Hildesheim, Germany
The Kulturfabrik Löseke is a cultural centre housed in a former industrial complex in Hildesheim. The converted factory buildings host a wide range of events - concerts, theatre, readings, and community gatherings. It is one of the city's main independent cultural venues and has been a hub for alternative and grassroots arts since the 1980s.
A comedy marathon spread across Hildesheim's bars and restaurants - up to 5 comedians per venue in one evening, with the performers rotating between locations. A well-established format running in over 40 German cities.
Joab Nist, creator of the cult blog Notes of Berlin, brings his stand-up show to Hildesheim - a PowerPoint-fuelled tour through Germany's most absurd handwritten notes, delivered with dry wit.
Former heavyweight boxer Stefan Schöttler brings his stand-up show "arschvollglück" to Hildesheim - a funny and personal life story about failure, resilience and finding happiness.
Roland Jankowsky, best known as Commissioner Overbeck from the ZDF series Wilsberg, performs new crime short stories full of dark humour and surprising twists.