DISCURSIVE DINNER - KULTURSALAT II

In the organizer's words:

How does cultural policy work? Who decides and how can I get involved? Participate, inform and network - two unusual workshop formats offer the opportunity in May.

Massive cuts in cultural budgets are putting pressure on the independent scene in particular. Many people, especially young cultural professionals, find it difficult to understand cultural policy decisions and to get actively involved. This is often due to a lack of knowledge about the underlying processes and networks.

Two special events aim to close this knowledge gap and get a productive cultural dialog going - in an unusual location: the specially constructed salad bar in the middle of the large hall.

Creative people meet experts in cultural policy, administration and the city's decision-makers. The first informal contacts can be made while chopping and slicing before the talks, discussions and debates get down to business. The cultural salad is ready.

Inputs/discussion round:

• Jochen Molck, advisor to Soziokultur NRW, long-standing member of the Düsseldorf Arts Council, former managing director of Kulturzentrum zakk Düsseldorf
• Corinne Eichner, managing director of Stadtkultur Hamburg, board member of the Bundesverband Soziokultur e.V.
• Didi Stahlschmidt, cultural manager, cultural and music journalist, spokesperson for the independent music scene in Dortmund
• Claudia Schenk, Managing Director of Kulturort Depot, member of the spokesperson committee Forum Freie Szene Dortmund

Moderation: Dr. Friederike Thole, Kasino-Kollektiv, space for culture and utopias in Dortmund's Nordstadt district and co-founder of FLINTA*4Rave, Dortmund's first FLINTA* DJ collective.