Every year on 19 January, the day Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered in 2007, the Gorki commemorates his political engagement and his life-long commitment to reconciliation between the Armenian and Turkish populations. Following the early release of his murderer in November 2023 after 16 years of imprisonment, we take a closer look at the legal complications related to freedom of thought and speech in Turkey. Arrested Justice brings together the real-life stories of Hrant Dink, the author Doğan Akhanlı and the imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala in the form of two productions, a presentation and a panel discussion, highlighting how closely linked their biographies are in the fight for freedom of speech.

SpiegelungenBy Miraz Bezar directed by Miraz BezarIn the one-act production Spiegelungen (Reflections), director Miraz Bezar stages a fictional conversation between victim and murderer. By incorporating quotes from the interrogation of Dink's murderer Ogün Samast, who was only 16 years old at the time of the crime, Bezar transforms the text into an intense performance, reflecting the contradictory and endless court proceedings surrounding the plot to murder Dink.With Saro Emirze & Doğa Gürer

Verhaftung in GranadaBy Doğan Akhanlı directed by Nuran David CalisDoğan Akhanlı, a writer living in exile in Germany, was arrested while on holiday in Granada, Spain. Turkey had called for his detention via Interpol. In his novel Verhaftung in Granada (Arrest in Granada), Akhanlı not only reports on that fateful summer, but also on previous, in some cases long-term, periods of imprisonment. Doğan Akhanlı passed away in 2021 and didn’t live to see the conclusion of the court proceedings in his case. Director Nuran David Calis is now presenting his adaptation from the Schauspiel Köln as a staged reading in Studio Я.With Taner Şahintürk, Sesede Terziyan & Daron Yates

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vAL: INTERMISSION

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Reality has become so absurd that it’s hard to distinguish fact from fiction and we, simultaneously the viewers and the subjects, are left numb. If our authentic self is being clouded by the ravages of social ills, what do we have that can break through... moreabout: vAL: INTERMISSION

Date:: Sunday, 19/January/2025 17:00
Venue:: Sophiensaele - Hochzeitssaal
Address:: Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
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Von Mainz bis an die Memel

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Diese Show läuft seit 1996 in immer derselben Besetzung. Ein Mann, ein Mikrophon, eine Leinwand – mehr nicht. Und doch ist sie jedes Mal neu. moreabout: Von Mainz bis an die Memel

Next date:: CLXXV
Date:: Sunday, 19/January/2025 20:00
Venue:: Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Address:: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
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Der Lügenprinz - Berliner Ensemble

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Next date:: Worx: Der Lügenprinz
Date:: Monday, 20/January/2025 20:15 (1 more date)
Venue:: Berliner Ensemble - Neues Haus
Address:: Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
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Zeichne deine Superhelden

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Superheld:innen sind mehr als nur Spinnen, Fledermäuse oder alte Milliardäre! Im Workshop entwerfen wir unsere eigenen Held:innen. Wir entscheiden, was sie können, wo sie herkommen und vor allem: was sie zu echten Superheld:innen macht! Am Ende nimmst... moreabout: Zeichne deine Superhelden