European Alliance of Academies
The Price of Freedom. Voices of the Hungarian Art Scene
Hungary holds the EU Council Presidency until December 2024. Akademie members and partners of the European Alliance of Academies are showing their solidarity with the Hungarian art and culture scene, which has seen artistic freedom in their country increasingly threatened under the influence of the Orbán government since 2010. Together they engage in dialogue with those affected by the cultural policy situation, while artistic contributions show that the Hungarian art scene is characterised by diversity and dynamism despite political restrictions, a lack of resources and difficult working conditions.
Programme
3 – 3:15 pm, Studiofoyer (Studio Lobby)
Welcome (digital) by Manos Tsangaris, President of the Akademie der Künste
Welcome by Kateryna Stetsevych, Head of the Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Project Group of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb)
3:30 – 8 pm, every 30 min, Sesselclub (Lounge)
Virtual Reality Performance: Necromancy
by Kristóf Kelemen
3:15 – 3:45 pm, Studiofoyer
Performative Reading: Eden and Statue Park
with Kinga Tóth, Author
4 – 5 pm, Studiofoyer
Debate: Creating Culture in Hungary Today
with György Szabó, Co-founder and Managing Director Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, Founder Workshop Foundation, Dr. Anna Gács, Professor of Literature and Art Theory, OKTATÓI HÁLÓZAT Hungarian Network of Academics, Nikolett Erőss, Director Budapest Galery, Curatorium Off-Biennale Budapest
Moderation: Gergely Nagy, Writer and Journalist
5:30 – 6 pm, Studiofoyer
Dániel Láposi - Circle of Encounter
performed by Dakoda Percussion Group (Dániel Láposi, Dávid Burcsik, Kornél Hencz)
6 – 6:30 pm, Studiofoyer
Reading: Venom
with Zsófia Bán, Author
6:30 – 7:30 pm, Studiofoyer
Debate: Staying or Leaving?
with Kristóf Kelemen, Theatre director, Playwright and Dramaturge, Jakob Ladányi Jancsó, Filmmaker, Member of Freeszfe Society, Diána Vonnák, Writer, Social researcher, Junge Akademie Fellow for Literature 2023/24
Moderation: Miriam Bruns, Head of Goethe-Institut Budapest
8 – 9:15 pm, Kleines Parkett
Theatre performance: Living the Dream with Grandma
by Laszlo Göndör
9:45 – midnight, Großes Parkett
Film screening: Explanation for Everything
by Gábor Reisz
Introduction: Matthijs Wouter Knol, Director of the European Film Academy
Event Moderation: Carolin Savchuk – Moderator and Consultant of the Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe project group of bpb
An event organised by the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and the European Alliance of Academies in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
With the kind support of the Goethe-Institut Budapest and the European Film Academy.