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Poetry Slam

Word art on Hamburg's stages.

Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

Hamburg stands for art and culture through and through. And over the years, poetry slams have gained a firm place in Hamburg's cultural programme. Those who want to see young lyrical talents have the opportunity to do so in Hamburg almost every week. The young poet scene meets here regularly on stage to compete and inspire the audience. And with the "artistic duels", the city even has its own unofficial championship. Here, you'll find an overview of current events and the most frequent venues.

    The home of the Poetry Slam in Hamburg.

    LA ILA Large Ensemble (MA Abschluss)
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    LA ILA Large Ensemble (MA Abschluss)

    Einlass: 18:30 | Beginn: 19:30 |

     

    LA ILA ist das Soloprojekt der Hamburger Geigerin, Sängerin und Komponistin Laila Nysten. Mit der Kombination aus sphärischem Gesang, Streicherklängen, Jazz und elektronischen Elementen entsteht ein einzigartiger und doch zugänglicher Sound, der immer wieder an LA ILAs nordische Herkunft erinnert. Mal transparent und eingängig, dann wieder düster und unruhig bäumen sich sinfonische Wellen auf, um anschließend wie geträumt in sich zusammenzufallen.

    Für ihr Masterabschlusskonzert steht LA ILA mit 12-köpfigem Large Ensemble auf der Bühne. Mit Streichquartett, Holzbläsern und Rhythmusgruppe lotet das Ensemble den Grenzgang zwischen Jazz, Pop und Kammerensemble aus.

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    Line-Up:

    Hauptbesetzung

    Laila Nysten — Geige, Gesang

    Aydin Bayramoglu — Geige

    Yagmur Atagür — Viola

    Ester Puig — Cello

     

    Hauptbesetzung

    Nikolas Oberländer — Klarinette, Flöte

    Wyatt Boyd — Flöte

    Sophie Kockler — Klarinette, Bassklarinette

    Sebastian Sarre — Flügelhorn

     

    Hauptbesetzung

    Lennart Micheel — Klavier

    Timon Krämer — Bass

    Johannes Kalt — Schlagzeug

    Niklas Stadler — Gitarre

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    www.lailanysten.com

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    Eintritt und Vorverkauf: Siehe Ticketlink. Abendkasse: Gibt es, sofern nicht vorab ausverkauft.

    Tickets: https://jazzhall.hfmt-hamburg.de/tickets/?eid=181294

    Der Einlass zur JazzHall erfolgt über den Haupteingang der Hochschule für Musik und Theater in der Milchstraße 12 - nicht über den Harvestehuder Weg.

    Veranstalter des Abends (bei Fragen zu Tickets oder Programm bitte direkt kontaktieren): Jazz@HfMT (jazzhall@hfmt-hamburg.de)

    LA ILA Large Ensemble (MA Abschluss)
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    LaLi Jam & Open Stage

    After the joyful musical get-together at the opening event in October 2025 with around 70 people – musicians, singing audience members, and quiet listeners – it's time for the next installment:

    Kulturmix in Langenhorn e.V. cordially invites all music lovers to the LaLi Jam & Open Stage! The LaLi Jam & Open Stage offers a platform for spontaneous jam sessions and an open stage where everyone interested can bring their instrument and participate.

    The evening begins shortly after doors open (7:00 PM) with three combos or solo artists, each performing three songs in succession. This is followed by the jam session (approximately 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM). Improvisations are just as welcome in the jam session as interpretations of well-known songs – such as pop songs, folk classics, jazz standards, or blues classics. Or perhaps you'd prefer funk, soul, Latin, or reggae?

    The goal is to encourage everyone to play and sing along. Whether you're a beginner, advanced, or a professional – the joy of making music together is the focus. Drums, a sound system for vocals, guitar and bass, microphones, and a keyboard are available.

    Do you feel like joining in? Do you play an instrument or sing? Would you like to improvise or play specific songs – perhaps even your own compositions? Come on down!

    Please note: The fixed slots on the Open Stage on January 23rd 2026 and February 27th 2026 are already booked (Nov. 2025).

    What's always possible: Bring one or two songs and suggest them to the host and the other musicians and singers during the jam session for a spontaneous performance! It's best to bring song sheets and lyrics with you.

    You can reach the host of the evening, Heiko Witt, at lali-jam@posteo.de.

    Admission is free. Listeners are, of course, also welcome! A donation box will be set up for the event.

    The venue is the beautiful hall in the LaLi Cultural Center, Tangstedter Landstr. 182a, Hamburg-Langenhorn. Take the U1 subway line to Langenhorn Markt or Langenhorn Nord, then bus 192 to Timmerloh.

    Further dates: Fri. February 27th, Sat. May 30th, Sat. September 26th, Sat. October 24th

    We have created a SIGNAL group for all updates regarding the LaLi Jam & Open Stage: https://signal.group/#CjQKIEtxnIOLKYKXOUfRuMO_s5ChOeI1mlOPfFl52h3KvHEqEhBm3V_5QQ7MdHU0HTuwwYJ-

    https://www.kulturmix-in-langenhorn.de/veranstaltungen/

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    LaLi Jam & Open Stage
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    Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life

    From the 1950s until her death in 2008, Rothman developed a unique feminist œuvre, where aspects of the everyday are set against a biographical and historic backdrop. Characterised by the radical processing of a lived present after the Shoah, Rothman’s practice negotiates lines of temporality and transience through, amongst other things, the preservation ephemeral and forgotten materials in a body of work that moves from abstract painting in the 1950s into the vocabulary of post-conceptual feminist sculpture in the 1960s and 70s. By recurring gestures – sewing, mending and enveloping, carving texts into fabric or paper, and holding together torn or decaying fragments – Rothman gives form to impermanence and memory alike, emphasising clothing as a membrane between fragile bodies and the world that surrounds them. Here, Rothman’s gestural poetics understand repair as the materialisation of the perpetual guided by the question: ‘How can life be saved and preserved despite constant destruction?’

    Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life
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    © Helene Toresdotter/Malmö Konsthall

    Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life

    From the 1950s until her death in 2008, Rothman developed a unique feminist œuvre, where aspects of the everyday are set against a biographical and historic backdrop. Characterised by the radical processing of a lived present after the Shoah, Rothman’s practice negotiates lines of temporality and transience through, amongst other things, the preservation ephemeral and forgotten materials in a body of work that moves from abstract painting in the 1950s into the vocabulary of post-conceptual feminist sculpture in the 1960s and 70s. By recurring gestures – sewing, mending and enveloping, carving texts into fabric or paper, and holding together torn or decaying fragments – Rothman gives form to impermanence and memory alike, emphasising clothing as a membrane between fragile bodies and the world that surrounds them. Here, Rothman’s gestural poetics understand repair as the materialisation of the perpetual guided by the question: ‘How can life be saved and preserved despite constant destruction?’

    Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life
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    © Helene Toresdotter/Malmö Konsthall

    Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life

    From the 1950s until her death in 2008, Rothman developed a unique feminist œuvre, where aspects of the everyday are set against a biographical and historic backdrop. Characterised by the radical processing of a lived present after the Shoah, Rothman’s practice negotiates lines of temporality and transience through, amongst other things, the preservation ephemeral and forgotten materials in a body of work that moves from abstract painting in the 1950s into the vocabulary of post-conceptual feminist sculpture in the 1960s and 70s. By recurring gestures – sewing, mending and enveloping, carving texts into fabric or paper, and holding together torn or decaying fragments – Rothman gives form to impermanence and memory alike, emphasising clothing as a membrane between fragile bodies and the world that surrounds them. Here, Rothman’s gestural poetics understand repair as the materialisation of the perpetual guided by the question: ‘How can life be saved and preserved despite constant destruction?’

    Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life
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