Name: Imiona nurtu. The Names of the Current – Kai Grehn in Schwerin
Start: 2026-06-08T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-08T21:30:00+02:00
Location: M*Halle

A Radio Play-Oratorio as a Quiet Monument of Memory

With Imiona nurtu. The Names of the Current, an extraordinary literary-musical event will take the stage on June 8, 2026, at the M*Halle in Schwerin: a radio play-oratorio by Kai Grehn that works with the death registers of Auschwitz and poems by Tadeusz Borowski. The work combines language, sound, and remembrance into an intense reading atmosphere that not only tells literature but also makes it audibly dense. ([kaigrehn.de](https://www.kaigrehn.de/radio/hoerspiel/imiona-nurtu-die-namen-der-stroemung/?utm_source=openai))

When Names Become Voices

Kai Grehn, born in 1969, is one of the prominent voices in the German-speaking radio play and prose scene. His work has received numerous awards; in his official biography, he mentions, among others, the Literature Prize Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as several prestigious radio play and audio awards. This authority in the field of sound literature gives the evening in Schwerin special significance. ([kaigrehn.de](https://www.kaigrehn.de/vita/))

Imiona nurtu lives from a radical, yet profoundly human idea: names are not archived but brought to the present. People from all over Europe have recorded the names of the murdered for the project; in addition, there are poems by Borowski, whose poetic sharpness does not smooth out the historical material but deepens it. Thus, a literary experience arises between memorial, choral sound, and intimate author encounter in the medium of voice. ([kaigrehn.de](https://www.kaigrehn.de/radio/hoerspiel/imiona-nurtu-die-namen-der-stroemung/?utm_source=openai))

Schwerin as a Place of Concentrated Perception

The M*Halle of the Mecklenburg State Theatre provides a suitable framework for this. The former printing hall in Großer Dreesch has been converted into a new performance venue and has around 150 seats on the first floor stage; there is also a lounge with a bar and additional rooms for exchange and accompaniment. The place promises closeness instead of distance, density instead of grand pomp. ([schwerin.m-vp.de](https://www.schwerin.m-vp.de/m-halle-mecklenburgisches-staatstheater/))

The address of the venue is Gutenbergstr. 1 in Schwerin. On-site, good accessibility and the theater atmosphere shape the visit, while the architectural repurposing of the hall adds a raw, urban note to the evening. ([schwerin.m-vp.de](https://www.schwerin.m-vp.de/m-halle-mecklenburgisches-staatstheater/))

Why This Event Is Literarily Important

Grehn's work stands at the intersection of radio play, poetry, memory culture, and musical composition. This makes the evening interesting for literature lovers as well as for visitors who are enthusiastic about cultural discourse, contemporary history, and language art. Those who come here will not experience an ordinary reading but a finely balanced format between literature, sound art, and historical responsibility. ([kaigrehn.de](https://www.kaigrehn.de/radio/hoerspiel/imiona-nurtu-die-namen-der-stroemung/?utm_source=openai))

The project has already been described as a radio play-oratorio and premiered in 2025; in Schwerin, the public encounter with this work is now at the center. This gives the evening the character of a preliminary report on a work that has already established itself visibly in the regional feuilleton and the radio play scene. ([kaigrehn.de](https://www.kaigrehn.de/termine/imiona-nurtu-die-namen-der-stroemung-ursendung/?utm_source=openai))

Conclusion

Those who visit the M*Halle on June 8, 2026, will experience an evening of rare intensity: literarily demanding, emotionally precise, and sonically penetrating. Imiona nurtu. The Names of the Current demands attention, opens remembrance, and creates space for a special form of author encounter. This literary experience must be heard and lived live. ([kaigrehn.de](https://www.kaigrehn.de/radio/hoerspiel/imiona-nurtu-die-namen-der-stroemung/?utm_source=openai))