Collaborations between German and African Artists

Afropollination x CTM

A notable presence of new collaborations between African and German artists will be presented at CTM 2023, under the Afropollination umbrella. Performances throughout the festival's club nights and concerts, as well as several workshops will take place.

Performance and Talks Running 3–4 February at HAU

The Ghosts Are Returning

A musical story by GROUP50:50 of seven pygmy skeletons brought to Geneva from Congo in the 1950s, which asks if their descendants want the skeletons and spirits of their ancestors back in the first place? Because what is rarely considered in the debate about restitution is that returning masks, skulls, and skeletons also brings back the spirits that Europeans stole and locked away during the colonial era.

Event Series 26.1.–1.2.2023

Goethe-Institute in Exile

A programme at ACUD highlghts Iranian and Ukrainian artists. Formats range from a multi-day exhibition, a workshop, a poetry reading and listening session, concerts, and more.

Livestream

HÖR Berlin x CTM 2023

We're excited to collaborate with HÖR Berlin for a second year, to bring a number of CTM 2023 club acts to the streaming platform. Tune in live on Saturday 4 February, or check back to their archive to listen later!

Daily Radio Shows and Club Night

Refuge Worldwide x CTM

Daily radio shows with CTM festival artists, a workshop at Refuge's studio, and a dedicated dancefloor within CTM's club programme will feature a range of sounds and voices from Berlin's local community and beyond.

Performance by Contrechamps and Members of Ensemble Zwischentöne

GLIA

Reconstructed posthumously after her passing by Bill Dietz, Maryanne Amacher’s »GLIA« explores the potentialities of our ears as they interface between the electronic and acoustic instrumentation.

Artist Support Platform

SHAPE+

Several artists supported by the SHAPE+ platform are featured throughout the CTM 2023 programme.

Partner Event | 27 – 29 January

Crack Nerve Boogie Swerve

CTM 2023 opening weekend features a performance by Alexis Blake, presented by KW Institute for Contemporary Art. With sonic contributions by mobilegirl, Sofia Borges, and Stefanie Egedy.

Performances in 4DSOUND at MONOM | 28 January

Spatial Live x CTM

MONOM Studios and CTM continue their longstanding collaboration with an evening of commissioned works newly-created within the 4DSOUND system.

Collaborative Events

transmediale x CTM

For our 2023 editions, transmediale and CTM will present a multilayered collaboration in three parts.

City-wide Partner Programme

Vorspiel

Vorspiel is an initiative by transmediale and CTM Festival that aims to showcase the richness and diversity of Berlin's independent project spaces and artist initiatives active in music and sound, visual and media arts, as well as connected hybrid fields. Uniting a large number of local initiatives this year, the programme will run parallel to both festivals.