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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN 2024
02 Dec 2024
From May to September of this year, 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 of this year, 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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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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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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"Neighborliness is democracy’s lowest common denominator"
© Sebastian Bolesch
23 Jul 2024
The Phoenix Theaterfestival is an open-air event that brings five guest performances to the Platz der Völkerfreundschaft in Erfurt which, when it comes to involving different audiences, represent a counter balance to the Domstufen-Festspielen. Because sometimes the theater has to come to the audience.
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No fear of new images of masculinity
© Jörg Baumann
26 Jun 2024
This weekend in Potsdam, THE ART OF STAYING MANY will explore new narrative forms in volatile times. Journalist and writer Nora Burgard-Arp will be exploring feminist perspectives on right-wing extremist narratives. For our magazine, she talks about her work as an author.
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Politics of the independent performing arts. Five short portraits of artistic processes.
© Dorothea Tuch
24 Jun 2024
On May 25, 2024, the documentary "BLICKWECHSEL - Publika und Politiken der Darstellenden Künste" by Janina Möbius celebrated its premiere at HAU Hebbel am Ufer/HAU3 as part of the event series "DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN. Nationwide Forums for Art, Freedom and Democracy" premiere. The documentary was commissioned by the fund and takes a look at the relationship between the public and artists with a special focus on the increasing polarization of society. In his introductory lecture on the occasion of the film premiere, cultural scientist Sebastian Köthe portrayed five aesthetic methods of politicization in the performing arts of the present day.
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Geteilte Geschichte(n)
© Sebastian Bolesch
18 Jun 2024
Das Erinnern an die Vergangenheit ist ein oft strapaziöser Akt. Auch in Deutschland zeigt sich, wie schwer es ist, multiperspektivische Blicke auf die Erfahrungen eines diversen Umfelds zu richten. Die Journalistin Zonya Dengi erinnert sich aus ganz persönlicher Perspektive – und nutzt die emanzipatorische Kraft, die im Erzählen der eigenen Geschichte steckt. Ihr Beitrag ist Teil einer Artikelserie, der das Programm von DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN am 21. + 22. Juni in Berlin begleitet.
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Welcome!
© Falk Wenzel
10 Jun 2024
Our author traveled to Bitterfeld-Wolfen to observe the preparations for the OSTEN theater festival, where the THE ART OF STAYING MANY Theater Truck is also making a stop. She was surprised by many things she found there – a reportage.
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On artistic freedom and intersectionality
© Kathinka Schroeder
05 Jun 2024
The writer, political activist and theater maker Mirrianne Mahn questions the current debates about artistic freedom and finds that they are directly related to intersectional perspectives – which influence, among other things, work in the field of theater.
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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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Durchlässige und fragile Theater
© Dorothea Tuch
28 May 2024
In vielen kulturellen Räumen werden aktuell überkommene, hegemoniale und diskriminierende Strukturen hinterfragt, auch im Theater. Die Journalistin Esther Boldt schreibt darüber, wie kompliziert die entsprechenden Aushandlungsprozesse aussehen und wie fragil Orte der Vielfalt in diesen Tagen sein können.
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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN | Tour
21 May 2024
On May 24 and 25, 2024, the fund will open the series "DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN" with the kick-off event at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. In addition to a cultural policy panel, the film premiere "BLICKWECHSEL - Publika und Politiken der Darstellenden Künste" by Janina Möbius and the German premiere of "La Obra", the theater truck, which will set off to the eight other stops on the tour, will be officially inaugurated.
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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN | Tour
21 May 2024
On May 24 and 25, 2024, the fund will open the series "DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN" with the kick-off event at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. In addition to a cultural policy panel, the film premiere "BLICKWECHSEL - Publika und Politiken der Darstellenden Künste" by Janina Möbius and the German premiere of "La Obra", the theater truck, which will set off to the eight other stops on the tour, will be officially inaugurated.
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"There can be no simple positions"
© Björn Frers
13 May 2024
On May 24, the Fonds Darstellende Künste is launching a series of programs that invite people to attend performances, workshops and discussions at nine locations in and around theaters in eight German cities. The Bundesweiten Foren will focus on major concepts such as democracy and freedom, contradictory perspectives, encounters and art. In an interview with Elisabeth Wellershaus, Holger Bergmann, Managing Director of the Fonds, talks about the background to THE ART OF STAYING MANY.
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DIE KUNST VIELE ZU BLEIBEN
29 Apr 2024
The series "THE ART OF STAYING MANY" starts with the kick-off event on May 24 and 25, 2024 in Berlin and then travels on to eight different theaters, festivals and production venues. Holger Bergmann, Managing Director of the fund, provides insights into the journey of the theater truck and pleads for the importance and strengthening of democracy through projects such as this one.
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