We invite you to celebrate Berlin Pride Month with an opening ceremony by Queens Against Borders, talented artists from a wide variety of social, linguistic, and artistic backgrounds will take up the space and provide a platform to inspire the city and present their own narrative and stories in a political yet creative and artistic format varying from dance to drag to all-queer excellence.
Programm:
16:00 – Warm-Up with Live Acts hosted by Jana Brockmann und Barbie Breakout
FLOSS
NipSlip
L_Tashina
Aka Kelzz
19:00 – Panel Talk „Outing in Sports“ Moderation: Felicia Mutterer
20:00 – SID (Systematic Institutionalised Discrimination)
Panel Discussion by Queer Artivists of Berlin
21:00 – Live sets and Drag performances hosted by The Darvish & Wizzy
Line up:
Robyn Casket – Wizzy – Angel Maxine – Raj Roug – Adalet Müzeyyen – Kendall Wax and More!
LIVE ACTS:
FLOSS
Berlin-based pop music artist FLOSS’ very own way of manifesting her demand for a feminist world has a name: Feminist Fantasy Pop. Est. 2019. Including but not limited to sound: Everything FLOSS touches with her maximalist sense of style (strongly influenced by International Camp) turns into a colorful experience for all senses.
NipSlip
Among other places they have played at Berghain, Schinkel Pavillon and Volksbühne, as well as internationally at Ssense (Montréal), ICA, (London) and De Studio (Antwerp).
The group’s mantra has been the same since the beginning, which is to focus on live shows and not on the release of music. The bands nonconformist attitudes feature in Lola von der Gracht’s provocative lyrics, thematizing subjects such as rebellion, death, love, freedom, addiction, hope and identity.
L_TASHINA
Berlin-based singer and actress L_ tashina certainly isn’t the sort of young female artist you see in every second pop music magazine. Her look, sometimes fierce sometimes playful, but always authentic. Just like her music. Her deeply intimate song “I is my name” won the German Songwriting Award and went on to become an empowering anthem for diversity and queer acceptance and visIbIlity.
With her debut album release „Self Care” she presents an eclectic array of styles and texture ranging from intimate singer/songwriter ballad („Hey there”) to bashing Rock („Little Things”).
Aka Kelzz
Berlin-based singer-songwriter Aka Kelzz has always loved making music and is now combining this with sharing their experiences around dealing with mental health, liberation and new understanding of love.
Aka Kelzz is on a journey of embracing their childhood dream of creating and sharing their music with the world.
Queens Against Borders
Queens Against Borders is a performance party building solidarity since 2015, with and for trans and queer refugees and immigrants based in Berlin and Germany with acts and performances by SWANA (SouthWest Asia & North Africa) artists as well as performers from Singapore, Brazil, Iran and many more showcasing their art and expressing their emotional and personal experiences with the audience. In the past QAB have raised money for gender affirmation surgeries and self defence workshops as well as providing a platform for immigrants to speak their own voice, all while having a great time. we declare our differences with pride!
QAB is teaming up with CSD e.V and Kultureprojektberlin to highlight diversity and to acknowledge the work of QTIBIPoCs and refugee organising and artists of our beloved city.
