Literary event
Literary events are dedicated to the dissemination and communication of classical or contemporary literature . Mostly, literary events or literary festivals are shown in a recurring sequence that is repeated annually or every two years.
Literary events are often organized by literary offices or the cultural offices of the cities. There is an increasing mix of tourism and literary activities , as the cultural offices, in cooperation with city marketing and city tourism institutions, attract visitors to large literary events in the cities. Many cities have recognized the tourist potential of their famous sons and daughters. Examples are Augsburg ( Bertolt Brecht ), Marbach am Neckar ( Friedrich Schiller ) or Frankfurt am Main ( Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ).
The communication of literature can take place in the form of readings , readings by authors or as colloquia, scientific considerations and seminars. Most of the time, scientific literary events are organized by literary associations such as the Hans Fallada Society . This is less about entertainment and the edification of the participants, rather the life and work of individual authors is illuminated.
Interesting approaches to convey literature in a playful and scenic / dramatic way would be:
- " Mord am Hellweg ", hosted by the Westphalian Literature Office. Every two years , the entire Hellweg region searches for murderers and criminals and hunts down crooks invented by crime writers or:
- Poetry slam is a very dynamic and contemporary form of teaching literature. Here everyone can publicly present their texts in front of an audience , limited in a tight time frame, and be evaluated by the visitors. The best get a prize . Poetry slams are held in 120 German cities . The "poetry slam" originated in the Chicago Green Mill Jazz Club , where construction worker Marc Kelly Smith organized the first slam in 1987.
- the staged reading of a court drama taking place in an actual courtroom , partly with actors, partly with talented laypeople, such as the series of events of the Marburg Labor Court Association, which has been popular with the public since 2003.