Discourse
Talks, lectures and panels on the creative possibilities of digital media – for the individual and for the “we” as a collective idea.
Medien.Kunst.Diskurs
media.
22–25 October 2026 · Dortmunder U Free admission
At the YU Festival, the creative possibilities that digital media open up take centre stage – for the individual as much as for the “we” as a collective idea. We engage with digital elements in creative, experimental and playful ways and ask: how do we want to shape the digital?
What it is about
Shaping digital spaces
What if digital spaces could look different? More open, more creative, more communal? What if we were not just users, but could help decide and develop new forms of togetherness ourselves?
The YU Festival creates space for exactly these questions – and for ideas that don’t have a finished answer yet.
Who is taking part
Meet the people
Four days, three formats, many perspectives: at the YU Festival, academia, art and community come together – in a keynote and panel, performances and exhibitions, workshops and a hackathon. Get to know some of the people who shape the programme.
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See the programmeThree pillars
Discourse · Workshops · Digital art and performances
Workshops
Make things, try them out, join in – from zines and creative coding to a future workshop.
Digital art and performances
Audiovisual performances, digital art and installations make digital media tangible.
