In present-day analyses of election results, political debates and general language use, there is clear evidence of a shift to the right. “ Language will set everything on fire” states Thomas Köck in his “Chronicle of ongoing derailments”, and it is also linguistic derailments that authors seek to observe and comment on. How can an artistic-political language be developed that counters exclusionary rhetoric? What narratives can playwrights/writers for performance assert as alternatives? What alliances does a cultural sector need in order to act in solidarity beyond national borders? How do authoritarian tendencies affect the institutions in which artistic work takes place?
The one-day event focuses on artistic networking and collaboration. In the morning, four international authors and theater makers – Magdalena Barile, Titilola Dawudu, Mário Drgoňa and Tijana Grumić – are invited to share their perspectives and strategies. The second part is dedicated to the active exchange of prospective writers and their questions in small groups: What about the reflection of political conditions in educational organizations? How can artists create spaces for the future across national borders in order to respond to illiberal tendencies?
A joint event by the Institut für Sprachkunst (Language Arts/Creative Writing) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in cooperation with Schauspielhaus Wien and WIENER WORTSTAETTEN
Venue: Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 1030 Vienna (U/S Wien-Mitte/Landstraße)
Period: Saturday 7 December, 2024, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
E-mail registration is requested via karten@schauspielhaus.at
The symposium will be held in English, breaks and refreshments will be provided.
Timetable
11:00 Uhr Introduction
11:45 Uhr Input 1:
Magdalena Barile, Titilola Dawudu, Mário Drgoňa, Tijana Grumić
13:15 Uhr lunch break
14:30 Uhr Input 2:
Table talks hosted by the students of the institute for Sprachkunst, the faculty dramskih umetnosti Beograd, the Scuola di teatro Paolo Grassi (Milano) and scholarships holders of the Hans-Gratzer-prize of the Schauspielhaus Wien 2024/25.
16:45 Uhr Final plenary session
The symposium will take place within the framework of the project Fabulamundi. Playwriting Europe. New Voices and the workshop “Labyrinths: Write. Get lost. Rewrite” statt.
