When does the happening take place?

The happening takes place on Sunday, November 8, 2026, from 5 to 7 PM.

Where does For the Record take place?

The event location is ROOM 107 at Charlottenstraße 107, 14467 Potsdam.

How much does a ticket cost?

A regular ticket costs 15 euros. Reduced tickets are available for 10 euros.

What artistic forms will be shown?

The festival combines poetic short films with performance, concert, word art, and contributions from various fields of knowledge.

How long does the event last?

The event lasts about two hours and is expected to end around 7 PM.

How do you get to ROOM 107?

The venue is accessible by tram lines 91, 94, and 98 to the stop Dortustraße.

For the Record: Film, Research and Performance Become a Shared Thought Walk

Name: For the Record keeping track of Gedankenspaziergang / Happening with Guests
Start: 2026-11-08T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-08T19:00:00+01:00
Location: RAUM 107

Thought Walks between Film, Research and Live Performance

In ROOM 107 in Potsdam, an experimental festival begins with For the Record – Keeping Track of Gedankenspaziergang, intertwining film, dance, concert, performance, and word art. On Sunday, November 8, 2026, the art space opens for a happening, where short cinematic miniatures will serve as starting points for shared observations, associations, and conversations.

When Images Become Thought Movements

The staging does not follow a conventional plot. Twelve poetic films, each just a few minutes long, function as moving paintings and as impulses for new perceptions. Students from the Montage program at the Babelsberg Konrad Wolf Film University have reexamined existing video material and developed independent cinematic miniatures from it.

The dramaturgy relies on openness: An image appears, evokes a memory, and directs thought unexpectedly. Art does not appear as a finished result but as a starting point for a lively exchange.

Five Happenings, Each a Unique Evening

The festival by KOMBINAT combines dance and film, presenting five events in ROOM 107. Each time, two guests share their individual ways of making observations and discoveries. Chemistry, physics, music, performance, vocal art, and journalism form possible perspectives of this extraordinary thought walk.

This gives rise to a stage art beyond the classical stage: without fixed seating arrangements, without strictly defined spectator areas, and without rigid performance rituals. The theater atmosphere thrives on closeness, acoustics, visual stimuli, and the audience's willingness to contribute their own viewpoints.

ROOM 107 as an Open Resonance Body

Charlottenstraße 107 becomes a resonance space for film and conversation. Light, projection, and the immediate proximity between guests and the audience shape the stage experience. Instead of a closed production, an open experimental arrangement emerges, in which perception, expectation, and experience move together.

The concept by Paula E. Paul and Sirko Knüpfer connects artistic research with an accessible form of exchange. The audience reaction is not only on the periphery of the event but constitutes an essential part of the artistic process.

An Evening for Curious Theater and Film Lovers

The happening is aimed at people who want to experience contemporary performance, experimental film, and interdisciplinary stage art with open eyes. Those who engage with brief visual impulses, surprising thought paths, and changing perspectives will discover an evening between exhibition, theater, and conversation.

Conclusion: For the Record transforms the Potsdam ROOM 107 into a place of collective thinking. The audience does not expect a finished interpretive system but a sensual, stimulating stage experience that continues to resonate long after the last image. Those who see theater as a living encounter should experience this evening on site.