 4:18 a.m., torn between fears, longings, and social pressure, they simply can't sleep: people who ask, search, find, recognize, and share. It's an attempt to create something unifying amidst the chaos of the world. Every step we take together brings us closer together.

A theatrical moment about loneliness, longing, community and the question: How much chaos does it take to become human again?

With its new in-house production, the monsun.theater invites you to a festival of empathy and celebrates its 45th anniversary.

The performance rights of the German translation “Sollen sie doch Chaos fressen” (translation: Johanna Davids) of Kae Tempest’s “Let Them Eat Chaos” (rights: Domino Publishing Company Ltd., London) are held by Suhrkamp Theater Verlag, Berlin.

An in-house production by monsun.theater in cooperation with the dance company SZENE 2WEI is supported by the Hamburg Authority for Culture and Media.

DANCE
Manuela Aranguibel
Fernando Balsera
Sandra Beisert
Jörg Beese
Ursula Behnen
Eva Bernhard
Cornelia Buchberger
Uta Götze
Anja Krosta
Monika Kuhrau-Pfundner
Katja Lehmann
Berenice Lewes
Klaus Lübeck
Ricarda Noetzel
Milana Nudelmann
José Manuel Ortiz
Nicole Seiler
Cabiria Tomato
Gabriele von Appen

COMPOSITION
Shadi Kassaee
Yijie Wang

PERCUSSION
Lin Chen

PIANO
Gretel Jazeron

SINGING
Lara Hüsges

LIVE VISUALS
Mara Wild

COSTUME
Marie-Luise Otto

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Alessandra Strutzke

CHOREOGRAPHY
William Sánchez H.

CONCEPT & DIRECTION
Francoise Hüsges

Songs of Absence

Anna Konjetzky & Co

“Songs” and “absence,” the two main words in the title, are the content and program of this work.

From a feminist perspective, "Absence" examines the things that are missing, invisible, disappear in the gaps, want to be said or not, and questions whether absence is "merely" a lack of desire or inability to see. "Songs" points to a formal exploration, both of the song form and album structure itself, and, in the longer term, of the performance structure, which can range from individual songs to the entire album.

It is about the composition, the physical, sonic, spatial composition of an evening that functions like a polyphonic parkour: polyphonic, polyphonic, an autonomy and independence of the voices.
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Press comment:
“… conceived like an album, permeated with powerful images, cleverly positioned as feminist.”
– Yvonne Poppek/Egbert Tolle, Suddeutsche Zeitung, November 6, 2023
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Duration: approx. 70 minutes
Language: English
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Choreography, Artistic Direction & Stage: Anna Konjetzky / Co-Creation & Dance: Sahra Huby, Amie Jammeh, Sotiria Koutsopetrou, Jin Lee, Quindell Orton, Martha Pasakopoulou, Hannah Schillinger / Music: Sergej Maingardt / Costume Design: Dimos Klimenof / Video Design: Ann Slote / Lighting: Ramona Lehnert / Production Manager: Elsa Busing / Press: Simone Lutz
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Production Anna Konjetzky & Co. Coproduction ARGEkultur Salzburg | Delta Pi Athens

Supported by: Department of Culture of the State Capital of Munich, NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – Co-production Funding for Dance of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Bavarian State Association for Contemporary Dance (BLZT) with funds from the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts, Cultural Foundation of the Stadtsparkasse Munich, LICHTHOF Foundation

With the kind support of Tanztendenz München eV

Soundcheck Schule: Das Konzert (3. - 6. Klasse)

In this research theater project, our team transforms into the "Institute for Sound and Extraordinary Music." Using headphones and microphones, the institute establishes an augmented audio connection to Hamburg schools and, with the help of the students, records the school's sounds: recess and class, loud and quiet, rhythm and chaos, where does it sound good, who is ignored, and what if the sound of the school itself were music?

To find out, the institute then invites the school to the theater for a school concert. Together with sound artists, the research theater team performs the school's sound—complete with concert pianist, school desk, megaphone choir, and ringtone.

Every performance is a premiere – the concert with the sound of the respective school!

For this reason, appointments will be held in advance at the Elbinselschule, the Stadtteilschule Eidelstedt and the Eckerkoppel primary school.

A research theater project with special guests | Concept, development, stage design, performance: Hannah Kowalski | Development, composition: Sylvi Kretzschmar | Concept, development, text, augmented audio: Sibylle Peters | Concept, development, composition, performance: Louise Vind-Nielsen | Development, performance, augmented audio: Christopher Weymann | Costume design: Pauline Hüners | Technology: Alexander Nham

Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in the FAIR P(L)AY program.

St. Pauli Nachtmarkt

Shopping and relaxing have never been so close together! With its late opening times, the St. Pauli night market on Spielbudenplatz has not only adapted to the usual local opening times, but also to the general shopping behavior of our time.

The St. Pauli night market is no ordinary weekly market. It is right in the heart of the Reeperbahn on Spielbudenplatz and, with its late opening hours (4 p.m. to 11 p.m.), has not only adapted to the usual local opening times, but also to the general shopping behavior of our time. The directly attached beer garden with its live music stage also makes our weekly market an "after work" meeting place and offers residents and visitors an unforgettable shopping and enjoyment experience. The normal local supply of fresh food from the region is excellently combined with a relaxed end to the day.

Note: During the Reeperbahn Festival or the Santa Pauli Christmas Market, the St. Pauli Night Market moves to the Reeperbahn, at the Boutique Bizarre level.

Steife Brise Mission Widerstand

An improvised adventure full of courage, intrigue and decisions!

A powerful corporation is planning to take over the government – but a small group of resistance fighters bravely faces this threat. They attempt to thwart these sinister plans with risky missions. But beware: The enemy is closer than they think. Traitors have infiltrated the organization and are sabotaging operations from within.

In "Mission Resistance," you're not just part of the audience: No, you're an important part of the resistance. The audience decides live who will be sent on dangerous missions and who will remain in the hidden resistance camp. But keep in mind: A single wrong choice could mean defeat.

Every performance is new, every story a premiere, every resistance a new chance to stop the corporation.

Are you ready to change the future?

Swahili Cultural Festival

The third Swahili Festival is a cultural event showcasing East African art, fashion, music and culture.

The event features exhibitions, performances and workshops by East African artists and the creative community, offering a day full of exciting art, culture, music, films and artistic enterprises from East Africa.

Festival activities

- Swahili product stands

- Fashion show

- Performances by local and international artists

- Art and photo exhibition

- Traditional Swahili dance and drumming

- Activities for children

- Swahili food

- Body painting

- Hairdressers

- Platforms for NGOs and companies operating in Swahili-speaking countries

DJ set after-party (midnight to 4 a.m.)

Our event will conclude with an after-party showcase featuring a wide range of DJs and sound systems. Our special blend of electronic music and live African percussion and vocals will lead the night.