Detroit – Berlin: One Circle

The Box

Film
Installation

Between 30.5. and 2.6. at HAU Hebbel am Ufer the festival “Detroit-Berlin: One Circle” traces the intimate relation of two repeatedly written off and yet symbolically over-determined places. Mainly in the pop-cultural consciousness of the 1980s, the two cities Detroit and Berlin invariably connected to the rapid development and dissemination of techno music. The reception and distribution of the kind of techno that emerged in Detroit in the 1980s – a sound that worked against the decline of the Fordist city after the onset of the country’s de-industrialization by evoking a utopian image of the future – also paved the way for Berlin to become a metropolis for electronic music. The festival does, however, not only focus on the rich musical exchange between both cities. It also takes the equally productive fields of artistic practice and urban policy debates into account. At HAU2 film- and video material from the festival and on the virulent relation of cities will be shown.

With a.o. Ché (Detroit), Kotti Shop/SuperFuture (Berlin) and Halima Cassells/Free Market of Detroit, Miz Korona (Detroit), Papier Tiger TV (New York), Tiff Massey (Detroit) and Elisa Bertuzzo (Berlin) in conversation with Ingrid LaFleur (Detroit): A video walk through Berlin.

Dates

Past

Credits

A project by the Alliance of International Production Houses, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

Location

HAU2

Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin

There are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2. Tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can also be booked via the ticketing system. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or send us an email to
tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.

Latest information for arrival:

There is currently a construction site on Hallesches Ufer between Wilhelmstraße and Möckernbrücke underground station. There is a divided replacement route for pedestrians (right) and cyclists (left), which are separated by a yellow ground line. The carriageway is narrowed to one lane.

Travelling to HAU2 via U Hallesches Tor:

If you are coming from Hallesches Tor underground station, you will have to use an alternative footpath from Wilhelmstraße / Hallesches Ufer junction, which is separated from the carriageway by a construction fence – the actual footpath is currently closed. Please note: the alternative route is also used by cyclists. Pedestrians should keep to the right. We therefore currently recommend that visually impaired or blind visitors come to the HAU with an accompanying person.

Arrival HAU2 via U Möckernbrücke:

When you leave Möckernbrücke underground station, please stay on the footpath on the canal side until you reach Hallesches Ufer / Großbeerenstraße junction – the opposite side is currently closed due to construction work.

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