© Natasha von Kopp
Festival director, Curator, Moderator
born in Greifswald in 1965, is a Berlin writer who belonged to the oppositional Leipzig scene in the 80s as a singer and songwriter and was subjected to “decomposition measures” by the Stasi. Although his lyrics were banned, his songs and poems became popular during the time of the Monday demonstrations. After 1989, he published numerous songs, four volumes of poetry, short stories, essay collections, literary criticism, art-related nonfiction, and a novel.
His texts have been translated into 17 languages and have received awards such as the Annual Prize for Literary Studies and Intellectual History (DVLG, 1998) and the Alfred Döblin Fellowship of the Academy of Arts (2006). Jankowski is a regular guest at international festivals and universities, directs various international cultural projects, and has hosted literary salons for many years. Since 2004, he has directed Berliner Literarische Aktion e.V., with which he realized the Jakarta Berlin Arts Festival in 2011 and the STADTSPRACHEN Festival of Berlin’s independent literary scene in 2016, among others. Since 2017, he has been project director of the international reading series PARATAXE and editor of the multilingual stadtsprachen magazin.
Events
OSTPOL BERLIN Festival OPENING
Sun, 5. Jul // 20:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Carte Blanche – Yiddish Berlin
Mon, 6. Jul // 16:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Hungarian Rhapsodies
Mon, 6. Jul // 18:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Dora Kaprálová: The Maribor Hypnosis
Mon, 6. Jul // 20:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
SUROWICA – the Concert
Tue, 7. Jul // 18:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
ZOORAMA
Tue, 7. Jul // 20:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Between the Sirens (pictures from Odesa)
Thu, 9. Jul // 16:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Ilma Rakusa: Wo bleibt das Licht
Thu, 9. Jul // 18:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Katja Petrowskaja: Als wäre es vorbei
Thu, 9. Jul // 20:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Словомузика, Seiten & Saiten, Words & Chords
Sat, 11. Jul // 16:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Ostashevsky & Rasuleva: ALPHABET LOSTLINGUAL
Sat, 11. Jul // 18:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Viktor Jerofejew: Die neue Barbarei
Sat, 11. Jul // 20:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
Swinging the East – OSTPOL BERLIN Festival Closing
Sun, 12. Jul // 20:00,
Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) entrance: Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin
