In the organizer's words:

If gender is fluid, why not age too? What traces does capitalism leave behind in us? Is German media policy really as bad as is claimed? And was diversity in culture and media just a marketing ploy?

In their taz columns, Christiane Rösinger, Philipp Rhensius, Simone Dede Ayivi and Steffen Grimberg use questions like these to cut a swathe through a present that is often far too certain of itself. On this evening, they will read live from their columns: pointed, humorous, angry, affectionate, political.

Christiane Rösinger, musician and author, writes in "Aus dem Leben einer Boomerin" about the happiness and unhappiness of sweetly woken ageing.

Philipp Rhensius, author and musician, zooms in on micro-scenes of everyday life in "Was Macht Mich" - sometimes political, sometimes poetic, sometimes wtf!

Simone Dede Ayivi, theater maker, dissects the supposedly diverse and anti-racist cultural and discourse landscape in "Diskurspogo".

Steffen Grimberg, journalist, brings disorder into the far too tidy media world with "Flimmern und rauschen".

The guests are:

🐾e Christiane Rösinger, musician and author, came to Berlin in 1985 and founded the bands Lassie Singers and Britta. The themes of her books and songs are criticism of couples and capitalism, precarious life vs. bohemian designs and practical feminism. Her new music theater production "Leben im Liegen" is currently running at the HAU Theater in Berlin. Until summer 2025, she wrote the column "Aus dem Leben einer Boomerin".

🐾 Philipp Rhensius aka Alienationist, author, musician, poet and editor of Norient. His projects are driven, among other things, by the idea that feeling the chains is a first step towards emancipation. In fall 2025, he published the Norient book "Home Is Where The Heart Strives" with 85 contributors from 35 countries. He writes the column "Was Macht Mich" for the taz newspaper.

🐾 Steffen Grimberg, 2000-2012 media editor at taz, then editor at "ZAPP" (NDR), head of the Grimme Prize, 2016/17 spokesperson for ARD chairwoman Karola Wille, from 2018 freelance author, including at the MDR media portal MEDIEN360G. Head of the KNA media service since June 2023. Writes the weekly media column "Flimmern und rauschen".

Simone Dede Ayivi, director and author, makes theater from a Black feminist perspective. She studied cultural studies and aesthetic practice in Hildesheim. She is currently working on the topics of feminism, anti-racism, protest and subculture. She is one of the authors of "Eure Heimat ist unser Albtraum" and has published in various anthologies. Her column "Diskurspogo" appears every two weeks in the taz.

🐾 Doris Akrap, head of the taz zwei + medien department. As a journalist, columnist and author, she also writes about society, literature and politics in Croatia and Dalmatia. She is a co-founder of PEN Berlin. Her latest book "Oh! Dalmatia" was published by folio Verlag in 2025.

A donation of €2.50 or more is required for admission. Further information about the event is available at: https://taz.de/!vn6135023/

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