PLANET EARS 2024

In the organizer's words:

The PLANET EARS Festival returns - and with the fifth edition, which will take place from December 13 to 15, 2024, an exciting new chapter begins. For the first time, the curation of the program has been outsourced to create space for exciting perspectives on international music and contemporary culture. This year's curators Lisa Traoré and Lala Fofana from the Heidelberg-based collective Oré Arts are making the festival a place where marginalized communities are not only welcome, but consciously at the center of attention

Come along and celebrate with us to neo-soul, lo-fi and urban pop by Aka Kelzz or dance to the explosive mix of Arabic grooves, global psychedelia and trance-like North African music by Al-Qazar!

An absolute highlight this year is the Ataya event on the last day of the festival. The event celebrates Senegalese tea culture and the beauty of black, African and Afro-diasporic culture. With tea, delicious Senegalese dishes and the soulful rhythms of artist Byusa, visitors will experience an atmosphere full of art, inspiring conversations and community. The grand finale is an open mic where the audience can showcase their talents on stage.

The PLANET EARS Symposium, curated once again this year by Rim Irscheid from King's College London, creates bold spaces for exchange and safe encounters. In the community lab "The Future of Alte Feuerwache", artists, cultural professionals and all interested parties from Mannheim are invited to explore together how PLANET EARS can be made even more inclusive and diverse in the future. The workshop "Performing Our Archives" is dedicated to the concept of archives and shows how marginalized people can document and artistically preserve their personal and collective stories.

Don't miss out on this special weekend at the Alte Feuerwache and be part of PLANET EARS 2024!

Price information:

Admission varies from Free admission to VVK 18 € plus fees - get your ticket for the festival now!