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Playing Talking Reel2Reel Studio
Berlin · Worldwide

PLAYING
TALKING

A Conversation Show.
The energy is in the room.

No stage. No panels. Nobody will ask you to perform. Just the right people, the right topic, and a format that handles the rest.

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The Concept

This is not a meetup

Most business events put one person on stage and everyone else in chairs. Playing Talking is different.

It's a Conversation Show. Studio lights, a DJ, and a format that creates the energy so you don't have to. The structure decides who speaks, when, and on what. You show up and go deep.

Every session runs on one topic that actually matters. Real perspectives, unexpected angles, conversations you won't find anywhere else.

The show happens between the people in the room. Every participant is part of it, at their own level.

Dimly lit venue with red-backlit windows, host addressing seated audience during a Playing Talking session
Black-and-white portrait of the DJ at the decks, next to a stylized painting of a woman, during a Playing Talking session
The Process

Simple.
Structured.
Surprising.

01
You arrive
Studio lights, music, atmosphere. No name tags, no awkward mingling. The room is already alive.
02
The format takes over
Game mechanics guide who connects with whom and on what. No wondering who to talk to. No standing in a corner.
03
The conversation goes deep
One topic. Multiple angles. People saying things you didn’t expect to hear.
04
You leave differently
Not just with contacts. With ideas and conversations you couldn’t have planned.
Two attendees laughing mid-conversation at a Playing Talking event
Who's in the Room

For people who are actually building something

Founders who need outside perspective
Brand managers who want partnerships that convert
Marketing leads whose budget keeps disappearing
Business owners seeking growth via collaborations
Independent experts who want a real conversation
Featured Session

Strategic Partnerships: The Art of Co-Branding

How to build collaborations that bring real revenue, not just likes. For brand managers, PR leads, and business owners who want 1+1=3 growth.

Date
Time
Price
€20 Early €25
Capacity strictly limited — reserve early.
Reserve your spot May 19 · 18:30 · €20 Early · €25
Past Sessions

See the format in action

Founders' Mindset Gym
with Finom · February 2026

Founders stress-testing real business decisions with peers — sharper thinking under pressure.

The Art of Conversation
with B-Club Berlin · November 2025

Communication and public speaking as a practiced craft — a session with the B-Club Berlin community.

Portrait of Stanislav Kukharkov, host and format author of Playing Talking, mid-performance under stage lighting
The Host

Stanislav
Kukharkov

Event Architect. Format Author. Community Builder.

He builds environments where people stop performing and start actually talking. 1,500+ events. 25+ years in live formats across Europe. Based in Berlin. Working worldwide.

LinkedIn Website

Playing Talking is his most personal project.

The Space

Reel2Reel Studio

A creative space, made for ideas

Reel2Reel Studio is a rental studio in Berlin for photo, video, podcast and full-service production. When the room isn't in production, it's where Playing Talking happens.

Flottenstrasse 50-53, 13407 Berlin
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Panel discussion at Reel2Reel Studio during Future Fashion Lab — speakers on stage with exposed ceiling rig and white cyclorama, audience in the foreground
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