24 August 24, 11 pm – 2 am

In English

Venue: 4th floor

Participation with Long Night-ticket

Information on accessibility can be found below.

KW Institute for Contemporary Art opens the stage for Berlin’s hidden talents. A night of warbling and singing, shining and glittering; all undiscovered and all known, all courageous and all shy singers, daredevils, stage divers and golden starlets are welcome – the stage is for everyone. Karaoke is more than just the singing of a song; it is an outlet for emotions and an outbreak from everyday life. Joining in on the fun are pop starlets Olympia Bukkakis, the “architect of eternal suffering”, and Oozing Gloop, the “world’s leading green autistic drag queen”. Together, they will guide the audience through the evening and provide support between the songs selected by the participants.

During the Long Night, the exhibitions by Luiz Roque, Pia Arke and Jimmy DeSana & Paul P. will be open until 2 am and serve as a source of inspiration for the song selection. Luiz Roque, whose work deals with pop culture, queer (bio)politics and science fiction, seduces with club hits and pop anthems. Pia Arke, with her female perspective on decolonial structures in circumpolar regions, evokes an arctic mood and induces deep and powerful ballads. The works of Jimmy DeSana & Paul P. harbor expressions of masculinity, the 1970s gay scene in New York, no-wave and punk. Something mysterious resonates in all the portraits and pictures, who are these men? In the search for them, one finds hits from rock to funk to pop and ends up with legendary song titles from a bygone era of this queer scene, whose invigorating vibrations reach into the here and now.

The entire evening is accompanied and supported by the Karaoke<3ies team. This is an established and successful format that offers an inclusive and enriching experience in arts and cultural institutions. The interactive and site-specific approach of Karaoke<3ies allows the audience to actively participate in the event and reshape public space. By singing their all-time favorite songs, participants create a collective experience and strengthen the sense of togetherness.

Karaokee<3ies
Program: Yeşim Duman
Team: Camila Malenchini

Queen of the Heavens and of the Earth, Empress of Despair, and Architect of Your Eternal Suffering, Olympia Bukkakis is a drag queen, choreographer, moderator, and writer living and working in Berlin. Since moving to Berlin in 2012, she has organized, curated, and moderated various queer performance nights including Get Fucked, Apocalypse Tonight and Queens Against Borders. In 2019 she completed a Masters in Solo Dance Authorship at the Inter-University Centre for Dance (HZT) in Berlin with her graduation piece Tales From a State of Shemergency. Since then, she has premiered a number of new works including, Gender Euphoria (2019), Work on Progress (2019), Under Pressures (2019), A Touch of the Other (2020), Too Much (2021), Boys Night Out (2023), and replay (2023). She is inspired by tensions and intersections between queer nightlife and contemporary dance and performance.

The world’s premier autistic, green, drag queen! Oozing Gloop is a trans-aggressive tattooist, tarot reader, and painted lady of Herculean feats who uses a variety of mark-making techniques to translate psychic topologies in her eternal struggle against this fantastically cruel world. Hyper verbal, hyper active and ready to hype you up! This lady of the night has been accused of being an oracle of end times, repeatedly; despite just being a girl wanting to go about her day. She must be seen to be believed, experienced to be understood and that is something you are absolutely invited to do.

As part of Long Night of Museums

Information on accessibility

Venue:
The event will take place on the 4th floor of KW. An elevator is available for visitors with limited mobility with the assistance of KW staff on site. Please contact us in advance at reservation@kw-berlin.de so that we can facilitate access.

Times:
Entrance starts at 11 pm.
If necessary, we can offer you an earlier entrance from 10.45 pm so that you can familiarize yourself with the surroundings and choose your seat. Please register for this via reservation@kw-berlin.de.
The event starts on time at 11 pm.
Late entrance is possible.

Seating:

Chairs with backrests, benches without backrests, cushions and beanbags are provided.

Sensory stimuli:

The event tends to have a high volume.

The event space is dark/darkened.

The event space is warm.
The event is immersive.

The event does not include any stroboscopic lighting.

The event takes place in a spacious room.

Event type:
The event is planned as a Relaxed Performance. This means that the performance will take place in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. You are free to move around, leave and come back whenever you like. The event is planned to be sensory-friendly. This means that care is taken to reduce strong sensory stimuli in order to create a place that is as pleasant as possible for everyone. Loud noises and intense lighting effects are avoided.

Language:
The event will mainly be held in English.
The event will not be translated.

Aids / accompanying persons:
Assistance dogs can be brought to the event.
Assistance persons can attend the event free of charge.

Contact persons:
If you have any further questions about accessibility, please email reservation@kw-berlin.de.
If you have any questions or require assistance on site, please contact the admission staff.