The Spirit of the Haus - Opening

The opening event features philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah discussing cosmopolitan ethics: "Revisiting the Future - Being Cosmopolitan". Afterwards, Rirkrit Tiravanija presents "Come Together," a cooking performance. His interventions create connections between a variety of audiences/artists, scenes/cultures at international festivals, biennials, and he is now at "The Spirit of the Haus".

18.30 h Welcome-Performance

Gob Squad: „Who are you wearing?“

19 h Welcome-HymnChor der Kulturen der Welt

Speakers

Bernd M. Scherer, Director, Hausder Kulturen der Welt

Bernd Neumann, Minister ofState, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung fürKultur und Medien

André Schmitz, State Secretary,Senatskanzlei Berlin, Kulturelle Angelegenheiten

Sigrid Löffler, Literary critic

20 h Lecture

Kwame Anthony Appiah„Revisiting the Future – Being Cosmopolitan“

20.50 h Installation + Performance

„TOHUWABOHU“: Christian Philipp Müller

ab 21 h Performance

„Come Together“: Rirkrit Tiravanija

22 h Installation

„Why The Lion Roars“: Anri Sala

22 h DJ-Set

„Global Sounds“: Nouri Ben Redjeb & friends

The program The Spirit of the Haus is part of 1989–2009: Das Haus der Kulturen and the World