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Perspektive 2025!
13 Jan 2025
The Fonds will receive further funding from the budget of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media for the funding year 2025. A total of 7.6 million euros will be available to support the independent performing arts - a strong signal in challenging times. This means that the cut is less than initially announced. Managing Director Holger Bergmann explains the background, consequences and associated prospects for the Fonds in a video statement.
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New narratives for a world of the many
© Marcus Lieberenz
11 Dec 2024
At the Ratschlag der Vielen (Council of the Many) on November 28, 2024 at the Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz in Berlin, many questions were raised, but some momentum was also created. The general consensus: society needs new narratives of diversity, but art must not be appropriated for this without any restrictions. After all, doesn’t its power to unleash new worlds lie precisely in its freedom? In these times, that would perhaps be the most political statement in the negotiation of democratic public spheres.
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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN 2024
02 Dec 2024
From May to September 2024, the series of nationwide forums “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” brought people together at nine different locations in Germany through performances, workshops, discussions, singing performances and much more in order to pose the question of “how” a pluralistic and democratic society can be achieved.
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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN 2024 (Audio description)
02 Dec 2024
From May to September 2024, the series of nationwide forums “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” brought people together at nine different locations in Germany through performances, workshops, discussions, singing performances and much more in order to pose the question of “how” a pluralistic and democratic society can be achieved.
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Spielräume für Kunst und Gesellschaft
21 Nov 2024
Kürzungen beim Bund und nun in den Ländern Thüringen, Berlin, NRW und Niedersachsen sowie in Städten wie München, Dresden und Köln. Wieso ist dieser Umgang mit der Kultur in unterschiedlichen Regierungskonstellationen gerade so en Vogue? - Holger Bergmann gibt einen Überblick über die aktuelle Fördersituation des Fonds und erste Konsequenzen für die Künste.
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Was ist das Spiel mit der Welt?
© Magdalena Emmerig
19 Nov 2024
Am 13. November 2024 hat ein breites Bündnis aus der Berliner Kulturlandschaft zum öffentlichen Protest gegen die geplanten Kürzungen im Berliner Kulturhaushalt aufgerufen. Gegen die Kürzungen sprach sich auch Heinrich Horwitz als Initiator*in der Petition „An den Freien Künsten zu sparen, kostet zu viel“ in einer Rede aus – hier zum Nachlesen:
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Theaterpreis des Bundes 2024 (audio description)
06 Nov 2024
On October 2, 2024, the award ceremony of the Theaterpreis des Bundes took place at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, where the Tabori Prize 2024 was also awarded.
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Theaterpreis des Bundes 2024
06 Nov 2024
On October 2, 2024, the award ceremony of the Federal Theatre Prize took place at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, where the Tabori Prize 2024 was also awarded.
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Du und ich
© Sebastian Bolesch
05 Nov 2024
You and I. Parallel life worlds and paths that never crossed and couldn't be more different. - The writer Deniz Utlu gave this lecture as part of “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” on August 24, 2024 at the Kunstfest Weimar.
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How To Stay
© Sebastian Bolesch
29 Oct 2024
On the train – we always buy a ticket. In the supermarket – we come without a backpack. In the park – we won’t walk too fast. In the night – we won’t cover our faces. At the bank – we won’t raise our voices. – Writer Sivan Ben Yishai gave this speech on 24 August in Weimar as part of The Art of Staying Many – Nationwide Forums for Art, Freedom and Democracy at the Kunstfest Weimar.
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Casting an anchor into the future
© Sebastian Bolesch
21 Oct 2024
The art of staying many. The art of staying. The art of changing. The right to stay. The right to have a say. A question that an increasing number of people are asking themselves in an increasing number of places: ‘Should we stay or leave?’ - Contribution by Manja Präkels in the program of “THE ART OF STAYING MANY” at Kunstfest Weimar on August 24, 2024.
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Nazi Hits of the 1930s, 1990s and the Ugliest Chants of Today
© Sebastian Bolesch
15 Oct 2024
This isn’t some Nazi fixation. This is reality. The far-right has long become mainstream in many parts, not just yesterday. Travels around East, East, East Germany. - Writer Anne Rabe gave this speech on 24 August in Weimar as part of The Art of Staying Many – Nationwide Forums for Art, Freedom and Democracy at the Kunstfest Weimar.
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„Gerade jetzt wird die Freie Szene gebraucht“
© Marco Prill
23 Sep 2024
In Dresden, wo „DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN“ seine letzte Station hatte, ging es um offene Räume und Begegnungsorte. Carena Schlewitt, künstlerische Leiterin von HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, erzählt, warum auch ihre Spielstätte so ein Ort ist – und warum sie in diesen Zeiten so wichtig sind.
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Pina Bausch? Kann ich auch!
© Katrin Ribbe
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#introducing: Joana Tischkau
18 Sep 2024
This year's Tabori Award winner introduces herself. What were her first thoughts when she found out she was being honored and what does it mean for her work?
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Award winners have been announced
10 Sep 2024
The 2024 Federal Theater Prize goes to the Schwankhalle in Bremen. The Ernst-Barlach-Theater, FELD Theater für junges Publikum and Hessisches Landestheater Marburg will be honored with the awards.
The Tabori Prize 2024 will be awarded to Joana Tischkau.
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Wind of Change
© Candy Welz
04 Sep 2024
Kurz vor den Wahlen in Thüringen begegnen sich Autor*innen und Philosoph*innen im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe „DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN“ in Weimar und reflektieren über die Ratlosigkeit der Gegenwart. Unsere Autorin Elisabeth Wellershaus hat sie begleitet.
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Perspective 2025?
31 Jul 2024
The federal government is cutting the funding of the Federal Cultural Fund by around 50% for the coming year. For the Performing Arts Fund, this means €5.6 million instead of €10.3 million. In a video statement, Holger Bergmann, Managing Director of the Fund, gives an outlook on the consequences for the independent performing arts and makes an appeal to the Federal Government and the Minister of State for Culture.
(In German only)
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Thuringia? Your problem!
© Joachim Dette
29 Jul 2024
Artistic director Lizzy Timmers, actress Pina Bergemann and dramaturge Hannah Baumann talk to Christine Wahl about the impact of the Theaterpreis des Bundes, which they won last year, their meteoric last season at Theaterhaus Jena and how things will now – hopefully – continue.
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A model project for Saxony
© Tom Dachs
23 Jul 2024
Anne-Cathrin Lessel, director of Leipzig-based LOFFT, and FORWARD DANCE COMPANY artistic project manager Gustavo Fijalkow talk to Christine Wahl about three forms of participation that will be implemented with the money from the 2023 Theaterpreis des Bundes.
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