Events you May not miss

film, theatre and the art of bread-making in Berlin.

Dear all,

although May is nearly coming to an end already, I could not stop myself from sharing some exiting events, that will take place in the course of the next days. Clear your calendars - the last week of May has a lot to offer for us! Let’s dive in!

🎨 Intercultural Art Festival: Berlin Bishkek Art Weeks

…have been going on since two weeks. If you didn’t have a chance to stop by yet, please consider doing so until 28th of May. The intercultural art festival is focusing on migration and hosting a bunch of panel discussions, screenings, readings and so on. Next to artist from Berlin, the exhibition shows the art work of artists from Central Asia.

🎭 Berliner Festspiele: Theatertreffen & HerStory

Theatertreffen, a theatre festival organized by Berliner Festspiele, is taking place until 29th of May. It consists of events and artistic as well as discursive interventions that open up new realms of resonance on a European level. Among them a feminist play, that I am especially looking forward to:

Czuję do Ciebie miętę | I Fancy You

A play in Ukrainian and Polish language exploring the parallels of the relationship and friendship between two pairs of women from Ukraine. Nina Zakharova and Kateryna Vasiukova, artists and actresss, who had to evacuate from their home towns because of russian aggression, tell the stories of two remarkable Ukrainian writers: Olha Kobylianska and Lesya Ukrainka, exploring the connections between their biographies and their own.

25.05.2023, 21:30 / 26.05.2023 17:00

🎞 Screenings

Film fans need not worry: Berlin currently has a lot to offer for you as well. I would like to point out this screening to you:

“Homeward”: 25.05.2023, 20:00 at Brotfabrik: “After Mustafa loses his eldest son in the war between Russia and Ukraine, he decides to bring the boy’s body back to Crimea, where he was born. Together, he and his younger son embark on a journey that will profoundly shape their relationship.” + film discussion

Homeward (Evge) directed by Nariman Aliev

💭 Lectures by Feminist Translocalities

28.05.2023, 15.00-19.30

Do they see us? Implications of the Western Left’s Disengagement with russian Imperialism - the lecture by Aizada Arystanbek aims to critically evaluate the visibility and solidarity provided by Western leftist movements to racialized communities affected by russian imperialism, emphasizing the importance of transnational solidarity and disrupting narrow narratives in Western media.

Shelpek, Baursak and the feeling of belonging - participants engage in the traditional Kazakh practice of bread-making, exploring themes of cultural inclusion and belonging. Led by Adiba, the bread-making instructor, attendees are encouraged to share their own stories and reflect on the role of food-making in their cultural heritage, fostering a space for conversation and contemplation. As we work with the dough, we have the opportunity to taste freshly made shelpek and baursak, enjoy tea, and connect with others in a meditative environment.

Let me know if you stumbled over any other noteworthy events, film festivals and screenings. I’d appreciate if you give this post a like and share it with a friend or colleague.

Lots of love

From Julia´s Desk