Die Früchte, die wir tragen.
What Fruits Do We Bear?
We all carry something within us that was given to us: words and values, gestures and stories, ways of loving and caring — but also things we question, change, or consciously choose not to pass on.
For the second Salon Solène we explore these questions through the lens of parenthood and childhood.
What is parenthood? What does love look like in practice? What does gentleness mean in our relationships? Where do we learn patience — with others and with ourselves? What do we want to preserve from our own childhood — and what do we consciously want to do differently? What fruits do we want to pass on ourselves?
Josephine Apraku and Ibou Diop come together for a literary conversation on care and love, responsibility and change, inheritance and transmission. Drawing on their own writing as well as selected texts, they ask how values live on across generations, what it means not only to speak of them but to embody them — and what actually reaches the people we hope to pass something on to.
The conversation, held in German, will be moderated by Angelo Camufingo.
To close the evening, the language shifts: The String Archestra takes up thoughts, moods, and motifs from the conversation and carries them forward in a musical resonance performance.
Salon Solène is a literary series founded by Melanelle Beryl Hémêfa, where words meet people — a space for literature, encounter, and the stories that emerge within our society.
Friday, October 16
Kuppelhalle
Doors: 7:30 pm / Start: 8 pm
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Josephine Apraku is an author and coach. Their writing explores the intersections of emotion and systems. Josephine is the author of several non-fiction and children’s books. Their texts have appeared in, among others, Missy Magazine, German Vogue, Tagesspiegel, and various anthologies. Together with Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç, Josephine curates ALL YOU CAN READ, a culinary literary series — a collaborative practice that regularly begins and ends around the kitchen table.
Ibou Diop [iːbu dj͜ɔp] lives in Berlin. He studied literary studies in Paris and Berlin and holds a PhD focusing on questions of globalization and universalization. Ibou Diop curates discourse programmes and contemporary art exhibitions in Senegal and Germany. His practice places a strong emphasis on participatory formats that bring together art, critical thinking, and civil society to collectively occupy and shape spaces. Since 2022, he has been working closely with civil society initiatives on concepts and sites dedicated to remembering Berlin’s colonial past. Co-curated by Max Czollek and Ibou Diop, the festival heimaten launched at the HKW in autumn 2024 as a multi-year programme exploring and reimagining the concept of Heimat.
X'Angelo Camufingo (he/ele/him) is a Policy & Advocacy Advisor, psychodynamic coach, and organisational consultant. His work focuses primarily on human rights, anti-racism, environmental justice, institutional change, and leadership. His practice is shaped by his East German-Angolan heritage, his background in education, and many years of experience in civil society, activism, and political advocacy. Alongside his political and consulting work, he has also worked as a researcher and writer and moderates events on social, political, and cultural topics.
The String Archestra The String Archestra was founded in 2016 by Dr. Dr. Daniele G. Daude to champion works by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color composers whose music has been rendered invisible by the repertoire and the dominant narratives of music history. The ensemble performs works by composers including Teresa Carreño (Venezuela), Chevalier de Saint-Georges (France), Yudania Gómez Heredia (Cuba), Yasushi Akutagawa (Japan), Fela Sowande (Nigeria), Moacir Santos (Brazil), and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (UK). In 2021, The String Archestra received the TONALi Award in the “Umbruch” category at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. Since 2019, The String Archestra has collaborated with international artists including Anthony R. Green (Castle of Our Skin), Jessie Montgomery (Grammy Award 2024), Craig Harris (Sun Ra and the Arkestra), Ayanna Witter-Johnson (Apollo Award 2011), Philo Tsoungui (German Jazz Prize 2025), and Ghostpoet, as well as with emerging German songwriters Neneh Boye and King Josephine. In 2026, The String Archestra celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Dr. Dr. phil. Daniele G. Daude is a music and theatre scholar and dramaturg. After graduating with distinction in music from the Conservatoire National, Daniele G. Daude earned a PhD in Theatre Studies from Freie Universität Berlin in 2011, specialising in performance analysis, and a PhD in Musicology from Université Paris 8 in 2013, specialising in opera analysis. Since 2008, Daniele G. Daude has taught at universities in Germany and France. From 2013 to 2015, Daniele G. Daude was a visiting professor of performing arts at the Campus Caribéen des Arts in Martinique. From 2016 to 2020, Daniele G. Daude was Maître* de Conférences in Aesthetics and Philosophy. In 2013, Daniele G. Daude founded Com Chor Berlin and, in 2016, The String Archestra. Since 2016, Daniele G. Daude has worked as a dramaturg and lecturer in music and theatre, currently at Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin).
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any additional accessibility needs, please feel free to get in touch with us in advance.
Awareness
An awareness team will be present throughout the evening.
Photo & Video
The evening will be documented through photography and video. The resulting footage and photographs may be used and published as part of Salon Solène’s communications and public relations. If you do not wish to appear in any recordings or photographs, please let us know when you arrive.
Salon Solène is funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt des Landes Berlin.