PANDA platforma 15 Jahre: Poetry

A lot has changed in 15 years. We, too, have changed. Some of PANDA’s friends are no longer with us. Russia has attacked Ukraine, and there is war going on. But “in a mysterious way, poetry helps us find the strength to resist evil” (Alexander Delphinov, Berlin spoken-word master and one of PANDA founders).

Our performances and poetry readings transcend the boundaries of languages and countries, making PANDA platforma an important spot on Berlin’s literary map. To celebrate this poetic diversity, we’ve prepared something unique for our anniversary together with our friends, internationally renowned authors from all over the world. Fourteen poets and performers will read, dance, shout, and sing their texts under the artistic direction and moderation of Alexander Delphinov. Classical poetry, slam poetry, prose, enhanced by dance, music, visual art, and performances, sometimes even inspired by AI and technology.

A surprise – even for us! – will be the performance of songs jointly composed by PANDA’s two original founders, Petr Goriev and Alexander Delphinov.

Poetry Line-up:

Ananastya – Founder of the informal poet society “Riga Writes”

Sveta Ben – Belarusian poet and singer, theater director, and performance artist

Gaby Bila-Günther – Poet and artist, organizer of English-language poetry events in Berlin

Sergio Garau – Legendary Italian performance poet

Petya Goryev – Head of the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ department, initiated the founding of PANDA

Alexander Delphinov – Poetic moderator and PANDA resident

Inna Krasnoper – multilingual poet and dance artist, author of two volumes of poetry and two chapbooks

Daria Ma – poetess, musician, feminist, student, university media library worker, language lover, bisexual woman and a dreamer

Alan Meyer – PANDA companion in poetry, lyrical absurdist, artist (V)

Takeo Oshima – Japanese performance poet, organizer of poetry open mics (V)

Nuno Piteira – Portuguese performance poet, organizer of poetry slams

Dinara Rasuleva – Tatar translingual poet and writer

Dmitry Strotsev – Belarusian poet and publisher, master of poetic performances

Georg Witte – Berlin-based poet, translator, and literary scholar

Andro Dadiani – Georgian poet, performance artist, participant in the AntiBabylon 2022 project

(Program changes, additions, and surprises may occur.)

Tickets: 10€ pre-order / 15€ on-site