19 – 20 July 2018

A third space.
A lesbian space.
A safer space.
Run by lesbians for lesbians and their friends.
Welcome!

By Annaïk Lou Pitteloud with Jessica Gysel, Katja Mater, Mia Melvær and Marnie Slater, in collaboration with the Frauen*raum Bern.

For two nights in July 2018, the Kunsthalle Bar is transforming into a lesbian bar. A place outside of home and work where lovely people congregate. It is open for free expression and experimentation. Mothers & Daughters is run by lesbians for lesbians and their friends. Not your regular bartenders, not your regular menu, not your regular economy, not your regular programme, not your regular decor and definitely not your regular evening. A nod to previous generations, who defined lesbian culture, and a tribute to precious lesbian bars everywhere. With an installation of lesbian herstories from Bern and beyond, brought out of the archives and into the light, Mothers & Daughters is a space for celebration and otherworld activities and encounters.
Programme:

Thursday July 19

6pm
Opening of the Portal and LAC (Lesbian Almanack Concentrate), an exhibition by Mia Melvær. With cocktails designed by Byrthe Lemmens, and NAIL BAR by Tomboys Don’t Cry ~ presented by Girls Like Us

6:30pm
Opening of INCLUSION – for more inclusive non-binary toilets – by Anna Marcus and Alizé Rose-May Monod


9:30pm
A screening of The Boy Mechanic (1996-ongoing), a film by Kaucyila Brooke (20m)

10pm
A screening of Katzenball (2005), a film by Veronika Minder (1h 27m)

11:30pm
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Friday July 20


6pm
Opening of the Portal and LAC (Lesbian Almanack Concentrate), an exhibition by Mia Melvær. With cocktails designed by Byrthe Lemmens, and NAIL BAR by Tomboys Don’t Cry ~ presented by Girls Like Us

6pm
DJane Angela Alaska

9pm
DJane Fred Hystère

12:30am
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