Frankfurt Lab

2 – 5 pm, Atelier 1318 / Freie Kunstakademie Frankfurt

Workshops for families, children, youth and adults: Comicdrawing – Costumes – Painting – Video

Everyone, especially families, is invited to draw comics with Daniel Eyrich, design costumes and dress up in them with Isabell Ratzinger, use paint and brushes with Carolin Trunk, or record watercolor games with an iPad with Martina Wolf. Simply drop by during opening hours on the 2nd floor of the cross-wing. We look forward to welcoming you!

12 – 6 pm, parking lot

Open Amublace by Malteser Hilfsdienst

Here you can thoroughly explore a real ambulance. The Malteser team will show you what’s inside and how it’s used in the case of an emergency.

12 – 6 pm, RoomEscape Frankfurt

Escape Room Challenge & Pixel Games

Escape Rooms: ages 10 and up (younger children must be accompanied by an adult)
Pixel Rooms: suitable for children from approx. 5 years and adults

Experience real escape-room excitement in our thrilling escape rooms and solve tricky puzzles together. You can also try out the Pixel Rooms at a unique introductory price – fun and action for the whole family! At RoomEscape Frankfurt, delicious hot dogs, face painting for kids, cool drinks, and a friendly atmosphere await you.

12 – 6 pm, Fearless Gym Frankfurt

Fearless Gym

Discover the world of kickboxing with coach Mikel White at Fearless Gym in the basement of the Kommunikationsfabrik. No need to be afraid! Simply drop by.

12 – 4 pm, Frankfurt LAB

China Box

Installation by Yinfu Gao

Everyone knows the Chinese takeout box: the small cardboard container with a handle and a red pagoda printed on its side, holding rice dishes and fried noodles. This everyday object becomes the starting point for telling stories from the Chinese diaspora. Also, three participatory workshops will take place. Simply drop in.

1 pm: Story Box Workshop with Yinfu Gao

2 pm: A Feast That Never Sits Still with July Yang

3 pm: Unlucky Cookie Workshop with Sichi Li

Noon / 1 pm / 2 pm / 4 pm / 5 pm, Z-Zentrum, limited capacity

In der Pelle die Zeit

Performance-Installation by Emmi Esefeld

An artistic sausage factory has moved into the ID_Frankfurt rehearsal center for the independent theatre scene. Here, you can put things hard to digest through a meat mincer – guaranteed vegan. The performance is laid out for 8 visitors at a time and begins at fixed times; our staff will take registrations for the next show on site.

12 – 6 pm, Singvogel Gesangskabinen

PC: Playable Character / Personal Computer

Installation by Sonja Prochorow

At the karaoke bar “Singvogel Gesangskabinen,” you can try out Korean karaoke and discover fantastic creatures by Sonja Prochorow.

12 – 6 pm, Main Entrance Kommunikationsfabrik

Campus Lab

Exhibition of the BA Architecture program of Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor students have developed ideas for what Frankfurt LAB might look like in the future. Their drawings, collages, and detailed models open up possibilities for new forms of producing, presenting, and coming together.

12 – 6 pm, Frankfurt LAB & Z-Zentrum

See You Soon – Thoughts About a Theatre of the Future

By Hannah Meyer-Scharenberg, Judith Schaefer, Claud Teichmann, Eva Stallbaum, Martin Brüggemann, Hanna Franke

What does the theater of the future look like? An installation with letters, audio collage, film and space for your own visions.

11 am, Frankfurt LAB, reservations recommended

Epoche f International

Final concert of the IEMA masterclass for contemporary music with was coached by artists from Ensemble Modern for prizewinners of German and European youth music competitions.

In the large hall of Frankfurt LAB, young talented musicians explore contemporary music. Sometimes unusual instruments, such as balloons, are also used. There’ll be lots for your ears to discover. Free advance tickets can be reserved online, but there will also be seats available for walk-ins.

12 – 2 pm, Frankfurt LAB

Weaving

Participatory Project by Nastya Dzyuban

You are invited to weave a camouflage net together. Because weaving is more than a technical act: it is shared time, focus, being together in silence and in conversation. A space where art, care and solidarity meet.

1 pm, Meeting Point Frankfurt LAB

BA Tanz meets Percussion

Walking Act by the HfMDK Frankfurt

The percussion and dance students of the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt invite you to discover the site, movement, and sounds together. The route begins at the Frankfurt LAB and then continues through the building. Come to the starting point or bump into the young artists elsewhere. Follow your ears!

2 pm, DFDC Studio, reservations recommended

Community Dance

Dance workshop by the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company for ages 14 and up

Experience and discover the joy of dance! In this introductory workshop, dancers from the DFDC will offer a glimpse into the improvisational methods of Ioannis Mandafounis, artistic director of the company. The workshop invites you to try things out, explore new movement languages, and connect with one another.

Participants aged 14 to 99 are welcome, and we accommodate different levels of prior experience and physical abilities. The workshop can be attended in street clothes – we recommend comfortable clothing and we will be dancing in socks.

Sign up at the information counter of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company at the Frankfurt LAB.

2 pm, Frankfurt LAB, in English, from age 16

Rhythm is a Grandmother

Lecture Performance by Anna Lublina & Yasmeen Al-Qaisi

In this interdisciplinary lecture performance, the artists research the entwined histories (and the violent disentanglements) of Jewish and Muslim rhythms.

3 pm, Frankfurt LAB

Pionieren – Eine Zukunftsmusik

Participatory installation by Matthias Schönijahn & Constantin von Thun

In a former GDR pioneer camp, mosses, fungi, and algae now live. For several months, they were entrusted with the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Anthem, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What they made of it, what they left behind, is now in the room and invites to be brought to resonance together.

4 pm, Rehearsal Hall HfMDK (3 floor), in German and English, from age 16

Barrierefreiheit in der Tanzausbildung – Towards Reshaping Dance Education

Workshop with Laura Ahumada García & Hannah Dewor

Accessibility plays an increasingly important role in dance education. Laura Ahumada García and Hannah Dewor, together with other artists with and without disabilities, engage with this challenge. They share their knowledge with you in a movement workshop for people with and without disabilities.

The workshop will include movement and discussion. The movement tasks are adaptable for individual needs. We will provide a retreat room and stimming materials.

4 pm, Frankfurt LAB

DFDC Dance Showing

Original works by the dancers of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company

In addition to the company’s regular programme, many ensemble members work on their own dance and choreographic projects. On the stage of the Frankfurt LAB’s large hall, they offer an insight into their current work. These short shows feature a wide variety — some are nearly finished dance performances, while others are experiments being presented for the first time. All you need to bring is your curiosity! And there is no need to worry if you don’t understand exactly what is happening.
You are welcome to come and go as you please between the showings.

Pizzeria bei Nadine

Pizza, coffee and drinks

Foyer Frankfurt LAB

Coffee, cake, waffles and drinks

Club Mondaé

Drinks, snacks & music

RoomEscape Frankfurt

Hotdogs and cold beverages