Cooperating in Difference

To the point where even commonalities seem to be relegated to the background and forgotten—commonalities that should actually sustain us in life, in resistance, and in survival.

Where do people come together, where can they come together? In what spaces can they tolerate and negotiate differences? What cultural formats do they have to encounter one another and forge new connections?

Theater, as a space for experimenting with social interaction, is a special place: because on stage, we usually find contrasts, antagonists, young and old, good and evil, one and many. But to show or create these contrasts, diverse people must somehow work together.

Therefore, we are asking people who have at least one foot in the theater: what experiences have they had, which places of encounter were and are important to them, what spaces do we need—to come together despite the obstacles that hinder us? This is about exemplary places where BIPOCs come together, here and elsewhere, about practices that have proven useful, and encounters that empower us.

(in English)