Publikum der Zukunft

We want to create public spaces of heterogeneity

The artist lab of the Frankfurt association Paradiesvogel dealt with imagining and discussing an "Audience of the Future" – with a focus on children and youth. Their aim was to work on ideas for a "Frankfurt Model", in which formats, events and performances for young audiences emerge from a jointly acting independent arts community. Moderated by dramaturge/curator Moritz von Rappard, the artists pursued their questions in a three-day lab.

They approached their concept "Audience of the Future" from different angles. During a backstage tour at the zoo, they learned about monkeys that missed the "Show" and their audience during the pandemic. The artists developed movement scores while observing zoo visitors, and reflected on the limitations of their own imagination during close encounters with anteaters. In interviews with young people, they questioned why the zoo reaches a diverse audience that cultural institutions can only dream of. Looking back at formats developed out of the pandemic era, perspectives emerged on what it might mean to take young people seriously. Finally, models emerged that reorganize the theater as a meeting space and interpret the public sphere as an art space. These are now being further developed in collaborations.

Ossian Hain, Célestine Hennermann, Fiona Louis, Janna Pinsker (Concept, Project Management & Evaluation), Moritz von Rappard (Moderation, Dramaturgy), Marina Fischer (Production Management & Assistance), impulses from: Marcus Dross, Liljan Halfen, the precinct management of the Frankfurt Zoo, Mariana Brzowski (Video Documentation), Salar Baygan (Photo Documentation), Participating artists*: Ute Bansemir, Ossian Hain, Günther Henne, Célestine Hennermann, Liora Hilb, Anka Hirsch, Sarah Kortmann, Fiona Louis, Uta Nawrath, Santo Pedilarco, Janna Pinsker, Julia Pohlmann, Lisa Deniz Preugschat, Ilana Reynolds, Anja Schneidereit, Susanne Schyns, Katrin Schyns & Milena Wichert