“See for yourself!”

Prof. Carolin Losch, visiting professor in stage and costume design, will discuss contemporary theatre trends and a renewed focus on themes from Greek antiquity during her inaugural public lecture. Can the Oedipus myth, for instance, serve to explain modern society’s blindness to darkening future scenarios? What is the status quo of tragedy today? Prof. Carolin Losch was previously a dramatic adviser at renowned theatres, including the Schauspielhaus Bochum, the National Theatre Mannheim, and the State Theatre Stuttgart. The lecture “See for yourself!” will take place at 5.00 pm on 15 January 2025 in the auditorium of the weissensee school of art and design berlin.

Musical theatre workshop “Falstaff”

In the second musical theatre workshop of the winter semester, stage and costume design students from weissensee school of art and design berlin, together with stage direction and voice students from the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin are creating interpretations of Verdi’s operatic comedy Falstaff. The libretto of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera is based on William Shakespeare’s comedy "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Deception and disguise are central elements of the plot, as the women make a fool of the perpetually lustful and financially troubled title character. The premiere will take place at 7.00 pm on 18 January 2025, with another performance at 5.00 pm on 19 January 2025, both in the Studio Hall of the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, Charlottenstraße 55.

“-spaces”

There are many spaces. They intersect, resonate with each other, and are accessible in various ways. The exhibition “-spaces” explores the active creation and design of spaces in relation to entering, surrounding, participating in, and observing given spaces. The project continues the collaboration between the Nasan Tur class from the University of Fine Arts Braunschweig and the master’s programme in Spatial Strategies at the weissensee school of art and design berlin. The exhibition will open at 6.00 pm on 30 January 2025 in the OpenStudios of the University of Fine Arts Braunschweig with performances by Emma Lang, Alexey Kokhanov, and Jeremy Knowles. The works will be on display until 2 February 2025.

"ausgezeichnet” (outstanding/sketched)

The exhibition “ausgezeichnet” focuses on sketchbooks, their definition and presentation. As silent companions, sketchbooks often reveal the intimate, searching, and playful creative processes of artists. With experimental approaches, students of painting not only question and expand the format but also the conceptual foundations of the sketchbook, emphasising its significance for artistic practice. The opening is at 6.00 pm on 31 January 2025 in the Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz. The exhibition will be open on the weekend of 1-2 February from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm on both days.