Symposium "Who's Talking?"

Symposium „Who’s Talking?“

The symposium „Who’s Talking? On Performing Objects and Their Voices“ took place on 31st July 2021 10am–7pm CEST with more than 60 international participants. Five panels brought performing artists and scholars together discussing questions in the field of museum work and transculturality.

The proceedings of the symposium will be integrated into the online exhibition.

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Programme

In the symposium „WHO’S TALKING? On Performing Objects and Their Voices“ the participating artists discussed their approaches, research questions and results with scholars and the audience. A special focus was on the topic of potentials of artistic research as a research method within theatres and museums.

The artworks are presented within the online exhibition.

9:00 am	Start of the Symposium
10:00 am	Welcome Remarks The Project „Who’s Talking?“ and How It Came into the World \| Antonia Napp, Stephan Schlafke
10:30 am	Keynote Fine Lines. Reflections on the Relationship between Art and Research \| René Reith Discussion Moderation: Markus Posse
11:15 am	Break
11:30 am	Panel Discussion Folk Iron Rod Puppet Play in China \| Shasha Li From the Museum Stage to the Living Stage: Tracing a 100-year Family Puppet Tradition from Lübeck back to Taiwan \| Robin Ruizendaal Discussion Moderation: Caroline Chia In Chinese with English translation
12:30 am	Lunch Break
1:30 pm	Video Input „La fête au village“ – An Encounter between Malian Puppets in Lübeck and the Compagnie NAMA in Bamako Talk Yacouba Magassouba Moderation: Mandy Okereke In French with English translation
2:15 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Artist Talk Stephan Schlafke talks with Momo Ekissi about his Theatre Play „Das Treffen der Ahnen“ (The Gathering of the Ancestors) In German with English translation
3:15 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Artistic Conversation Moving the Depot. Who Is Dancing? Irina Demina, Jessica Nupen Discussion Moderation: Antonia Napp
4:30 pm	Break
4:45 pm	Short Wrap-Up
5:00 pm	Break
	Virtual Get-Together (via Spatial.Chat)
5:30 pm	Virtual Tour Through the Depot
6:30 pm	Virtual Tour Through the Construction Site at the Alley of Kolk

Get to know the speakers:

Mandy Okereke

26 Jul 2021 | 0 Kommentieren

Mandy Okereke Kunsthistorikerin mit einem B.A....

Markus Posse

22 Jul 2021 | 0 Kommentieren

Markus Posse ist ein in Berlin lebender...

Caroline Chia

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Caroline Chia schloss 2016 ihre Doktorarbeit am...

Robin Ruizendaal

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Robin Ruizendaal war von 2000 bis 2020 Direktor...

Stephan Schlafke

21 Jul 2021 | 0 Kommentieren

Puppenspieler und künstlerischer Leiter von...

René Reith

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René Reith arbeitet als Choreograph, Performer...

Jessica Nupen

1 Jul 2021 | 0 Kommentieren

KÜNSTLERPORTRÄT: JESSICA NUPEN Jessica Nupen ist...

Irina Demina

8 Jun 2021 | 0 Kommentieren

Irina Demina ist eine Choreografin und...

Shasha Li

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Shasha Li ist Puppenspielerin, Regisseurin und...

Yacouba Magassouba

28 Mai 2021 | 0 Kommentieren

Yacouba Magassouba (geboren 1981 in Mali) ist...

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The Collection KOLK 17

The collection KOLK 17 has not been on public display since 2018, as the exhibition rooms are being extensively renovated. The approx. 20,000 different theatrical artifacts from Europe, Asia and Africa have been stored in the depot for over three years.

Little or nothing is known about the figures of non-European provenance. From April 2021 on, KOLK 17 opened the depot for the first time with the project WHO’S TALKING? for international and diverse performing artistic approaches.

Learn more about the project