25 Jahre Literaturhaus Stuttgart
- Location:
- Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Berliner Platz 1-3, 70174 Stuttgart
FLOATING. A Contrast in Difficult Times
“Floating” in these crisis-ridden times? It’s not a contradiction—on the contrary: to move from forms of political stagnation and polarization back into a flexible space for thought, floating should be understood as an invitation. And it finds its most beautiful resonance in literature. Literature absorbs the questions of our present, opens up spaces, endures contradictions, and promises new perspectives and insights—to move from the “weight of facts to the breath of possibilities,” as cultural studies scholar Joseph Vogl puts it. Throughout the year, the Literaturhaus has served as a floating space of possibility in various formats, culminating now in a full, exciting birthday week. Soar with us!
Reading with Christoph Ransmayr
4 x 4 Minutes with AL Kennedy, Sebastian Guggolz, Carolin Callies, and Mia Oberländer
Sound poetry with Ulrike Almut Sandig, Sascha Conrad, and Grigory Sementschuk
Opening remarks by Petra Olschowski, Minister of Science, Research, and the Arts, and Fabian Mayer, Mayor of Stuttgart
Followed by a reception with drinks, a fire pit, and popcorn on the terrace of “Roberts” at the Literaturhaus