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Lausitz Labor - a place of debate, art and future

From left: Andreas Ziemann, Lars Dreiucker and Thomas Hecken - Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Together with our guests in front of and on stage, we want to understand the present and ourselves a little better. That is the idea behind the Lausitz Labor.

The forum has been an integral part of the Lausitz Festival since 2021. Over several festival days at the Altes Stadthaus in Cottbus, we will explore these questions: How can experiments and experiences in arts be relevant to structural change? How do arts and philosophy shape our understanding of life and democracy? How can we react collectively to times of crisis?

Our guests on stage come from a wide variety of fields: Philosophy, sociology, politics, law, art, cultural and theater studies, literature. Philosophers Christiane Voss and Christoph Menke together with Lars Dreiucker and Fulvia Modica curate the discussion series.

The Lausitz Labor invites you to think all together about the challenges of the present and reflect on the possibilities of the future. The intellectual, artistic foundation for the exchange is formed by the annual inspirational word together with the festival program.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, which generously supports our labs. An equally big thank you to everyone who gets involved in our program and makes it so lively.

Podcasts

The podcast - live recordings from the lab. So you can get the Lausitz Lab into your everyday life.

Podcast 2023 Read more
Video Podcast 2022 Read more
Podcast 2021 Read more
From left: Fulvia Modica, Lea Prix, Katrin Trüstedt and Maria Kuberg – Lausitz Labor 2025 © Marlies Kross
Richard David Precht and Susan Neiman – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
From left: Christoph Menke, Klaus Theweleit and Johannes Lehmann – Lausitz Labor 2025 © Marlies Kross
Christoph Menke – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Lars Dreiucker (left) and trio from the dance theatre performance »HERE« Margaux Marielle-Tréhoüart, Andrew Schneider and Joel Suárez Gómez – Lausitz Labor 2025 – Lausitz Labor 2025 © Marlies Kross
Alex Demirovic – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Susan Neiman – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Isabell Lorey – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Anne Eusterschulte – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
From left: Christiane Voss, Jan Assmann, Aleida Assmann and Naika Foroutan – Lausitz Labor 2023 © Fulvia Modica
Fulvia Modica – Lausitz Labor 2023 © Mario Kuban
From left: Christoph Menke, Richard David Precht and Susan Neiman – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Christoph Menke – Lausitz Labor 2023 © Mario Kuban
Barbara Gronau – Lausitz Labor © Sofia Bergmann
Robert Pfaller – Lausitz Labor 2023 © Mario Kuban
Christiane Voss – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Peter Trawny – Lausitz Labor 2023 © Mario Kuban
Raj Kollmorgen – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Moderation team (from left) Fulvia Modica, Lars Dreiucker, Christoph Menke and Christiane Voss – Lausitz Labor 2025 © Marlies Kross
Carl Hegemann – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Fulvia Modica und Isabell Lorey – Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann
Barbara Vinken – Lausitz Labor 2023 © Mario Kuban
From left: Christiane Voss, Michael Höppner, Carl Hegemann and Christoph Menke - Lausitz Labor 2024 © Sofia Bergmann

A look at the programs

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