Underground Institute Festival

Underground Institute Festival | Berlin
Dec 8-10 (Silent Green / Panke / gr_und*)

Three days of sonic exploration, custom built instruments, sound art and avant-garde pop music.

Featuring some of the most adventurous sonic artists active today, with each participant defining a musical language of their own.
With live performances, talks, DJ sets, listening sessions, workshops and more.
Full and detailed program HERE.

LOLINA / MARTIN REV / LIMPE FUCHS / XIU XIU (DJ set) \
KMRU \ CEDRIK FERMONT \ DJ MARCELLE \ EL KHAT (solo)
KA BAIRD / MUERAN HUMANOS / ZOE MC PHERSON
ALEXANDRA CARDENAS \ YA TOSIBA \ MOLLY NILSSON \
DAS KINN / OSCAR DER WINZIGE and others.
 
*all spaces are accessible.
 
The Underground Institute is an agency and platform for culture whose main focus is challenging female, queer, multidisciplinary and genre-bending artists.

Curated by Mary Ocher, Manu Louis, in collaboration with amSTART.
Supported by Musikfonds.
Artwork by Till Sperrle.
 
 
Program:
Thursday 8.12 | Silent Green

17:00 doors
18:00 festival opening talk/Q&A: with Martin Rev, Molly Nilsson, Mueran Humanos and UI founder Mary Ocher – “What is Underground Music?”
19:00 Ka Baird
20:00 El Khat (solo)
21:00 DJ Marcelle
22:00 curfew

Friday 9.12 | Silent Green
18:00 doors
19:00 Limpe Fuchs
20:00 Alexandra Cardenas
21:00 Lolina
22:00 curfew

evening | Panke
22:00 Xiu Xiu (dj set)
23:30 Das Kinn
00:30 Ya Tosiba
01:30 Zoe Mc Pherson (dj set)
02:30 Oscar der Winzige (dj set)

Saturday 10.12 | gr_und
13:00 KMRU – Slowed Cities – Sound installation (on the whole day)
14:00 Maria Santos and Elliot Simpson – Changing Systems (Alternative notation workshop)
15:00 DJ ONONiiONIONIION – Showa Japanese Kids Music
16:00 Wedding Soundwalk
17:00 Cedrik Fermont – Electronic and experimental music outside of the western standards (talk) 19:00 Eletronica: Mentes – Film screening (Brazil 2019, Dacio Pinheiro and Paulo Beto)
20:00 afterparty: music + drinks, snacks

Presale prices (+fees): 
Festival pass: 30 euro
Silent Green Thursday: 15 euro,
Silent Green Friday: 15 euro
Panke Friday: 10 euro
gr_und Saturday (no pre-sale, only at the door): 5 euro / visitors under 18: free

We aim to create an inclusive space for all, and we will do our best to keep everyone safe and welcome while you are visiting our event.