Viadrina students provide an international and female city festival program with He(a)ring in the garden of the Kleist Museum

Once a year, students from the European University Viadrina take over the garden of the Kleist Museum with the He(a)ring and offer a diverse range of music, poetry slams and workshops on the weekend of the "Bunter Hering" city festival. From Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14, the focus will be on female talent from all over the world, in keeping with the museum's current special exhibition on the famous Frankfurt writer Ulrike von Kleist. From a drumming and dance workshop to a set by the oldest Polish DJ and poetry slam, there is something for everyone. Visitors can experience a varied program in a relaxed atmosphere throughout the weekend with free admission.

This year's He(a)ring program was once again developed as part of a practical seminar at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). A group of female students developed the event under the guidance of Adrian Robanus from the Kleist Museum and Frankfurt artist Michael Kurzwelly, starting with the choice of the main focus of the content and the inquiries to the artists through to marketing. The event is a cooperation between the Kleist Museum Foundation and the European University Viadrina with the City of Frankfurt (Oder) and Messe und Veranstaltungs GmbH.

About the program

On Friday, 12 July, 6.30 p.m., newcomer and Viadrina student DJ Malia will open the festival and get the audience in the mood for the coming days. Her sets mix classics with the current reggaeton scene and experiment with various Latin and urban genres. The energetic and colorful festival continues from 7 p.m. with Guinée Toumboui: the dance and drumming workshop presents rhythms and dances from Guinea. Guests are invited to try things out for themselves and immerse themselves in new worlds with the artists.

The program on Saturday, 13 July, starts at 1 p.m. with a guided tour of female characters in Heinrich von Kleist's work, and from 2.00 p.m. with a children's rally through the museum. At 4.00 p.m., the Polish band Brokatowe Damy (German: Funkelnde Damen) will be performing. They create "music from queer for queer about queer" with a fascinating mixture of different styles and influences: from lively pop to jazzy tones and experimental sounds. Miray, a musician with Turkish roots who lives in verbuendungshaus fforst and has already made a name for herself in Frankfurt thanks to her musical diversity in Turkish and English, takes to the stage at 6.00 p.m. The second day reaches its climax at 7.00 p.m. with DJ Wika. Born in 1938, she is the oldest active DJ in Poland. She started her DJ career in retirement and encourages people of all ages to stay active and happy.

After a guided tour of the special exhibition "Ulrike von Kleist - in Allem originell?" at 11.00 a.m., Jasmine Lajeunesse will kick off the third day of the festival on Sunday, July 14 with her infectious energy and boundless enthusiasm. The Canadian will be interpreting classics and current hits in an unusual way from 12.00 noon. At the same time, an embroidery workshop will be offered in the garden of the Kleist Museum. At 1.00 p.m., Cynthia Nickschas & Friends will take over with a program of German-language, energetic songs that combine influences from rock and pop as well as blues and jazz. With a mixture of feminist content, emotional nostalgia and humor, poetry slammer Jule Thomsen will wrap her thoughts in autobiographical texts during her performance at 2.30 p.m. The last act of the festival will spread dance fever in the audience from 3.00 p.m.: DJ Masta Sai is a pioneer in the Berlin club scene as a German-Afghan DJ with her wide-ranging music spectrum of North African and Southwest Asian dance beats.