Non-binary House of Oberschlesien | Dindać

In the organizer's words:

Splendor, resistance and non-binary perspectives from Upper Silesia and the Ruhr region

In Upper Silesian,dindać refers to socializing after mass - smoking a little, talking a little, just being together. A German translation could also be 'Labern'. So come along, hang out and chat with the Non-binary House of Upper Silesia. There will be coffee, Silesian poppy seed cake and lots to talk about.

The Non-binary House of Upper Silesia (PL/DT) is opening its residence as a public community format. Filipka Rutkowska and Kamill Lippa provide an insight into their artistic work on a non-binary Upper Silesia - between nations, languages and affiliations. An immersive installation translates this in-between space into sound, memory and queer presence and makes the "non-binary potential" of the region tangible to the senses.

Dindać, the Upper Silesian version of the coffee party, as a performative experimental arrangement: a collective space for thought and experience in which exchange between the Ruhr region and Upper Silesia, personal remembrance and shared storytelling intertwine. Informal conversations meet intergenerational dialog, queer realities of life meet regional history. The starting point of the residency is Tubi Malcharzik's artistic research on the non-binary potential of Upper Silesia, in relation to gender and national borders, as well as the desire to approach these questions from a collective trans*femme perspective.

The Non-binary House of Upper Silesia is a residency cooperation between the IMPULSE Festival and the festival Zwischen Schichten, which will take place at the Prinz Regent Theater in 2027.

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Brilliance, Resistance, and Non-Binary Perspectives from Upper Silesia and the Ruhr Region

In Upper Silesian, 'Dindać' refers to the social gathering after mass - a bit of a smoke, a bit of a chat, just hanging out together. A German translation might be 'chatting'. So come along, hang out, and have a natter with the Non-binary House of Upper Silesia. There's coffee, Silesian poppy seed cake, and loads to chat about.

The Non-binary House of Upper Silesia (PL/DT) opens its residency as a public community format. Filipka Rutkowska and Kamill Lippa present their artistic work on a non-binary Upper Silesia-between nations, languages, and shifting belongings. An immersive installation translates this in-between space into sound, memory, and queer presence, making the region's "non-binary potential" sensorially tangible.

Dindác is the Upper Silesian version of a coffee gathering-reimagined here as a performative setting: a collective space for thinking and experience, where exchange between the Ruhr region and Upper Silesia, personal memory, and shared storytelling intersect. Informal conversations meet intergenerational dialogue; queer lived realities encounter regional history.The starting point of the residency is Tubi Malcharzik's artistic research on non-binarity rooted in Upper Silesia-both in relation to gender and in the context of national borders-as well as the desire to approach these questions from a collective trans*femme perspective.

The residency is a cooperation with the Zwischen Schichten Festival, taking place at the Prinz Regent Theater in 2027.