Admission free
Sign-up at: kontakt@proquote-buehne.de
DURATION:
10.00 - 23.00
LANGUAGE:
GER
Conference: Covered by Artistic Freedom? – Artistic Freedom vs. Labor Law
Pro Quote Bühne e. V.
Admission free
Sign-up at: kontakt@proquote-buehne.de
DURATION:
10.00 - 23.00
LANGUAGE:
GER
Article 5 of the German Basic Law guarantees freedom of art, which is a high value in our democratic society. As current events once again make clear, it is important to continually negotiate what is meant by this and what is not, and which fundamental rights take precedence in which context. On the one hand, theater professionals and other artists depend on being able to practice their art as freely as possible. On the other hand, it is worthwhile to explore the limits of this freedom and perhaps even redefine them to prevent the undermining of other fundamental rights (e.g. freedom of expression, gender equality, etc.). This would also help prevent discrimination and precarious employment and democracy and artistic freedom can be strengthened and protected.
This would also help prevent discrimination and precarious working conditions, while strengthening and protecting democracy and artistic freedom.
Per Quota Stage e. V., in cooperation with the HTA – Hessian Theatre Academy and the Frankfurt LAB, tackles the topic “Freedom of Art – Labor law – Democracy” in a one-day conference.
Artists, theater professionals, leaders, legal and cultural policy experts will shed light on this in keynote speeches, contributions and discussions. They will address the topic from diverse perspectives and consider the tensions between different legal claims and issues of equality and anti-discrimination.
The discursive program is rounded off and supplemented through workshops, artistic interventions, space for personal exchange as well as a raucous party.
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Schedule
09.30 – 10.00 Arrival / check in
10.00 – 13.00 Workshops
1. Judge Barbara Zahlesch
Preparation for the reenactment performance in the evening (08.00 p.m.). Cases submitted in advance concerning the topic of “freedom of art” will be discussed and rehearsed as a performance in the style of a TV-courtroom.
Workshop Leader: Per Quota Stage e.V.
2. Empowering Art
Exchange of experiences with artistic freedom – Telling stories in/with bodies as a form of empowerment.
Workshop Leader: Bárbara Luci Carvalho, Director of the International Women’s* Theatre Festival Frankfurt
3. Structure and Artistic Freedom
Which structures can support freedom of art and which structures impede it? A playful and immersive knowledge transfer.
Workshop leader: Dr. Özlem Canyürek, Culture-Researcher
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch break; Discussion; Registration
14.00 – 15:15 Welcome remarks by Dr. Philipp Schulte (HTA) and keynote speeches
Moderator: Benita Sarah Bailey, freelance actress and producer
Representation Pro Quote Bühne e.V. – Problematik NV-Bühne
Yağmur Özkan, attorney/Ph.D. candidate at the Chair of Public Law and Comparative Law at Goethe University Frankfurt – Constitutional Law / Freedom of Art
Anna Volkland, freelance dramaturg – Artistic Direction as an Artist or Manager/Care-Taker
Leyla Ercan, MA, cultural manager, among other roles – Anti-discrimination in theater (equality, artistic freedom vs. diversity)
15.15 – 15.30 Intermission
15.30 – 16.00 Excerpts from Mehrjungmann by Theater Thikwa, Berlin
By and with: Addas Ahmad Mohammad, Kaveh Ghaemi; Choreography: Kaveh Ghaemi
16.00 – 16.30 „ungesalzen, unterbezahlt, unaufhaltsam“ by Luzie Fieser
Starring: a bag of fries—without any mayo or ketchup. Luzie Fieser tells the story of her life as an extra in the theater—served up with a wink and a sense of humor.
Written and performed by: Johanna Lehnert
16.30 – 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 – 19.00 Moderated panel discussion followed by a fishbowl session
Moderator: Benita Sarah Bailey, freelance actress and producer
Raphael Westermeier – Vice President of the GDBA
Yağmur Özkan – Attorney (see above)
Mateja Meded – Freelance director, writer, and actress
Simone Sterr – Artistic Director/Head of Acting at Stadttheater Gießen (invited)
Bárbara Luci Carvalho – Director of IF*TF (see above), recipient of the 2025 Tony Sender Award
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner & Discussions
20.00 Reenactment-Performance
in the style of a TV courtroom show featuring real cases involving artistic freedom, presented by the participants of the morning workshop
20.45 Uhr – 23.00 Cooldown Party featuring DJane Rhythmix
Credits & Supporters
In cooperation with: Frankfurt LAB, HTA – Hessische Theaterakademie, Landesverband für Professionelle Darstellende Künste Hessen e.V.
Sponsored by: Frauen Referat Frankfurt am Main, Kulturamt Stadt Frankfurt am Main and the Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten
Supported by: GBDA – Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnenangehöriger
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