Mahide Lein

• function: director
• company: Ahoi

visited Events

• WOMEX 2002
• WOMEX 2003
• WOMEX 2004
• WOMEX 2005
• WOMEX 2006
• WOMEX 2007
• WOMEX 2008

This planet really needs the much-longed-for cosmopolitan attitudes and benevolence to present itself in an international and multicultural way. The art of generating this is AHOI's main focus. Because the art - trend tends to a global light - consumption AHOI is a valuable enrichment to Berlin. The cultural centre needs conscious and creative artists!

AHOI's spontaneous cosmopolitan attitudes link artists and event organisers all over the world with all kinds of arts, cultures and life - styles of this planet!

All senses get stimulated to preserve the joy of life and to foster new qualities of life!

AHOI differs from other artists' agencies through its spontaneous cosmopolitan attitudes that originate from the life of the salonière Mahide Lein. That's a very special style.

"Write me a poem, sing me a song, make a sketch!" my mother always said when I wanted to give her a present… At that time I wasn't really enthusiastic about that and wanted to give her chocolate or something as a gift like all the other kids. But later, when I organized events in Frankfurt / Main in the 70s and in Berlin in the 80s, this "Mamaismus" got closer to me again and I started to support women's art through exhibitions, concerts, performances, readings …
No budget, but a lot of fun and creativity! From 1992 till 1995 I went to Russia and opened up to co - operation with men at events and film festivals after Perestroika!
The simultaneous management of "Mama Kumba" (twelve Caribbean black women from Surinam & Curacao) turned round my brain by 180 degrees. Through the black culture I began to look at the world with totally different eyes.
In 1996 I made my first trip to Africa where I discovered my second home. Since then I want to hug the whole world and contribute to a harmonious multi - cultural chaos - to preserve the joy of life!

During the last 30 years contacts to about 500 artists from all over the world in a good balance of male and female resulted from a lot of events at associations and initiatives: AHOI is their home.
Through the organisation of concert series or events regarding human rights themes for different projects in Berlin many artists and actionists gathered around me. This actionism combined with passionate engagement, the courage to handle themes that cross the boundaries and the innovative implementation of ideas are described in many articles and media. Working groups, connections and love for many different people helped to make me an institution and prominent ("ZivilcourageAward 2004" from CSD e.V.).
With Stars & starlets I organised events for congresses, festivals and other meetings and linked me with an artist's agency by nature.