When does the matinee with Sophia Maeno and Carmen Blazejewski take place?

The matinee takes place on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 11 AM to 1 PM.

What is the admission fee for the event?

Admission to the matinee is free.

Where does the matinee take place?

The venue is the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Cultural Forum at Puschkinstraße 12, 19055 Schwerin.

What content does the matinee offer?

Carmen Blazejewski reads from her narrative IN THE GARDEN. Sophia Maeno sings songs on transience and self-assertion and improvises with singing, sounds, voice box, and loop station.

Can the exhibition CHRONOS & KAIROS be visited additionally?

Yes. The exhibition runs from September 13 to November 22, 2026, and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM.

Is the event suitable for literature and art enthusiasts?

Yes. The matinee combines literature, music, performance, and exhibition art and is aimed at all those interested in contemporary art and cultural encounters.

Experience CHRONOS & KAIROS: Literature, Song, and Sound at the Cultural Forum Schwerin

Name: Matinee with Sophia Maeno and Carmen Blazejewski at the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Cultural Forum Schwerin
Start: 2026-10-04T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-04T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Kulturforum Schleswig-Holstein-Haus

When Time Becomes Voice, Word, and Memory

On Sunday, October 4, 2026, the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Cultural Forum in Schwerin transforms into a resonance space for literature, song, and improvised sound art. The writer Carmen Blazejewski and the mezzo-soprano Sophia Maeno create a matinee for the exhibition CHRONOS & KAIROS of GEDOK M-V.

A Dialogue Between Narrative and Song

At the center is Carmen Blazejewski's narrative IN THE GARDEN. In it, mother and daughter, resignation and new beginnings, youth and old age, death and life meet. The literary motifs open a multi-layered view of memory, transience, and human connection.

Improvisation as a Lively Viewing of the Work

Sophia Maeno combines singing, sounds, voice box, and loop station into an open musical form. Her songs revolve around transience and self-assertion. In interaction with the reading, an immediate aesthetic experience arises, where language and sound respond to each other and transform each other.

CHRONOS & KAIROS: Time, Women, Art

The matinee is marked by the ongoing exhibition CHRONOS & KAIROS, which gathers works by female artists of GEDOK M-V in image, photography, object, word, and song. The exhibition title refers to two Greek concepts of time: Chronos denotes linear time, Kairos the special, opportune moment. This art-historical perspective connects the various media and women's life and art experiences.

Cultural Education Through Direct Encounter

The event makes visible how closely literature, music, and visual art can communicate with each other. The exhibition atmosphere of the cultural forum expands the viewing of the work by a performative dimension: The audience experiences art not only as a static object but as a process of voice, rhythm, language, and resonance.

An Art Experience for Literature and Art Lovers

The matinee lasts from 11 AM to 1 PM and offers a concentrated access to the exhibition as well as to the artistic positions of Carmen Blazejewski and Sophia Maeno. Admission is free.

Conclusion

Visitors can expect a poetic morning between reading, song, and electronic sound improvisation. Those who want to experience the exhibition CHRONOS & KAIROS from a new, sensual perspective should not miss this special matinee at the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Cultural Forum.