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DER FREIRAUM

The FREIRAUM, collaborative space for concept and work for the arts and science, has been perceived as an “artist run space” since 2020, as operated by the Ben J. Riepe team. The FREIRAUM consists of two ATELIERs, which can be reserved by artists free of charge. The Co-Working-Space is open from mon to fri, 10 am to 4 pm and does not require any special registration.

Opening hours
Co-Working-Space

Open mo to fr, 10 am to 4 pm
Düsseldorf, Engelbertstr. 13

FREIRAUM Salon #39

“Sound Journey into Summer
Deep relaxation & mystical sounds with Calli Laxy

2 July 2025, 6 pm

As the last FREIRAUM Salon before the summer break, we invite you to a Sound Journey with Calli Laxy. In the sound bath, you can expect a gentle journey inward, a space to let go, arrive, and recharge. Immerse yourself in a sea of frequencies and let yourself be carried by spherical sounds of instruments from all over the world. These special sounds calm the nervous system and open us up to deep relaxation.
You can expect an intuitive sound journey with gong, singing bowls, Koshi & other instruments, deep nervous system regeneration, and space to reflect.

No prior knowledge is required, but feel free to bring your own mat, blanket & anything else that helps you feel comfortable (if available).

Admission is free!

Feel free to reach out with any questions or to register:
 freiraum@benjriepe.com.

Start the day Moving

The “Bewegte Start in den Tag” is our morning format that offers a free training session twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for professionals as well as beginners.

Juli

1 + 3 jul Hanna Maxi Schumacher – Kundalini Yoga
8  jul Agneta Jaunich – Wake Up Movement
10 jul Darwin Díaz – Wake Up Movement
15 + 17 jul Elisa Marschall – Mobility
22 + 24 jul Juli Monschau – Dance Warm Up
29 + 31 jul **summer break**

Info & Registration

School of Experiences 2025
“What About Reality?”

In May 2025, Ben J. Riepe—together with numerous key figures from the arts and sciences—invites you to the third edition of the School of Experience, an interdisciplinary format for students, artists, and an engaged public.

Under the title “What about Reality?”, we will explore current questions surrounding body, art, cognition, and AI—at a time when our realities and perceptions are constantly shifting. Between discourses, workshops, and lived experiences, a space opens up where thinking, sensing, and acting resonate with one another.

Module 1: May 2–3
Module 2: May 22–25

At various locations in Düsseldorf: FREIRAUM Düsseldorf, Weltkunstzimmer, and—in cooperation with the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts—in the Academy’s spaces!

The FREIRAUM community is especially warmly invited to attend all events and formats of the School of Experience “What about Reality?”.
You can find the full SoE 2025 program here!

BREATH : WORK : HEALTH
Breathing session of the breathing academy atmen+ with Gerdi Schulte and Maria Faust

As part of the exhibition WANTH. WE ALL NEED TO HEAL (Kunst & Denker Contemporary)
Friday, 13 sep, 5 – 8 pm

Please bring your own mat, pillow and blanket.

A small contribution towards expenses is requested.

Please register informally by e-mail to freiraum@benjriepe.com.

 

APTK Lab: CORTEX
28 jun

CORTEX is a community gathering, organized by APTK Lab – Art laboratory for caring culture. After a very wholesome event in October, APTK Lab will be back at Freiraum this month with a day dedicated to thinking about the largest organ in our body, the Dermis.
More info regarding the program here!

©Philipp Alfons Heitmann

FILM ROOM
Wednesday, 26 jun
1 pm, FREIRAUM
Open Meeting

To all film actors from Düsseldorf and NRW!
Tired of doing the e-casting alone?
Tired of introducing yourself to your audition partner?
Fancy regular meetings?
Let`s connect – just drop by!

Opening “Digital Agora”

On March 1, 2023 at 6 p.m., the Ben J. Riepe Team opened the “Digital Agora” with works by:

Anno Bolender/Lukas Picard, Céline Bellut, Luise Flügge/Katharina Maister, MEMORY EMPYRE, Gulliver DeLarge, Naoto Hieda , Brigitte Huezo, Andrea Isa, Robin Junicke/Miriam Michel, Katharina Kemme, Danila Lipatov, merighi | mercy, Ying Xiao

Enter the digital agora >>

 

Critical Distance

We are absolutely delighted to be presenting the next two editions of our Project “Critical Distance“ with two pivotal figures of the South-East Asian Art scene: Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, yoga practitioner, scholar, and social activist Navtej Johar and Mithu Sen, who performs conceptual and interactive multi-format byproducts which among others include drawing, performance, poetry, moving images, sculptures, installations, sound, to explore and subvert hierarchical codes and rules.

You can find the Videos here