{"title": "Poetry Slam", "start": "2026-10-30T20:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Tanzfabrik Berlin", "address": "Möckernstraße 68, 10965 Berlin", "price": "Pay what you can (3/5/10/15/20/25)", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://pretix.eu/tanzfabrikberlin/Shape-Slam/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "A poetry slam show as part of the Shape Festival, where literature is experienced live on stage. Behind the evening are the Kiezpoeten, Berlin's poetry slam collective, and the award-winning LILA SOVIA. On stage, Anna Lisa Azur, Nick Pötter, Jule Thomsen, Lisa Hein and LILA SOVIA perform their best texts, moderated by Hendrikje Wassenaar. Expect big emotions, pointed stories and clever thoughts, experienced live.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-10009/", "official_url": "https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/de/events/3494/2026-10-30-20-30", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/49f06c41c666baf8f04eda1db168604255ad3ada9cfec7d96c5c2c19b39bb708-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-30T20:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Tanzfabrik Berlin", "address": "Möckernstraße 68, 10965 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Poetry Open Mic", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Uferstudios - Uferstudio 14", "address": "Uferstraße 23 13357 Berlin", "price": "Freier Eintritt", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://pretix.eu/tanzfabrikberlin/openmic/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "At the Poetry Open Mic, the stage belongs to everyone who wants to perform their own poems live – whether first-time slammer or seasoned stage pro, what counts is the text. Participants of the accompanying poetry slam workshop also get the chance to perform. The evening is hosted by Jule Thomsen, and the slam is part of the Shape Festival by Tanzfabrik Berlin. The show takes place at the Uferstudios in Wedding and lasts about 60 minutes.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-open-mic-16658/", "official_url": "https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/de/events/3488", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/58ad1e72e53953237969d91dce976ef5660b84255b4b403a04972c1c4e44e829-600.webp"}, {"title": "Poetry Open Mic", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Tanzfabrik Berlin", "address": "Möckernstraße 68, 10965 Berlin", "price": "Freier Eintritt", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam", "occasion/festival"], "description": "The Open Mic Slam Show at the Shape Festival opens the stage to anyone who wants to perform their own poems live, whether first-time slam poets or stage professionals. The evening is hosted by Jule Thomsen, who for over four years has been a fixture of the German-language poetry slam scene, packing her mostly autobiographical texts with activist content and cheeky humour. Participants can register online or on site, and participants of the poetry slam workshop also get the chance to take the stage. The event lasts about 60 minutes and takes place in Studio 14.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-open-mic-10013/", "official_url": "https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/de/events/3488/2026-10-31-20-00", "image": ""}, {"title": "Poetry Slam Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Tanzfabrik Berlin", "address": "Möckernstraße 68, 10965 Berlin", "price": "Free entry with deposit system: pay 10 EU, refunded if you show up", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://pretix.eu/tanzfabrikberlin/poetry-workshop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "A poetry slam workshop as part of the Shape Festival where participants turn their own ideas into slam texts and practise stage presence. It is led by slam poet Hendrikje Wassenaar, who teaches the basics of creative writing and works on performance and delivery. The workshop is open to everyone, whether writing for the first time or already experienced on stage. The event takes place in spoken German.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-workshop-10011/", "official_url": "https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/de/events/3489/2026-10-31-16-30", "image": ""}, {"title": "Kiezpoeten Slam Show", "start": "2026-10-28T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-28T21:30:00+01:00", "place": "Art Stalker", "address": "Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 67, 10627 Berlin", "price": "VVK 13,-€ / AK 15 €", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://art-stalker.reservix.de/tickets-kiezpoeten-slam-show-sie-bringen-eure-herzen-zum-beben-und-euer-zwerchfell-zum-zittern-in-berlin-art-stalker-am-28-10-2026/e2582102", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "comedy"], "description": "The Kiezpoeten Slam Show is neither a pure reading stage nor a classic poetry slam, but both at once. Four slammers from the Berlin collective bring good slam texts, silly stage games and new experiments to the stage of the Art Stalker every month. No competition, but an entertaining late-night show without TV – more intimate and approachable, with unpublished texts and a glass of beer at the bar.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kiezpoeten-slam-show-16510/", "official_url": "https://art-stalker.reservix.de/p/reservix/group/458133", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/4c62c173da855365883da331d69d70d38e92f6f748e75b30da68d58d422359d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "Kiezpoeten", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Atze Musiktheater", "address": "Luxemburger Straße 20, 13353 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://tickets.kiezpoeten.com/events?q=grand+prix", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "Kiezpoeten is a poetry slam evening. Behind the event are the Kiezpoeten, an artist collective founded in 2015 that is now the largest slam organizer in Berlin and Brandenburg. Every show has its own character, and the slam is a competition where beginners can simply take part as well. The collective moderates, organizes and runs workshops and keeps Berlin's slam scene alive.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kiezpoeten-17003/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/9c12c8c71471685c3ee10a09268af099a679dd703908c5b00c5b73310d0fe7a2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ostberlin Poetry Slam Herbst", "start": "2026-11-05T20:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kino Union", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "12.90", "price_to": "14.90", "tickets_url": "https://www.kino-union.de/programm", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "Ostberlin Poetry Slam is an evening of poetry, comedy and storytelling in the old hall of the cinema. It is presented by the Kiezpoeten Berlin. Poets, comedians and narrators from near and far take the stage. The slam sweetens the winter days, warming the heart with warm words and cozy rhymes to carry you through autumn.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ostberlin-poetry-slam-herbst-32580/", "official_url": "https://www.kino-union.de/event/127848", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/2a19c87faafbe4197111203fce89f9fc04ab4c8588b9b020e272bf38f4e6240d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Rosi SLAM by Kunst & Krawall", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Baiz", "address": "", "price": "8,00€", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.de/e/rosi-slam-tickets-1979047775170", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "The Rosi Slam is one of Berlin's oldest poetry slams, where performers compete with their own texts in six minutes each and the audience alone decides who wins. Behind the event is the collective Kunst & Krawall, which keeps the slam tradition alive while giving it a new face, including through hosts Lu Komma Klar and Jin. Expect performers who spark and carry you away. Their words promise to be combative and tender, delicately woven and fearlessly hurled into the room.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/rosi-slam-by-kunst-krawall-21798/", "official_url": "https://kunstundkrawall.com", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/f91193270a77397cbd088e2d957fd104fa9be1e59445d2374905e96b934f6940-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Poetry Slam Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Uferstudios: Uferstudio 4", "address": "Badstraße 41a 13357 Berlin", "price": "Freier Eintritt mit Pfandsystem: Pay 10 € get back if you show up", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://pretix.eu/tanzfabrikberlin/poetry-workshop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "The 'Poetry Slam Workshop' explores how an idea becomes a good poetry slam text and how to perform it on stage so that it lands with the audience. The workshop is part of the Shape Festival and is led by slam poet Hendrikje Wassenaar. Participants learn the basics of creative writing, develop their own texts and try out performance and stage presence. It is open to everyone – whether you are writing for the first time or already have stage experience.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-workshop-16640/", "official_url": "https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/de/events/3489", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/86074a664b7225b5142b141c6560dc362d36467fdaffbecfe37ece19889959c0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Poetry Slam Spandau", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kulturhaus Spandau", "address": "", "price": "14,- €, ermäßigt 8,- €", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/tickets/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "At the Poetry Slam Spandau, experienced word artists with self-written texts compete against brave performers from the neighbourhood – with no costumes, props or singing. The audience decides who leaves the evening as the winner. The event is presented by Samson, who has put it on for years. It takes place in the Theatersaal of the Kulturhaus Spandau.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-spandau-16657/", "official_url": "https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/1891/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/9728957dc27279064c604ecd854bcfe9056b1e43ae8475893bcf421482613d99-600.webp"}, {"title": "Poetry Slam Spandau", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Freilichtbühne Spandau", "address": "", "price": "14,- €, ermäßigt 8,- €", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.de/e/poetry-slam-spandau-tickets-1760713494459", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Poetry Slam Spandau is a contest in which experienced spoken-word artists with self-written texts face bold newcomers from the neighbourhood. The series has been presented for years by Samson. The rules are always the same: everything must be self-written, no costumes or props, no singing. The audience decides who leaves the evening as the winner.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-spandau-4525/", "official_url": "https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/best-of-poetry-slam-spandau/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/8ecbf6b984a15aaa13a92108b2aeafd6af55519ec7e38ece02ae1ee5a892bde7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spree vom Weizen - Poetry Slam & Stand Up Show", "start": "2026-11-07T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Modus Berlin", "address": "Lobeckstraße 30-35, 10969 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://modus-berlin.de/events", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "literature/spoken-word"], "description": "\"Spree vom Weizen\" is a show combining poetry slam and stand-up comedy, described as the cheekiest scamp of Berlin's live literature. Julian Heun hosts, with residents Andy Strauß, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Ken Yamamoto and der Schneekönig (Wolf Hogekamp) and DJ Ernesto Linares (Calima). Poetry slam stars, stand-up comedians and musicians mix in a techno club between fog and strobe, serving subterranean literature, punchlines and hightech sound. Anyone who dares can stay on for the free aftershow party at the Ritter Butzke.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/spree-vom-weizen-poetry-slam-stand-up-show-7549/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/6fe8b1cad9e08a8eaf653f42daab3bfb6dd5f26fabf43bc01c959e07350e7f79-600.webp"}, {"title": "Kiezpoeten – Clärchens Crime Slam", "start": "2026-11-01T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Clärchens Ballhaus", "address": "Auguststraße 24, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.kiezpoeten.com/events?q=royale", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "A crime-themed poetry slam held in the mirrored hall of a historic ballroom in Berlin-Mitte. The series is run by the Kiezpoeten around Jesko, who since autumn 2026 have been staging shows there together with Clärchens. Poets perform self-written texts, the line-up is booked to fit the show and there is no open list. The series offers seasonal specials, with crime on the programme in autumn, alongside comedy, chocolate and erotic formats.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kiezpoeten-clarchens-crime-slam-31322/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/52e984cccf43e527911b7bdbd23de560024f0a449db4d462bbc3a442eeff72df-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Kamins Zimmer", "start": "2026-10-29T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "No Prose is a collaborative reading series for poetry and hybrid texts in which the works interlock and are performed in a flow, rather than read in blocks sorted by author. It is organised by Aran Kleebaur, Daria Pantyukhova and Lena Stewens. After two events in Frankfurt, the series is now a guest at Kamins Zimmer in Berlin. Readers include Hendrik Arns, Hannah Siecksmeier, Zelal Yeşilyurt, Bianca Ferrari, Berfin Şilen, Lara Finkenstädt, Daria Pantyukhova and Lena Stewens.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kamins-zimmer-33031/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/no-prose/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Guerilla Slam", "start": "2026-10-29T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Zinema", "address": "Bergstraße 2, 10115 Berlin", "price": "Vorverkauf: 11/13€ (zzgl. Gebühren), Abendkasse: Soli-Kasse, Richtwert 12/15€", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.de/e/1979047034956", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/poetry-slam"], "description": "The Guerilla Slam is a poetry slam where artists compete against each other with self-written texts, each having 6 minutes to win over the audience. It is organized by Kunst&Krawall, which has given the slam a new home at the Z-Bar in Berlin-Mitte since October. The audience alone decides who wins. The Z-Bar is near Rosenthaler Platz underground station and also within walking distance of Nordbahnhof station.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/guerilla-slam-33394/", "official_url": "https://kunstundkrawall.com", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/e532c1bdf987422da2ae96f9089ba3984df695e79c2112eb1f84430a509ba316-1200.webp"}]}