Dorothea Schlegel Artist-in-Residence

Knowledge Exchange

July–September 2025

During his residency at EXC 2020, the renowned musician, composer, author and cabaret artist Benedikt Eichhorn will collaborate closely with our PR and Knowledge Exchange departments to develop innovative communication formats that bring the Cluster's manifold activities into dialogue with the broader public.

Based in Berlin, Benedikt Eichhorn is the author of several acclaimed musicals for adults and children, including Hammerfrauen, Zombie Berlin and Ratte Rudi. As a founding member of the highly successful chanson duo Pigor & Eichhorn, he has won all major awards in the world of German and Austrian cabaret.

The outcome of Eichhorn's explorations here at EXC 2020 is completely open: Will it be a text? A video? A chanson? A musical or theatrical performance? Time to get excited!