Program for families
2:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Instrument making with Meike Redeker, Sofia Burchardi, and Niko Burchardi (Studio 3) Build simple sound generators yourself: thunder drums, ocean drums, and rain pipes (for all ages, open to everyone)
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Flow of play & water vortex with Zoë Tomruk (hall)
We let ourselves be inspired by the element of water in our joint improvisations with movement, voice, and language.
(for children aged 5 and up with adults, 2 workshops, starting at 2:00 p.m. and 2:40 p.m.)
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Parent-child drumming with Judith Thimm (Studio 2)
We give the drums a language and let them tell stories.
(for children aged 2–8 with adults, 2 workshops, starting at 2:00 p.m. and 2:50 p.m.)
Shadow world crafts with Marie Donath, Ursula Seeger (Studio 1)
Using recycled materials and clay, we will work together to build a world that we will enlarge and transform with light, shadows, and effects.
(for children of all ages with adults, open to all)
3:45–4:30 p.m.
Family concert: “Of Cardboard Boxes and Sounding Things” (Hall)
with Daniela Fromberg: Objects and Electronics
Stefan Roigk: Objects and Electronics
25-minute sound performance with large cardboard boxes and noise makers
followed by a hands-on sound lab (for children of all ages with adults, open to the public)
4:45–5:30 p.m.
Soundwalk 1 for families with Thomas Gerwin (meeting point at 4:45 p.m. at the front of the building)
Excursion into the “symphony of everyday life”: an audio journey to interesting places around the exploratorium.
(for children of all ages accompanied by adults)
4:45–6:15 p.m.
I am a living object with Mar Taulés (hall)
We play with everyday objects such as plastic bags, egg cartons, and PET bottles and let them inspire us to move and improvise parent-child stories. (For children ages 4 and up with adults, 3 workshops, starting at 4:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 5:45 p.m.)
Everything that makes a sound with Kathrin von Kieseritzky (Studio 2)
Salad bowls, mixing bowls, and spoons—no, we don’t want to cook together, we want to make music with them. Come and try it out.
(for children aged 6 and up with adults, 3 workshops, starting at 4:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 5:45 p.m.)
If you feel like it, you can come three times – there’s something new every time.
Crafting shadow worlds with Marie Donath and Ursula Seeger (Studio 1)
Using recycled materials and clay, we will work together to build a world that we will enlarge and transform with light, shadows, and effects.
(Children of all ages with adults, open to all)
Program for adults
6:00–6:45 p.m.
Soundwalk 2 for adults with Thomas Gerwin (meeting point at 6:00 p.m. at the front of the building)
Excursion into the “symphony of everyday life”: an audio journey to interesting places around the exploratorium.
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Body, voice, language – in the moment with Zoë Tomruk (hall)
We immerse ourselves in the subtle transitions between movement, breath, and words.
Small impulses give rise to a shared flow – clear, light, and alert.
Improvisation as presence: listening, responding, transforming.
(for adults, 3 workshops, starting at 6:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.)
Sound workshop with Matthias Schwabe (Studio 2)
A large selection of unusual sound generators is waiting to be explored by curious people. With the help of tried-and-tested rules, we will invent music together with “unheard” sounds.
(for adults, starting at 6:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.)
Previous experience is not necessary, everyone is welcome!
