In English

In politically tense times, old fault lines deepen. Differences of class, gender, religion, race, culture, language and political background are increasingly perceived as opposites and criteria for exclusion – so much so that even shared experiences can seem forgotten or side-lined. Shared experiences that should, in fact, sustain us in life, in resistance and in survival. Where do we come together, and where can we come together? In which spaces can we endure and negotiate differences? What cultural formats do we have to meet each other and form new connections?

Theater is a special space for experimenting with social togetherness: on stage, opposites are usually present – antagonists, young and old, good and evil, one and many. But to show or create these opposites, people with differences must somehow collaborate.

We therefore ask those who stand with at least one foot in theatre: What experiences have they had? Which spaces of encounter have been and are important to them? Which spaces do we need to come together despite the differences that divide us? This is about exemplary spaces for the coming together of BIPOCs, here and elsewhere, about practices that have proven useful, and encounters that empower us.

Be different & come together, stay connected & act in solidarity.