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PROGRAMME
Friday, 30 October 2020
OPENING
18:30-21:30 (Central European Time)
Live-streamed from various cities around Europe.
Including live drums improvisation by George Klountzos-Chrysidis throughout the day.
18:30-19:10
Musical Opening: Extract from the Freiraum Rhapsody
Concept: Edit Pula, Composer: Fatos Qerimaj (Tirana, 2018), Conductor: Floris Lammens
Opening Words
Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut) WATCH THE VIDEO
Christos Savvidis (Director of ArtBOX, Thessaloniki, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival, representative of the Freiraum Partners) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by the Hosts
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival Curatorial Team)
& Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator, ArtBOX, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival)
THE FREIRAUM MANIFESTO
When we Speak
Performative reading of the Freiraum Manifesto by Jane Dudman (artist, curator) and Freiraum Partners - Yasser Almaamoun (Berlin), Ira Bliatka (Paris), Signe Sophie Boggild (Copenhagen), Aloña Elizalde (Brussels), Iskra Geshoska (Skopje), Jelena Joksimovic (Belgrade), Mériam Korichi (Paris), Edit Pula (Tirana), Maud Qamar (Brussels), Christos Savvidis (Thessaloniki), Ondrej Timčo (Prague), Milan Zvada (Banská Bystrica) WATCH THE VIDEO
Five Stories About Freedom
An art-documentary inspired by the Freiraum Manifesto by Kontrapunkt (Skopje) WATCH THE VIDEO
Statement on the Freiraum Manifesto by Themis Christophidou
European Commission, Director General of the Department of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture WATCH THE VIDEO
19:10-19:30
Keynote: "Start worrying. Details to follow." – Reflections on the State of Freedom in the post-Covid World
by Ivan Krastev (political scientist, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna) WATCH THE VIDEO
19:30-20:30
Round table discussion
"A new normal after the lockdown?" Freedom and Europe in the (post)corona era
Ivan Krastev (political scientist, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna), Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut), Eva Illouz (Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, author)
Moderator: Matthias Krupa (Die Zeit)
WATCH THE VIDEO
In the framework of the series “Neue Wir-Erzählungen“. Co-organizer: ARD
The debate series “Neue Wir-Erzählungen“ was initiated in 2013 by the Goethe-Institut, the liaison-office of ARD Broadcast in Brussels and the journal Die Zeit and explores the questions: Which narratives can be told about Europe? Who are we, who do we want to be, where do we want to go together? What is needed to advance the European Union as well as Europe as a political, economic, cultural and social project?
20:30-20:35
The More I Draw the More I Listen by Carol Rollo
Live drawing session, visualisation of the discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
Shining Europe by Christoph Rummel & Jochen Merker WATCH THE VIDEO
video performance, 2020
20:30-21:30
Concert: Freiraum Rhapsody WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by Floris Lammens (Conductor) & Paul Du Jardin (Director, BOZAR) WATCH THE VIDEO
Concept: Edit Pula, Composer: Fatos Qerimaj (Tirana, 2018), Conductor: Floris Lammens
Including live drums improvisation by George Klountzos-Chrysidis throughout the day.
18:30-19:10
Musical Opening: Extract from the Freiraum Rhapsody
Concept: Edit Pula, Composer: Fatos Qerimaj (Tirana, 2018), Conductor: Floris Lammens
Opening Words
Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut) WATCH THE VIDEO
Christos Savvidis (Director of ArtBOX, Thessaloniki, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival, representative of the Freiraum Partners) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by the Hosts
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival Curatorial Team)
& Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator, ArtBOX, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival)
THE FREIRAUM MANIFESTO
When we Speak
Performative reading of the Freiraum Manifesto by Jane Dudman (artist, curator) and Freiraum Partners - Yasser Almaamoun (Berlin), Ira Bliatka (Paris), Signe Sophie Boggild (Copenhagen), Aloña Elizalde (Brussels), Iskra Geshoska (Skopje), Jelena Joksimovic (Belgrade), Mériam Korichi (Paris), Edit Pula (Tirana), Maud Qamar (Brussels), Christos Savvidis (Thessaloniki), Ondrej Timčo (Prague), Milan Zvada (Banská Bystrica) WATCH THE VIDEO
Five Stories About Freedom
An art-documentary inspired by the Freiraum Manifesto by Kontrapunkt (Skopje) WATCH THE VIDEO
Statement on the Freiraum Manifesto by Themis Christophidou
European Commission, Director General of the Department of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture WATCH THE VIDEO
19:10-19:30
Keynote: "Start worrying. Details to follow." – Reflections on the State of Freedom in the post-Covid World
by Ivan Krastev (political scientist, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna) WATCH THE VIDEO
19:30-20:30
Round table discussion
"A new normal after the lockdown?" Freedom and Europe in the (post)corona era
Ivan Krastev (political scientist, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna), Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut), Eva Illouz (Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, author)
Moderator: Matthias Krupa (Die Zeit)
WATCH THE VIDEO
In the framework of the series “Neue Wir-Erzählungen“. Co-organizer: ARD
The debate series “Neue Wir-Erzählungen“ was initiated in 2013 by the Goethe-Institut, the liaison-office of ARD Broadcast in Brussels and the journal Die Zeit and explores the questions: Which narratives can be told about Europe? Who are we, who do we want to be, where do we want to go together? What is needed to advance the European Union as well as Europe as a political, economic, cultural and social project?
20:30-20:35
The More I Draw the More I Listen by Carol Rollo
Live drawing session, visualisation of the discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
Shining Europe by Christoph Rummel & Jochen Merker WATCH THE VIDEO
video performance, 2020
20:30-21:30
Concert: Freiraum Rhapsody WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by Floris Lammens (Conductor) & Paul Du Jardin (Director, BOZAR) WATCH THE VIDEO
Concept: Edit Pula, Composer: Fatos Qerimaj (Tirana, 2018), Conductor: Floris Lammens
Saturday, 31 October 2020
THE STATE OF FREEDOM IN EUROPE TODAY:
THE ONGOING BIOPOLITICAL CRISIS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND EMERGING SOLIDARITIES
14:00-18:30 (Central European Time)
Live-streamed from various cities around Europe.
Including live drums improvisation by George Klountzos-Chrysidis throughout the day.
14:00-14:10
Opening Words
Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by the Hosts
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival Curatorial Team)
& Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator, ArtBOX, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival)
14:10-14:45
Keynote: “Can The Home be a Haven from a world in crisis? Reflections on the politics of Covid19”
by Eva Illouz (Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, author)
WATCH THE KEYNOTE
WATCH THE Q&A
14:45-15:00
Introduction to Session 1
Futurabilities by Azahara Cerezo
online action, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
Performance Survival Protocol by KangarooCourt
video performance, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
Hide and seek for the control room by Matteo Locci & Basak Tuna
performance, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
15:00-16:25
SESSION 1: ECOPOLITICS, BIOPOLITICS AND DEMOCRISIS
15:00-15:55
Introduction by the Moderator: Liam Gillick (artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
Statements by:
Tiziana Terranova (Associate Professor in Cultural Studies and Digital Media at the Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’) WATCH VIDEO
Andreas Weber (Dr., Biologist, Philosopher and Nature Writer, University of the Arts, Berlin) WATCH THE VIDEO
Franco Bifo Berardi (writer) WATCH THE VIDEO
15:55-16:25
Live Discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
The More I Draw the More I Listen by Carol Rollo
Live drawing session, visualisation of the discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
16:25-16:30
Life in the Time of a Plague by Maciej Toporowicz
video performance series, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
16:30-16:45
Freiraum Island Berlin
Live connection to the Freiraum Festival event in Berlin
16:45-17:00
Introduction to Session 2
Languages of the Unheard by Danae Theodoridou & Dimitri Papageorgiou
A live experiment of conversing in the language of protest
participatory performance, 2020
17:00-18:25
SESSION 2: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND EMERGING SOLIDARITITES
17:00-17:55
Introduction by the Moderator: Anna Carastathis (political theorist, Co-Director of the Feminist Autonomous Centre for Research in Athens)
WATCH THE VIDEO
Statements by:
Svetlana Slapsak (Prof. of Anthropology of Ancient Worlds, Anthropology of Gender and Balkanology, Former Dean of ISH, Ljubljana Graduate School in Humanities) WATCH THE VIDEO
Nitasha Kaul (Novelist and Academic, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, London) WATCH THE VIDEO
Alfredo Saad Filho (Professor of Political Economy and International Development in the Department of International Development at King’s College London) WATCH THE VIDEO
17:55-18:25
Live Discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
The More I Draw the More I Listen by Carol Rollo
Live drawing session, visualisation of the discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
18:25-18:30
Closing
Including live drums improvisation by George Klountzos-Chrysidis throughout the day.
14:00-14:10
Opening Words
Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by the Hosts
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival Curatorial Team)
& Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator, ArtBOX, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival)
14:10-14:45
Keynote: “Can The Home be a Haven from a world in crisis? Reflections on the politics of Covid19”
by Eva Illouz (Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, author)
WATCH THE KEYNOTE
WATCH THE Q&A
14:45-15:00
Introduction to Session 1
Futurabilities by Azahara Cerezo
online action, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
Performance Survival Protocol by KangarooCourt
video performance, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
Hide and seek for the control room by Matteo Locci & Basak Tuna
performance, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
15:00-16:25
SESSION 1: ECOPOLITICS, BIOPOLITICS AND DEMOCRISIS
15:00-15:55
Introduction by the Moderator: Liam Gillick (artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
Statements by:
Tiziana Terranova (Associate Professor in Cultural Studies and Digital Media at the Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’) WATCH VIDEO
Andreas Weber (Dr., Biologist, Philosopher and Nature Writer, University of the Arts, Berlin) WATCH THE VIDEO
Franco Bifo Berardi (writer) WATCH THE VIDEO
15:55-16:25
Live Discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
The More I Draw the More I Listen by Carol Rollo
Live drawing session, visualisation of the discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
16:25-16:30
Life in the Time of a Plague by Maciej Toporowicz
video performance series, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
16:30-16:45
Freiraum Island Berlin
Live connection to the Freiraum Festival event in Berlin
16:45-17:00
Introduction to Session 2
Languages of the Unheard by Danae Theodoridou & Dimitri Papageorgiou
A live experiment of conversing in the language of protest
participatory performance, 2020
17:00-18:25
SESSION 2: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND EMERGING SOLIDARITITES
17:00-17:55
Introduction by the Moderator: Anna Carastathis (political theorist, Co-Director of the Feminist Autonomous Centre for Research in Athens)
WATCH THE VIDEO
Statements by:
Svetlana Slapsak (Prof. of Anthropology of Ancient Worlds, Anthropology of Gender and Balkanology, Former Dean of ISH, Ljubljana Graduate School in Humanities) WATCH THE VIDEO
Nitasha Kaul (Novelist and Academic, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, London) WATCH THE VIDEO
Alfredo Saad Filho (Professor of Political Economy and International Development in the Department of International Development at King’s College London) WATCH THE VIDEO
17:55-18:25
Live Discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
The More I Draw the More I Listen by Carol Rollo
Live drawing session, visualisation of the discussion WATCH THE VIDEO
18:25-18:30
Closing
Sunday, 1 November 2020
THE STATE OF THE ARTS: NEW FORMATS AND AUDIENCES
14:00-20:00 (Central European Time)
Live-streamed from various cities around Europe.
Including live drums improvisation by George Klountzos-Chrysidis throughout the day.
In partnership with Common Lab project by Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki & ArtBOX,
in the framework of Goethe-Institut's Excellency Initiatives 2020-21 and in collaboration with TIF-Helexpo (GR)
14:00-14:30
Opening Words
Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by the Hosts
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival Curatorial Team)
& Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator, ArtBOX, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival)
Opening Words
Rudolf Bartsch (Director of Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki) WATCH THE VIDEO
Anastasios Tzikas (President of Thessaloniki International Fair - HELEXPO) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction to Common Lab
Christos Savvidis, Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Lydia Chatziiakovou (ArtBOX Thessaloniki, Common Lab Curatorial Team) WATCH THE VIDEO
Elli Chrysidou (artist), "How To Build A Community in 10 Days" WATCH THE STATEMENT WATCH THE VIDEO
Lina Mantikou (architect), "How to Break and Rebuild Your Mug in 10 Days" WATCH THE STATEMENT WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction to Remediation, Digitisation, Public Sphere, Commoning
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
14:30-15:45
REMEDIATION & DIGITISATION
The conflict between our digital and analogue identities by Effie Halivopoulou
short video commentary by Effie Halivopoulou, artist, Head of the Department of Visual Arts and Art History of Deree - the American College of Greece WATCH THE VIDEO
Synesthesia by Katie Lock with the contribution of Jane Dudman
multimedia video, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
On progress by Reihnard Manz
original video, 1990, remixed by Martin Schaffner & Max Spielmann, Hyperwerk Institute for Postindustrial Design WATCH THE VIDEO
Contributions by:
Ben Vickers (Chief Technology Officer, Serpentine Galleries) WATCH THE VIDEO
Daria Mille (Curator at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe) WATCH THE VIDEO
Helgard Haug (author and director, Co-founder of Rimini Protokoll) WATCH THE VIDEO
Iliana Dimadi (Head of Dramaturgy, Onassis Stegi Athens) WATCH THE VIDEO
It’s Ophelia Bitch by Elias Adam
desktop performance, 2020
WATCH THE VIDEO
WATCH THE BACKSTAGE
15:45-16:45
PUBLIC SPHERE & COMMONING
Danae Theodoridou & Dimitri Papageorgiou on the Languages of the Unheard
artists' statement
Contributions by:
Eric Ellingsen (landscape urbanist and artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
Mark Beasley (curator and curatorial director, Pace Gallery, New York) & Mark Titchner (artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
Manolis Tsipos (cross-disciplinary performance artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
16:45-17:30
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Mark Beasley, Eric Ellingsen, Helgard Haug, Daria Mille, Mark Titchner, Manolis Tsipos,
Ben Vickers, moderated by Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) and Lydia Chatziiakovou (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
17:30-17:40
Unlovable Prospects. Saba’s look on the Future (Chapter I, “xxx2050xxx”) by Silvia Amancei & Bogdan Armanu
digital video, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
how to turn your work place into a sheet of paper by Bastian Hoffmann
video, 2018 WATCH THE VIDEO
17:40-18:50
AUTHOR / CREATOR, PRECARIOUS LABOUR, INSTITUTIONS
Introduction
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
Contributions by:
Julieta Aranda (artist, co-director of e-flux) WATCH THE VIDEO
Gregory Sholette (artist, writer, activist and teacher) WATCH THE VIDEO
Ash Bulayev (Director of Onassis AiR & independent curator) WATCH THE VIDEO
Thomas Oberender (Artistic Director of Berliner Festspiele / Gropius Bau) in conversation with Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
18:50-19:20
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Julieta Aranda, Ash Bulayev, Thomas Oberender, Gregory Sholette
moderated by Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) and Lydia Chatziiakovou (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab)
WATCH THE VIDEO
19:20-19:30
Closing
19:30-20:00
MOVING SILENCE NICOSIA
Live stream from ARTos House Nicosia
Live performance, soundtracks for silent video and film works
The broadcast continues after 20:00 on ARTo's youtube channel.
Including live drums improvisation by George Klountzos-Chrysidis throughout the day.
In partnership with Common Lab project by Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki & ArtBOX,
in the framework of Goethe-Institut's Excellency Initiatives 2020-21 and in collaboration with TIF-Helexpo (GR)
14:00-14:30
Opening Words
Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction by the Hosts
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival Curatorial Team)
& Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator, ArtBOX, Artistic Co-Director of the Freiraum Festival)
Opening Words
Rudolf Bartsch (Director of Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki) WATCH THE VIDEO
Anastasios Tzikas (President of Thessaloniki International Fair - HELEXPO) WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction to Common Lab
Christos Savvidis, Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Lydia Chatziiakovou (ArtBOX Thessaloniki, Common Lab Curatorial Team) WATCH THE VIDEO
Elli Chrysidou (artist), "How To Build A Community in 10 Days" WATCH THE STATEMENT WATCH THE VIDEO
Lina Mantikou (architect), "How to Break and Rebuild Your Mug in 10 Days" WATCH THE STATEMENT WATCH THE VIDEO
Introduction to Remediation, Digitisation, Public Sphere, Commoning
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
14:30-15:45
REMEDIATION & DIGITISATION
The conflict between our digital and analogue identities by Effie Halivopoulou
short video commentary by Effie Halivopoulou, artist, Head of the Department of Visual Arts and Art History of Deree - the American College of Greece WATCH THE VIDEO
Synesthesia by Katie Lock with the contribution of Jane Dudman
multimedia video, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
On progress by Reihnard Manz
original video, 1990, remixed by Martin Schaffner & Max Spielmann, Hyperwerk Institute for Postindustrial Design WATCH THE VIDEO
Contributions by:
Ben Vickers (Chief Technology Officer, Serpentine Galleries) WATCH THE VIDEO
Daria Mille (Curator at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe) WATCH THE VIDEO
Helgard Haug (author and director, Co-founder of Rimini Protokoll) WATCH THE VIDEO
Iliana Dimadi (Head of Dramaturgy, Onassis Stegi Athens) WATCH THE VIDEO
It’s Ophelia Bitch by Elias Adam
desktop performance, 2020
WATCH THE VIDEO
WATCH THE BACKSTAGE
15:45-16:45
PUBLIC SPHERE & COMMONING
Danae Theodoridou & Dimitri Papageorgiou on the Languages of the Unheard
artists' statement
Contributions by:
Eric Ellingsen (landscape urbanist and artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
Mark Beasley (curator and curatorial director, Pace Gallery, New York) & Mark Titchner (artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
Manolis Tsipos (cross-disciplinary performance artist) WATCH THE VIDEO
16:45-17:30
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Mark Beasley, Eric Ellingsen, Helgard Haug, Daria Mille, Mark Titchner, Manolis Tsipos,
Ben Vickers, moderated by Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) and Lydia Chatziiakovou (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
17:30-17:40
Unlovable Prospects. Saba’s look on the Future (Chapter I, “xxx2050xxx”) by Silvia Amancei & Bogdan Armanu
digital video, 2020 WATCH THE VIDEO
how to turn your work place into a sheet of paper by Bastian Hoffmann
video, 2018 WATCH THE VIDEO
17:40-18:50
AUTHOR / CREATOR, PRECARIOUS LABOUR, INSTITUTIONS
Introduction
Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
Contributions by:
Julieta Aranda (artist, co-director of e-flux) WATCH THE VIDEO
Gregory Sholette (artist, writer, activist and teacher) WATCH THE VIDEO
Ash Bulayev (Director of Onassis AiR & independent curator) WATCH THE VIDEO
Thomas Oberender (Artistic Director of Berliner Festspiele / Gropius Bau) in conversation with Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) WATCH THE VIDEO
18:50-19:20
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Julieta Aranda, Ash Bulayev, Thomas Oberender, Gregory Sholette
moderated by Sotirios Bahtsetzis (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab) and Lydia Chatziiakovou (ArtBOX, Freiraum Festival, Common Lab)
WATCH THE VIDEO
19:20-19:30
Closing
19:30-20:00
MOVING SILENCE NICOSIA
Live stream from ARTos House Nicosia
Live performance, soundtracks for silent video and film works
The broadcast continues after 20:00 on ARTo's youtube channel.
