DAI Heidelberg. Das Haus der Kultur

On Political Challenges, Loving Potatoes, and Dying Guinea Pigs

DAI Week kicks off on Monday with journalist Robin Alexander, who will discuss his book Letzte Chance and analyze the challenges facing Chancellor Friedrich Merz amid crisis, economic pressure, and rising populism. On Tuesday, psychologists Cécile Loetz and Jakob Müller will discuss how upbringing affects future generations and how unconscious family patterns can be identified and changed. On Friday, poet Nora Gomringer will combine memory, humor, and literature in a reading accompanied by music from DJ Scratch Dee. The title: Am Meerschwein übt das Kind den Tod. On Saturday, Theater Carnivore presents a charming “Kartoffeltheater” version of Romeo and Juliet. The festival concludes with Musical Sunday: Marcus Imbsweiler and Timo Jouko Herrmann introduce the politically charged piano works of Frederic Rzewski.