Discourse

The annual CHORALSPACE Conference in Berlin

Join us in Berlin 2025 and make the CHORALSPACE Discourse an inspiring marketplace for sharing vision, innovative thinking, and best practice learnings.

Dates: March 27 – 30, 2025 | Berlin, Germany
Theme: Concerts of the Future

This time, we put one of the most thriving challenges center-stage:
How can we catch audiences by changing our concert experiences?
With an interdisciplinary approach, we focus tools, strategies, and creative ideas to transform presentation, perception, and audience experience in choral music.

Presenters, Delegates, Moderators

**CLEMENS PROKOP**
Creative Director TYE
Presenter, Moderator *Breakout Sessions*

**HELENE STUREBORG**
Artistic Planning Manager Swedish Radio Choir
Presenter, Moderator *TELLING MUSIC*

**INGA BRÜSEKE**
Artistic Director Lucente Chamber Choir and vokalSINN Festival
Presenter, Moderator *TELLING MUSIC*

**KARMINA SILEC**
Artistic Director Carmina Slovenica & Newmusic Theatre Choregie
Presenter, Moderator *STAGING MUSIC*

**LARS SCHEIBNER**
Choreographer a.o. Deutsche Tanzkompanie & CHOREOS
Presenter, Clinician *Atelier CHOREOS*

**MERZI RAJALA**
Lecturer Sibelius Academy, Developer Global Choir Leadership
Presenter, Clinician *Collective Improvisation*

**MICHAEL BARRETT**
Lecturer & Conductor University of Pretoria
Presenter, Moderator *TELLING MUSIC*

**NICK PROKOP**
Chief Executive Director TYE
Moderator *Breakout Sessions*

**RACHEL SOPHIA DRIES**
Managing Director Rundfunkchor Berlin
**Presenter**

**RAINER SIMON**
Artistic Director Schall&Rausch Festival, Head of the Outdoor Venues of Komische Oper Berlin
Moderator *MERGING MUSIC*

**STEPHAN LUTERMANN**
Artistic Director CHOREOS
Presenter, Moderator *STAGING MUSIC*

**TILMAN HECKER**
Freelance Director and Stage Designer
Moderator *SEEING MUSIC*

The CHORALSPACE Discourse is designed to provide an inspiring journey, host accelerator ateliers, passionate debates, and stunning breakout sessions. But the main goal remains to connect people, promote a cutting-edge mindset, and support an international community of professional innovators.

We invite everyone who loves and lives from choral music to join and contribute – conductors, composers, choirmaster, concert producers, festival hosts, dramaturges, choir managers, project developers, creative consultants, agents as well as ambitious amateurs and arts students.

CHORALSPACE Discourse starts with a spectacular “Gastmahl”, a true feast, a literal Greek symposium, deep into the first night. Don’t miss it!

Schedule of the Conference

THU, MARCH 27, 2025
16:00 Registration open
19:30 – 20:15 Reception
20:30 – 01:00 GASTMAHL – a true feast, a literal Greek symposium, deep into the first night

FRI, MARCH 28, 2025
10:00 Coffee & Talk
11:00 – 12:30 Discourse TELLING MUSIC – Re-Thinking the traditional concert experience
12:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Atelier The CHOREOS Method – Props, Light and Shadow
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Breakout Sessions Methodology, Skills, Strategy
16:45 – 18:15 Discourse SEEING MUSIC – Making Music Visible
18:15 Time for dinner
20:00 – 21:30 Rundfunkchor meets Breakdance! “Flying Mozart”

SAT, MARCH 29, 2025
10:00 Coffee & Talk
11:00 – 12:30 Discourse STAGING MUSIC – Choral Music On Stage
12:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Atelier The CHOREOS Method – Movement, Design, Impact
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Breakout Sessions Methodology, Skills, Strategy
16:45 – 18:15 Discourse MERGING MUSIC – Rock, Pop, Classic … all in one
18:30 – ON TOUR to Berlin’s Hidden Stages
22:30 – 01:00 The CURRY WURST Session – Eating, Talking, Drinking, Singing, Dreaming … together

SUN, MARCH 30, 2025
Time to … sleep, network, pack up, depart …

Locations

The opening of the conference will take place in the Alte Pumpe (Lützowstraße 42, 10785 Berlin).
All sessions on March 28 and 29 will take place in the premises of the Collegium Hungaricum (Dorotheenstraße 12, 10117 Berlin).
The performance of the Berlin Radio Choir on March 28 is scheduled at the Theater am Potsdamer Platz (Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, 10785 Berlin).
The venues for the tour on Saturday will be announced at short notice.

Get Involved

Ideas and best practice experience to share?
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