What does the city do to us? What does it make of us?

Can the traces of a city be found in our posture?

The streets influence the sounds of our footsteps. But we influence them too, don’t we?

Whether you were born here, grew up here, or moved here later in life, in the workshop series VOICES OF THE CITY (AT), led by actress Amaralina Schmidt, we want to use various acting exercises to explore with you what exactly the city has to offer, how our relationship with it develops, and how it influences our everyday lives. But also what we bring to the city!

With VOICES OF THE CITY, we want to paint a picture of the city through your narratives and experiences.

The results of this exploration will be presented in the form of a showing in February 2026 at Ballhaus Naunynstraße.

Projects of the akademie der autodidakten is oriented towards post-migrant, Black and/or People of Color between the ages of 16 and 27. We welcome you, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, physical abilities, religion, etc.; No stage experience is required for participation.

Project duration: December 2025 – February 2026

PLEASE NOTE:

The project is only open to individuals who are not professionally involved in the arts or trained as artists.

REGISTRATION: akademie@ballhausnanynstraße.de

VOICES OF THE CITY (AT) is a production of the akademie der autodidakten at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, supported by funds from “Projektfonds Kulturelle Bildung, Fördersäule 3″, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. With the kind support of NaunynRitze.