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Und Jugendliteratur] TIckETS Kasse Haus der Berliner Festspiele Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Mo–Sa 14.00–18.00 Uhr Abendkasse eine Stunde vor Vorstellungsbeginn Online www.berlinerfestspiele.de Gebühr 2 pro Bestellvorgang TelefOn 030. 25 48 91 00 Gebühr 3 pro Bestellvorgang Die hier angegebenen Ticketpreise gelten, sofern nicht unter der jeweiligen Veranstaltung ein abweichender Preis vermerkt ist. EINTRITTSPREISE normal ermäßigt Schüler Eröffnung 12,– 08,– 04,– Einzelkarte 08,– 06,– 04,– Tageskarte 18,– 12,– 08,– Gesamtkarte Festival 60,– 50,– 40,– Gesamt- und Tageskarten gelten für die Veranstaltungen im Haus der Berliner Festspiele [außer Vormittagsveranstaltungen der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur]. Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Einlass bei ausver- kauften Veranstaltungen. Karten für die Veranstaltungen an anderen Orten erhalten Sie im Haus der Berliner Festspiele und an den jewei- ligen Abendkassen. Das internationale literaturfestival berlin ist eine Veranstaltung der Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Politik e. V. Es wird ermöglicht aus Mitteln des Hauptstadtkulturfonds. Wir sorgen für Übersetzung! Unsere Veranstaltungen werden, falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet, ins Deutsche übersetzt. Veranstaltungen, die mit diesem Zeichen ge- kennzeichnet sind, werden simultan übersetzt Bitte vergewissern Sie sich vor der Veranstaltung, dass Sie Kopfhörer erhalten haben. 2 Gestaltung / Cover Banerjee Sunandini * Gestaltung / Programm [veruschkaT616 götz] mit Katrin Kassel und Dani Ziegan GRUSSwort FRaNk-walTER STEINmEIER Die Internationale Politik befindet sich heute permanent im Krisenmodus. Zahl und Intensität von Konflikten nehmen zu, und die Bedrohungen berühren unmittelbar unseren Alltag. Dennoch dürfen wir in dieser Lage großer Verunsicherung nicht an simple Lösungen glauben. Es macht mir Sorge, dass eine enge und engherzige Sicht auf die Dinge heute so populär scheint. Je komplizierter die Welt, je komplexer die Krisen, desto größer scheint das Bedürfnis nach einfachen Antwor- ten. Aber, wie es die designierte Friedenspreisträgerin des Deutschen Buchhandels Carolin Emcke neulich geschrieben hat: »Ignoranz ist nicht cool«. Gegen Populismus helfen nur Differenzierung sowie genaues Hinhören und Hinsehen. In Kul- tur wie Politik. Beim 16. internationalen literaturfestival berlin zeigen uns mehr als 200 Autorinnen und Autoren die Welt in unzähligen Fragmenten. Literatur schafft Raum für Vielfalt. Literatur hält uns ein Kaleidoskop vor Augen, nimmt uns mit in unge- wohnte Situationen, in fremde Konstellationen und neue Denk- räume. Wenn wir uns auf das Abenteuer des Lesens und des Zuhörens einlassen, werden wir mehr verstehen von dem, was die Sehnsüchte, Leidenschaften und auch Ängste anderer Kulturen ausmacht. In Zeiten, wie wir sie derzeit erleben, haben die Stimmen von Autorinnen und Autoren besonderes Gewicht. Die Welt lässt sich eben nicht in Gut und Böse aufteilen und auch nicht mit einfachen Wahrheiten erklären. Sie ist komplex, und diese Komplexität erfordert, dass man sich Zeit nimmt, um sie zu erfassen und in so vielfältiger und faszinierender Weise zu beschreiben, wie wir es auf dem internationalen literaturfes- tival berlin erleben dürfen. Ulrich Schreiber und seinem Team danke ich ganz herzlich, dass sie dieses große Lesefest nun schon zum 12. Mal im Haus der Berliner Festspiele organisiert haben. Lesern wie Zuhö- rern wünsche ich auch in diesem Jahr wieder viele berei- chernde Stunden, Gespräche und Begegnungen. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier Bundesminister des Auswärtigen 4 5 GRUSSwort ThomaS obERENdER GRUSSwort UlRIch SchREIbER Erinnern wir uns noch an Yanis Varoufakis? An eine Zeit, als es »Nur wer sich ändert, bleibt sich treu« — an diese Maxime des Europas größtes Problem schien, seine ins Schlingern gera- Liedermachers Wolf Biermann, dessen Autobiografie wir bald tene Wiege Griechenland zu stabilisieren? Das war, bevor in lesen und dessen 80. Geburtstag wir wenig später feiern wer- Palmyra eine Kernzelle europäischer Kultur in Trümmer ge- den, hat sich das Festival in den 16 Jahren seiner Existenz ge- legt wurde. Bevor Europa zum Sehnsuchtsziel der vor Krieg halten. Dieses Jahr haben wir erstmals die Sparte »Science and und Terror Flüchtenden wurde. Und bevor mit dem Brexit eine the Humanities« im Programm. Hier wird es um die Präsentati- Nation im Herzen Europas mal so eben den Ausstieg probt. on von wissenschaftlichem Denken, wissenschaftlichen Ergeb- Selbstvergewisserung in den Zeiten der Krise — ist es das, nissen und Disputen gehen — auch für die ganz jungen Besu- was das internationale literaturfestival berlin uns bietet? cher unseres Festivals. Langfristig möchten wir neben der Oder eher das Aufzeigen der Risse und Brüche, des schwan - internationalen Literatur, die naturgemäß der Hauptfokus des kenden Bodens, der Gefährdungen und Zweifel? Gerade wenn ilb ist und bleiben wird, die Themenbreite der großen Feuille- sich Literatur den Problemen der Gegenwart, dem ISIS-Ter- tons im Festivalprogramm aufscheinen lassen. ror, der Herausforderung durch vor dem Terror zu uns Ge- Neben den bekannten Formaten der Veranstaltungen in den flüchtete oder den globalen Gefahren durch Populismus und Programmen »Literaturen der Welt« und »Internationale Kin- Demokratiemüdigkeit, widmet: Ist es da nicht die große Quali- der- und Jugendliteratur«, in denen César Aira und Colm Tóibín tät, dass es keine Antworten gibt, aber klug gestellte Fragen? gleich am ersten Abend auftreten werden, wenig später Allen Ist die allgemeine Verunsicherung nicht eher das Gebot der Say und Judith Kerr ihre neuesten Werke vorstellen und die Stunde als der ängstliche Rückzug hinter vermeintliche Si- grandiose Elena Ferrante von Eva Mattes gelesen und diskutiert cherheiten? »Made in Germany« heißt eine neue ilb-Reihe, die wird, setzen wir in diesem Jahr Akzente auf die Kunst des Lek- sich den deutschen Verantwortlichkeiten im allgemeinen torats, die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Islamismus und auf die Chaos stellt, vom BER bis zur Deutschen Bank. Und, ja: Yanis »Marke Deutschland«, die durch hausgemachte Desaster auf Varoufakis wird auch beim Festival sein. den Prüfstand muss. Und trotzdem gibt es auch: Lyrik. »Ein Selbstgespräch, mit dem Natürlich ist wieder ein Graphic Novel Day im Programm, und Bleistift in ein Heft geschrieben, in den tiefsten und stillsten natürlich werden wieder Lyriker aus dem In- und Ausland ihre Stunden der Nacht« [Octavio Paz]. Zum Beispiel mit der von Gedichte vorlesen — diesmal auch junge Flüchtlinge aus Afgha- Shane Anderson kuratierten Reihe »HERE! HERE! THERE!«, nistan und dem Iran sowie etablierte Größen in den Poetry mit der die Berliner Festspiele eine eigene Plattform inner- Nights und im Rahmen einer Veranstaltungsreihe »HERE! HERE! halb des ilb schaffen, um die internationale Lyrikszene mit THERE!« der Berliner Festspiele. Meisterklassen und Late-Night-Lesungen zusammenzubrin- Wir danken dem Hauptstadtkulturfonds für die Basisförderung, gen. Genauso wie die Festspiele die Absolventen unseres dem Auswärtigen Amt, der Jan Michalski Stiftung, BMW und Bundeswettbewerbs Treffen Junger Autoren wie jedes Jahr in Evonik, vielen Botschaften, Stiftungen, den uns gewogenen Ho- einer »Nahaufnahme« präsentieren — potenzielle ilb-Teil- tels und Restaurants für die Unterstützung und besonders den nehmer von morgen. Berliner Festspielen und ihrem Intendanten Thomas Oberender Ich wünsche uns differenzierte Diskussionen und möglichst für die nun zwölfjährige Gastfreundschaft. wenig Populismus — und grüße alle Europäer im Herzen. Ich wünsche allen Besuchern des Festivals inspirierende Stun- den und Begegnungen. Dr. Thomas Oberender Intendant der Berliner Festspiele Ulrich Schreiber Festivaldirektor 6 7 VoRVERaNSTalTUNGEN mo 05 09 16 dI 06 09 16 20.00 EUGEN RUGE D — »FOLLOWER« 21.00 ThE PoETRY PRoJEcT lITERaTUREN SpecIalS dER wElT September 2055: Nio Schulz lebt in einer Welt von Big Data, Gen- Im Rahmen des von Susanne Koelbl initiierten Poetry Project derkameras und technischer Selbstoptimierung. Er schwimmt HAUS dER haben jugendliche Flüchtlinge aus Afghanistan und Iran ihre premiere im Strom unaufhörlicher Informationen: In Australien wird die bERlINER Erlebnisse aufgeschrieben. Entstanden sind Gedichte über FESTSPIElE kINo INTER- Klimabombe gezündet, seine Beinahe-Freundin verhandelt mit Sehnsucht, Todesangst und Fremdheit. Mit Ali Ahmadi, Ghani NaTIoNal ihm über Leihmutterkosten und dpa meldet den Tod seines SEITENbühNE Ataei, Mahdi Hashemi, Kahel Kaschmiri, Mohamad Mashgdost, Großvaters Alexander Umnitzer. Eines Tages verschwindet Nio Samilullah Rassouli, Shah Zamir Hataki und Yasser Niksada. moderation moderation ThomaS vom Radar der allgegenwärtigen Überwachungsbehörden. SusaNNE bÖhm In Zusammenarbeit mit Thalia koElbl VVK über Kino INTERNATIONAL: 030 247 560 11 Sprecher JUlIa www.yorck.de HustoN / aaRaSh d. SPanta / Mira dI 06 09 16 Wichers 18.30 »TÊTE À TÊTE — KOPF aN KOPF. 06 09 — 17 09 16 SpecIalS FRaNZÖSISCHE UNd dEUTSCHE ZEICHNER ausstellung ZwISCHEN SaTIRE UNd lITERaTUR« Vernissage SpecIalS ThE PoETRY PRoJEcT — dIE aUSSTELLUNG In der von Walther Fekl kuratierten Ausstellung »Tête à tête — ausstellung INSTITUT Kopf an Kopf« präsentieren politische Karikaturisten und Pres- Sie kamen allein aus Afghanistan und Iran nach Berlin. Krieg FRaNÇaIS HAUS dER sezeichner aus Deutschland und Frankreich ihre Auseinander- bERlINER und Vertreibung haben ihre Schulausbildung unterbrochen, Galerie EG setzung mit Autoren, von verspielt bis gesellschaftskritisch. 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