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-Hymn: Chor 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.