Festival

Horizontal is an interdisciplinary festival at the intersection of art and research that explores the reclining body and the horizontal position as cultural, political, and aesthetic practices.

Taking place over two days in the Lecture Hall Ruin of the Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum, the festival accompanies the exhibition "Horizontal - Politics and Poetics from the Sickbed" with performances, talks, workshops, and participatory formats.

Featuring contributions by Black Power Naps (Navild Acosta & Dr. Shadow F. Sosa), Raquel Meseguer Zafe, Ania Nowak, Harold Offeh, Anajara Amarante, Pia Achternkamp, and others.

The festival will be held in German and English.

Accessibility

The Lecture Hall Ruin is part of the museum building, which is wheelchair accessible and step-free throughout. An accessible toilet is located in the basement next to the cloakroom. Assistance dogs are welcome. Wheelchairs and walkers can be borrowed free of charge at the museum ticket desk.

Curators: Monika Ankele, Nicole Schuchardt

The festival was funded as part of a Science x Media Tandem by the Stiftung Charité and supported by the British Council.