Tentakel in Bielefeld: Reading from the issue Futures connects literature and music

Event: Literature - a sustainable material for the future in auto-kultur-werkstatt (akw), Teichstr. 32, 33615 Bielefeld on 5. July 2026

Date and Time

5. July 2026 15:00

Location

auto-kultur-werkstatt
Teichstraße 32, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany

Price

Free

About this Event

Literature & Readings

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

Literature as a future material: A reading that connects thinking and listening

With Literature - a sustainable material for the future, the reading of the literary magazine Tentakel invites you to a literary experience that intertwines the present and the future. As part of the DFH Festival for planetary justice, authors will read from the current issue dedicated to Futures. The musical accompaniment of the guitar duo Neuert & Marx gives the event a unique reading atmosphere between linguistic art, reflection, and sound.

An evening for literary curiosity and cultural discourse

Tentakel has represented literature from East Westphalia-Lippe for years, with a profile that connects poetry, prose, translation, and artistic collaboration. The reading at the auto-kultur-werkstatt opens the view to texts that stimulate reflection on future ways of living, social responsibility, and aesthetic experiments. Those seeking literary quality will find an author encounter in the best sense: concentrated, close, and content-wise precise.

A place with workshop character and intimate closeness

The auto-kultur-werkstatt at Teichstraße 32 provides the right framework for this format. The space is designed for smaller cultural events, with barrier-free access and facilities available for readings and lectures. The intimate atmosphere creates the concentration that literary texts need: clear acoustics, short distances, immediate presence, and an audience that does not just consume but thinks along.

Why this reading is literarily relevant

The issue theme Futures connects poetic imagination with cultural contemporary analysis. This is precisely where the strength of such readings lies: They make visible how literature not only narrates but also questions, organizes, and opens up. Between word, music, and discourse, an evening arises that powerfully brings together reading promotion, language awareness, and literary debate.

Conclusion: This event is aimed at everyone who wants to not just hear literature but experience it. A thoughtful, atmospheric reading with musical accents, regional anchoring, and intellectual breadth is expected. Anyone interested in contemporary literature, magazines, and cultural future issues should experience this date live.

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