How to Make a Life - Festivals - Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm

How do we want to live and grow older? How can people of different generations care for one another? What does it mean to live a good life – and for whom?

Through performance, dance and theatre, the festival “How to Make a Life?” explores how people can live, learn and imagine the future together: Jetse Batelaan, Tim Etchells, Danya Hammoud, Deborah Hay, Samara Hersch, Wen Hui, Faustin Linyekula, Phia Ménard and Eszter Salamon all pursue these questions, searching for answers in hidden memories, dreamlike images and moving encounters. They share their artistic knowledge of life’s paths and detours, opening up perspectives on how art, society and life have always been intertwined.

“How to Make a Life?” invites us to understand ageing not simply as an individual fate, but as an open question that inevitably arises between generations. For three weeks, Mousonturm becomes a place where people of different ages come together to attend performances, share their stories, cook, eat and debate together, and explore new ways of being together.

Sponsors and Supporters

Kuration: Boyzie Cekwana und Alexandra Hennig
Künstler*innen: Deborah Hay, Wen Hui, Faustin Linyekula, Eszter Salamon, Danya Hammoud, andpartnersincrime, Tim Etchells, Samara Hersch, Artemis, Phia Ménard u.v.m.

“How to make a life” ist gefördert durch die Kulturstiftung des Bundes, gefördert von dem Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien sowie gefördert durch den Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, die Aventis Foundation im Rahmen der Vertrauensförderung, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 und durch das Goethe-Institut Peking.

World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 wird gefördert durch das Land Hessen, die Stadt Frankfurt am Main und den Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.

Accessibility

Retreat space

A chill out space will be available in the first floor foyer for the duration of the festival. This space is open to anyone who would like to step away from the hustle and bustle of the festival for a moment. There are various seating and lounging options, as well as headphones, sleep masks, and sensory materials that can be used to help with relaxation.

extended admission period

No need to rush: For all events in Mousonturm Saal and at the Campus Bockenheim, the entrance will begin 15 minutes before the start of the event, allowing everyone to make their way to their seats at a relaxed pace and according to their individual access needs.