»New Allies«

Nordwind Festival: New Allies

As the challenges of the present time intensify – ranging from uprooting and displacement to the rise of far-right ideologies and violence as well as the ongoing climate crisis –, the urgency for collaborative approaches that create a safe space for unity and allyship becomes even clearer. On the panel the choreographer and performance artist René*e Reith, the executive director of ERIAC Timea Junghaus, the journalist, founder of the Refugee Radio Network and Migrantpolitan co-founder Larry Macaulay and the chair of the Future Library Trust Anne Beate Hovind present their strategies for shaping sustainable and inclusive future structures – for an empowering glimpse into the future. Moderated by Amelie Deuflhard and Ricarda Ciontos.

René*e Reith works as a choreographer, performance artist and dance scholar. Her productions have been created and performed at Kampnagel (Hamburg), the Temps d'M festival (Charleville-Mézières), FITUC (Casablanca) and the Schaubude Berlin. Her trans-feminist perspective and the close connection between theory and practice have led to awards such as the research prize of the Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung, the Fritz-Wortelmann-Preis and the theatre prize of the Bürgerstiftung Hildesheim. She studied Scenic Arts (BA) and Staging the Arts and Media (MA) at the University of Hildesheim, as well as Performance and Dance Studies at Stockholm University. Her studies and artistic work were supported by the Villigst Scholarship and the stART.up scholarship from the Claussen Simon Foundation (Hamburg).

Anne Beate Hovind commissions and produces art in public spaces and is the Chair of the Future Library Trust. The Future Library in Oslo is a public artwork that aims to collect an original work by a popular writer every year from 2014 to 2114. The works will remain unread and unpublished until 2114. One thousand trees were specially planted for the project in the Nordmarka forest and the 100 manuscripts will be printed in limited-edition anthologies using paper made from the trees. By this, the project is a commitment to and a symbol of trust in future generations.

Timea Junghaus is an art historian, curator of contemporary art and the Executive Director of ERIAC. The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture exists to decrease negative prejudice of the majority population towards the Roma by means of arts, culture, history, and media. It acts as an international creative hub to support the exchange of creative ideas across borders, cultural domains and Romani identities.

Larry Macaulay is the award winning founder/editor in chief, at Refugee Radio Network in Hamburg and Vice President of the Board, of Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) in Brussel where he actively contributes to shaping policies that promote inclusivity, integration, and representation within the media landscape. He established the Conference on Migration & Media Awareness (CMMA) in Hamburg, a pivotal initiative aimed at giving refugees and migrants a stronger and more influential voice across Europe. He co-founded the Migrantpolitan at Kampnagel. He has also conducted an array of workshops and awareness programs, both in Europe and globally, shedding light on the intersection of migrants and media and championing a more inclusive future.