Bernadette La Hengst stands in the centre of the image, dressed in red and holding an electric guitar. Surrounding her is the “Chor der Statistik” – a large group of singers dressed in colourful clothes. The scene takes place in an industrial hall; scaffolding in the background is fitted with lights, with choir members standing and sitting on different levels.
Bernadette La Hengst, Chor der Statistik (photo: Stella Flatten)
Friday, 29.8.2025
19:00 – 20:00, Palais
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Bernadette La Hengst & Chor der Statistik: »KONKRETE UTOPIEN«

In 2019, the collective raumlaborberlin – made up of architects, artists, performers, inventors, and curators – founded the 60-member Chor der Statistik together with Berlin-based musician and choir director Bernadette La Hengst. The choir is based in the Haus der Statistik at Alexanderplatz. For Pop-Kultur Festival 2025, the choir presents »KONKRETE UTOPIEN«. In a time of global crises, rising inequality, and far-right threats, the choir creates a space to raise voices together, discover collective strength, and make utopias audible and tangible through music. Their songs envision the end of the climate crisis, rent control, a borderless Europe, and a parliament of things – demands that aim to shake up structures of inequality. The audience is warmly invited to sing along. The songbook for »KONKRETE UTOPIEN« will be available at the entrance on a donation basis.

Bernadette La Hengst stands in the centre of the image, dressed in red and holding an electric guitar. Surrounding her is the “Chor der Statistik” – a large group of singers dressed in colourful clothes. The scene takes place in an industrial hall; scaffolding in the background is fitted with lights, with choir members standing and sitting on different levels.
Bernadette La Hengst, Chor der Statistik (photo: Stella Flatten)