As you may have noticed, we are currently on a short break. But don’t worry, we’ll be back soon with new ideas, texts, and music!
Enjoy the time in between! After all, it’s the spaces between letters, events, and years that really matter.
I could write about Derrida right now. And his concept of ‘différance’. The shifting of boundaries. However, I don’t think it’s about shifting boundaries. In this case, I think the idea of the limes, or the boundary, is false. Or about Serres. But… These ideas don’t capture it. We’ve already written about this here. About transitions. Ethiopia represents a kind of transition. Its music is more reminiscent of the concept of the rhizome. It has different influences, branches and directions. It would be an overstatement to say that the whole country is like that. But the culture is. An interesting one. However, this isn’t a travel recommendation. Rather, it’s about saying goodbye. Or rather, it’s about music. With many influences. Shifts. Blends. It comes from a country whose culture is constantly changing and blending. There are no boundaries.
Mulatu Astatke is starting his farewell tour. Here (external link) are the dates.
Summer is coming to an end. Time is always like that. Sometimes it passes slowly. Other times, it stands still. Every second can be enjoyed. But sometimes, it races by. Fortunately, there is still time for a few events.
The International Summer Festival began last week and runs until August 24. As always, it takes place at Kampnagel in Hamburg, among other locations. Click here for the program (external link)
https://kampnagel.de/en/internationales-sommerfestival
Yesterday, there was an Old School Bongo concert in Mombasa. We were there, of course, and may even report on it.
From September 17 to 20, the Reeperbahn Festival will take place in Hamburg. For those familiar with it, it’s a must-see event. Click here for the program (external link) https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/festival. Then it’ll be fall again.
It seems that the ‘last summer of peace’ has a lot to offer. We don’t know if the war has started yet. Or whether we should wait. Either way, the mood is reminiscent of the Titanic. But maybe nothing will happen. After all, hope dies last. In the meantime, we have many festivals. The one in Poznań continues. Until 28 June. You can find out more here (external link): https://malta-festival.pl/en/
Ab dem 18.05. startet das Japanische FilmFest in Hamburg. Es dauert bis zum 22.05.
Nähere Informationen findet Ihr hier (externer Link): https://jffh.de/
Das Blurred Edges Festival dauert bereits seit einigen Tagen. Organisiert, wie immer, vom Verband für aktuelle Musik Hamburg. Nähere Informationen zu den Ereignissen findet Ihr hier (ebenfalls externer Link): https://www.vamh.de/blurred_edges/info
O ile dobrze sobie przypominam. to właśnie Rorty pisał o różnicy i powtórzeniu. Z tym że właśnie te małe przesunięcia, drobne różnice były ważne. Przesunięcia owe, różnice między powtórzeniami są nie tylko poststrukturalistyczną zabawą, przeklętym postmodernizmem. Są jednocześnie dyskursem z fenomenem strukturalistycznym, w którym podobieństwa były ważne. Ale w przesunięciach nie chodzi o różnice. A właśnie o co? O przesunięcia… O to, że jedno lato nie jest jak inne. I że każdy festiwal, nawet ten powracający, nie jest jak inny. Malta zawsze wyróżniała się tymi przesunięciami. I zawsze była ciekawa. Nie tylko dla poststrukturalistów. Program tutaj (external link): https://malta-festival.pl/
The annual exhibition of Künstlerhaus Bergedorf started on December 9, 2023, and will be open until Sunday, December 17, 2023. You can visit the exhibition rooms of Künstlerhaus between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm on the remaining days (next Saturday and Sunday). If you want to avoid the shopping rush, which is too late to buy presents anyway, and to enjoy mulled wine in pleasant weather, visiting the exhibition is a great idea.
Here is the (external) link.
The international summer festival takes place this year from the 09.08 till the 27.08. Here (external link) you can find more information: https://kampnagel.de/internationales-sommerfestival
The blurred edges festival already started a few days ago (but time is an individual sensation of man and not really existent in physics, so we are neither too late nor too early). And lasts until 18.06.2023. In Hamburg. Should we go (it looks interesting) we will of course report. More details you will find here.