This year, the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe are once again transforming the baroque façade of Karlsruhe Palace into a digital work of art.
To mark the 75th anniversary of the German Basic Law, the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe, which will light up Karlsruhe Palace from August 15 to September 15, will be focussing on law, freedom and democracy. Especially in fragile times, when rights, democracy, peace and values are under attack from many sides, attitude and commitment are more important than ever. While artists and collectives will focus on individual aspects under the umbrella term of law in their projection mapping works, the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe will be organised under the overarching motto Everybody counts.
For the overture of this year’s SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe, Herbert Grönemeyer, whose latest studio album Das ist los was released in March, comes to Karlsruhe for a unique concert – open-air on the Schlossplatz with projection onto the 170-meter-wide castle façade and a setlist put together especially for the Karlsruhe evening.
And when the day dawns and the lights turn off again, art does not stop in the UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts Karlsruhe: to accompany the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe, public squares, façades and shop windows will be transformed into a digital stage as part of the media art exhibition Media art is here, presenting installations, videos and performances as well as interdisciplinary projects. Further information here.