Programme

After a military coup, Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Hossein Mahjoub), first president of Georgia, flees into the Western Mountains of the country. Gamsakhurdia grew up in that harsh mountain region and according to all accounts, loyal supporters and troops shall wait there for their rightful president and with their help he could regain control of the country. But not only are the president and his companions faced with the challenges of arduous paths over snowcovered mountains and pathless passes, through deep forests and torrents, they are harassed by constantly present persecutors. As it proves that there is to trace of the the allegedly loyal troops to be found in the village of Khibula,  Gamsakhurdia starts doubting about his allies and soon isn't able to distinguish between dream and reality any longer ...

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Targeting Geometric Art. Sundays' Tour

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Exhibition's closing event

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Based on her own family hisstory Ines Geipel shows how suppression and denial lead to ongoing speechlessness both within the private environment of family as well as in the social public.

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or: "The Rare Disciplines' contribution for understanding experiences of turmoil and transformation"; Presentation of online projects and Evening Lecture

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"There they absorbed the city's subconscious philosophy: that Life is an incredible miracler because it steadily melts and fades away, and still continues like the bridge over the river Drina." | Reading and Talk with author Michael Martens.

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Within the winter semester of 2019/20 the Rare Disciplines of the Friedrich Schiller University's Arts Faculty introduced themselves: The series of events, called "Rare Discipline Weeks", unites widely different types of presentation aiming at making the range of the subjects' variety visible as well as letting objects and perspectives of the Rare Disciplines coming more into the university's and public focus. The programm ranges with its 96 individual events from A as in Armenian Folk Dances to Z as in Zeus's Love Affairs and shows how multifaceted the everyday life of study and research within the Rare Disciplines can be.

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Even the Greek Gods have big and little secrets. Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to go on a quiz tour through our exhibition together. In the course of this we'll find out about the secrets of Mount Olympus!

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"That's where the dog lies buried – Tracking in the World of Words" (1st upstairs) | "The History of Script" (2nd upstairs) | Activity Booth about the topic "Script"

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This story of love and separation takes place in the surreal world of 1960s communist Albania. ​Divorce Albanian Style tells the stories of three couples, and of the apparatchiks and officers of the secret police who changed their lives forever.​​ | More Plot below

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Lecture

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"That's where the dog lies buried – Tracking in the World of Words" (1st upstairs) | "The History of Script" (2nd upstairs) | Guided Tour (ca. 30min) with round of questions

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