Program 2025

On connection*

In summer 2025, Papageien und Schwäne (Parrots and Swans) took place in collaboration with Tanja Kodlin, Daria Nazarenko, Oliver Gather, Tachi and Anne Schülke. It was a cooperation with the VHS Ratingen and the Ratingen City Archives, with the municipal senior citizens' centre, the municipal youth centre in Ratingen-West and the Diakonie Ratingen, and was financially supported by the Kultur- und Sozialstiftung der Provinzial Rheinland and the InfRaWest fund.

On Thursday, 4 September, we concluded this year's process with performances and films in the urban space.

Thursday, 4 September 2025
Berliner Platz, Schwanen Teich, Senioren Treff, Club West
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Performances and screenings

CARDIAC
Daria Nazarenko

Final Meeting with Houseplant
Oliver Gather

Am Grund
Tanja Kodlin in collaboration with Peter Breitenbach

We are the vulnerable
Anne Schülke in collaboration with Detlef Klepsch

The week before, we showed the film
Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm - Love, Deutschmark and Death:

Thursday, 28 August 2025
Jugendclub West
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Film screening and discussion

Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm - Love, Deutschmark and Death by Cem Kaya
with Tachi, Stefan Kauertz, Sebastian Barteleit, Anne Schülke

In July and August, walks and workshops took place:

Monday, 14 July and Thursday, 31 July 2025
Meeting point: Berliner Platz
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Walks through Ratingen-West
with Tanja Kodlin, Oliver Gather, Daria Nazarenko, Tachi, Jörg Althen, Anne Schülke

The walks introduced participants to the artists, their practices, the workshop topics, and the neighbourhood.

Thursday, 7 August to Thursday, 28 August 2025
Workshops at various locations in Ratingen-West:

Speaking Images
with Tachi and Anne Schülke

Surviving the Cold
with Tanja Kodlin

At the Pulse
with Daria Nazarenko

Plant Consultation
with Oliver Gather

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On connection is the title of an essay by Kae Tempest. #readit