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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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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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Artistic perspectives on artistic freedom and democracy
03 Jun 2024
What are the rules in art and in society? - To kick off the nationwide forums entitled “DIE KUNST, VIELEL ZU BLEIBEN”, a film team interviewed independent performing artists on the relationship between art, freedom and democracy on behalf of the Fonds freie Darstellende Künstler*innen.
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Artistic perspectives on artistic freedom and democracy
03 Jun 2024
What are the rules in art and in society? - To kick off the nationwide forums entitled “DIE KUNST, VIELEL ZU BLEIBEN”, a film team interviewed independent performing artists on the relationship between art, freedom and democracy on behalf of the Fonds freie Darstellende Künstler*innen.
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Theater der Leerzeichen
© Alexandra Polina
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Prozesse – Strukturen – Resonanz
26 May 2023
Die Fördertätigkeit des Fonds im Rahmen von NEUSTART KULTUR wurde durch das unabhängige Unternehmen KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH evaluiert.
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Heterogenität als Teil des Problems – und als Teil einer Lösung
© Leona Ohsiek
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Round tables for promotion of diversity
© Miss Mushroom/Unsplash
11 Mar 2022
"How can the Fonds make its grants more accessible to all? What can we do better?" Since last year, the Fonds has been advised on these questions by 'critical friends' from arts practice at roundtable meetings, moderated by Prof. Dr. Margarita Tsomou. With thanks to all participants who describe here their impressions of the dialogues so far. We look forward to continuing the fruitful conversations!
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Empowerment for the arts
© Foto: Dorothea Tuch
10 Nov 2021
The symposium "Transformationen der Theaterlandschaft" (The Changing World of Theater) provides important ideas on how the independent performing arts should work after corona.
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It’s All About the Future
© Dorothea Tuch
10 Nov 2021
At the symposium "Transformationen der Theaterlandschaft" (The Changing World of Theater), lectures on artificial intelligence, the audience in the digital world, diversity, sustainability and culture beyond the big cities explore where there is potential for support in the independent performing arts
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Thanks to Research!
© Dorothea Tuch
06 Nov 2021
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the scholars in the Fonds’ research program for their work(s)! The brochure for the symposium "Transformations of the Theater Landscape" (The Changing World of Theater) that took place on November 2. at the Akademie der Künste is available here.
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Does theater in Germany need development planning?
© Dorothea Tuch
01 Nov 2021
On November 02, 2021, the results of studies that monitored the NEUSTART-KULTUR grants will be presented by the Fonds Darstellende Künste and the researchers who took part. The program was led by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Chairman of the Board of the Fonds Darstellende Künste. This is a conversation about key findings and what needs to be done now.
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TRANSFORMATION: Discussions and opinions from within the independent performing arts
05 Jun 2021
On June 5, 2021, the Fonds was a guest at the festival "Claiming Common Spaces III" with the online event "TRANSFORMATIONEN - Gespräche und Positionen aus den Freien Darstellenden Künsten" (TRANSFORMATION - Discussions and opinions from within the independent performing arts). The aim was to question, in discussion with those involved in the independent performing arts, the potential for change and modifications to the conditions of independent production.
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We don’t want a ‘List of the Best’
© Louisa Marie Nübel
26 May 2021
Elena Philipp and Georg Kasch spoke with Kai van Eikels about his research project "Förderung von künstlerischen Produktionen unter veränderten Vorzeichen," (Funding of artistic productions in changed circumstances) which is one of 12 sub-studies in the Fonds’ research program examining artistic development and funding perspectives in the independent performing arts.
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Research project on funding in the independent performing arts
© Benjamin Krieg
17 Feb 2021
As part of its #TakeThat funding program, the Fonds is initiating a comprehensive research program. In 12 thematic sub-studies, experts examine the systematics of the German funding framework. In November, they will present their recommendations for a sustainable funding policy.
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