{"title": "Von der Bühne auf die Straße. Theater in der späten DDR.- Vortrag von Jutta Braun", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Finckensteinallee 63, 12205 Berlin", "address": "Finckensteinallee 63, 12205 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "stage/theatre"], "description": "A lecture about the role of theatre in the late GDR as a kind of alternative public sphere and a space for intellectual rebellion, at a time when party and state security intervened harshly in what was staged. Dr. Jutta Braun, head of department at the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam, traces, using several famous productions, the commitment of theatre makers which culminated in the demonstration of 4 November 1989 in Berlin – with the declaration \"Wir treten aus unseren Rollen heraus\" they supported the Peaceful Revolution. After a lecture of about 45 minutes there will be time for questions and discussion, with suitable documents from the Federal Archives shown. Before the event, a one-hour public guided tour of the Federal Archives is offered, introducing the premises, its exhibitions and the professional handling of historical sources.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/von-der-buhne-auf-die-strae-theater-in-der-spaten-ddr-vortra-96856/", "official_url": "https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/von-der-buehne-auf-die-strasse-berlin-12-11-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f74eaec2bade805d989c3edd74fd7560d6dccf14ce595d20cc34f3eb7f8a0efd-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Finckensteinallee 63, 12205 Berlin", "address": "Finckensteinallee 63, 12205 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Aufbruch und Abbruch", "start": "2026-11-07T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Humboldt Forum", "address": "Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/peaceful-revolution"], "description": "A talk about two significant sites of the Peaceful Revolution: the Central Round Table at Schönhausen Palace in Pankow and the parliamentary chamber in the Palace of the Republic. Behind the event are the Humboldt Forum, the ORTS-Termin and the installation „Sturzlage“, held on the occasion of the Berlin Freedom Week 2026. The speaker is Gabi Dolff-Bonekämper, one of the most prominent voices in Berlin's culture of remembrance, who explores the history and significance of these two places. She asks why their history is told so little today and why the democratic potential of the Round Table and the freely elected Volkskammer remains relevant.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/aufbruch-und-abbruch-2562/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e34564113d159a91a5b5353bba257fd8d87edaeb255452c59f585bb9f7f1bf1c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Seid doch laut", "start": "2026-11-18T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stasi-Zentrale. Campus für Demokratie, \"Haus 22\"", "address": "Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/gdr/dissent", "stage/theatre"], "description": "„Seid doch laut“ is a theatre performance that brings the story of the East German opposition group „Frauen für den Frieden“ to the stage. Five performers combine personal memories with live music, movement and video projections. At the former Stasi headquarters, today's „Campus für Demokratie“, they tell of defiance, solidarity and self-determination, and ask about our civil courage today. The production is a guest here for the fourth time and is considered the most successful play of recent years at this venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/seid-doch-laut-49768/", "official_url": "https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de/termin/seid-doch-laut-berlin-18-11-2026/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Passierschein für die Kunst", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "James-Simon-Galerie", "address": "Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "art"], "description": "A panel discussion marking 40 years of the German-German cultural agreement concluded in 1986. It is hosted by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation together with the Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl Foundation. Contemporary witnesses and actors of the time discuss what the agreement achieved, how art and audiences in East and West met, and what characterised GDR culture. The panel features Ingeborg Ruthe, Petra Winter, Thomas Flierl, Felix Brusberg and Ulrich Leidholdt, moderated by Christhard Läpple.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/passierschein-fur-die-kunst-73486/", "official_url": "https://pretix.eu/preussischer-kulturbesitz/kulturabkommen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68a35965f4e252dc078578fde29c5ceace7bdcab7e04ee5d06a4a3bcda96f470-1200.webp"}, {"title": "DDRdirekt", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stasi-Zentrale. Campus für Demokratie", "address": "Normannenstr. 20, 10365 Berlin", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature"], "description": "\"DDRdirekt\" is a reading and performance with music about workers writing in the GDR. It is organised by the Bundesarchiv – Stasi Records Archive Berlin-Lichtenberg, the Lichtenberg district office of Berlin and the Büro für organische Poesie. anna martha and Thomas Hartung searched the archive for writing workers and discovered voices from a vanished society – sometimes fully in line with official ideology, sometimes full of nuance, contradictions and cautious criticism. With sounds of factory halls and housing shortages, of the collective, football and big dreams, they bring these surprising texts to life again, accompanied by music by Christian Beckers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ddrdirekt-28578/", "official_url": "https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de/termin/ddrdirekt-berlin-09-11-2026/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "„Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ is a discussion event in the DT Kontext series, held in the Rangfoyer of the Deutsches Theater. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan, head of the German Institute for Migration and Integration Research, and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. At its centre is Rosa Luxemburg's famous line „Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ and her legacy at a time when democratic values are under pressure worldwide. The discussion asks what her courage, her critique of the system and her idea of political participation can teach us for the challenges of the 21st century. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-ande-16847/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "Sturzlage", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-16T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Humboldt Forum", "address": "Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/peaceful-revolution"], "description": "\"Sturzlage\" is an event dealing with the democratic awakening of 1989/90. It centers on the Central Round Table at Schloss Schönhausen in Pankow, where crucial decisions were made. From December 1989 to March 1990, representatives of the citizens' movements and parties met there. The event takes place at the Humboldt Forum.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sturzlage-16880/", "official_url": "https://www.humboldtforum.org/de", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e34564113d159a91a5b5353bba257fd8d87edaeb255452c59f585bb9f7f1bf1c-600.webp"}, {"title": "1989 als Auftrag: Verpasste Chancen? Neue Perspektiven", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Museumsdorf Düppel", "address": "Clauertstraße 11, 14163 Berlin", "price": "5 Euro", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/peaceful-revolution"], "description": "An introductory talk and discussion asking whether a democratic new beginning was missed in 1989/90. The “New Constitution” working group of the Central Round Table presented a draft constitution in 1990, but no broad debate about it followed. Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Paulina Fröhlich, ManuEla Ritz and Max Schneller will discuss, moderated by Dagmar Hovestädt. The event is part of the “Berlin Freedom Week” and concludes the series “Über Grenzen: Ziehen, Einreißen und Verschieben” in BERLIN GLOBAL.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/1989-als-auftrag-verpasste-chancen-neue-perspektiven-89667/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/1989-als-auftrag-verpasste-chancen-neue-perspektiven", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b907bcf1a601b1b0a255eed5988cae3fe988b3084c472a73bdd22f5c83bbfc56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden. Rosa Luxemburg und die Demokratie heute", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "A talk at the Deutsches Theater as part of the series \"Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte\" takes up Rosa Luxemburg and the lasting relevance of her famous sentence on the freedom of those who think differently. The series is run by DT Kontext, the theatre's discussion programme. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. The discussion asks what her idea of a living democracy and free speech can mean in the crises of the 21st century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden-rosa-luxemburg-und-die-demo-4405/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "Queer-Thursday: Vortrag und Gespräch mit Peter Rausch", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stadtteilbibliothek Buch", "address": "Wiltbergstraße 21 13125 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr"], "description": "A talk followed by a discussion about the lives of lesbian, gay and queer people in the GDR. The event looks at the four decades from the 1950s to the 1980s and traces the development of homosexuality, homophobia, emancipation and sexual culture chronologically. It takes place at the Stadtteilbibliothek Buch, admission is free and no prior knowledge is needed. Through historical insights and shared conversations, it paints a vivid picture of queer life between social constraints and growing visibility.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-thursday-vortrag-und-gesprach-mit-peter-rausch-31890/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288674&ls=0&c=409&v_ort=47759&date_start=05.11.2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/573b025978cde125a5cb2b152f59ace4fd981f1a7ab717c99fa3a698b97e570a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Theater machen! – Vortrag mit anschließender Diskussion, umrahmt von Musik und Puppenspiel", "start": "2026-11-14T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bröhan-Museum", "address": "Schloßstraße 1A, 14059 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "„Theater machen!“ is a lecture followed by a discussion at the Bröhan-Museum, framed by music and puppetry. It is hosted by the Bröhan-Museum in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Admission is free and no registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/theater-machen-vortrag-mit-anschlieender-diskussion-umrahmt-11678/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "DDRdirekt", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Gratis in Berlin", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature"], "description": "„DDRdirekt“ is a reading and performance that brings back to life forgotten texts written by workers in the GDR. These poems, stories and prose pieces were created in workplace writing circles, dealing with work, everyday life, hopes, longings and political convictions. Behind the project are anna martha and Thomas Hartung, who searched the archive of writing workers for traces of these voices, with music by Christian Beckers. The event is part of the Berlin Freedom Week programme and admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ddrdirekt-96836/", "official_url": "https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/ddrdirekt-berlin-09-11-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6463eb8bf155284a8f6380c3c28473076a3a3794a76491e725c1c3c7da97952e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Theaterführung", "start": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz", "address": "Linienstraße 227, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "A guided tour through the theater at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, offering 90 entertaining and exciting minutes of its history and stories. It is hosted by the Volksbühne itself, which shows how the house has changed across centuries, republics, political systems and the performing arts. Visitors get the chance to switch perspectives and experience the venue from a new side. The meeting point is the box office hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/theaterfuhrung-241/", "official_url": "https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/theaterfuehrung/20261013-1530/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Brecht-Haus Untergrund Die multiliterarische Keller-Revue", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Brecht-Haus", "address": "Chausseestraße 125, 10115 Berlin", "price": "6,- € / ermäßigt: 4,- €", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.80", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "In the cellar of the Brecht-Haus, an evening is devoted to Berlin's literary life and its voices beyond the big markets and fairs. Authors, song poets, performers and musicians present literary texts of the city past and present, entirely without big discussion. The result is a mix of texts, music and performance, now and then spiced with videos or digital dialogues. This time the three guests are the poet Marion Poschmann, the writer Helga Kurzchalia and the indiepop poet Josepha Conrad, hosted by Martin Jankowski.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/brecht-haus-untergrund-die-multiliterarische-keller-revue-75807/", "official_url": "https://lfbrecht.de/event/brecht-haus-untergrund-die-multiliterarische-keller-revue-17/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90f32d44b0e80078e4a674a0749621116a0d1240404f915e094ed95b1651c0c2-600.webp"}, {"title": "1989 als Auftrag: Verpasste Chancen? Neue Perspektiven", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Humboldt Forum", "address": "Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin", "price": "5 Euro/ 3 Euro ermäßigt", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/reunification"], "description": "A panel discussion exploring the legacy of 1989 and asking whether opportunities were missed back then. It takes place as part of a series on 1989 that aims to open up new perspectives on the era of change. Experts on stage debate which of that period's tasks still resonate today. Visitors can follow the discussion live and contribute their own ideas.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/1989-als-auftrag-verpasste-chancen-neue-perspektiven-33824/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "DAS GROSSE NEIN", "start": "2026-11-14T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Theater unterm Dach", "address": "Schönfließer Straße 7, 10437", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/nazi-era/resistance", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"DAS GROSSE NEIN\" is a world premiere at Theater unterm Dach about the resistance of Konrad Latte, Leo Borchard, Ruth Andreas-Friedrich and their comrades against the Nazi regime. It was written and directed by Katja Lehmann and features Daniel-František Kamen. The evening tells of hiding places, forged papers and aid organized in Berlin, and of the nighttime action in April 1945 in which the group painted a widely visible NO on walls and handed out leaflets against Hitler's policies. It speaks of fear and persecution but also of solidarity, cohesion and courage, asking where opposition begins and when and where we speak up today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/das-grosse-nein-105508/", "official_url": "https://theateruntermdach-berlin.de/produktion/das-grosse-nein/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/82ee5223436da35e76f4c14998442d71db5890a8ef13c485fce9a0293b64a2f5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ostfrauen*Salon - Begegnungen, Kunst und Gespräche zur Berlin Freedom Week", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Normannenstraße 21a, 10365 Berlin", "address": "Normannenstraße 21a, 10365 Berlin", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/gdr", "art", "society"], "description": "The Ostfrauen*Salon is a day of encounters, literature, art, podcasts and conversations about East German identity and social change. At its heart is a long table where anyone interested can sit down and talk with one another. It is a joint project of Wirtschaftsförderung Lichtenberg, the Bundesarchiv – Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv and the Ostfrauen*Salon, funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe. The programme includes a guided tour of the former Stasi headquarters, a reading by Ruth Herzberg, a parlour game with Jule Henschel, an art talk with Isabel Kittler, Doreen Trittel and Maria Magdalena Köhn, a live podcast with Berit Großwendt and Grit Seymour, and a performance by the collective Panzerkreuzer Rotkäppchen.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ostfrauensalon-begegnungen-kunst-und-gesprache-zur-berlin-fr-96821/", "official_url": "https://berlin-freedom-week.com/event/ostfrauensalon-berlin-freedom-week", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90bd8363059b7578ed31d542d2ca5b71d5de14496cc902c6119ecf68c50e8ab1-1200.webp"}]}