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From A for Amy Macdonald and Adèle to Z for Zarah Leander or Zaz – the interactive record exhibition offers an exciting and varied overview and interesting insights into the history of music since the founding of the BRF 80 years ago.
Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier
Just in time for German Week, the Antwerp Tourist Office (TOPA) is now offering audio walks in several languages, including German, under the title ‘Flemish Masters from the Shadows’. The aim is to familiarise tourists with Antwerp’s rich art history. The focus is on the painters Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens, whose lives and work are brought to life with the help of a lively audio guide.
The walking maps with instructions and QR codes can be found at various locations in the city, for example in the Cathedral of Our Lady or St James’ Church. An activity booklet is also available for children to involve them in the magical world of Rubens and Co. The map can also be downloaded online via the website and the audio fragments can be listened to again.
Vlaamse Meesters uit de Schaduw | TOPA
Don’t have the opportunity to take part in a ‘Week for German’ event with your German learners? Then we have a teaching tip for you on how you can make German visible in everyday life and actively involve your learners in the process.
Task
Invite your learners to spend a week collecting traces of German in Belgium. These could be, for example:
- Products or brands from Germany, Austria or Switzerland – at home or when travelling
- German words or terms on the street, in advertising or on menus
- German media such as films, series, music, posts on social media, streaming services, radio or TV
- Tourism & everyday life: signs, flyers, events or restaurants with German food
How it works:
The learners take a photo every day. At the end of the week, they present their photos in small groups and briefly talk about them. The learners can discuss the following questions:
- What did they find and where?
- What exactly is it (product, advertisement, music, film …)?
- Is there a personal connection to this product (childhood, family, travelling)?
- Did you notice this product before or only now?
- Have you learnt a new German word?
Have fun searching for clues!
Contact: Karel de Grote Hogeschool margret.oberhofer@kdg.be
German fashion designer Kristina Szász, who lives in Antwerp, will talk about her work in the fashion industry. All interested parties are welcome!
Contact: birgitta.meex@kuleuven.be
German lessons rely on the use of literature, films and other media. But which works are suitable for which context and for what purpose? Where can I find information on the literary canon and access films and various media? And what practical difficulties are there in selecting and using German-language works and media in Belgium? The ‘Week for German 2025’ is an ideal opportunity to discuss these questions – and to gain new ideas and knowledge.
In the first part of this online workshop, you will gain an overview of the current discussions on the necessary expansion of the literary and media canon. The focus will be on questions of its appeal to a changing student body and the competition from digital and social media.
In the second part, we will engage in a discussion: Which literary works, films and other media have you had good experiences with so far? Which works and media have proven difficult to access? What would a platform that makes canon and media knowledge available to German teachers in Belgium need to offer?
The workshop is primarily aimed at German teachers from Belgium, but is of course open to anyone interested in the use of the literary canon, films and other German-language media in Belgium.
If you would like to participate in this workshop, please register by Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 12:45 p.m., via the Deutschcafé website. On the day of the event, you will receive an email at 1 p.m. with the access data for Zoom online.
Registration via: Literary canon, films and other media in Belgian German lessons | Deutschcafé | University
Schedule: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Since the end of May 2021, the new district office has been located in Harmoniepark. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the history of this neighbourhood, formerly known as the “German quarter”.
Although it was not the largest foreign community, the ‘German colony’ in Antwerp was undoubtedly the most visible around 1900.
It was from 1863 onwards, with the abolition of customs duties on the Scheldt, supported at international level, that the largest influx was recorded.
German families not only settled in Antwerp, but nowhere else was integration into Belgian life as strong as here.
The families integrated into cultural life, promoted sport through new infrastructure and were heavily involved in charitable work.
In Antwerp, a German could flourish in all areas of their own culture.
Wealthy merchants and entrepreneurs were the driving force behind this network.
This guided tour tells the story of these wealthy families who settled around the Harmony Park.
As part of German Language Week, this guided tour is accompanied by a German-speaking guide.
You can book online via this link.
As part of the Week for German, the Institute of German Language and Literature at Ghent University is organizing a German film evening. We will be screening “Zwei zu Eins” (2024) by Natja Brunckhorst.
The film “Zwei zu Eins” tells the story of Maren, Robert and Volker, who in the summer of 1990 discover millions of East German marks in an old shaft in Halberstadt. They develop a system to exchange this now worthless money for goods, in order to outwit the rising capitalist logic and secure their future. Inspired by true events, the film addresses themes of greed and solidarity during the transition from the GDR to the Federal Republic.
Schedule:
7:00 PM: Introduction
7:15 PM: Start of the film
9:15 PM: Discussion
As tradition has it, some snacks and drinks will be provided; feel free to bring along your own favorite treats. Everyone interested is warmly welcome – admission is free.
Contacts : Gerhard Salbeck/Brigitte Anselme
The DAAD office in Brussels is organizing, under the direction of Michael Hörig and as part of the Week for German, a workshop for German-language Spoken Word Poetry.
The workshop will take place at the DAAD premises in Brussels and will be led by the poetry slammer Paul Bank from Stolberg, who has already led Poetry Slams in Ghent and Liège in the past two years.
The German language is hard. Complex and accented. It is loud, emphatic, yet emotionless. You can never really “write beautifully” in German. You can never really “sound beautiful” in German. And yet there are words like “Sehnsucht” (longing), “Mondlicht” (moonlight), or “Augenblick” (moment). There are great German poets and authors. Yes, there is such a thing as “the beautiful German language.”
This workshop, designed as an “Introductory Course to Spoken Word,” is aimed at all students of German Studies interested in exploring the modern use of the German language. The focus lies on creative writing and especially on the contemporary literary format of “Spoken Word / Slam Poetry” – a blend of poetry, prose, and performance.
Participants will gain initial experience in writing and performing their own creative texts in a relaxed setting.
By the end of the workshop, all participants will leave with at least one original piece – and (hopefully) with a new appreciation for how beautiful, creative, sonorous, and poetic the German language can be.
On Wednesday, October 8, the German Department of the University of Namur will present the box-office success Honig im Kopf by Til Schweiger. The film tells, in a humorous yet moving way, the story of a grandfather suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and his granddaughter, while taking a gentle look at themes such as dementia, family, and memories.
The evening will open with an introduction by Prof. Dr. Jeroen Darquennes (University of Namur), who will offer a brief cultural reflection on the theme of aging.
The film will be shown in the original German version with English subtitles and will also mark the launch of the new “Cinéclub Germa”, which this year runs under the theme Life Lines.
For a cozy atmosphere, guests are welcome to bring along their own drinks and snacks.
This event is part of the “Woche für Deutsch” and is open to all. Admission is free. No registration required.
We look forward to seeing you there!
On German Language Day, take part in inspiring events focused on the history of the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification.
Renowned experts will provide deep insights, share authentic materials, and present creative teaching ideas.
Discover how to bring this historical event to life in your classroom to enrich your German lessons in a meaningful way.
Take the opportunity to connect with fellow educators and get inspired!
09:45 – 11:15: Back to the Future – Tracing the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Oliver Holz
How did you feel back then? Do you still remember? Or were you not even born yet?
In the reading session “Tracing the Fall of the Wall”, we take a look back at life in the GDR. Personal experiences and anecdotes are embedded in the context of social and educational policy.
Key historical events before and around 1989 will also be discussed.
11:30 – 13:00: Experiencing the GDR in the Classroom
Speaker: Anja Fricke
An increasing number of young people today express great trust in authoritarian regimes and strong leaders.
This practice-oriented session introduces participants to the methodology of a typical GDR lesson.
Every dictatorship is marked by certain recurring structures.
You’ll first receive a theoretical introduction to the GDR and insights into Anja’s experiences with guest teaching sessions on the topic.
Afterwards, we will discuss how to create a safe space in the classroom to address this topic in a thoughtful way.
What needs to be considered? What framework conditions are necessary?
There will also be an opportunity to try out short teaching sequences yourself.
Experience, from the perspective of a GDR teacher, how powerful and restrictive dictatorial structures could be.
Naturally, you’ll receive materials including an exemplary lesson plan and scenarios for typical GDR-style school tasks.
13:45 – 15:15: Film in the Classroom – The Silent Revolution
Speaker: Stefan Vaes
Contact:
Carolyn Smout
Tel.: 03 265 29 73
E-Mail: carolyn.smout@uantwerpen.be
The gritty, kinetic, and visionary film style of Roland Klick is ready to be rediscovered. After working with international stars such as Mario Adorf and Dennis Hopper, Klick achieved international success and became a cult figure. Yet, after directing only six feature films, he mysteriously vanished from the scene. The story of an uncompromising filmmaker.
Little Emil has his bicycle stolen by a traveler wearing a bowler hat. Together with a gang of friends, he sets out to chase the crook, who turns out to be a dangerous bandit. Based on a screenplay by Billy Wilder, this is the most beautiful adaptation of this classic of German children’s literature.
Gerhard Lamprecht, Germany 1931, Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack, Fritz Rasp ⁄ b/w ⁄ 72′ ⁄ with French and Dutch subtitles
Contact person : CINEMATEK – Cinémathèque royale de Belgique
Roland Klick’s first feature film is a critique of bourgeois postwar German society, offering a subtle approach to political criticism through feelings and emotions. It is free of the influences of the moderate or radical left that shaped the work of other young German filmmakers of the time, who approached political critique in the form of message-driven films or explicitly subversive and radical works. An essential film in articulating another idea of political critique in cinema.
Restored version (DCP).
Roland Klick, FRG 1968, Alexander Kekulé, Sieghardt Rupp, Edith Volkmann ⁄ color ⁄ 86′ ⁄ subtitles: English
Weihnacht
The magic of Christmas seen through the eyes of a child (Weihnacht).
A neorealistic miniature about a young man whose bicycle is stolen (Ludwig).
The intersecting lives of an office worker and an older striptease dancer who briefly touch. Loneliness and the transience of human encounters.
Roland Klick, FRG 1963 ⁄ b/w ⁄ 10′ ⁄ without subtitles
Ludwig
Roland Klick, FRG 1964 ⁄ b/w ⁄ 16′ ⁄ subtitles: English
Zwei
A dockworker in search of love and meaning. A poetic, raw film blending nouvelle vague with existentialism. A modern Orpheus in a city full of shadows and desire (Jimmy Orpheus).
Restored versions (DCP).
Roland Klick, FRG 1965 ⁄ b/w ⁄ 26′ ⁄ subtitles: English
Jimmy Orpheus
Roland Klick, FRG 1966, Klaus Schichan, Ortrud Beginnen ⁄ b/w ⁄ 52′ ⁄ subtitles: English
The edgy, kinetic, and visionary cinema of Roland Klick is ready to be rediscovered. After working with international stars such as Mario Adorf and Dennis Hopper, Klick achieved international success and gained cult status. Yet, after directing only six feature films, he mysteriously disappeared from the scene. The story of an uncompromising filmmaker.
For more information: info@cinematek.be
German-language Premiere: “Only Flowers” – AGORA Theater
“Only Flowers” is filled with questions about play and joy, about death and transience, about universes that exist or those that do not yet exist. Young people from East Belgium are the ones asking these questions. Questions that often remain unanswered.
This children’s theatre piece is a playful and dance-like performance around the boundless questions of young people. Two performers set out with energy to search for answers beyond languages, asking themselves: Do we need to know everything? Understand everything?
A hopeful and humorous performance that also dares to approach taboos.
Tickets: €11 / €9 / €6
Registration: ticket@agora-theater.net
“Only Flowers” is full of questions about play and fun, about death and transience, about universes that exist or those that do not yet exist. Young people from East Belgium are the ones asking these questions. Questions that often remain unanswered.
This children’s theatre piece is a playful and dance-like performance revolving around the boundless questions of young people. Two performers energetically search for answers beyond languages and ask themselves: Do we need to know everything? Understand everything?
A hopeful and humorous performance that also dares to approach taboos.
Tickets: €11 / €9 / €6
Registration: ticket@agora-theater.net
In the music-theatre performance “SPLASH!”, everything revolves around water. Water as the source of life, which we associate with primal power, beauty, and fascination – but also with joy and fun. Yet, the careless use of this precious resource is also part of the story of water – a story inseparably linked to our own.
In “SPLASH!”, the performing musicians create different soundscapes and invite both children and adults to an interactive play with the personal and cultural memory of water.
SPLASH is a co-production of Theater Marabu, the Beethovenfest Bonn and the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, in cooperation with the University of Music and Dance Cologne and the Ruhr University Bochum.
It is funded by the program Jupiter – Performing Arts for Young Audiences of the German Federal Cultural Foundation, and supported by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Tickets: €11 / €9 / €6
Registration: ticket@agora-theater.net
Note: After the performance, young visitors are invited to take part in a one-hour workshop for active exchange.
A speechless late-night host, an annoyed interpreter, a lightning-fast live illustrator – and you in the audience. The star of the evening: the German language. But it keeps everyone waiting. So the show team and the audience must figure out together what kind of personality German really has. Between games, interviews and hidden-picture action, a turbulent evening unfolds – full of misunderstandings, monstrous words and surprising insights.
A show that breaks down language barriers – funny, interactive, international. A show with (linguistic) class.
5:30 p.m.: doors open, welcome drink.
Registration : Anmeldung zur Veranstaltung am 7. Oktober / “Kennen Sie Deutsch?” / Brachland-Ensemble
info@bgdv.be
A week for German event, organised by the BGDV in cooperation with the German Embassy in Brussels, the Goethe-Institut Belgium and many other partners, from 06 to 12 October 2025 across Belgium.
Discover Liège in German!
The Centre for German Studies at the University of Liège invites you on 7 October to a city rally, where pupils will explore the city in small groups using their German skills. The event will kick off with a “speed dating” activity, giving participants the chance to get to know each other. For the grand finale, a Kahoot quiz will allow the pupils to show what they have discovered and learned during the rally!
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.
Teachers are kindly asked to register their class by e-mail by 23 September.
Valérie Goffard: valerie.goffard@uliege.be
Danny Schwall: D.Schwall@uliege.be
Unfortunately, registration is no longer possible, as the planned number of participants has already been reached.
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to upcoming events!
Fairy tale fans, listen up! Experience a magical hour at the library of Chênée in Liège on Wednesday, 8 October 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the ‘Woche für Deutsch – Week for German’ programme. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Deutsche Märchenstrasse (German Fairy Tale Route), the German Embassy in Brussels, together with the German national Tourist Board (DZT – Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus) and the City of Liège, is inviting all fairy tale fans aged 4 and above, together with their parents, to discover the wonderful and mysterious places along the German Fairy Tale Route from Hanau to Bremen.
An hour of fairy tales in the library: we will listen to some of the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tales and do fairy tale crafts with the children. Parents will receive lots of information about the German Fairy Tale Route (Deutsche Märchenstrasse). The library will display its treasure trove of fairy tale books, which are just waiting to be borrowed and read.
Participation is free of charge, but the number of participants is limited. Registration is possible via chenee.lecture@liege.be
The event will be held in French.
Make connections, exchange languages, and raise a glass together – sounds like a cultural cocktail you don’t want to miss!
At our speeddating event, we bring together German native speakers and Dutch-speaking learners of German.
The goal of the evening: relaxed conversations in a friendly atmosphere – at the Madmum Coffee Bar in the House of Language and Literature.
Are you a native German speaker and would like to meet people learning your language – and maybe practice a bit of Dutch too?
Or are you learning German and curious to chat with native speakers?
Then join us for our speeddating night!
Contact:
Stef Van Aken (stef.vanaken@kuleuven.be) – Faculteit Letteren, KU Leuven
Leonie Van Lierop (leonie.vanlierop@kuleuven.be) – Instituut voor Levende Talen (ILT, KU Leuven)
The German Department of the Université de Namur invites you to the second edition of its city rally on the theme “German Language and Culture in Namur.” After the success of the first edition in 2024, we have prepared a brand-new set of riddles and tricky questions for you this year!
Embark on a journey of discovery through the streets of Namur and solve exciting questions about German culture. Our city rally will guide you to different places where you will find clues that bring you step by step closer to victory. At the end of the rally, you can look forward to great prizes and a cozy reception.
The event is bilingual (German/French) and therefore open to everyone without prior knowledge of German required.
Participation is free, but registration is required. If you are interested, please send us an email: emma.joveneau@unamur.be
We are looking forward to discovering Namur with you – and perhaps uncovering one or two secrets along the way…
When?
16:00: Start of the rally (Meeting point: Rue Grafé 1, 5000 Namur)
from 18:00: Award ceremony & reception
Together with Les Grignoux, we are presenting Christian Petzold’s new film Miroirs No. 3, which had its world premiere this year in the “Quinzaine des Cinéastes” section at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was met with great enthusiasm.
Christian Petzold is regarded as one of the most prominent auteur filmmakers of our time and is considered a co-founder of the so-called Berlin School. His work consistently explores themes such as identity, loss, memory, love, and death, and is characterized by a realistic yet strikingly stylized cinematic language.
Following his acclaimed reinterpretation of the myth of Undine (Undine, 2020) and the multiple award-winning relationship drama Afire (Roter Himmel, 2023), Petzold returns in Miroirs No. 3 to the theme of the loss of a child—a subject he has already explored with unsettling precision in Wolfsburg (2003) and Ghosts (Gespenster, 2005).
Les Grignoux and the press write about it:
„Le réalisateur allemand Christian Petzold (Barbara, Le Ciel rouge) propose un conte sur le deuil et la renaissance dont la grande subtilité formelle installe une ambiance énigmatique qui fascine et séduit fortement. Lors d’un week-end à la campagne, Laura, étudiante à Berlin, survit miraculeusement à un accident de voiture. Physiquement épargnée mais profondément secouée, elle est recueillie chez Betty, qui a été témoin de l’accident et s’occupe d’elle avec affection. Peu à peu, le mari et le fils de Betty surmontent leur réticence, et une quiétude quasi familiale s’installe. Mais bientôt, ils ne peuvent plus ignorer leur passé, et Laura doit affronter sa propre vie.“
Les Grignoux, Journal n°321, du 3 septembre au 14 octobre 2025
„Un sommet de mise en scène“, Mathieu Macheret, Le Monde, Miroirs No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOmEcYcQeEo&t=56s (Trailer)
This film is presented with the kind support of the German Embassy in Brussels.
Introduction in French and German
Jeremy Hamers, Service de Cinéma documentaire et littératie médiatique
Claus Telge, Service de langue et littérature allemandes
Centre d’ Études Allemandes, Université de Liège
The film will be shown in German with French subtitles (Ger. OV, Fr. subs).
Registration is open until October 9. Admission is free, but registration is required at: claus.telge@uliege.be.
Have you always wanted to chat with an ambassador? Now is your chance! At our diplomatic speed dating event, you can meet representatives from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Switzerland – in person, face to face. Come along, ask your questions and discover the German-speaking world at first hand!
Our diplomats look forward to open discussions with you. Whether it’s about politics, culture or career: it’s the exchange that counts.
They will be waiting for you:
– H.E. Martin Kotthaus, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
– H.E. Pascal Schafhauser, Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein
– H.E. Jean-Louis Thill, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
– H.E. Jürgen Meindl, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria
– Mr. Leonard Graf, Counselor and Deputy Head of Mission of the Swiss Embassy (tbc)
– Ms. Liesa Scholzen, Senator, Member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
Admission is free.
Please register, stating the title of the activity and your first name and surname, at the following address: fp-wochefuerdeutsch@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Contact person: Sarah Diffels: ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
As part of the Week of German, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation presents the film Die Ermittlung, based on the play of the same name by Peter Weiss. The feature film sheds light on the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials (1963–1965) and powerfully brings to life witness testimonies and historical facts. Like the stage play, the film highlights two central issues in how the crimes of the National Socialists in Auschwitz and other concentration and extermination camps were addressed at the time.
This year, we are especially delighted that actor Tristan Seith will be joining us as our guest. To ensure enough time for the subsequent discussion with him, we will not screen the complete version of the film, but instead present a selection of approximately two hours. After the screening, Tristan Seith will engage with us in a conversation about his artistic approach to the play and share valuable insights. This gives the event an additional dimension, opening space for dialogue and reflection.
The release of the film was supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation as part of its thematic focus on “Liberal Democracy and Open Society.”
Refreshments will be provided – a selection of snacks will be available.
Registration link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-die-ermittlung-tickets-1586137492939?aff=oddtdtcreator
Contact person: Jana Moritz, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung
Learning German while having fun is the aim of these workshops, which are organised by the German Embassy, the Embassy of Liechtenstein, dasKULTURforum Antwerpen and the Junges THEATER Liechtenstein in secondary schools in Liège, Antwerp and Brussels. In these workshops, students learn the basics of theatre techniques, body language and expression with the help of Junges Theater Liechtenstein teachers. A great opportunity to learn how to express yourself in German without even realising it! Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about Liechtenstein, its culture and its history. The programme for 2025 is already fully booked. If you are interested in a theatre workshop at your school next year or would like more information, please contact Ms. Sarah Diffels: ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de (Please note that this programme is only available to Belgian public schools)
Learning German while having fun is the aim of these workshops, which are organised by the German Embassy, the Embassy of Liechtenstein, dasKULTURforum Antwerpen and the Junges THEATER Liechtenstein in secondary schools in Liège, Antwerp and Brussels. In these workshops, students learn the basics of theatre techniques, body language and expression with the help of Junges Theater Liechtenstein teachers. A great opportunity to learn how to express yourself in German without even realising it! Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about Liechtenstein, its culture and its history. The programme for 2025 is already fully booked. If you are interested in a theatre workshop at your school next year or would like more information, please contact Ms. Sarah Diffels: ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de (Please note that this programme is only available to Belgian public schools).
Half a century has passed since the German Fairy Tale Route was created. This unique holiday journey takes visitors on the trail of the Brothers Grimm through idyllic towns and landscapes from Hanau to Bremen. As part of the “Woche für Deutsch – German Language Week”, the German Embassy of Brussels and the City of Liège invite you to learn more about the Fairy Tale Route and the Brothers Grimm during an informative and enchanting event with German author Eberhard Michael Iba. He will read from his book “Deutsche Märchenstraße: Ein Reise- & Lesebuch mit Märchen, Sagen und Legenden” (German Fairy Tale Route: A Travel and Reading Book with Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends). Immerse yourself in the magical world of the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tales in Liège on the 8th of October!
Participation is free of charge, but the number of participants is limited. Please register by email to brigitte.dedeyne@liege.be by 1 October 2025.
The duo “Adrenaline & Placebo” pairs upbeat feel-good music with subtle linguistic humor in sparkling cabaret numbers to help unwind tension. At the Goethe-Institut Brussels, the passionate musician and the singer-songwriter present a show featuring two voices, accordion, and guitar/banjo. For one evening, they take the audience on a train journey with “Deutsche Wahn AG.”
In their toolkit are witty pieces like “I Can’t Do Small Talk,” “Language Junkie,” and “Winged Wordsmith.” More quirky characters push their way into the limelight: a favorite neighbor with “Helper Star Syndrome,” the “Homo Sapiens First Class,” a lady in “Handbag Frenzy,” and tourists fruitlessly searching for the last true locals. The satire culminates in the scandal-tainted “Black Cherry Cream Cake” bearing an official seal.
Since April 2025, Belgian-based musician and Germanist Constanze Schwarzer and translator-teacher-author BanJoe Combüchen have been touring with their refreshing cabaret show Made in Belgium. The German cabaret artists have irrevocably devoted themselves to their multilingual host country Belgium.
Contact : bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
Contact: Gerhard Salbeck
On Tuesday, October 7, the HHH Oktoberfest will take place. This event is organized as part of the German Language Week and celebrates the official inclusion of our school in the PASCH network, which we joined last school year.
During the lunch break, everyone is warmly invited to participate in various games. There will also be food stands offering German snacks, managed by the students. The proceeds will go towards the 12th grade’s trip to Berlin.
At that time, the Heilig-Hart Institute will officially be inaugurated as a PASCH school, and there will be a performance by spoken word artist Jessy James LaFleur in the main hall.
In the afternoon, she will also hold a workshop for the students.
It’s sure to be a great celebration, and we hope to see you all there!
See you then!
Heilig Hart Instituut | Heverlee | Facebook
Contact: Gerhard Salbeck / Heleen Van Den Haute
Attention fairy tale fans: As part of the ‘Week for German’ at the library Het Predikheren in Mechelen on Friday, October 10, 2025 from 4.00 to 5.00 p.m., you will be offered a merry fairy tale hour. To mark the 50th anniversary of the “Märchenstrasse”, the German Embassy of Brussels and the German National Tourist Board DZT are inviting all fairy tale fans aged 4 and over, together with their parents, to discover the wonderful and mysterious places along the German Fairy Tale Route from Hanau to Bremen. One hour of fairy-tale time in the library, where we will listen to some fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, give the grown-ups great travel tips for magical family experiences along the 600 km fairy tale route and make fairy tale crafts with the children. The library has a treasure trove of fairy tale books just waiting to be borrowed and read. Participation is free, you can register via the library’s website : https://hetpredikheren.mechelen.be/50-jaar-duitse-sprookjesroute
The Boy Is Gone: East Belgium in the 1940s
A little boy dreams of soaring through the skies as a pilot. He joins a gliding club where he spends his free time, while all around him in Europe, a war rages whose full scope he can hardly comprehend.
As a child, director Christoph Bohn finds a photo of his father in uniform in a cardboard box.
As an adult, he sets out to uncover the dark story behind that image; he creates an original film weaving archival footage, animation, and eyewitness testimonies into an extraordinary documentary.
Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with director Christoph Bohn.
Spoken in German
Duration: 68 minutes
A film by Christoph Bohn
An Off World Production
Contact person: Fatma Girretz – fatma.girretz@dgov.be
A little boy dreams of soaring through the skies as a pilot. He joins a gliding club where he spends his free time, while all around him in Europe, a war rages whose full scale he can hardly grasp. As a child, director Christoph Bohn discovers a photo of his father in uniform inside a cardboard box. As an adult, he sets out to uncover the dark story behind that image; he crafts an original film that weaves together archival footage, animation, and eyewitness testimony to create an extraordinary documentary. Presented in German.
Duration: 68 minutes
A film by Christoph Bohn
An Off World production
Contact person: Fatma Girretz – fatma.girretz@dgov.be
The Week for German will be officially opened on Monday, 6 October 2025, under the sign of humour by the German piano cabaret artist Anne Folger. Songs on the piano, stories, music, no tap dancing. Anne Folger performs piano cabaret with a clear backdrop, profound, eloquent humour and great, deep music. Her motto: No matter the stage where life takes place, it wants to be played. Her joie de vivre starts where bad mood feels most comfortable and she consistently separates herself from it. Whether it’s about an idiot test, frustration on a dating site or a hotel room fiasco: there’s always a punchline hidden somewhere and she always saves it! Anyone who has ever seen the award-winning entertainer with her keen powers of observation live on stage knows that her evenings are always a varied mix of cabaret, stories, her own songs, stand-up comedy and great compositions. Lightning clever, charming, cheeky and profound. With her having art in the heart, music fire in the belly, a real teaser’s mischievous and sharp tongue, this evening will be one thing for sure: playfully promising! Please register by 26 September by e-mail to ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de As the number of places is limited, the principle of ‘first come first served’ applies.
Contactperson: Sarah Diffels: ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
The maximum number of participants has been reached for this event. If you would like to participate, we will gladly put you on the waiting list.
The Department of Language and Literature of the Faculty of Philology at KU Leuven Campus Kortrijk (Kulak) organizes film nights for its students every year. Throughout the academic year, five selected films are shown, one in each language taught. On October 8, 2025, the German-language film “Jenseits der blauen Grenze” (Sarah Neumann, 2024) will be screened. The film will be introduced in German and shown with German subtitles.
Event room: A214 (A-building)
From A like Amy Macdonald and Adèle to Z like Zarah Leander or Zaz, the interactive vinyl record exhibition offers an exciting and varied overview and fascinating insights into music history since the founding of BRF 80 years ago.
Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier
Speech is golden– Active Speaking Support in the DaF Classroom
How can we encourage our learners simply to start speaking — without fear, without striving for perfection, but with enjoyment and real language progress?
This training day is packed with fresh ideas for breaking down speaking inhibitions and motivating learners to use the language actively.
After an inspiring introduction, we move straight into practice: in several workshops we test and develop practical methods that can be used immediately in class — creative, interactive, and with plenty of room for experimentation.
For anyone who wants to give the speaking component in their lessons a real boost.
Fortbildungstag: Deutschlehrkräftetag – Goethe-Institut Belgien
Contacts : Anja Pohler
After a brief overview of the Belgian Broadcasting Corporation’s development and range of services, we will tour the radio studios, the television studio, and the TV control room.
Prior registration is recommended.
Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier, s.tegtmeier@brf.be
As part of the Week for German, the International German School of Brussels (iDSB) offers pupils from 5th to 10th grade (from primary 5 to secondary 4 in the Belgian school system) from other schools in Belgium the opportunity to immerse themselves in German school life at the iDSB for one day from Monday to Friday, to get to know the language and culture and to attend an exclusive German lesson. If you are interested, please send a message to: marketing@idsb.eu
Dear DaF Teacher,
For the fifth time, the Belgian Association of Germanists and German Teachers (BGDV), in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the German Embassy, is hosting an online German quiz.
In this event, two or more DaF classes from various Belgian secondary schools compete against each other. The quiz is part of the nationwide “Week for German” (October 6–12, 2025) and takes place Monday through Friday during regular school hours. Of course, your class should join in!
The online quiz covers German in the broadest sense. It runs on Kahoot and lasts approximately 20 minutes. There are 20 multiple-choice questions on vocabulary, grammar, typical expressions, cultural knowledge, everyday language, etc., at levels A1, A2, and B1—so it’s suitable for beginners as well as more advanced learners. Above all, it’s meant to be fun!
Will your DaF class come out on top? Sign them up! You’ll find the registration form on the BGDV website (bgdv.be). You’ll provide the essential information we need to place your class (A1, A2, or B1), determine their playing time (between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.), and match them against classes of similar level.
After the Week for German, the two strongest classes at each level (A1, A2, and B1) will be invited to Brussels for a live grand finale at the German Embassy on a Wednesday afternoon in early 2026.
There are great prizes! Every year, the competition is thrilling as learners and their teachers give it their all and inspire the audience with their enthusiasm.
So don’t hesitate—register your DaF classes now! Please note that each participating class needs its own registration form. It will be a fantastic experience for your students!
Deadline for registration : 24.09.2025
Have fun!
Klaas De Gruyter and Filip De Nys
As part of the Week for German, the International German School Brussels (iDSB) offers students from 5th to 10th grade (from 5th primary to 4th secondary level in the Belgian school system) from other schools in Belgium the opportunity to immerse themselves in German school life at the iDSB for one day from Monday to Friday, to get to know the language and culture and to take part in an exclusive German lesson. If you are interested, please send a message to: marketing@idsb.eu
On 9 October 2025, the German Embassy of Brussels and the Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT*) invite you to an entertaining and informative evening about Germany as a travel destination. Lisa Berendsen, the head of the Representation Office of the German Centre for Tourism in Belgium will give exciting insights into the travel destination ‘Germany’: from nature and culture to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, sustainable travel routes and exciting city breaks. With over 3 million overnight stays in 2024, Germany is a favourite destination for Belgian guests. Would you like to know more about Germany as a travel destination? We look forward to welcome you on October 9th! The presentation will be held in four languages (German, French, Dutch and English).
*The German National Tourist Board DZT promotes inbound tourism and develops strategies and marketing campaigns to enhance the positive image of German travel destinations abroad.
Sign up via: wochefuerdeutsch@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
On 9 October 2025, the German Embassy in Brussels and the German National Tourist Board (GNTB*) invite you to an entertaining and informative evening about Germany as a travel destination. Lisa Berendsen, head of the German National Tourist Board’s mission abroad in Brussels, will provide exciting insights into Germany as a travel destination: from nature and culture to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, sustainable travel routes and exciting city breaks. With over 3 million overnight stays in 2024, Germany is a popular destination for Belgian guests. Would you like to know more about Germany as a travel destination? Then we would like to welcome you on 9 October! The presentation will be held in 4 languages (German, French, Dutch and English).
*The GNTB promotes incoming tourism and develops strategies and marketing campaigns to enhance the positive image of German travel destinations abroad.
Register at wochefuerdeutsch@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Admission is from 6.30 pm.
Dear teachers of German as a foreign language (DaF),
For the fifth time, the Belgian Association of Germanists and Teachers of German (BGDV), in collaboration with the Goethe Institute and the German Embassy, is organising an online German quiz.
On this occasion, two (or more) classes of DaF learners from various Belgian secondary schools compete against each other. The quiz is an integral part of German Week in Belgium (6-12 October 2025) and will take place from Monday to Friday during normal school hours. Of course, your class is also invited to take part!
The online quiz focuses on the German language in the broadest sense. It is taken via Kahoot and lasts around 20 minutes. The 20 multiple-choice questions cover vocabulary, grammar, typical expressions, civilisation, everyday language, etc., for levels A1, A2 and B1, so for beginners and more advanced learners alike. Above all, the aim is to have fun!
Will your class be the best in German? Register now! The registration form can be found on the BGDV website: bgdv.be. This form will enable us to collect the information we need to classify your group by level (A1, A2, B1), plan its participation (between 8am and 5pm), and determine which other classes it will be playing against.
After German Week, the two best classes in each level (A1, A2, B1) will be invited to Brussels on a Wednesday afternoon in early 2026 to take part in the live grand final at the German Embassy.
Superb prizes are up for grabs! Each year, the suspense is high, the students give their all, the teachers support them, and everyone is enthusiastic!
So don’t delay: register your DaF classes now!
⚠️ Please note: a separate form must be completed for each participating class.
It’s sure to be a memorable experience for your students!
Have fun!
Klaas De Gruyter und Filip De Nys
Registration deadline for the German quiz: 24.09.2025
After some information on the development and product range of Belgian Radio, we will visit the radio studios, the television studio and the TV control room. Prior registration is required.
Contact: Sylke Tegtmeier, s.tegtmeier@brf.be
An exciting day of discoveries for secondary school students!
In the morning, we’ll start with a German film that inspires reflection and discussion.
In the afternoon, things get lively: through speed dating and board games, we’ll explore together the richness of the German language and culture.
We look forward to seeing you!
Room: Auditoire AGOR 14
For more information, please contact: christina.wenke@uclouvain.be, liesbeth.vanvossel@uclouvain.be
Talking is golden – active speech development in the GFL classroom
How do we get our learners to just start talking – without fear, without perfection, but with fun and real language gain?
This training day is full of fresh ideas on how to break down speaking inhibitions and motivate learners to actively use the language.
After a stimulating introduction, it’s straight into practice: in several workshops, we will test and develop methods that are suitable for everyday use and can be used immediately in the classroom – creatively, interactively and with plenty of room to try them out.
For anyone who wants to get the speaking part of their lessons up to speed.
Training day: German Teachers’ Day – Goethe-Institut Belgium
Contact: Anja Pohler
Fanny, a seventeen-year-old French high school student, travels to Germany as part of a language exchange program. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena, who is the same age and dreams of becoming politically active. To impress Lena, the rather shy and introverted Fanny invents a different life for herself but soon becomes trapped in her lies.
After C’est ça l’amour, a sensitive drama about fatherhood with Bouli Lanners, Claire Burger tells in Foreign Language the story of the political and romantic awakening of two teenage girls, navigating between passion, wonder, and radicalism.
https://grignoux.be//fr/film/2436/langue-etrangere
Upcoming Screenings
Tue. October 15, 2024 12:10 PM
Tue. October 15, 2024 1:45 PM
Fanny, a seventeen-year-old French high school student, travels to Germany as part of a language exchange program. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena, who is the same age and dreams of becoming politically active. To impress Lena, the rather shy and introverted Fanny invents a different life for herself but soon becomes trapped in her lies.
After C’est ça l’amour, a sensitive drama about fatherhood with Bouli Lanners, Claire Burger tells in Foreign Language the story of the political and romantic awakening of two teenage girls, navigating between passion, wonder, and radicalism.
https://grignoux.be//fr/film/2436/langue-etrangere
Upcoming Screenings
Mon. October 14, 2024 4:15 PM_Where? Cinéma Churchill, 20, rue du Mouton Blanc B-4000 Liège
Mon. October 14, 2024 4:30 PM_Where? Cinéma Caméo, Rue des Carmes 49, B-5000 Namur
Tue. October 15, 2024 12:10 PM_Where?Cinéma Churchill, 20, rue du Mouton Blanc B-4000 Liège
Tue. October 15, 2024 1:45 PM_Where? Cinéma Caméo, Rue des Carmes 49, B-5000 Namur
On Thursday, October 17th, the German Poetry Slammer Paul Bank will return to Ghent for a workshop. Together with the Ghent artist and Germanist Loeke Vanhoutteghem, he will work with students on German spoken-word texts. In the evening, the texts can be performed publicly in a café. Creative fun guaranteed!
Registration: torsten.leuschner@ugent.be
After some information about the development and product range of Belgian Broadcasting, we will visit the radio studios, the television studio, and the TV control room.
Registration is recommended but not mandatory: pr@brf.be.
Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier
Wim Wenders, a filmmaker of wandering and space, which he films like a photographer, presents an existential and contemplative road movie that foreshadows his cult work Paris, Texas.
A young German journalist, reporting from the USA, is stranded at a strike-bound airport. A woman in the same situation entrusts him with her little daughter Alice. They are supposed to meet in Amsterdam. However, at the meeting point, the young woman is nowhere to be found…
With an introduction and presentation by Dick Tomasovic, Professor of Film Studies at the University of Liège.
https://www.grignoux.be//fr/evenement/2366/alice-dans-les-villes
Culture from East Belgium
Nebensache – secondary matter
A theatre play – for all, ages 6 and up
A Secondary matter. A commonplace story. A story without headline.
Every night, Cornelius sleeps in a different place. Today he wakes up in a corner of a room. It could perhaps be a class room. He is just passing through. He is always on a journey. He is roaming the land, as he has no home made of stone or wood or concrete or ice. His home is the being-on-the-move and the people he encounters.
He possesses nothing, except for a miserable pram. That was not always the case. But now, he stores his few poor possessions and his story in this pram. It is this story that he tells every one who wants to hear it. It is a story about luck and about what you need to be happy. About possession and loss. About debts and guilt. About farmers and banks. About hopelessness and the courage to make a fresh start.
After he has told his story, he hits the road again. Tomorrow, Cornelius will wake up in another room. Maybe it is a theatre.
Nebensache is a production of the AGORA Theatre (Sankt Vith, Belgium) based on the play Nebensache by Jakob Mendel & Gitte Kath, translated by Volker Quandt (1994) and published by Harlekin Theaterverlag (Tübingen). The play is directed by Kurt Pothen and performed by Roland Schumacher.
When? Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6 p.m. (admission from 5:30 p.m.)
Please register via email at dg.bruessel@dgov.be until 9 October.
Would you like to surprise and amaze your students? With Tobias Campoverde, your pupils will have the opportunity to learn German by magic.
Please register by October 8th via email at: bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
The Goethe-Institut’s digital library provides you with the latest e-books, e-newspapers and e-magazines, e-audiobooks and films as well as materials for learning and practising free of charge. Discover the diverse range of our eLibrary in this digital ‘clever half hour’!
You can log in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/84472709119
Would you like to improve your German skills with fun or recommend interesting media to your learners? In this digital ‘clever half hour’, we show you which apps, videos, games and much more the Goethe-Institut can offer you free of charge.
You can dial in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/86018425452?pwd=UHhVTzhmaTc1TUMzaWtWY0R1NDFMUT09
If you are curious about what the Goethe-Institut has to offer you as a teacher, the ‘Deutschstunde Portal’ is the right place for you! In this digital ‘clever half hour’ we will show you how you can find materials, articles, didactic material and much more for your lessons.
You can log in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/86018425452?pwd=UHhVTzhmaTc1TUMzaWtWY0R1NDFMUT09
Under the motto ‘In search of German-language traces in Brussels’, we offer you a diverse day that starts at 9:45 am at Brussels Central Station with an interactive city tour and the search for German-language traces and continues after a convivial lunch at the Goethe-Institut at 1:15 pm with a practice-oriented workshop on regional studies and didactisation.
Our information stands also offer the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country.
We accept registrations here: Online-Anmeldung – Deutschlehrkräftetag 2024 – Goethe-Institut Belgien
The adult education school, CVO Semper in Brussels, located on the northern outskirts of the city, invites you to an exciting reading with an EU staff member.
The theme of the reading is Europe.
This year, the Week of German will once again take place across Belgium from October 14th to 20th. The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness of the German language as a useful, enriching, and melodious foreign and national language of Belgium.
As part of this event, we offer students from the 5th to the 10th grade from other schools in Belgium the opportunity to immerse themselves in German school life at the iDSB for one day, from Monday to Friday, to get to know the language and culture, and to participate in an exclusive German lesson.
If you are interested, feel free to send us a message at: marketing@idsb.eu
In this digital ‘clever half hour’, we will ask ourselves how Kafka can be dealt with in GFL lessons. Gerhard Salbeck from the Goethe-Institut Belgium will present selected materials from the Goethe-Institut for the classroom to curious GFL teachers on the occasion of the Kafka Year and offer space for your questions.
You can dial in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/87426404144
Would you like to surprise and amaze your students? With Tobias Campoverde, your pupils will have the opportunity to learn German by magic.
Please register by October 8th via email at: bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
What career opportunities does German offer? How international and multilingual is the port of Antwerp? Is it possible to communicate spontaneously with clients in German?
Dive into the professional practice of Henning Schussmüller, founder of Avantis HS Consultancy at the port of Antwerp-Bruges. After various positions in London, Geneva, Brussels, and Lyon, this consultant knows how multilingualism can become a key to success.
As in his lectures at the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück, Henning Schussmüller aims to inspire students in this talk to think outside the box and learn from different cultures throughout their lives.
This event is organized by the Business & Languages, Supply Chain Management, International Business, and SME Management programs at Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences.
Film by Matthias Glasner
https://www.grignoux.be/fr/evenement/2363/sterben
Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle,1948) – 85′
Faust (Murnau, 1926) – 118’
Silent film with subtitled German intertitles, accompanied live on piano
Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle,1948) – 85′
Kameradschaft (G.W. Pabst, 1931) – 87′
Faust (Murnau, 1926) – 118’
Silent film with subtitled German intertitles, accompanied live on piano.
Gegen die Wand (Fatih Akin, 2003) – 121′
Registration: torsten.leuschner@ugent.be
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
Link: https://forms.gle/rAygRKQLKaqSaUrAA
Learning German while having fun is the aim of these workshops, which are organised by the German Embassy, the Embassy of Liechtenstein, dasKULTURforum Antwerpen and the Junges Theater Liechtenstein in schools in Bierges, Antwerp and Ostend.
In these workshops, students learn the basics of theatre techniques, body language and expression with the help of Junges Theater Liechtenstein teachers. A great opportunity to learn how to express yourself in German without even realising it!
Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about Liechtenstein, its culture and its history.
The workshops are offered for all language levels.
The programme for 2024 is already fully booked. If you are interested in a theatre workshop at your school next year or would like more information, please contact Ms. Sarah Diffels: ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a literary conversation with Nicolas Mahler, during which he will present his book and discuss his work on this biography. In his inimitably witty and pointed style, Mahler brings Kafka’s life and work to the stage, incorporating the great unknowns of Kafka’s life and oeuvre into his own work. Registrations for the event can be made here: bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
Doors open: from 6:30 p.m.
Start: 7:00 p.m.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a literary conversation with Nicolas Mahler, during which he will present his book and discuss his work on this biography. In his inimitably witty and pointed style, Mahler brings Kafka’s life and work to the stage, incorporating the great unknowns of Kafka’s life and oeuvre into his own work. Registrations for the event can be made here:
bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a literary conversation with Nicolas Mahler, during which he will present his book and discuss his work on this biography. In his inimitably witty and pointed style, Mahler brings Kafka’s life and work to the stage, incorporating the great unknowns of Kafka’s life and oeuvre into his own work. Registrations for the event can be made here: europanetzwerk.deutsch-bruessel@goethe.de
Film Screening: “The Silent Revolution” (Original with subtitles, rated 15+).
Time and place: 10:30 AM, room Agora 12, Place Agora 19, LLN 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
City Rally in Louvain-la-Neuve (with prizes for the winners!) for students from A1+ level.
Time and place: 2:00 PM Place Agora 19, LLN 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
More : christina.wenke@uclouvain.be
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
Link: https://forms.gle/rAygRKQLKaqSaUrAA
Culture from East Belgium
Nebensache – secondary matter
A theatre play – for all, ages 6 and up
A Secondary matter. A commonplace story. A story without headline.
Every night, Cornelius sleeps in a different place. Today he wakes up in a corner of a room. It could perhaps be a class room. He is just passing through. He is always on a journey. He is roaming the land, as he has no home made of stone or wood or concrete or ice. His home is the being-on-the-move and the people he encounters.
He possesses nothing, except for a miserable pram. That was not always the case. But now, he stores his few poor possessions and his story in this pram. It is this story that he tells every one who wants to hear it. It is a story about luck and about what you need to be happy. About possession and loss. About debts and guilt. About farmers and banks. About hopelessness and the courage to make a fresh start.
After he has told his story, he hits the road again. Tomorrow, Cornelius will wake up in another room. Maybe it is a theatre.
Nebensache is a production of the AGORA Theatre (Sankt Vith, Belgium) based on the play Nebensache by Jakob Mendel & Gitte Kath, translated by Volker Quandt (1994) and published by Harlekin Theaterverlag (Tübingen). The play is directed by Kurt Pothen and performed by Roland Schumacher.
Please register via email at dg.bruessel@dgov.be until 9 October.
The German departments of the University of Namur and of the Haute-École de la Province de Namur would like to invite you to their treasure hunt on the theme of “German culture in Namur”. Embark with us on a journey of discovery through Namur and solve exciting riddles about German culture. Our treasure hunt will take you to various locations where you can collect clues to help you answer those questions and learn more about German culture and traditions. At the end of the treasure hunt, great prizes await you as well as a cosy reception with German delicatessen.
The event is bilingual (German/French), and therefore accessible to all! Participation is free, but advance registration is required.
If you are interested, please send us an e-mail at the following address: emma.joveneau@unamur.be. We look forward to your participation!
When?
4:00 pm: Start of the treasure hunt (Meeting point: Rue Grafé 1)
From 6:00 pm: Presentation of the prizes and reception
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmwgtkQxia08Tn35CuJIp7CCymhiNzmiIY6yfx-CijFL04sg/viewform
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bCvMHnIoON3c7R7W4WdbNraUONnUIzSojkC5WyarFDc
Registration deadline for the German quiz (Friday, October 4th, 2024, 11:59 PM).
In her poetry and prose as well as in her theatre plays, libretti and radio plays, the Vienna-based freelance writer Margret Kreidl weaves richly associative tapestries of sound, reactivating a variety of lyrical forms and traditions. Memories and dreams, references to texts from world literature and iconic works of art are interwoven with trivial elements such as headlines and weather reports in a playful way that leaves room for further thoughts and allusions.
Kreidl writes radio plays (e.g. ‘Eine Schwalbe falten’, composition: António Breitenfeld Sá Dantas, ORF 2017) and performances (e.g. ‘EINLEUCHTEND WEISS’, compositions by Sanziana Dobrovicescu, Clemens Nachtmann and Antonis Rouvelas, KULTUM, Graz 2021). She has also published numerous books, including Ich bin eine Königin. Performances, Wieser Verlag 1996; In allen Einzelheiten. Catalogue, Ritter Verlag 1998; Hier schläft das Tier mit Zöpfen. Gedichte mit Fußnoten, Berger Verlag 2018. In the Edition Korrespondenzen: Laute Paare. Szenen Bilder Listen, 2002; Mitten ins Herz, 2005; Eine Schwalbe falten, 2009; Einfache Erklärung. Alphabet der Träume, 2014; Zitat, Zikade. Zu den Sätzen, 2017; Schlüssel zum Offenen. Gedichte, 2021; Mehr Frauen als Antworten. Gedichte mit Fußnoten, 2023. The volume Wien, Schwedenplatz polyphon, arranged by her together with Lucas Cejpek, has just been published by Sonderzahl-Verlag. She has been teaching aesthetics and creative writing at the Max Reinhardt Seminar since 2015.
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
The Week for German will be officially opened by Bas Böttcher, a German writer and poetry slammer, on Monday, 14 October 2024, at 6.30 pm.
Bas Böttcher is one of the co-founders of the German-language spoken word scene. His texts are regarded as classics of contemporary stage poetry. They appear in textbooks and important collections of German poetry (Der Neue Conrady, Lyrikstimmen and others). Together with Wolf Hogekamp, he published the first poetry clip DVD in 2005. (Voland & Quist/Lingua Video). He has also published the poetry collections “Dies ist kein Konzert” (2006), “Neonomade” (2009) and “Vorübergehende Schönheit” (2012) with Voland & Quist.
His performance will mix both German and English words.
Please register by 30 September by e-mail to ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Admission is free.
The following day, Bas Böttcher will be holding workshops at the German Embassy to introduce German language learners to the techniques of slam poetry.
A wonderful opportunity to discover slam and meet a German slammer, but also a great chance to practice the German language!
On Wednesday, October 16th, the German poetry slammer Paul Bank will once again come to Liège for a workshop. He will work on German spoken-word texts with pupils and students. Creative fun guaranteed!
Languages: German and French (translation and interpreting will be provided to allow beginners to participate).
This event is open to everyone, with special attention to students.
Free, but registration required cletawe@uliege.be
The films that will be discussed are: Greetings from Fukushima by Doris Dörrie, Sonnenallee by Leander Haußmann and Rien à déclarer by Dany Boon.
Socialise, exchange languages and toast together: That sounds like a cultural cocktail not to be missed! At our online meeting, we bring German speakers together with Dutch-speaking German learners. The aim of the evening: informal conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.
Are you a German speaker and would like to meet German learners and practise your Dutch at the same time? Or are you learning German and looking forward to conversations with German native speakers? Then sign up for our online speed dating!
Register here if you are learning German.
Register here if you are learning Dutch.
Two days before the event you will receive an email with the zoom link and further information.
You already know German? Ok – then why not test how well you know German literature!
During German Week, classes from secondary schools in East Belgium can take part in our literary quiz. Two classes at a time play a Kahootquiz online against each other. Our quizmaster asks questions about literature. Attention: at the beginning it’s easy, but then… Let’s see what you can do!
The literature quiz was developed by Vanessa Stilmant, a teacher at the Pater Damian School in Euoen.
Questions about the Kahoot? Contact: wenkechristina@gmail.com
Registration form: wenchr@eiverseau.be
Do you already know German? Ok – then why not test how well you know German literature!
During German Week, classes from secondary schools in eastern Belgium can take part in our literary quiz. Two classes simultaneously play a Kahoot quiz online against each other. Our quizmaster asks questions about literature. Note: it’s easy at first, but then…. Let’s see what you can do!
The literature quiz was developed by Vanessa Stilmant, a teacher at Padre Damian School in Euoen.
Questions about the Kahoot? Contact: wenkechristina@gmail.com
Registration form: wenchr@eiverseau.be
Film screening: “Das schweigende Klassenzimmer”, with subtitles (FSK15).
questions : wenchr@eiverseau.be
Austria 2022, Goiginger
