No Stage for putin’s supporters

We are gathering once again in front of the Staatsoper to protest its continued cooperation with Anna Netrebko – an artist whose documented ties to Vladimir Putin’s political sphere have long been a matter of public concern.

🗓 08/12/2025
🕑 19:15–20:15
📍Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Despite repeated demonstrations, public statements, and ongoing appeals from Berlin’s citizens, the opera administration remains unwilling to engage in dialogue, offering no response to the very people whose taxes sustain this cultural institution.

Our protest is a reminder that publicly funded cultural spaces carry a responsibility to examine the positions of the artists they promote. When an institution refuses transparency or conversation, this is not neutrality – it is a political choice.

This action will include a rave-inspired sound intervention by Liza Aikin It is not an opposition to classical music or opera as an art form. Rather, it draws on the political history of electronic music culture: a tradition in which people gather, reclaim public space, and express resistance through rhythm, movement, and collective presence.

Culture is not owned by those in power, but shaped by the people who show up, speak out, and refuse silence.

We refuse the silence imposed on us – and we show that there are many ways for the public to make itself heard.

Join us – stand with us in protest!
Because art is political, public institutions are accountable, and we will continue to show up until our voices are acknowledged.