Mighty Real – lecture series at Hansabibliothek
January – February 2025
co–curated with Meii Soh
10 January, 19.30-21:00: Saverio Cantoni
17 January, 18:00-19:30: Sophia Eisenhut & Julia Rosenstock
31 January, 18:00-19:30: cover crop & friends (with Jonathan Lubasch, Sanna Helena Berger, Zoe Darsee & Sarah Messerschmidt)
14 February, 18:00-19:30: Antonia Truninger & Lesbianas Concentradas (with Yanne Horas & Stix Omar)
21 February, 18:00-19:30: Anna Liset
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 Hansabibliotek, we’ll gather and glimpse what might emerge in this shared imagining.
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.