DUO:DONNERSTAG

›Duo:Do‹ at PACT is the perfect end to hard day’s work! As part of this popular series, we invite you to attend readings and concerts in the lobby of the former colliery on specific Thursdays. Drinks at the bar, inspiring lyrics and electrifying sounds all mean that Thursday already feels a bit like the weekend.

We’ll be kicking off next year’s programme on March 5 with author Canberk Köktürk, author and child of a Turkish migrant worker family in the Ruhr area, who has written for newspapers, TV and internet formats. In ›Fascholand‹, he embarks on an autobiographical-investigative journey through a Germany that teaches fear not only to people with a history of migration: hatred, rabble-rousing, a swing to the right and racism are poisoning the country, and Köktürk’s witty tone, shot through with biting humour, helps us to understand how dangerous the situation has become. The evening is moderated by Nada Assaad.

After the reading, badtime from Antwerp will transport us into the realms of dark wave and synth punk with their sinister and hypnotic, yet danceable sounds. The project by Kevin Schuit and Ioana Ciora, which emerged in 2020 from a collaboration in the field of visual arts, uniquely combines visual and musical worlds.

On 25 June, we’ll continue our programme with beats and books – including the postponed reading with meme queen Svea Mausolf.