Brüche und Kontinuitäten: Werkstatt – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Program
Brüche und Kontinuitäten: Werkstatt
Relaxed Event
Ca. 4 h 30 min., with intermission
As part of the two-part project Brüche und Kontinuitäten (Ruptures and Continuities), Sophiensæle is looking into the history of its own building. Understanding history and memory culture as a shared responsibility is at the forefront of this project. Together with artists, historians and civil society initiatives, the diverse history of the building will be illuminated–as a place of craft education, Yiddish theater, political organization of workers, Nazi forced labour and less illuminated perspectives such as crip history.
Short inputs from experts from various areas of remembrance culture, commemorative work and open discussion rounds invite you to engage with questions of remembrance culture(s): How do we deal with ruptures and continuities? Which voices are missing from historiography? And how can art and culture contribute to making historical voids visible and opening up new perspectives? The workshop creates space for exchange, participation and joint reflection–on the past, present and future of an inclusive culture of remembrance.
- Registration via ticketing@sophiensaele.com
- The second part of the project will take place on 8.11.2025
Duration
- Approximately 300 minutes with several breaks
Language
- German spoken language
- A discussion round will take place in English spoken language
- Whispered translation as required
Audio description
- The event is accessible to blind and visually impaired audiences.
- There is a tactile guidance system.
- The preceding tactile tour/orientation in the room will take place at 12:30 p.m. The meeting point for the tactile tours is in front of the box office in the courtyard.
- If required, we offer a pick-up service for blind and visually impaired persons from the nearby S-Bahn and tram stations before the tactile tours. These are the Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station, the Weinmeisterstraße U-Bahn station, or the Weinmeisterstraße/Gipsstraße tram station. To use the pick-up service, please contact us during our business hours (Monday to Friday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.) at 030 27 89 00 35 or barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com.
- More information about audio descriptions and the pick-up service at the Sophiensaele can be found here.
Lighting
- The lighting in the room is bright enough at all times to find your way around.
- There are no changes in lighting.
Sound
- In some places, speech is amplified by a microphone.
- The discussion rounds take place without amplification. Speakers may talk at the same time, which may result in overlapping sound.
Other
- There are contact persons on site for accessibility needs.
- Drinks and snacks are available.
Room
- Participants can take a seat at three tables in the room.
- There are chairs with backrests, stools with backrests, beanbags, and space for wheelchairs.
Relaxed Event
- The event is a relaxed event.
- There is a quiet space at the back of the room. Beanbags, blankets, mattresses, pillows, headphones, and stimming toys are provided there.
Early Boarding
- There will be a soft arrival. All participants can arrive relaxed and get their bearings in the room before the event starts.
Tickets
- Free entry
- Registration via ticketing@sophiensaele.com
You can also find more information about accessibility at the house here.
Artistic research: Lotta Beckers, Noam Brusilovsky, Lisa Schank, Vanessa Amoah Opoku, Steven Solbrig
Access dramaturgy: Leo Naomi Baur
Dramaturgical consulting for blind and visually impaired audiences: Annika Jakobs
Access Buddy: Emil Ertl
Project management: Elias Capelle, Stefanie Hauser
With impulses from: Tayo Awosusi-Onutor (member of RomaniPhen, singer/author/publisher/political activist and mother)
Kenny Fries (queer author/curator and disability activist)
Jens Hillje (artistic co director Sophiensæle)
Jake Schneider (Yiddish activist, poet, translator, collagist, and independent researcher)
Maria Wilke (head of the EVZ Academy at the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future)
Eva Yakubovska (board member and project manager at Vitsche – Activists Empowering Ukraine)
A project by Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.