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What moves the cultural scenes in Germany - what comes back, what stays? Here you will find a selection of our activities that connect Germany with the world.

Selection of projects

  • Theater

    Rimini Protokoll: Conference of the Absent

    An internationally attended conference that nobody travels to, but which doesn't just take place digitally. A theater project by the German theater collective Rimini Protokoll.

    Rimini Protokoll: Conference of the Absent © Sebastian Hoppe © Sebastian Hoppe

  • Workshop

    Masterclass with Stefan Kaegi

    How can theater tour without too many people and stage sets? How do you develop formats with a smaller CO2 footprint? What role does technology play in offline theater? Stefan Kaegi's workshops on the topic of "Next Mobility".

    Stefan Kaegi © Schauspielhaus Zurich © Schauspielhaus Zurich

  • Pan Music Festival

    Decoder Ensemble

    The Decoder Ensemble, one of the most innovative representatives of the international new music scene performing their first concert at the Pan Music Festival in Korea.

    Pan Music Festival © ISCM Korea © ISCM Korea

  • Exhibition & Concert

    HIDDEN + LOST - TRACING SOUND

    Hidden + Lost - Tracing Sound presents sound installations by Peter Gahn in Korea for the first time. The works are based on artistic research. For "De-escalating the sky" Peter Gahn was awarded the Giga-Hertz Production Prize of the ZKM.

    HIDDEN + LOST - TRACING SOUND © Goethe-Institut Korea © Goethe-Institut Korea

  • Movie & Masterclass

    Christian Petzold Masterclass

    At the Korean premiere of his film "Afire" and his first visit to Korea, screenwriter and director Christian Petzold gave a master class after the screening.

    Afire © Christian Schulz, Schramm Film © Christian Schulz, Schramm Film

  • Exhibition

    Gwangju Biennale

    The motto of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in 2023 was "softandweaklikewater". A total of 80 artists took part with over 40 works created especially for the biennale.

    Gwangju Biennale © Gwangju Biennale Foundation © Gwangju Biennale Foundation

  • Film Festival

    EXiS Experimental Film Festival

    The EXiS Film Festival shows experimental films and moving images by artists who explore unknown forms and areas of cinema, adopt original perspectives and dare to embark on aesthetic adventures. The Goethe-Institut Korea supported the participation of Berlin-based director Ute Aurand.

    EXiS © EXiS © EXiS

  • Exhibition

    Treues Herz

    "Treues Herz" presented photographs and videos by six young photographers who have been able to get to know Germany and Korea in recent years as part of a study exchange program.

    Treues Herz © Joonseo Lee © Joonseo Lee

  • Movie screening & discussion

    Women of Bauhaus

    How did the women of the Bauhaus feel? Susanne Radelhof's documentary provides new insights into the Bauhaus, which has firmly established itself as a representative image of "modern", "innovation" and "progress". 

    Women of Bauhaus © Marcus Winterbauer Koberstein © Marcus Winterbauer Koberstein

  • Film Festival

    „Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors“

    Invited by the Goethe-Institut Korea, director Alice Agneskirchner presented her film, which tells the love story of the Gregors and the history of cinema and the eventful history of the Federal Republic of Germany.

    „Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors“ © Ehlermann & Agneskirchner Filmproduktion © Ehlermann & Agneskirchner Filmproduktion

  • Exhibition

    Arno Fischer - A photographer in East Berlin

    A retrospective of the Berlin photographer Arno Fischer, who had a strong influence on photography in East Germany and beyond. A vivid documentation of the German post-war period from the perspective of an artist who experienced war, division, and reunification first-hand.

    Arno Fischer - A photographer in East Berlin © Estate Arno Fischer, ifa © Estate Arno Fischer, ifa

  • Exhibition

    Walking in history. The photography of Ulrich Wüst

    "Wandering in History" exhibited photographs by Ulrich Wüst at the GoEun Museum of Photography Busan. Ulrich Wüst's first solo exhibition in Korea as part of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Korea.

    Ulrich Wüst © Ulrich Wüst; ifa © Ulrich Wüst; ifa

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