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35 students from Thomas Mann Gymnasium will come together with the australian artist group The Farm and take the reins of Social Muscle Club, transforming the Humboldt Forum into a living, breathing communal feast — designed by young minds, and open to absolutely everyone.

Social Muscle Club is powered by two radically simple questions:

What can you give?
What do you need?

These questions unfold as a game played at intimate tables spread throughout the hall. Guided by the students, you will share food, stories, skills and unexpected offers, witnessing generosity moving freely across your table. Throughout the evening, short performances will ripple through the space — music, movement, interventions — before the night opens into a celebratory party for those who wish to stay and continue the exchange.

Engage with the Humboldt Forum as a forum, as a feast, and as a party.

Social Muscle Club was first held in Berlin in 2012, conceived by Jill Emerson and Till Rothmund in collaboration with Berlin-based artists, and has been touring worldwide ever since.

This edition of Social Muscle Club is part of Humboldting! A School Research Project, a long-term project of the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss at the intersection of education and art. Artistic direction: Alice Fleming and Darren O’Donnell.

Participating students:
Solaf, Ceylin, Kaan, Elli, Hamid, Duru, Julina, Ecem, Bao Chau, Zara, Nahla, Evelina, Ceylin, Havin, Buse, Eylül, Sarina, Selina, Enzo, Solange, Mehmet, Hanna, Ariya, Varvara, Aylin, Kira, Soraya, Iman, Dayaa, Laia, Cinzia, Pia, Asya, Princess

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Thomas-Mann-Gymnasium Berlin
Canada Council for the Arts schwarz-weiß

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