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What moves the cultural scenes in Germany - what comes back, what stays? Here you will find a selection of our activities that connect Germany with the world.

Selection of projects

Theater

Rimini Protokoll: Conference of the Absent

An internationally attended conference that nobody travels to, but which doesn't just take place digitally. A theater project by the German theater collective Rimini Protokoll.

Rimini Protokoll: Conference of the Absent © Sebastian Hoppe © Sebastian Hoppe

Workshop

Masterclass with Stefan Kaegi

How can theater tour without too many people and stage sets? How do you develop formats with a smaller CO2 footprint? What role does technology play in offline theater? Stefan Kaegi's workshops on the topic of "Next Mobility".

Stefan Kaegi © Schauspielhaus Zurich © Schauspielhaus Zurich

Pan Music Festival

Decoder Ensemble

The Decoder Ensemble, one of the most innovative representatives of the international new music scene performing their first concert at the Pan Music Festival in Korea.

Pan Music Festival © ISCM Korea © ISCM Korea

Exhibition & Concert

HIDDEN + LOST - TRACING SOUND

Hidden + Lost - Tracing Sound presents sound installations by Peter Gahn in Korea for the first time. The works are based on artistic research. For "De-escalating the sky" Peter Gahn was awarded the Giga-Hertz Production Prize of the ZKM.

HIDDEN + LOST - TRACING SOUND © Goethe-Institut Korea © Goethe-Institut Korea

Movie & Masterclass

Christian Petzold Masterclass

At the Korean premiere of his film "Afire" and his first visit to Korea, screenwriter and director Christian Petzold gave a master class after the screening.

Afire © Christian Schulz, Schramm Film © Christian Schulz, Schramm Film

Exhibition

Gwangju Biennale

The motto of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in 2023 was "softandweaklikewater". A total of 80 artists took part with over 40 works created especially for the biennale.

Gwangju Biennale © Gwangju Biennale Foundation © Gwangju Biennale Foundation

Film Festival

EXiS Experimental Film Festival

The EXiS Film Festival shows experimental films and moving images by artists who explore unknown forms and areas of cinema, adopt original perspectives and dare to embark on aesthetic adventures. The Goethe-Institut Korea supported the participation of Berlin-based director Ute Aurand.

EXiS © EXiS © EXiS

Exhibition

Treues Herz

"Treues Herz" presented photographs and videos by six young photographers who have been able to get to know Germany and Korea in recent years as part of a study exchange program.

Treues Herz © Joonseo Lee © Joonseo Lee

Movie screening & discussion

Women of Bauhaus

How did the women of the Bauhaus feel? Susanne Radelhof's documentary provides new insights into the Bauhaus, which has firmly established itself as a representative image of "modern", "innovation" and "progress". 

Women of Bauhaus © Marcus Winterbauer Koberstein © Marcus Winterbauer Koberstein

Film Festival

„Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors“

Invited by the Goethe-Institut Korea, director Alice Agneskirchner presented her film, which tells the love story of the Gregors and the history of cinema and the eventful history of the Federal Republic of Germany.

„Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors“ © Ehlermann & Agneskirchner Filmproduktion © Ehlermann & Agneskirchner Filmproduktion

Exhibition

Arno Fischer - A photographer in East Berlin

A retrospective of the Berlin photographer Arno Fischer, who had a strong influence on photography in East Germany and beyond. A vivid documentation of the German post-war period from the perspective of an artist who experienced war, division, and reunification first-hand.

Arno Fischer - A photographer in East Berlin © Estate Arno Fischer, ifa © Estate Arno Fischer, ifa

Exhibition

Walking in history. The photography of Ulrich Wüst

"Wandering in History" exhibited photographs by Ulrich Wüst at the GoEun Museum of Photography Busan. Ulrich Wüst's first solo exhibition in Korea as part of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Korea.

Ulrich Wüst © Ulrich Wüst; ifa © Ulrich Wüst; ifa

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