ENCORE: Kiezsalon w/ Başak Günak, Cerys Hafana and Christina Kubisch

Digital in Berlinis the platform for cultured music between avant-garde, pop culture and interdisciplinary arts. For 15 years we have been Berlin’s musical archive, reflecting the diversity of the scene. Since 2010 we curating concerts in many places in Berlin, since 2015 under the nameKiezsalon.The Kiezsalon has offered a forum for innovative musical activity beyond genre boundaries. The series presents compact shows of 30 minutes by artists of diverse genres, origin and status. Following 9 exciting years, the Kiezsalon has established itself as one of the most popular and successful series in Berlin, so far hosting 280 acts from 45 countries with over two-thirds Berlin premieres.

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For three days in late July, the Kiezsalon settles into the Wasserspeicher in Prenzlauer Berg, a historic 19th-century water reservoir.

Kleiner Wasserspeicher

ENCORE: Kiezsalon at Wasserspeicher, 24—26.07.2025

Due to high demand, we have added second concert slot for each Kiezsalon at the Wasserspeicher. Doors open at 18:00, shows start at 19:00 CET. 

More tickets are now available for each evening.

<h3>Due to high demand, we have added this earlier, second concert slot for the Kiezsalon. Doors open at 18:00, shows start at 19:00 CET.</h3><p><br></p><h3><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/encore-kiezsalon-at-wasserspeicher-2426072025-4477273" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/encore-kiezsalon-at-wasserspeicher-2426072025-4477273">ENCORE tickets</a> are now available for each evening at the Wasserspeicher.</h3><h3>-------</h3><p>For three days, the Kiezsalon settles into the Wasserspeicher in Prenzlauer Berg, a historic 19th-century water reservoir. On Saturday, 26 July we present Berlin-based sound artist Başak Günak and Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana. The program begins on Thursday with Jasmine Guffond and Jason Kunwar, followed by Limpe Fuchs and Maika Garnica on Friday.</p><p>Başak Günak is a Berlin composer and sound artist who also works in electronic music as <a href="https://ah-kosmos.bandcamp.com/album/bastards" title="https://ah-kosmos.bandcamp.com/album/bastards" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">AH! KOSMOS</a>. Her work includes site-specific performances and soundscapes for theatre, contemporary dance, film and visual art projects. She presented ‘THE WELL’, her sound installation for 11 speakers, at Istanbul’s Arter museum in 2020 and ‘distant hollow(s) like you’ in the city’s ancient Çinili Hammam in 2023. Her 2024 album <a href="https://basakgunak.bandcamp.com/album/rewilding" title="https://basakgunak.bandcamp.com/album/rewilding" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em><em>Rewilding</em></em></a> incorporated audio from previous installations to create what The Wire called<em><em> “a diversity of rewilded sounds skittering through a haze of electronic auras.”</em></em></p><p>Welsh composer and performer Cerys Hafana shares the creative possibilities of the triple harp, with its three rows of strings, combining Welsh folk tradition with found sounds, archive materials and electronic processing. Their second album <a href="https://ceryshafana.bandcamp.com/album/edyf" title="https://ceryshafana.bandcamp.com/album/edyf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em><em>Edyf</em></em></a> was chosen as one of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/28/the-best-folk-albums-of-2022" title="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/28/the-best-folk-albums-of-2022" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Guardian</a>’s top 10 folk albums of 2022, while Folk Radio hailed them as <em><em>“an adept shapeshifter, entwining tradition with direct and personal interpretations to create music that’s both progressive, profound and inspiring.”</em></em></p><h3>Alongside our live music program, we present artworks by pioneering German sound artist Christina Kubisch and multidisciplinary Berlin-based artist Victoria Alexandrova.</h3><p>Christina Kubisch, born in Bremen 1948, belongs to the first generation of sound artists. Kubisch’s practice ranges from performances, concerts, to works with video and visual art, but she is best known for her sound installations and electro-acoustic compositions. In her installations she merges audio and visual arts to create multi-sensory experiences for the participants, who are invited to become active as listeners and performers.</p><p>Born in Kamchatka, Russia, multidisciplinary artist Victoria Alexandrova led a nomadic life that took her through Argentina and Finland before eventually finding her home in Berlin. At the Wasserspeicher, she will present a piece from her series 'Ordnung!', produced by recovering and documenting forgotten, small-scale and often trivial artefacts and their stories. Her reimagining of these found objects encourages a focused examination of the recent German history of tyranny.</p><p>The Wasserspeicher in Prenzlauer Berg is a historic underground reservoir, built in 1877 to store and supply water to Berlin’s growing population. Now decommissioned, the site has found new life as a cultural venue, its raw, vaulted architecture boasting unique acoustics and an enigmatic atmosphere.</p><p>Friday, 26.07.2025 | Doors 18:00 / Start 19:00</p><p><br></p><h4>The Kiezsalon is a project by Digital in Berlin. Curated by Michael Rosen and funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Presented by The Wire and taz, die tageszeitung.</h4>