DOTA & das klitzekleine Orchester

DOTA & the Tiny Little Orchestra
"unplugged"

For its current tour, the Berlin-based band DOTA is opening a new chapter. Expanding its core lineup to include a string trio, trombone, and clarinet, the band has created a pocket-sized pop chamber ensemble: The Tiny Little Orchestra. While singer and lyricist Dota Kehr guides the audience through the evening with her unmistakable voice, this unique ensemble—featuring Jonas Hauer’s sophisticated arrangements—unfolds a vast range of sounds that add new dimensions to the frontwoman’s multi-layered poetry. Sometimes delicate, sometimes powerful, and always finely tuned, this orchestra—which calls itself “tiny” yet represents the largest lineup DOTA has ever toured with—resounds with rich, warm soundscapes.

Polyphonic vocals create rich, warm soundscapes, while unusual instrumental combinations and surprising arrangements cast familiar songs in a new light time and again. Well-known pieces as well as rarely performed gems from DOTA’s inexhaustible repertoire are reinterpreted in equal measure by the Klitzekleines Orchester. You’ll also hear musical settings of Mascha Kaléko’s poems—for which the band was awarded the RUTH World Music Prize at the Rudolstadt Festival in 2026—including some that have never been performed live before.

The result is a concert experience that feels both minimalist and opulent—an invitation to listen attentively and immerse oneself. On this tour, DOTA & the Tiny Orchestra impressively demonstrate just how much power lies in quietness.

DOTA
Vocals, guitar: Dota Kehr
Guitar: Jan Rohrbach
Drums: Janis Görlich
Piano, accordion: Jonas Hauer

Guest musicians also performing:
Bass: Jörg Holdinghausen (Wir sind Helden, Kat Frankie)
Clarinet, saxophone: Wencke Wollny (Karl die Große)
Trombone: Antonia Hausmann (Clueso, Karl die Große)
Violin: Meike-Lu Schneider (hear now Berlin.)
Cello: Isabelle Klemt (Kaleidoskop Soloists Ensemble)
Viola: TBA

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