Odessa's Heart Must Beat On. An Evening for Ukraine

Odessa's Heart must beat on.

An Evening for Ukraine

Music - Reading - Discussion

The event aims to use the unifying power of literature and music to send a signal of solidarity with Ukraine.

Ira Peter, journalist and author, will read from her award-winning city writer's blog, and the scholar of literature Ronja Dierks will present poems by young people in Odessa that directly reflect the events of the war. The music of the duo Kyiany, inspired by jazz and world folklore, will open the evening's horizons beyond Odessa.

Finally, a discussion moderated by Prof. Dr. Igor Kąkolewski, Director of the Centre for Historical Research Berlin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, will bring the participants together with the Odessa-based journalist and German teacher Karina Beigelzimer, who will be connected online.

An event in cooperation with the German Cultural Forum Eastern Europe.

Free admission

Registration is required via online ticket booking. For your and our safety, we recommend wearing an FFP2 mask during the event.

The event will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel. Please click on the link on the day of the event and you will be redirected to the stream.