Alliance of International Production Houses

[Still] Claiming Discourse serves as a critical space for reflection following the Bundestag elections. It focuses on strengthening and defending art and culture as spaces for transformation, even in a reality shaped by polarization and austerity. In light of political changes, we ask: How can art and culture survive in this shifting landscape? How do we maintain our stance when resources shrink and political support wanes? The answers lie in new cultural funding models, building alliances, practicing solidarity, and poetic imagination.

4/3/25, 5:30 until 7:30
Austerität und Kunst – Strategien für eine resiliente Kulturförderung
After massive cutbacks, art production in precarious conditions must reorganise itself. After an opening keynote speech, four politicians will discuss cultural policy strategies and funding models for the performing arts. The panel will be held in German.

4/4/25, 6:00 until 7:30
Pluralität und Protest – politische Organisierung nach der Wahl
Early April, Germany has voted. A panel of experts, activists and journalists asks, categorises and reflects. The panel will be held in German.

4/5/25, 2:30
With the film documentary [ÒDIO], MOTUS, Italy’s leading independent theatre collective, explores the intertwining of discrimination and hatred. As part of a Frankenstein trilogy inspired by the creature that recognises its own exclusion and becomes a monster, [ÒDIO] combines literary fiction with the experiences of young Europeans.

4:30 until 6:00
Race, Class, Utopia
How can poetry ignite the politically imaginative potential within us? This question lies at the heart of a poetry lecture followed by a conversation on Blackness, class politics, and utopia. The panel will be held in English.

6:30 until 8:00
Owe it: Attitude
Representatives of art institutions come together to discuss the challenges posed by the current socio-political situation. The panel will be held in English.