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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.

    Das Ernst Barlach Haus während der Ausstellung »Tony Cragg. Against the grain« im Sommer 2012
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    Kultour im Jenischpark

    Mit unserem Angebot Kultour im Jenischpark lernen Sie eine reizvolle Kombination aus Kunst und Natur kennen. Gehen Sie mit unseren sympathischen Tourbegleiterinnen auf Entdeckungsreise. Die Tour führt durch den schönsten Landschaftsgarten Hamburgs, den Jenischpark an der Elbe. Kurzweilige Informationen und Geschichten zum historischen Baumbestand und zur Parkanlage machen den zweistündigen Gang an der frischen Luft zu einem abwechslungsreichen Erlebnis. Unterwegs kehren Sie ein in die drei sehr verschiedenen Kunstmuseen Bargheer Museum, Ernst Barlach Haus und Jenisch Haus, um ausgewählte Highlights der Ausstellungen und Sammlungen kennen zu lernen. Gerne können Sie die Kultour für individuelle Termine auch privat buchen! Dagmar Lott freut sich über Ihre Anfrage unter lott@barlach-haus.de.  

    Kultour im Jenischpark
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    Kunst gegen Bares - support your local Artist

    In "Art for Cash," eight small-scale artists take to the stage, compete against each other, and have the chance to win a little money.

    Here, musicians meet comedians, slam poets duel with magicians. Everyone has eight minutes to captivate, entertain, or move the audience. In the end, the entire audience decides who wins the evening and gets to perform an encore—using the most important thing they have: their money. At the beginning of the evening, each performer receives a piggy bank, into which cash is thrown at the end. The person with the most money in the piggy bank wins and can henceforth be celebrated as the "Capitalist Pig of the Evening."

    Of course, all participants are allowed to take their winnings home. So it might not be enough for everyone to achieve a triumphant victory, but at least it'll be enough for a kebab on the way home.

    Every second Monday of the month
    Moderation: Hamburg slam poet and comedian Lennart Hamann

    Kunst gegen Bares - support your local Artist
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    Langenhorner Osterfeuer

    The Easter bonfire will be lit at approximately 6:30 pm. Food and drinks will be available on site.

    Langenhorner Osterfeuer
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    Langschläfer Flohmarkt Ratsmühlendamm Marktplatz

    Haggling, bargain hunting, and finding great deals are the order of the day at the late-riser flea market on the Ratsmühlendamm market square every first Saturday of the month from April to October 2026. Book one of the popular stalls now and part with your favorite treasures from the basement or attic. We also offer stalls with car access (minimum 5m space required!). Or come along with your loved ones to browse or enjoy a delicious bratwurst or crêpe.

    Langschläfer Flohmarkt Ratsmühlendamm Marktplatz
    Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall
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    Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall

    Good Friday, one of the most important public holidays in the Christian calendar, experiences an appreciation with distinguished early music expert Jordi Savall and his ensemble Concert des Nations in two expressive Passion oratorios, such as they could not be any more impressive in a cathedral. The works by Haydn and Beethoven are profoundly different in nature and historical origin, yet unified by directly touching music and the Easter message.

    PERFORMERS

    Le Concert des Nations orchestra

    La Capella Nacional de Catalunya vocal ensemble

    Elionor Martínez soprano

    Lara Morger mezzo-soprano

    Emanuel Tomljenovic tenor

    Ferran Mitjans tenor

    Manuel Walser baritone

    Jordi Savall conductor

    PROGRAM

    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Christus am Ölberge

    - Interval -

    Joseph Haydn
    Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze Hob. XX:2

    Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall
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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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    Culture, street festivals & concerts Events in Hamburg

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    Experience the musical capital of Hamburg! Whether it's Disney's long-running success THE KING OF THE LIONS, moving musicals such as & JULIA - The Pop Musical or hilarious shows on the Reeperbahn - there's something for all ages and tastes here.

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    Festivals & Street Fairs

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