Maltese artist, Patryk Cutajar, at the BABYLON EUROPA in Berlin.

On May 27th 2023, BABYLON EUROPA presented a celebration of diversity with extraordinary artists from 11 regions and countries of Europe!

The cultural show BABYLON EUROPA brought together music, dance, word art and new circus performances to celebrate the diversity and cultural identity of Europe. As a partner event of the Carnival of Cultures, the sixth edition of BABYLON EUROPA presented excellent artists from 11 different regions and countries of Europe at the ufaFabrik in Berlin on May 27 with free admission.

Cultural diversity in the bag

The audience enjoyed an impressive show entitled HOME IN A BACKPACK. The actors on stage developed the program over two days in creative exchange and workshop discussions on the grounds of the ufa Fabrik. The show program ranged from rousing rhythms, jazz, electronic beats and folk with the musicians: inside Melanie Isaac (Belgium/Wallonia-Brussels), Sascha Ley (Luxembourg), Patryk Cutajar (Malta), Alicia Edelweiß (Austria), Oana Chitu Trio (Romania), Pantaloons (Slovenia), Vera Jonas (Hungary), Clara Pazzini (France) to poetic word arts with Tomas Sramek (Slovakia) and breathtaking dance and acrobatics by Carminda Soares & Maria R. Soares (Portugal) and Hedda Liukkala (Finland).

BABYLON EUROPA is an ode to Europe's cultural diversity, softening artistic genres as well as geographical boundaries.  The very personal definitions of home and the individual searches for it meet in an energetic, creative atmosphere. As in previous years, a show band accompanied the artists and the audience through the evening and combined the different styles and sounds to create a unique show. The Berlin band The Swag, has been invited to the Swag Jam at Badehaus Szimpla every Tuesday for many years. The band delights with its mix of hip-hop, soul, R'n'B, electro and Afrobeat as the global musical language of the evening.

Photo credit: Sarah Calleja