Festival Programme

Day 1
17 Oct 2018
Day 2
18 Oct 2018
Day 3
19 Oct 2018
Day 4
20 Oct 2018
Day 5
21 Oct 2018
9:00

ARRIVAL & CHECK-IN

Free Entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM)

With your festival badge, you have free entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM), open daily 10:00-18:00.

Videobus: BERLIN DURING WORLD WAR I

1918: Berlin at the end of the war. But was the war actually here? Despite the front being far away, the events of the war can be observed in the...
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SHARED_STUDIOS (Wed-Sun)

Myanmar, Rwanda, Afghanistan or Palestine: areas of the world which, from a Western European perspective, are mainly associated with crises – torn by (civil) war and terrorism, causing flight and...
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WELCOME AFTERNOON

This is your chance to get to know the other participants before the festival officially begins with the Opening Ceremony.
18:30

OPENING CEREMONY

WELCOME RECEPTION

Mix and mingle to the beats of DJ Pam Bam.

WORKSHOPS

Participants of the Campus will be engaged in a single workshop that they have selected during registration for the Campus. With an international workshop group and under the guidance of teamers with...
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12:30

LUNCH BREAK

Free Entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM)

With your festival badge, you have free entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM), open daily 10:00-18:00.

WORKSHOPS

Participants of the Campus will be engaged in a single workshop that they have selected during registration for the Campus. With an international workshop group and under the guidance of teamers with...
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WHAT HAPPENED HERE

100 years after it ended, the narrative about the First World War is still a mainly white-European one. In her lecture Kathleen Bomani examines the history of German colonialism in...
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18:00

DINNER

KULTUR VERTEIDIGEN

In 1935, the International Congress of Writers for the Defence of Culture was held in Paris, at which the most famous writers of the time tried to form an anti-fascist...
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MAKING HISTORY

A public presentation of the performative workshop Making History tracing postmigrant narratives in Berlin. We take you to various sites in the city where migrants have made history and historical...
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THEATRE OF WAR (with subsequent panel discussion)

The war over the Falkland Islands lasted from April to June 1982 and cost 655 Argentinian and 255 British soldiers their lives. 35 years after the end of the war,...
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AFTER PARTY / AFTER LIFE

Who needs war heroes when peace prevails? Data Tavadze focuses on the wounded body as a document in his production. Based on interviews with Georgian veterans and their sons, he...
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WORKSHOPS

Participants of the Campus will be engaged in a single workshop that they have selected during registration for the Campus. With an international workshop group and under the guidance of teamers with...
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12:30

Photo Surprise

13:00

LUNCH BREAK

Free Entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM)

With your festival badge, you have free entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM), open daily 10:00-18:00.

WORKSHOP “GRUNDGESETZ”

On 3 October 1990, the union of the two German states was officially declared. The document that constitutes the Federal Republic of Germany is the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). Its precursor...
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Barcamp (14:00-19:00)

The Barcamp is YOUR chance at WAR OR PEACE to network, discuss your most important topics, onwards, a pinboard is set up at the Palais for you to set your...
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WAR AND PEACE IN EUROPEAN HISTORY AT DEUTSCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM

The Deutsches Historisches Museum is Germany’s national historical museum, located right next to the festival grounds. How can war be avoided and peace maintained? This guided tour through the museum...
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RE-TRACING ISRAEL’S IDENTITY IN PAST AND PRESENT

Thinking about the relationship between Israel and Europe, the most immediate associations are events and tensions in the recent past. This workshop will dig deeper: In an exchange of narratives,...
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Videobus: BERLIN DURING WORLD WAR I

1918: Berlin at the end of the war. But was the war actually here? Despite the front being far away, the events of the war can be observed in the...
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VR-EXPERIENCE: PAPA HAS TO GO TO WAR? (14:00-19:00)

How does it feel to grow up as a child during a war? In this high-end VR experience by DEUTSCHE WELLE you can experience it yourself. You are brought on...
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THEATRE WORKSHOP: FROM YUGOSPHERE TO EUROSPHERE

This is a story of how fear of love became love for hope. Dive with us into the history of one of the most complex and interesting parts of Europe...
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WAR AND PEACE SKETCHED BY YOU!

If you wanted to learn more about war and peace, how would you go about this? Presumably by reading a history book or visiting a museum. In this workshop, you...
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PLAYING WITH HISTORY: TEXTURA SPECIAL EDITION (14:00-18:00)

The “Textura Special Edition” is based on a simple yet flexible game principle: On illustrated content cards, historical events and developments are depicted and briefly explained. Smaller connection cards help...
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MEDIA AND PEACE – BALKAN BOOSTER

Two young journalists from former foes Kosovo and Serbia work for the multimedia project and platform “Balkan Booster”. Instigated by Deutsche Welle (DW) it just started its second edition. Experience...
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KULTUR VERTEIDIGEN

In 1935, the International Congress of Writers for the Defence of Culture was held in Paris, at which the most famous writers of the time tried to form an anti-fascist...
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WAR AND PEACE IN EUROPEAN HISTORY AT DEUTSCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM

The Deutsches Historisches Museum is Germany’s national historical museum, located right next to the festival grounds. How can war be avoided and peace maintained? This guided tour through the museum...
Read More

Videobus: BERLIN DURING WORLD WAR I

1918: Berlin at the end of the war. But was the war actually here? Despite the front being far away, the events of the war can be observed in the...
Read More

WAR AND PEACE SKETCHED BY YOU!

If you wanted to learn more about war and peace, how would you go about this? Presumably by reading a history book or visiting a museum. In this workshop, you...
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THEATRE WORKSHOP: MIGRATION – A NEVER ENDING PROCESS?

Throughout history the world has seen numerous migration movements. Although the specific reasons might have been different, they always share one thing: the search for freedom. From the 1880s when...
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BERLIN 1918: SITES OF THE GERMAN REVOLUTION – CANCELLED!

While the spark of the sailors´ revolt ignited in coastal cities, the political upheaval of the November Revolution took place in Berlin: Here militant workers, shoulder to shoulder with soldiers,...
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STROLLING THROUGH ISTANBUL 1918 – THE MEMOIRS OF A GERMAN PRIVATE

In the spring of 1918, 19-year old conscript Georg Steinbach volunteered for the German Asia Forces. Rather than fighting in the trenches of the eastern front, however, Steinbach spent the...
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18:00

DINNER

MAKING HISTORY

A public presentation of the performative workshop Making History tracing postmigrant narratives in Berlin. We take you to various sites in the city where migrants have made history and historical...
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HAUNTED HOUSES

PREMIERE Demands for nations to be pure and unified are as present today as they were 100 years ago, as nations were forming throughout Europe. Using documentary approaches, Bulgarian, Greek...
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ROMA ARMEE

At a time when Europe is threatening to drift into neo-fascism, actresses and actors found a Roma army for the purpose of self defense. An intervention force to fight discrimination...
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PANEL DISCUSSION WITH MARTA GÓRNICKA

On 3 October 1990, the union of the two German states was officially declared. The document that constitutes the Federal Republic of Germany is the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). Its precursor...
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WORKSHOPS

Participants of the Campus will be engaged in a single workshop that they have selected during registration for the Campus. With an international workshop group and under the guidance of teamers with...
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12:30

LUNCH BREAK

Free Entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM)

With your festival badge, you have free entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM), open daily 10:00-18:00.

CAMPUS EXHIBITION (16:00-18:30)

Over the course of three days, the festival participants will engage in different topics of war and peace. The outcomes of their work will be showcased publicly at the final...
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18:00

CLOSING CEREMONY

FAREWELL PARTY

Join us for the big closing party of “WAR OR PEACE. Crossroads of History 1918 | 2018”!

Free Entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM)

With your festival badge, you have free entry to the German Historical Museum (DHM), open daily 10:00-18:00.

BERLINER KORRESPONDENZEN – EMPIRES OF MEMORY

New narratives of the nation are reasserting their validity today, challenging our societies: the power of (counter-)narratives is tangible everywhere. This panel focuses on the impact and transformation of these...
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KULTUR VERTEIDIGEN

In 1935, the International Congress of Writers for the Defence of Culture was held in Paris, at which the most famous writers of the time tried to form an anti-fascist...
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AUSSER SICH

Ali’s twin brother Anton has disappeared. After years, a postcard without a sender arrives at her house with nothing more than the word »Istanbul« on it. Ali rushes into the...
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AFTER PARTY / AFTER LIFE

Who needs war heroes when peace prevails? Data Tavadze focuses on the wounded body as a document in his production. Based on interviews with Georgian veterans and their sons, he...
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 Please note that some activities have limited seating or participation capacities. Find all the details at one glance in our Campus Booklet!

Campus Booklet