Tach am Bach

PACT’s WerkStadt, in cooperation with Essen’s Arbeitskreis Kunst & Soziales, invited people to a neighborhood party by and for Katernberg. Over 30 social organizations, local clubs, cultural institutions, and active citizens from that district and beyond showcased the beauty of Katernberg and transformed the small stream at the Freie Schule into a place of celebration, exchange, and relaxation.

Throwback ›Memories & Resistance‹

Current and former residents at PACT provided insights into artistic working processes. With Idylla Silmarovi, Edgar Kanakykõ Xakriabá, iSaAc Espinoza Hidrobo, Roman Jungblut and Qusay Awad.

Recap - songscapes and other narratives

The ›songscapes and other narratives‹ festival explores voices, stories and melodies that connect the past with the present. The individual works invite you to listen to forgotten, found and imagined stories and to trace the contradictory nature of human feelings of belonging and community, different motivations and forms of relationships.

Recap - life.like

What spheres exist beyond the dividing lines of the living and non-living? What relationships and spaces of possibility emerge between technologies and artistic practices? In a transdisciplinary program of lectures, talks, installations and performances, 'life.like' questioned the boundaries between machines, objects and biological systems.

SOUND ON Vol. 2 Aftermovie

Bei ›SOUND ON Vol. 2‹ kamen über 30 junge Musikhungrige zusammen und haben aus zwei Workshoptagen praktische Skills, Selbstbewusstsein und Kraft für eigene Schritte in der Musik- und Medienwelt geschöpft. Was war los? Das Team von BeatBasteln führte ins Thema ›Producing‹ ein, der erfahrene Raffi Balboa (OK Kid) coachte in ›Producing für Fortgeschrittene‹ und Gîn Bali gab Einblick in ihre Philosophie beim Auflegen und zeigte ihren Workflow an den CDJs, während Ella O’Brien-Coker handfeste Tipps für das (Self-)Management in der Musikbranche teilte. Rapper Horst Wegener aka Jesué feilte mit den Teilnehmer:innen an Songs und bei Joël-Joâo ging es beim Songwriting in die Tiefe. Dazu teilten Benjamin und Anna von Figur Lemur wertvolles Know-How zu Musikvideos und Live-Sound.

»Was ist eigentlich schön?« Frühjahrsaktion auf dem Katernberger Markt

Bei der Frühjahrsaktion auf dem Katernberger Markt, die rund um das Motto »Was ist eigentlich schön?« stattfand, kamen Katernberger:innen und Passant:innen zusammen. Gemeinsam mit dem Kollektiv Kurort Kuratorium gab es eine künstlerische Aktion zum Mitmachen. Im Kurlabor wurden mit Ruhe und Gelassenheit einzigartige Mosaike aus bunten und transparenten Acrylglas-Steinen gelegt, die bald in den Schaufenstern des Bezirks zu bewundern sind.

Recap - ATELIER No.69

Artists from all fields and disciplines were invited to present their current projects within the ›ATELIER – Platform for New Art and Choreography‹ at PACT. The diverse program of performance, visual arts, music, video, and new media was experienced late into the night in all rooms of the former colliery building. The artistic contributions moved between open processes and concrete proposals, designing spaces of speculation and imagination.

Retrospect – Kids Days

During PACT's ›KIDS DAYS‹ the whole house transformed into a swirling playground for our youngest visitors and their families: Rotating circles, colorful lights, music, and juggling combined to create a diverse program that evoked both intense emotions and moments of serenity.

IMPACT23 - Paola Bascón: Mineral Kinships

Introducing mineral touch

As you hold and touch a small stone,
I invite you to engage with it.
Feel its weight and texture,
recognize its shape and small details.

Take some time
and use your fingers as tactile microscopes
to magnify what might escape your eyes.