"Girl, Show Me That Body (of Work)" is a literary and performance event series centering FLINTA* authors with migration backgrounds in Berlin. It promotes inclusion and diversity in literature, making marginalized voices visible. Through readings, literary performances, and discussions at Lettrétage, the project fosters dialogue on identity, migration, and gender equality. In collaboration with organizations reaching underrepresented communities, it uses literature as a tool for sociopolitical activism, cultural exchange, and community engagement with new audiences.This is the first in this year's four-event series bringing together migrant authors working in Berlin and internationally across literature, film, conceptual art, and FLINTA* activism to explore intersectional contemporary feminist literature and sexual politics. Through powerful narratives and thought-provoking discussions, the event explores critical questions about identity and safety within the female body: What happens when our agency is taken away? How do communities, including families, respond to the loss of our sexual identity? How do we reconnect with our bodies after sexual violence, and how is our sexuality challenged or healed?
Featuring authors who confront violence against womxn and the reintegration of womxn who have fled femicide and war, this event also examines the experience of being a womxn alone in a foreign country, questions of sexual politics, and the pursuit of living safely, freely, and fully as a womxn. By amplifying these voices, the event aims to foster connections with womxn and non-binary people supported by Berlin aid organizations, creating a space for dialogue, solidarity, and healing.
Join us for an evening of powerful storytelling, critical reflection, and community building!
FLINTA* Literatur is an initiative dedicated to promoting inclusion, diversity, and equitable participation in literature and culture. By centering the voices of FLINTA* authors—women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans, and agender individuals—with migration backgrounds and embodied disadvantages, FLINTA Literatur challenges societal narratives and fosters social cohesion through storytelling.
Our projects amplify marginalized voices often excluded from public discourse, using literature as a powerful tool for sociopolitical activism, cultural exchange, and community engagement. We create safe spaces for dialogue on identity, migration, gender equality, and lived experiences of discrimination and resilience.
"Girl, Show Me That Body (of Work)", founded in 2024 by Ioana Cristina Casapu, is the flagship program of FLINTA* Literatur. It is a literary and performance series centering FLINTA* authors with migration backgrounds in Berlin. By showcasing readings, literary performances, and discussions at Lettrétage, the program amplifies marginalized voices and fosters dialogue on identity, migration, and gender equality.
The series creates inclusive spaces for artistic expression and community engagement, challenging societal norms and celebrating diverse narratives. It leverages literature as a medium for sociopolitical activism, cultural exchange, and audience participation, building connections across different societal groups.
"Girl, Show Me That Body (of Work) is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion in 2025."
Ioana Cristina Casapu (she/they) is a Romanian social issues writer and artist living in Germany. Their work, spanning novels, short prose, poetry, and intersectional conceptual interventions, explores the sexual politics of migration, societal fractures, and loneliness. Through immersive journalism, sociological research, and personal correspondence, they investigates the intersection of technology and emotion, creating new ways of communicating and connecting.
Cemre Nur Öztürk started to write in 2023 with an attempt to bring more joy into her life. She got the inspiration for her first poems in her morning pages practice. During this time, she started an international women writers’ community, "Women Writers’ Oasis"in Berlin, and has been organizing monthly creative and reflective writing workshops for the community.Her first published story is "Ecstatic Dance". Her poem "Hell is You, Uncle" was published in the zine Dreaming Awake, which is the fruit of a co-creation with her writing community. She co-published a short stories collection "Station to Station" with her story "Single Again", winner of the Thalia Storyteller 2024 Top Berlin Local Story award.She sees her writing process as an exploration of her inner landscape. She is courageous in diving deep into the dark corners of her psyche and transforming her discoveries into stories and poetry that invite readers to reflect and connect.
Shlomit Lasky has lived in Berlin since 2010. Born in Israel, she grew up in Hong Kong and has also lived in London and Tel Aviv. She is a lifestyle journalist with over 20 years of professional experience. She studied acting in Israel and holds a master's degree in screenwriting from a London university. Shlomit is also a tour guide specializing in Jewish heritage. Since 2020, she has been working as a voice-over artist for Deutsche Welle (English). She is currently developing a one-woman show titled "My Pleasure".
Fionnuala Kavanagh is a social issues writer from the UK. She has written journalistic pieces on sex work, identity, and unemployment. Her major projects include a novel about an integration course in Berlin and an interview series about intimacy. She is currently working on an essay collection, "CTRL ALT RIGHT DELETE", about why young people are being radicalized by the far right. Fionnuala also experiments with ways of bringing her social critique to new audiences—spot extracts of her novel in bright green posters around Berlin.
Noemi Veberič Levovnik is a queer Slovenian interdisciplinary artist working across poetry, performance, drawing, installation, video, and sound—separately and in various combinations. Her work is feminist and embodied, often exploring eroticism through vulnerability and humor. She has presented work at institutions such as the MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art of Slovenia), Galerie A+A, and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. Her work is part of the Archive of Slovene Video Art DIVA and has been featured in curated selections at the Slovene Cinematheque. She also regularly performs at cabarets and theaters internationally and facilitates embodied writing workshops. Her poetry and performance writing have appeared in "Nothing Personal?!" "Essays on Affect", "Gender and Queerness" (b_books, Berlin, 2023), and her debut poetry collection is forthcoming with "Black Box" in Slovenia. She writes in Slovenian, English, and French.
We would like to point out that the lift in the building is unfortunately not working at the moment. For this reason, access is currently restricted. We would like to apologise for this.
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Entrance: Free
Event Venue
Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin, Germany, Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin, Deutschland,Berlin, Germany
