Drivers wanted: Who invites us into their car?
What is "panorama radio"?
With "panorama radio", the two directors Ayşe Draz and Marlin de Haan invite car owners and guests to take a joyride together through Chemnitz. The temporary company travels through the urban space on a planned route: during the journey, props are handed out, conversations are held, people listen to each other, disagree or agree, and time is spent together. The events inside the car connect with the outside. How can community be created in a private space and for what purpose? "panorama radio" is a shared, unique experience.
For Chemnitz2025, Ayşe Draz and Marlin de Haan are developing a new version of "panorama radio", which has already been performed in Istanbul, Düsseldorf and Bonn in 2019. The project at Edition Chemnitz is made possible in part with the support of the Kulturamt Düsseldorf, one of Chemnitz's twin cities.
Who is involved?
Ayşe Draz and Marlin de Haan, two art and theatre professionals from Istanbul/Berlin and Düsseldorf, met in Istanbul in 2016/2017 and have since realised a total of three projects together. With their different experiences with theatre and performance in Germany and abroad, they complement each other well. The team includes curator Jeannette Brabenetz, who lives and works in Chemnitz, and Banu Çiçek Tülü, a sound designer from Berlin. The team will continue to grow.
What's it all about?
Do you have a car? Would you like to invite us and our guests into it and show us your city?
We are looking for 7-12 participants between the ages of 18 and approx. 65 for our project "panorama radio" (Edition Chemnitz) who own a car and know their way around Chemnitz and/or the surrounding area.
- We look forward to your tips for the development of our route: What special places and interesting routes are there in Chemnitz that are easy to see from the car?
You should have a driving licence, enjoy driving safely, be reliable and punctual for the performances and enjoy meeting our guests.
We offer joint preparation of the route, test drives, team spirit, interesting encounters, extraordinary experiences and insights, including into working with artists.
- As a host/driver and part of our team, you will drive us and our guests safely through the city on several performance days.
- The route we set takes a maximum of 40 minutes (with short stops without getting off). We will rehearse the journey and route with you beforehand and you will also be in the passenger seat during the performances.
- There will be a meeting point in the city centre where the ride starts and ends.
- You will drive the group safely through the city centre. We will use your car's sound system or bring a loudspeaker, through which we will all listen to an audio track with texts in German. We hand out props to the guests in the back seat. You are in the special role of the host. The performance location (your car) makes the shared experience extraordinary.
We speak German, English and Turkish. You should have a good command of one of these languages so that we can communicate with each other.
It's good to know that the trip is covered by your car insurance. We will also cover your petrol costs.
Time frame
Samples:
15.5.-22.5.2025
During this period we will rehearse on site in Chemnitz. We only need you and your car on individual days, for which we will make an appointment with you in good time.
Performances:
23.-25 May 2025
6.-8 June 2025
The exact performance times will be announced later. What is certain is that the events will take place in daylight.
A video link to "panorama radio" as it took place in Istanbul and Düsseldorf in 2019 (8 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYSgZJ-JCgk&t=36s
Further information on Ayşe Draz, Marlin de Haan, Jeannette Brabenetz: https://aysedraz.com/, https://marlindehaan.de/ www.brabenetz.de
Get to know each other in Chemnitz (Café "Alex" at Neumarkt):
4. March: 5-6 p.m. or 6-7 p.m
5. March: 5-6 p.m. or 6-7 p.m
6. March: 5-6 p.m. or 6-7 p.m
Please write in your application on which day and at what time you can meet us. Send us a few sentences about yourself: What is your name and how old are you? Are you working and if so, what do you do? Why would you like to take part?
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact us:
Marlin de Haan & Ayşe Draz
