MUNICH.- The live exhibition ECHOES. Plot Twist, which will take place at Haus der Kunst from 30.1. until 2.2.25. The four-day performance programme explores contemporary media: the digital and the body. We are especially looking forward to presenting the premiere of choreographer and dancer Layton Lachman, to inaugurating the new TUNE installation in the Terrassensaal by Hanne Lippard and Laurel Halo, and to premiering Pussy Riot's new show on the large stage of the Westgalerie, with which the performance collective will then tour the US and Canada. We look forward to your visit!

The annual ECHOES exhibition probes new interfaces of the digital and our body, exploring how we connect with one another and create meaning in a digitalised world. "Plot Twist", the third edition of ECHOES, reflects on the relationship between humans and other beings. Through music, dance, and talks, the programme combines old myths with new technologies and concludes on the last of the four days with a performance by Pussy Riot, who are expanding their exhibition "Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia" with a live concert.

This year's ECHOES programme is dedicated to language and play. Like a sound wave that is reflected from a distant surface, ECHOES reflects the overarching themes of the year at Haus der Kunst. The live exhibition will open with a performance by Hanne Lippard, who inaugurates TUNE with a new installation commission in collaboration with Laurel Halo. This opening work creates a beautifully serene timbre, playfully testing the malleability of bodies and words. On the second evening, the mood evolves into a contemplative, hypnotic tone that may at times become unsettling and extends into late evening, inviting release and dance. Saturday is about “choose your own adventure”, as ECHOES culminates in the outstanding new production Dimanche by Anansi’s Web, a spectacular performance developed through deep research into Afro-Caribbean music traditions and carnival characters. On Sunday, Pussy Riot is back to close ECHOES with their powerful performance combining music and political commentary, extending their exhibition “Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia“ into a live concert format.

With Anansi’s Web (Curtly Thomas & Nelta Kasparian), Hanne Lippard & Laurel Halo, Invernomuto, Layton Lachman, Lucy Liyou, Pavel Milyakov & Martyna Basta, Pussy Riot, Rully Shabara, and Sarah Friend. The premiere by Layton Lachman is commissioned in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut London. The project by Invernomuto is made possible thanks to the Italian Council programme (2024). The performance by Anansi’s Web is co-produced with the Roskilde Festival. Curated by Sarah Johanna Theurer with Sarah Miles and Marlene Mützel with support by Ilinca Fechete.