Adrian Waschmann is dramaturg to the federally-funded program “Immersion” at Berliner Festspiele and within this program also holds the position of head of programming to “The New Infinity. New Art for Planetariums”. “The New Infinity” premiere last year on Mariannenplatz in Berlin during Berlin Art Week and will premiere this year’s edition at Planetarium Hamburg in co-operation with International Summerfestival Kampnagel.
The Berliner Festspiele are part of the Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH. The KBB is a company encompassing the institutions Berliner Festspiele, Gropius Bau, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). These institutions make the KBB to one of Germanys central players in the field of culture. The KBB develops and stages a program that is unique – it ranges from film, to concerts, theater, exhibitions, performances, music and education programs. The KBB creates a forum for the arts and critical debates. The company is funded by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media.
Adrian Waschmann has previously worked at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Museum of Modern Art (New York City) and Goeth-Institut Bogotá (Colombia).
He holds a BA in European Studies, Art History and Latin American Studies from Universiteit van Amsterdam and a Master of Arts in “Art & Politics” from Goldsmiths, University of London.