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In cooperation with Circuito Liquen from Mexico, we will embark on a Mexican-German cultural exchange in 2026/2027 and jointly explore the topic of
“Syncretism & Ambiguity - beyond the binary.”
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With its theme for 2026/2027 – Syncretism & Ambiguity – bridgeworks opens up a space for exploration that eludes the desire for clear-cut answers. Together with Circuito Liquen from Mexico, we embark on a search beyond binary logic – both in the discourse on identity and gender and in a closed understanding of national cultures. By recognizing these constructs as fluid spectra, we create space for identities beyond colonial and normative categorization. In a time marked by political polarization and digital echo chambers, we do not see the collaboration between Mexican and German artists as building bridges between two fixed and clearly defined cultures. Rather, we understand it as a shared positioning in simultaneity....
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We walk through the city for 60 minutes. We stop, listen, make connections—to the person opposite us, to the here and now, and to the distant past.
Which voices go unheard?
Which ones are amplified?
Which narratives shape our view of reality—and whose stories are missing?
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Under the theme “The Map is Not the Territory – Constructs & Perception”, we join forces with Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası, an independent art collective from Istanbul, to explore how cultural and social constructs shape our perception – especially when it comes to prejudice and stereotypes.
Together with our partners from Turkey, we are creating a space for reflection and exchange around perception, construction, and ambivalence in 2025/2026.
From 22 to 31 October 2024, together with artists from Cologne and Kyiv, we will transform the public space in Cologne into a lively projection screen and a place of exchange about "Guilt & Shame":
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The world is burning. But there is a man fighting and a man running—he wants to understand, intervene, and change things, but in the end, he fails to live up to his own expectations. What now? Retreat into private life? Into nature? Into oneself?
Felix Banholzer's new production is a poetic and angry performance based on Georg Büchner. “broken len(s)z” tells the story of a sensitive and intelligent person who despairs of the world and increasingly loses himself in delusion. Following the tragic story of Lenz, motifs from Büchner's life are explored and supplemented by personal experiences and questions.
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Seven performers from seven different cultural backgrounds come together in this transcultural production to explore the concept of Kairos – the right moment. The title stands for the endless possibilities that lie within every encounter in our lives.
And let’s be honest:
Don’t we all secretly long for a genuine, honest connection?
How often do we let those moments slip by, unused?
Yet we always have a choice...
A site-specific theater performance in the Motorhane building in Merzifon. Artists and theater groups from Merzifon, Amasya, and Sinop collaborate with theater artists from bridgeworks. This creative process gives rise to new relationships—both among the participants and with the location itself. The result: a performance that used the entire Motorhane site as a stage and represented a regional happening.
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What does it feel like to grow up in times of war? In a documentary film they developed themselves, nine young Ukrainian women provide a unique insight into their lives – into everyday life in a state of emergency:
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