Urban Mending Lab - Between Repair and Apocalypses, A project of the Chto Delat School of Emergencies.

Seminar Nr.1 from the 7 sessions (once in month): Body practice: Scar tissues, Facilitator: Vera Shchelkina, First Session: Saturday, January 17, 12:00 - 16:00 

The Urban Mending Lab - a transdisciplinary artistic and educational initiative that explores the city as a terrain of wounds, tensions, and possibilities for repair and reweaving. The project consists of 4 workshops, culminating in two research-based exhibitions at Hajusom: Body Practice - Scar Tissues (Vera Shchelkina), Songs of Repair and Apocalypses (Maria Markina), Mending and Reweaving Clothes (Evgenia Loginova), Repair and Urban Storytelling (Tsaplya Olga Egorova and Dmitry Vilensky). The seminars will happen twice a month and combine 2 seminars together - next dates in February 14.02.2026 and 28.02.2026 

Entrance to the Bunker (not the roof entrance), Feldstraße 66, 2nd floor, 20359 Hamburg
(follow the signs inside the bunker)

Chto Delat (What Is to Be Done?) is an international collective founded in St. Petersburg in 2003 by artists, philosophers, critics, and writers. Chto Delat's practice is grounded in collective, interdisciplinary, and non-academic research, developed in close collaboration with social movements, educational institutions, and art organizations, including long-term partnerships in Hamburg.  Since its forced emigration in September 2022, Chto Delat has run the School of Emergencies, The urgency of the school was created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, uprising in Belarus and waves of political refugees from Russia, after growing fascisization of Russian politics. The school fellows together with mentors and invited teachers try to find a new artistic language which are capable of grasping the situation of more and more absurd world. More information: www.chtodelat.org

This project is supported by Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg.

Director: Bardia Esmaeilloo. Artist from Iran and in Hamburg. He studies at the HFBK. Alisa Sizykh. Ukrainian artist and film director in Hamburg.

Our next class at Hajusom e.V.: Sunday, January 25, 11:00 to 13:30

Artworkshop HH has been in Hamburg since 2022. The project supports children and young people who are refugees or have a history of migration. There are free art workshops in German, Ukrainian, Russian and English. Children and young people aged 5 to 18 work creatively with art, music and movement. They draw, dance and design large abstract works. The course is open and multilingual - in German, English, Ukrainian and Russian. The classes take place once or twice a weekend. Each session is new and is led by different artists, dancers and actresses.

Hajusom e.V.
Bunker 2nd floor
Feldstraße 66
20359 Hamburg

Young people with a migration background are especially welcome.

This project is supported by "FREIRÄUME! Initiative for Cultural Integration Projects" - Cultural Foundation Hamburg.

Together with the HELLO: Radio we explore the possibilities of broadcasting: What do I want to hear and what do I want to say? What do the people from my environment or from my neighborhood say? What sounds can we record on the street and what music goes with them?
 
We conduct interviews, produce small podcasts, go out on the street and make sound recordings, learning about audio technology and how producing and hosting a radio show works.
 
Finally, we go on air together, which is then broadcast on halloradio.net 

The workshops are aimed in particular at young people with a history of migration and require no prior knowledge, just curiosity and an interest in radio.

Together with HALLO: Radio, we explore the possibilities of broadcasting: What do I want to hear and what do I want to say? What do the people around me or in my neighborhood have to say? What sounds can we record on the street and what music goes with them?
 
We conduct interviews, produce short podcasts, go out onto the streets and make audio recordings, learning about audio technology and how to produce and present a radio program.
 
Finally, we go on air together, which is then broadcast on halloradio.net. 
The workshops are aimed in particular at young people with a migration background and require no prior knowledge, just curiosity and an interest in radio.

Hello: Hajusom is supported by Aktion Mensch.

Flyer design: Yannick Riemer

Hajusom e.V.
Bunker 2nd floor
Feldstraße 66
20359 Hamburg

The workshops are aimed in particular at young people with a history of migration and require no previous knowledge, just curiosity and an interest in radio. Admission is free. Registration: info@hajusom.com

The first episode of the radio project HELLO Hajusom provides a lively insight into the diverse voices of the children from the PARKS children's program in Hammerbrook. Jasper talks to Matida about her very personal experiences with neighborhood and living together in the district. Kathi and Thea also present their favorite songs on the topic. The episode invites you to listen more closely to how children and adults perceive their surroundings - and perhaps to take a fresh look at your own neighborhood. Here's the link to the first episode: HELLO NEIGHBOURHOOD

How can hip-hop become a space for new voices, bodies, and perspectives? In this feature, artist Elena Victoria Pastor invites you behind the scenes of Reclaim the Stage, a workshop series that brought together dance, performance, and sound to explore self-expression beyond stereotypes. Through interviews with facilitators, the podcast documents the creative process, discoveries, and collective energy that shaped this journey. Concept: Elena Victoria Pastor, Interviews (in order of appearance): JC Hernández, Laura Stefanidis, Oskar Minich, and Mohadeseh Salehinasab, Music piece: "Wann" created and performed by Mohadeseh Salehinasab, Production & Sound Engineering: Oskar Minich, Mentorship: Elena Victoria Pastor. Reclaim the Stage is a project conceived by Elena Victoria Pastor, produced as part of the Rap Squat series at Hajusom, with the generous support of Fonds Soziokultur, Hamburg, 2025. HERE`S THE SECOND EPISODE: RECLAIM THE STAGE

HALLO Hajusom is a cooperation between Hajusom e.V. and HALLO: Radio, an online community radio station, part of HALLO e.V., based in Hammerbrook. Hallo HAJUSOM is supported by AKTION MENSCH.

The offer is aimed at young people with migration or refugee experience between the ages of 16 and 25. Participation is free of charge. In this LAB you will learn the basics of hip hop dance. According to the motto Each One Teach One, you can exchange and expand your skills, knowledge and attitude. Participants will also be prepared for occasional performances on various stages.

Hajusom e.V.
Bunker 2nd floor
Feldstraße 66
20359 Hamburg

Registration and further information: info@canguelec.de / info@hajusom.de

Can Gülec has been dancing since 2006 and is one of the best-known and most successful dancers and choreographers in Hamburg, thanks above all to his unique repertoire, which encompasses various styles from hip hop to house and ballet. 2009 Collaboration with Xavier Naidoo on "Alles kann besser werden" (video), 2010 Dance and choreography for a video by Mehrzad Marashi. 2010 performance at the EXPO in Shanghai, projects with the Goethe Institute in Russia, Turkey and India. Can Gülec teaches at the renowned Hip-Hop Academy in Hamburg and at the On Stage Training Center and works regularly with Hajusom.

https://canguelec.de/

Jenny Love Meyer has been dancing for over 10 years and is a hip-hop and Afro dancer with German and Ghanaian roots. As a member of the Tothefullest Crew, she has been an integral part of the Hamburg dance scene for years and organizes events such as the "Community Battle".

Her performances include highlights such as the Hip-Hop Academy Gala at Kampnagel, World of Dance Germany and the Teddy Teclebrhan Show on Amazon Prime. Her passion for battles has taken her to international stages. This not only allowed her to gain valuable experience, but also to prove her skills and gain international recognition.

As a dance coach, she is passionate about passing on her knowledge to the next generation and shaping the Hamburg dance scene.

The ENSEMBLE LAB is aimed at young people with experiences of flight, migration and/or racism who want to explore new ways of transdisciplinary performance together. Under the direction of Jajaja Iris Minich and Arvild Baud, members of the Hajusom ensemble work together with external artists on innovative approaches that artistically address migration, interculture, transculturality and globalization.

The ENSEMBLE LAB focuses on collective work processes: dance, theater, music and visual arts merge to create aesthetically sophisticated and socially relevant performances. It offers a space to express one's own experiences and perspectives artistically and to network in an international community.

Hajusom e.V.
Bunker 2nd floor
Feldstraße 66
20359 Hamburg

Registration and further information: infos@hajusom.de

Our mentoring service offers support in all life situations if required.

In mentoring, we provide free advice to young people and young adults, especially on the following topics:

– School, internship, training or work
– Residence status
– Conflicts with teachers, colleagues, supervisors or other people
– Guidance to advice centers

The advice is provided in German. Interpreters can be organized for other languages if required.

We are a group of about 10 young adults who bring their passion for theater to the stage. Our rehearsals take place every Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. We have already performed our play Rotsternberg bleibt twice at the Mut-Theater - in October 2023 and on June 27, 2024.

Hajusom e.V.
Bunker 2nd floor
Feldstraße 66
20359 Hamburg

The intercultural program is aimed at young people with and without migration or refugee experience. Participation is free of charge.