Dark, cool and powerful, the water tower looms above Prenzlauer Berg. A monumental yet down-to-earth building that looks as if it has always been there. It was the city’s first water tower, it saw the First and Second World Wars, the GDR, the fall of communism. It was a coal depot, hiding place, refuge, living space. The complexity of its history is embedded in its walls. It’s no wonder the tower and its past have inspired a whole festival. Framed Fest is the title of the festival’s first edition, which will take place in the tower from 19.–28.07.2024. The program is dynamic with concerts, performances, workshops and a poetry exhibition curated by Noam Gal. Central to the festival are musicians such as Keren Ann and Roni Alter, Sophy Soulvau, Marcin Masecki, Yael Nachshon Levin and Sebastian Studnitzki with dancers and choreographers Sally Cowdin, Annick Schadeck, Natalia P, Sally Cowdin, Annick Schadeck, Natalia Palshina, Giorgia Bovo, Yuya Fujinami and Tong Xiaoyi, who have been commissioned by Framed Fest to create one-hour performances. The performances feature extraordinary duets of dance and music created specifically for the festival and will be performed there for the first time ever.
To break down barriers between artists and the audience, the doors of the water tower will be open between 12-16h, and visitors invited to walk through the exhibition and listen to the rehearsals of the international performers. Attentive listening, giving and taking are also at the forefront of the poetry exhibition with the beautiful title “Addresses”. The art of creation and the creation of art — this is how the circle is completed in the round tower.
Text: Alina Herbel / Photos: Amit Israeli, Élodie Martial, Katha Mau
Framed Fest
19.–28.07.2024. Find the full program and tickets here.
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