Projects

Performance Ecologies serves as an incubator for innovative ideas, projects, and approaches in the field of Performance Art and Dance, promoting creativity, experimentation, and collaboration. The platform focuses on works that challenge traditional formats, explore novel methods of audience engagement, and address contemporary social, cultural, and political issues.

The project is a dynamic artistic initiative organized by the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with art researchers and scholars from East and Southeast Asia. This project aims to deepen and challenge our understanding of how art has shaped internal and external relations in the region. By commissioning fresh research, supporting ongoing studies, and republishing prior work, the project seeks to reveal the hidden currents of cultural exchange. 

The annual German Film Festival returns on September 26-29, 2024, at Shangri-La Plaza Red Carpet Cinemas. Enjoy free screenings of films focused on youth, self-discovery, cultural shifts, and personal independence, providing a platform for diverse voices in cinema.

The Science Film Festival is a celebration of science communication in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America: In cooperation with local partners it promotes science literacy and facilitates awareness of contemporary scientific, technological and environmental issues through international films with accompanying educational activities.

On Goethe on Demand, the streaming platform of the Goethe-Institut, we present a variety of online film programs, film festivals and film series that can be streamed from home. More information about the alternating film series can be found here. The films are presented in original language with subtitles. They are accessible online and free of charge after registration.

The DokuTheater Workshop is a collaboration between the Goethe-Institut and renowned German theater makers Regine Dura and Hans-Werner Kroesinger, exploring the process of theater making through archival materials.

This 2023, radio in Germany turns 100 years old. To mark this anniversary, the project "Listening to the World - 100 Years of Radio" has been launched as a cooperation between the "Experimental Radio" at the Bauhaus University Weimar, the Goethe-Institut, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the House of World Cultures.

How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.