A Conversation About Questions of Power and Diversity in the Performing Arts

In contrast to the generally open and progressive self-image of the industry, experiences of discrimination and exclusion happen just as often in the sector of art and culture as they do in other parts of life. Alongside the (too) few public reports of specific cases, there are scarcely any reliable statistics and studies regarding questions of diversity in the cultural sector. What data and insights exist especially for theater and stage structures and what deficiencies in the working structures has the crisis of the pandemic intensified, what developments have ground to a halt and what means can be used to continue to make progress?

In this talk, culture maker Tessa Hartig of AfroPolitan Berlin discusses current issues of power and diversity with freelance curator Fatima Çalışkan and Christian Römer of the Böll Foundation with a view to the theater sector.