Events

Cultural Studies: Literature Meets Scenography

Reading and discussion between two disciplines in the Centre for Cultural Studies & Research on 17 May (7.30 p.m., Königstraße 42)

An empty page. A good idea. A creative process. The starting point for literature and scenography is often remarkably similar. But what does creative work actually mean? How do ideas get put onto paper? How do they develop from there? What are the stages until a novel or exhibition is finally finished and the pen can be put down again after intensive work?

In the evening event “Literature Meets Scenography”, young authors and scenographists will discuss working creatively, moments of inspiration and creative block, similarities and differences in artistic processes.

The evening will begin with readings from the writers TiIman Rammstedt and Katharina Adler. Tilman Rammstedt, winner of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize will read from his texts, which are often created in an experimental manner. Katharina Adler, the great-granddaughter of “Dora”, who is possibly the most famous patient in the history of psychoanalysis, will present her debut novel "Ida". It is told against the backdrop of Ida Bauer's treatment by Sigmund Freud and has been nominated for numerous prizes.

Exhibiting literature

In the second part of the evening, the staging of literature will help to clarify the connections and overlap between the two disciplines and their relationship to space: Following the readings, there will be a discussion between the writers, the scenography office "please don't touch" (Clemens Müller and Alicja Jelen) and the Berlin-based collective "kaboom" (Carolin Schmidt and Margaret Schlenkrich).

The event is part of a two-day workshop at the Buddenbrookhaus dedicated to innovative perspectives on exhibiting literature. The results of the workshops will be presented to the public in the form of a pop-up exhibition at the Buddenbrookhaus (Mengstraße 6, ground floor) from 10 a.m. on 19 May 2019 to mark International Museum Day.

The workshop and evening event are part of the Lübeck Centre for Cultural Studies & Research (ZKFL) dissertation project "A Rose is a Rose is an Onion. On Exhibiting Literature" by Vanessa Zeissig (University of Fine Arts Hamburg / ZKFL).