Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

Pre-Concert Talk

Pre-Concert Talk

Proof

By David Auburn
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play

On the back porch of a quiet Chicago home, a brilliant young woman stands on the edge of a discovery that could change the world—and a breakdown that could destroy her life. After years caring for her genius father, a renowned mathematician battling mental illness, Catherine is left to confront the most dangerous equation of all: can she trust herself?

When her sister returns and a former student uncovers a groundbreaking mathematical proof, questions of authorship, inheritance, and truth threaten to tear the family apart. Is Catherine a genius in her own right—or has she inherited something far more fragile?

Proof is a moving, sharply written exploration of family, trust, and the fine line between brilliance and madness. A modern classic that asks:
What do we inherit—and what do we choose to believe?

Public Guided Tour

A Public Guided Tour through the exhibitions Lenke Rothman: Quality of Life, Hsu Che-Yu with Chen Wan-Yin: ENTOMBED, and Rafael Moreno: projections. Updates to each tour can be found on the Website kunstverein.de.

Queendom - Conscious Kink Play

Conscious Kink Play – A mindful, curated Femdom party

A new kind of BDSM night – curated by Dominique Insomnia & Fräulein Schmitt

Suitable for the curious, the beginners and the experienced alike.

Entry: strictly between 8:00 and 9:00 PM

Dresscode: Fetish – Royal – Kink – Fantasy

Admission: €99 Single Men / €79 Couples / €29 Queens Young Special up to age 27: €79 men/ €69 couples/ €19 queens all drinks included*

Please register here: https://tally.so/r/mB6dgQ

Enter the QUEENDOM –

where dominant women reign and devoted men know their place.

Fräulein Schmitt & Dominique Insomnia invite you to a night of clear dynamics – full of elegance, power and surrender.

An evening for all who seek conscious play and defined roles.

Conscious Kink Play at a regal level.

Between 8:00 and 9:00 PM, the gates to the QUEENDOM open.

After your arrival, a guided journey awaits – filled with intentional encounters that connect you beyond words and skin.

Experiences that create closeness without touch. Tension that begins in the gaze. Presence that can be felt.

We set the stage – and invite you to step in: as Queen, as Servant, as part of a night shaped by clarity and desire.

Find your place in the royal dynamic, claim your role – and immerse yourself in an atmosphere of leadership and devotion.

What awaits you:

- The Audience of Devotion – Step forward, show yourself, be seen. Present yourself in your own way and reveal who you are tonight.

- Aura of Power – Wordless dominance, felt through presence. An encounter beyond physical touch.

- Consent Ritual – Express your wishes, honor boundaries, cultivate clarity. Real desire begins with conscious permission.

- Positions of Devotion – feel your submissive energy, reveal your submissive personality

- The Path into the Queendom – Your ritual entrance into free play. A corridor of glances, playful slaps, and royal invitation.

In the second part of the night, the space opens for free play.

Whether you wish to deepen the art of worship or unleash your fantasies – the QUEENDOM becomes your playground.

Dress code:

Queens: Fetish, Royal, Black Glamour – show us your regal aura.

Submissives: elegant, obedient, fetish-inspired – all kinks, fetishes and orientations welcome.

The QUEENDOM is not a place for randomness –

but a space for intentional play, clear dynamics, and deeply charged connection.

Entry only with prior registration via our online form.

https://tally.so/r/mB6dgQ

Rafael Moreno: projections

In projections, Rafael Moreno conceives the city as a mega body – a system in constant operation that promises proximity while simultaneously producing distance. Urban space appears as a computer driven by desire, repetition and excess, where skyscrapers with their reflective architecture create environments of visibility and exclusion. At the center of this system are female figures who, in reference to Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966), disturbingly mirror and permeate each other. Found and collaged objects refer to mythically charged narratives of urban life. They function as carriers and filters: handbags, computer shells and images of promising skylines absorb information, deform it, and accumulate pressure. Between hard surfaces and soft interruptions, the city reveals its libido – not as spectacle, but as a persistent tension between exposure and withdrawal.

This exhibition is part of the Kunstverein's new Project Space-in-Residence programme. In 2026, the Hamburg-based project space chess club, initiated by Amanda Weimer, will be the guest. The exhibition Projections marks the start of this residency.

Rafael Moreno: projections

In projections, Rafael Moreno conceives the city as a mega body – a system in constant operation that promises proximity while simultaneously producing distance. Urban space appears as a computer driven by desire, repetition and excess, where skyscrapers with their reflective architecture create environments of visibility and exclusion. At the center of this system are female figures who, in reference to Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966), disturbingly mirror and permeate each other. Found and collaged objects refer to mythically charged narratives of urban life. They function as carriers and filters: handbags, computer shells and images of promising skylines absorb information, deform it, and accumulate pressure. Between hard surfaces and soft interruptions, the city reveals its libido – not as spectacle, but as a persistent tension between exposure and withdrawal.

This exhibition is part of the Kunstverein's new Project Space-in-Residence programme. In 2026, the Hamburg-based project space chess club, initiated by Amanda Weimer, will be the guest. The exhibition Projections marks the start of this residency.