At the heart of these shared evenings lies a profound demand: the act of emotional exchange that writing, sound and storytelling embody. These sessions invite us to envision a moment where ability and disability, love and hate, joy and pain, are not fixed binaries but rather a web of intersectional complexities—deserving of spaces for exchange, akin to come closer to what Jan Verwoert calls a republic of liberated witnesses. This proposal, aiming for parted totalities, is tender yet grotesque.
While acknowledging its complexities, these sessions call for attention, witnessing, and care as ways to inherit and embody its multitudes across five days.
We are thrilled to invite you to Mighty Real — to share a dream, a love letter, a shout, split across readings, performances, and sound. Within the wintry winds of Hansabibliothek, we’ll gather and glimpse what might emerge in this shared imagining.
10 January: Saverio Cantoni (in EN)
17 January: Sophia Eisenhut & Julia Rosenstock (in DE)
31 January: cover crop & friends (in EN)
14 February: Lesbianas Concentradas & Antonia Truninger (in EN)
21 February: Anna Liset (in EN)
co–curated by meii soh & Leonie Herweg
Hansabibliothek is wheelchair accessible and offers all-gender restrooms. Conveniently located adjacent to the U9 Hansaplatz station.
All events in this series are free of charge, drinks will be available on donation.
The library provides various seating arrangements, including floor pillows, foldable chairs, and non-foldable chairs.
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