Events & Veranstaltungen

Three public intellectuals in conversation about Pan-African history and the present, Pan- African thought, and the creation of collective spaces against neoliberal individualism.

Hip Hop, Dance Basics, Choreography, Freestyle & Exchange – Have you always wanted to try hip hop dancing? Then the Fridayz Dance Session is just the thing for you! This is a safe space where we can grow as a community. Our mission is to create something together! Whether you’re a beginner or have been dancing for a while, you’re welcome! We practice the basics, choreography, freestyle, and share ideas. Young people who identify as Black can connect through dance, build each other up, and grow as individuals.

Abdenour Zahzah, director of Dr. Frantz Fanon, in conversation with Olivier Fanon, son of Frantz Fanon, who appears in the feature film in a supporting role and political strategist Amara Enyia.

aja monet is a Surrealist Blues Poet in the busi- ness of goosebumps and heart-gut-telling truths. Her poems are harmolodic, vulnerable, and insurgent. As the youngest recipient of the Nuyorican Grand Slam Poetry title, she first cut her teeth in New York City’s Lower East Side poetry clubs and bars, honing her voice and craft on the storied stages of a burgeoning grassroots poetry movement. She follows in the long legacy and tradition of poets organizing in social movements for change. Her collaborative spirit has seen her shape and shift culture alongside internatio- nally renowned artists, scholars, activists, and organizers.

aja’s first full collection of poems, my mother was a freedom fighter (2017), is a powerful tribute to women who embody free- dom, earning a nomination for a NAACP Image Award for Poe- try. Her debut poetry album, when the poems do what they do , was nominated for a Grammy Best Spoken Word Poetry Album in 2024. The album explores themes of resistance, love, and the inexhaustible quest for joy. As a poet and touring bandlea- der, she has performed at festivals, concert halls, and theaters across the globe including but not limited to, the Guggenheim, Lincoln Center, Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival and the Fremantle Biennale to name a few. As the 2025 Artist in Residence at the EFG London Jazz Festival, she was invited to give a headline performance at the Barbican Centre.

This biopic explores Fanon’s years (1953–1956) as head of the psychiatric ward in Blida-Joinville, Algeria. The film depicts his radical reforms at the Blida facility: through social therapy and a sense of cultural belonging, Fanon strengthened the patients’ sense of identity. In the process, he analyzed firsthand how colonialism deforms the psyche—insights that laid the foundation for his groundbreak- ing political work in the Algerian struggle for liberation. A com- pelling portrait of the origins of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century.

AFROLUTION FESTIVAL

Coffee Talk #2: »On Staying Indigestible: Resisting
the Neoliberal Embrace«