Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

Poetry Fight Night

Every first Sunday, people compete against each other at Poetry Fight Night with german self-written texts that will make you laugh, cheer, go wild – or maybe even reflect for a moment. There’s everything here except boredom!

We’ll do everything we can to make sure this isn’t just an ordinary slam, but a show you’ll remember. You get the chance to decide who’s a top or a flop – and who wins the golden microphone in the end!

We know there are plenty of prejudices about this format, but we’ve made it our mission to fight them. That’s why there’s someone in a shark costume and even rock-paper-scissors duels… If you want to find out what that’s all about, come by and experience live the fantastic flair a poetry slam can have!

Poetry Slam Workshop

Einlass: 10:45 | Beginn: 11:00

„Dieser eine Text, der irgendwie noch nicht ganz rund ist. Diese Unsicherheit, auf der Bühne neue Dinge auszuprobieren. Das Gefühl, dass man irgendwie nicht so recht weiterkommt. Genau da setzt diese Poetry Slam Workshop Reihe an. Wir werden Texte abrunden, verfeinern und nachwürzen. Wir werden neue Performance Ideen sammeln und vor allem werden wir uns austauschen, darüber wie man sich als Newcomer*in weiterentwickelt. Das wird ganz wunderbar!“

Mit Schreibübungen und Impulsen bekommt ihr neue Perspektiven auf Themen und Ansätze, aber auch die Arbeit an euren Texten wird nicht zu kurz kommen. Im Vordergrund steht natürlich immer noch der Spaß an der Sache und die Liebe zur Sprache. Denn beim Slam Workshop lernt ihr Gleichgesinnte kennen – ob Newcomer*in oder schon ein wenig auf den Bühnen bewandert. Ihr bekommt einen Einstieg in die Slam-Szene und einen Austausch über eure und andere Texte!

Workshopleitung: Anna Bartling

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Anna Bartling

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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.

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.