PLACES

A walk-through of a neighbourhood

This is my place. My space. My home. – But where do we actually spend our lives?

People of all ages share stories about their living spaces and favorite places around Frankfurt Zoo. The diverse spaces and lives that converge in the city form an architecture of sprawling narratives, connected by backstairs, open portals, and dark passageways. From here, you can climb through the window into the neighborhood. Can we share our spaces and imagine the city together? With PLACES, HELLA LUX brings the performance ROOMS into the streets as sound collages, making them accessible in public spaces via headphones and interactive through personal route choices.

HELLA LUX notes: This walk can be experienced anytime in Frankfurt am Main using your own smartphone and headphones. Read the information carefully and download our leaflet for guidance.

From age 10 | German | 70 minutes

Instructions

The walk starts in Frankfurt am Main near the zoo and is available at any time via the Storydive app. How does it work?

1. To listen to the audio walk, download the free Storydive app to your smartphone.

2. The audio walk PLACES can be downloaded in advance at home via the app (to save mobile data).

3. Before you start: charge your phone and don’t forget your headphones!

4. Off you go! The starting point of the audio walk is Alfred-Brehm-Platz (in front of the Zoo Gesellschaftshaus) in Frankfurt am Main. Please note that the audio walk passes through an area with the following opening hours: on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. until nightfall, on weekends and public holidays from 10:00 a.m. Outside of these times, certain parts of the audio walk may not be accessible.

Info

Accessibility: Permanently available via the Storydive app, listed under the title PLACES, in Frankfurt. The app can be downloaded for free from the Play Store and App Store. Before you start: Download the audiowalk, charge your battery, and don’t forget your headphones!

Public Space: The starting point of the audiowalk is Alfred-Brehm-Platz (in front of the Zoo Gesellschaftshaus) in Frankfurt am Main. Please note that the audiowalk passes through an area with specific opening hours: Weekdays: from 7:00 AM until nightfall, Weekends & public holidays: from 10:00 AM. Outside these hours, certain sections of the audiowalk may not be accessible.

Audio-Based: PLACES uses GPS tracking and interactive route choices, making the walk a personalized experience. Similar to the projects OUTandDOORS or Hammer&Egg, it offers an immersive way to explore the city.

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Venues & Awards

The audio walk was presented as part of the Paradiesvogel Festival 2022 at Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm and at the Starke Stücke Festival 2022.

Credits

Artistic Direction: Milena Wichert
Sound Design: Louisa Beck
Dramaturgy: Lenja Busch, Liljan Halfen
Narrator: Milena Wichert
Voices: Tat Aghababyan, Ahmad Babyli, Cynthia, Inge Dreyling, Lea Falk, Renate Hermann, Jascha, Detlef Köhler, Atefa Mousavi, Meier-Ude, Nitsa, Dagmar Rohmeier, and many other interview partners who wish to remain anonymous.

Funding & Collaboration

Premiere 04.07.2021 | Starting Point: Alfred-Brehm-Platz, FFM (square in front of the Zoo Gesellschaftshaus)

Concept research took place within the framework of the next generation workspace—a residency project by Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Starke Stücke-Festival, Theaterhaus Frankfurt, and Hessische Theaterakademie. Funded by the Kulturamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Naspa-Stiftung, and the Fonds Darstellender Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Adaptation in cooperation with Paradiesvogel e.V., Starke Stücke, Storydive, and Künstlerhaus Mousonturm.

„Space can also be anywhere you move, people like to say you’re inside or outside, but even if you’re just walking around on the street, it’s a huge space that’s not really closed.“ Anonymous, trans person living in Frankfurt am Main

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU
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FOR PROJECT INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:

Lenja Busch: lenja@hellalux.de
Focus: Public Relations and International
Milena Wichert: milena@hellalux.de
Focus: Services and Audio Formats