In the organizer's words:

Keynote speech by Stephan Suschke. Followed by a discussion with Corinna Harfouch and Mark Lammert
Moderated by Nikolaus Müller-Schöll

Heiner Müller died on December 30, 1995. The time leading up to his funeral on January 16, 1996 developed into an event. For several days at the beginning of January, the Volksbühne and Berliner Ensemble organized readings of Müller texts with actors from East and West. On the morning of January 16, Alexander Kluge gave the eulogy at the Berliner Ensemble, followed by Stephan Hermlin, Robert Wilson and a musical contribution by Daniel Barenboim. The funeral service was broadcast live on television. Around 1000 people then marched from the theater to the Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof cemetery, where twice as many more people were already waiting at the gate. Ulrich Mühe read a poem by Gottfried Benn at the grave. Further readings followed in the evening, with Susan Sontag and György Konrád among others. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary, the events surrounding Heiner Müller's funeral will be reconstructed and categorized on the basis of documents and personal memories. Where did the dynamic that led to this extraordinary funeral of a German artist come from? What characterized the atmosphere of the event? What ended with Heiner Müller, what artistic and intellectual void did he leave behind?