Un/gleich/zeitig – Annual Conference of the Berlin Performing Arts Program 2024
Un/gleich/zeitig – Annual Conference of the Berlin Performing Arts Program 2024
November 18 to 20, 2024
at TD Berlin
Klosterstr. 44, 10179 Berlin
With the annual conference Un/gleich/zeitig, we are dedicating ourselves to the exciting field of visibility, presence and long-term effects of the independent performing arts during times of several simultaneous crises. The role of art and culture will be reflected upon over three days: as spaces for discourses and resonance, the arts offer the possibility to reach many people as well to exercise some influence over the course of sociopolitical developments. While one can dispute the height of the degree of societal responsibility that the arts have – the balancing act between engagement and collection, between purposelessness, autonomy and societal irrelevance is not an easy one.
Over the course of panel discussions, round table discussions and presentation, the conditions for the visibility and effectiveness of the (independent) arts will be discussed. In doing so, we will examine, amongst other topics, jury and selection processes, the collaboration between art and civic society, working in “exile”, matters of real estate policy, effective campaign work, methods for audience research as well as for community work at eye level. In addition, cultural policy strategies for the metropolitan region of Berlin-Brandenburg will be discussed, plans for a law mandating the promotion of culture in Berlin (Kulturfördergesetz) will be discussed, the shift to the right in Europe and its consequences will be examined, as will the coming budget cuts and their effects.
Throughout an open stage format, uncurated voices from the community will become visible and audible. Numerous networking and conversation opportunities provide an invitation to share knowledge amongst each other, strengthen alliances as well as to discuss new projects.
With Contributions by:
Ashkan Afsharian (choreographer, co-leadership Tanzpol Festival), Mustafa Akça (Komische Oper Berlin), Nora Amin (writer, performer, choreographer, theatre director), Chiara Baudino (C.Re.S.Co., Italy), Wibke Behrens (berufsverband bildender künstler und künstlerinnen – bbk berlin, the Berlin Cultural Conference), Gerlinde Bendzuck (Institut für Kultur-Markt-Forschung, IKMF, Arbeitsausschuss Deutscher Behindertenrat), Laura Böttinger (Dance On Participation – Mediation Projects for Seniors), Judith Brückmann (Berlin Bühnen), Daniel Brunet (Koalition der Freien Szene), Fatima Çalışkan (curator, writer, moderator), Leyla Ercan (cultural manager and advisor), Dirk Förster (Kulturraum gGmbH), Franziska Görlitz (Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte, Gegen RechtsSchutz), Katharina Haverich (performance and media artist), Modjgan Hashemian (dancer, choreographer), Haya El Khoury (social designer), Laura Kleinwort (Ballhaus Prinzenallee), Isa Köhler (internationale tanzmesse nrw), Ulrike Kuner (General Manager eaipa – European Association of Independent Performing Arts), För Künkel (scenographer and costume designer), Inky Lee (artist, author), Eva Lenhardt (NRW Kultur International), Julia Leser (Network Halt!ung), Lara-Sophie Milagro (actor, director), Klaas Müller (Verfassungsblog gGmbH, Gegen RechtsSchutz), Martin Naundorf (curator, Festival OSTEN), Dr. Oliver Tewes-Schünzel (Institut für Kulturelle Teilhabeforschung | IKTf, Institute for Research on Cultural Participation), Dávid Paška (director, playwright, Slovakia), Stefan Prohorov (ACT association for independent theatre, Bulgaria), Kristina Rahe (Bundesverband Soziokultur, the German Federal Association for Sociocultural Projects), Moritz von Rappard (Cultural Policy Association) Georg Scharegg (TD Berlin), Harry Sachs (Haus der Statistik, Zusammenkunft Berlin eG), Sonja Schaudt (the Berlin Cultural Conference), Claudia Schmitz (Deutscher Bühnenverein, the German Stage Association), Anne-Cécile Sibué (Office National de Diffusion Artistique ONDA), Nora Schneider (Festivalfriends), Severin Schwalb (Amadeu Antonio Stiftung), Lisa Siomicheva (artist, curator, project manager), Susanne Schuster (OutOfTheBox), Anne-Cécile Sibué (Office National de Diffusion Artistique ONDA), Anna Stiede (artist, political scientist), Franziska Stoff (Landesmusikrat Berlin, the Berlin Cultural Conference), Sabine Marie Willig (IG Jazz Berlin), Milan Vračar (Association Kulturanova, Serbia), Lars Zühlke (Bündnis Internationaler Produktionshäuser), the Cultural Policy Association of Berlin-Brandenburg and many other guests.
Program
A summary of each conference day can be found here:
November 18, 2024
November 19, 2024
November 20, 2024
The respective program items can be viewed below:
Registration
++ Thank you for the great interest! The conference is fully booked. You are welcome to try registering on-site at the accreditation desk, but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee participation. ++
Contact
For questions and suggestions regarding the annual conference of the Berlin Performing Arts Program, please contact Sarah Stührenberg at sarah.stuehrenberg [at] pap-berlin.de or +49 (0)30 / 20 45 979 14.
For questions about organizational matters and accessibility, please contact Angelika Schmidt at angelika.schmidt [at] pap-berlin.de or +49 (0)30 / 20 45 979 14.
Accessibility & Service
Further information on awareness, language, and potential barriers can be found HERE.