Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

Decoder Ensemble

The Decoder Ensemble is one of the most innovative and fearless acts on the international contemporary music scene. With its high-energy sound, it thrills audiences in renowned concert halls as well as in trendy clubs such as Berlin’s Berghain. For several years, Decoder hosted the Elbphilharmonie series »Unterdeck«, during which they organised exciting performance evenings featuring a wide variety of guest artists.
In their latest programme, »New Codes on the Block«, the ensemble offers young composers the opportunity to create new works for the group. In workshops, the pieces are explored and further developed together with the musicians. Four of the resulting compositions are then selected and combined into a dramaturgically conceived concert evening. Once again, Decoder Ensemble lives up to its name by decoding the artistic languages of a new generation through both musical notation and electronic media.

PERFORMERS

Decoder Ensemble ensemble

Sonja Lena Schmid violoncello

Leopold Hurt zither

Andrej Koroliov piano, keyboard

Jonathan Shapiro drums

Giovanni Dinello sound design

Nina Guo voice

PROGRAM

»New Codes on the Block«

Carmen Kleykens
Criobiosis

Chin-Hsien Chung
Visible, If Allowed

Ian Whillock
Spirit Battery

Isay Ramírez
Werbepause

Der Besuch

Grandma Liese lives alone and lonely. Every day is gray and boring, even at Christmas. But not this year! First something flies in through the window, then there's a knock at the door! And then things get more and more colorful and everything is turned upside down! A clownish and poetic play that celebrates Christmas to the fullest and shows how beautiful life can be when you have friends. Based on the picture book by Antje Damm, Der Besuch, Moritz Verlag 2015, Frankfurt/M.

Der bleiche Baron

KOPERGIETERY & KGbe, Belgium
SPOM International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences

He is the great ruler of the underwater kingdom, shamelessly grabbing the last bite, and no one dares contradict him: The Pale Baron is always right. He can do and knows everything. What he absolutely cannot stand are poets. They deeply disturb him, for in and between their lines they hide all sorts of things, and that can be dangerous for the Pale Baron. Questions also make him uneasy, which is why they are strictly forbidden in his realm.

But children ask questions, lots of them: Why, for example, is the sea level constantly rising, and what does the pale baron intend to do about it? Or where have all the poets gone, and why? These questions also haunt the musicians Felka and Felix. With their small, revolutionary singalong show, the two secretly tour underground.

A plea for art, poetry, friendship and freedom – in an authoritarian state that hunts down all those who are different, who ask questions and resist the dictates of utility.

CONCEPT & IDEA & GAME & MUSIC
Anna Vercammen
Joeri Cnapelinckx

ARTISTIC COACH
Joris Van den Brande

STAGE
Michel Soete

COSTUME
Joke Raes

AGREE
Lore Dejonckheere

CLAY
Jonas De Wulf

LIGHT
Jeroen Doise

TECHNOLOGY
Lene Maesen
Niels Verougstraete

EQUIPMENT
Kris Van Oudenhove
Poland Demeulemeester
Jonas De Wulf
Gielke Smet

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Maaike Scheltjens

PRODUCTION
Kopergietery & KGbe

Der kleine Prinz - Kellertheater

The poet's almost profound work (from which the cellar theater's production, however, extracts several lighthearted notes) is considered world literature.

Many passages speak directly to our hearts. Who will ever forget the encounter with the fox when he says, "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye," and "You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."

Perhaps that's the central message: trust and truthfulness. It's no wonder that the Little Prince, the fox, and the other characters are repeatedly used metaphorically to sharpen our perceptions.

We probably mostly only see the surface of things, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wants to direct our attention to what is essential. In any case, we are beginning to suspect that The Little Prince is not just entertaining and edifying.

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Der Markt der Møglichkeiten

The Market of Possibilities is a curated cultural bazaar in the railway hall in Hamburg's Oberhafen – initiated by the non-profit association WeField eV
With this market, we want to create a vibrant place for creativity, exchange and new ideas – right in the middle of a hall that would otherwise be empty.
Once a month, we bring DIY stalls, street food, music, art and community under one roof – and show how much is possible when you fill spaces together.

Mamø is more than just a market:
It is a place to participate, meet, and stay.

Der Pudel auf dem Dach

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You will be observed from everywhere on this entertaining tour for big and small people through downtown Hamburg: There are roaring lions and life-size elephants, dreamy kitchen boys and little saints, unicorns and "Dachpudel". Sometimes big and in the middle of the action, sometimes small and hidden. Let yourself be surprised and enchanted a little ...