
Invitation to the digital festival opening
Lord Mayor Dr. Frank Mentrup and State Secretary Petra Olschowski invite you to the opening of the
25. EUROPÄISCHE KULTURTAGE KARLSRUHE 2021
Europe – a promise
on Sunday, 2 May 2021, 6 pm.
The opening can be experienced on the YouTube channel of the city of Karlsruhe under the following link: https://youtu.be/oZ0xGdkiRik

Ceremony
Dr. Frank Mentrup Lord Mayor of the City of Karlsruhe
Petra Olschowski MdL State Secretary in the Ministry of Research, Science and the Arts Baden-Württemberg
Speech
„Kultureller Wandel und menschliche Mobilität: Zukunftsvision und Realität für unser europäisches Haus“
"Cultural Change and Human Mobility: Future Vision and Reality for our European Home"
Leoluca Orlando Mayor of the City of Palermo
Introduction to the programme
Dr. Susanne Asche Director of the Cultural Office of the City of Karlsruhe
Sonja Walter Head dramaturge of the Badisches Staatstheater
Opening Concert
Iannis Xenakis
"Persephassa" (1969) for six percussionists
Percussion Ensemble der Hochschule für Musik
Rie Hotta · Leonie Klein · Hirono Tago · Michihiro Yoshida · Nico Wolbert · Isao Nakamura
Direction Prof. Isao Nakamura
Moderation
Gunnar Schmidt Badisches Staatstheater