Reading With Picture-Book-Cinema What if I could make my home small enough to carry with me? Or if it grew arms and legs, so it could come along and protect us? Two children, having traveled for a long time and longing for what they had to leave behind, imagine just
Reading With Picture-Book-Cinema and Live-Illustration Uno accompanies his father to the hospital to visit Roffe, his father’s favorite stepfather, who is dying. At first, it’s very boring, since Roffe is always asleep. But then Uno meets Jenka, whose grandmother is staying on the same ward. Before long, the palliative care
Reading With Picture-Book-Cinema A boy accompanies his mother to her job at the theater. There, something unexpected happens: the spotlight turns away from the stage and onto the audience! Bathed in sudden attention, people begin to blossom – they smile, bow, or even perform a little dance. Watching this, the
Family Day In its 24th year, the International Family Festival returns to die gelbe Villa in Kreuzberg – a day of international literature, danceable music, and a wide range of hands-on creative activities. The featured books take us to theaters and hospitals, explore the value of attention and recognition, and
A Concert to Dance Along To Here comes Berlin, here come the Muckemacher! Breaking away from common children’s music clichés, the band has been celebrating musical and cultural diversity since 2014—diversity that exhilarates and captivates. Rocksteady tunes and calypso meet cumbia grooves and beats with a fat bassline. And whether
Democracy from Afar Defending democratic values is becoming increasingly urgent in the face of global upheaval. People who have been persecuted for their beliefs and forced into exile have a particular appreciation for democratic systems, and they caution: democracy requires active engagement and courage. What does it feel like to
On Saturday, we dedicate the afternoon to graphic novels, comics, and the artists that make them. Our line-up this year features personal stories of migration and self-discovery and tales that skirt the boundary between the natural and supernatural, brought to life with illustrations. Each story explores life, whether it takes
Reading With Comic-Book-Cinema and Live-Illustration »Der Zahn« tells the story of a friendship between a female vampire and a girl with a fear of vampires. With plenty of humor, this original graphic novel advocates openness and tolerance. With Ayşe KlingeModerated by Clarissa Corrêa da Silva For children aged 7 and
Reading with Picture Book Cinema and Live-Collage Naná lives on the banks of the Amazon. One day, a canoe carrying many people reaches her village, steered by a boy she soon befriends – Kayabu. She quickly learns that Kayabu and his community have fled devastating forest fires. In calm, quiet
Reading With Picture-Book-Cinema “When We Became Jaguars” takes us into the jungle. A grandmother and her grandson move through the wilderness like big cats. An atmospheric picture book that celebrates the power of imagination. With Dave EggersModerated and interpreted by Clarissa Corrêa da SilvaRead by Jonathan Aikins »Als wir Jaguare
Poetry rockstar meets jazz improv! Eileen Myles is back in Berlin for a one-of a-kind event: a linguistic and musical dialogue with the ILB House Band. Myles will take the audience on a journey through their body of work, spanning more than twenty books. In the con versation with Jeet
Politics in Exile Does exile nurture democrats? How do people shape democracy in exile? These are questions that preoccupied Thomas Mann from the moment he was forced to leave Germany. Kai Sina shows how exile transformed Mann into a political orator against the National Socialists. Nathan Law, one of the
