PARTICIPANTS
M2ACT × FORUM DANCE is aimed at Players in the Swiss performing arts, students as well as representatives and decision-makers from politics and the media.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
We start the day together at Nebia · Bienne spectaculaire. The theme is solidarity through alliance. After vegan croissants, coffee and initial discussions with colleagues, we start our morning together. We will address the following questions during this intensive day: why is equality of status so central to an alliance? What requirements are important in order to become - and remain - allies or accomplices? And what examples of use, current practices and initiatives are there?
MORNING
In this input, Rohit Jain reflects on his experiences withtransformative processes at theinterface of research, art, cultural policy and activism. He draws on hisobservationsasa socialanthropologist and anti-racism activist as well as a co-founder of theremembrance project«Schwarzenbach-Komplex» and the«BernerRassismusstammtisch», the bernese antiracist collective.
The programme continues with the panel of Group50:50, a Congolese-German-Swiss collective. They show an excerpt from their reflection process documented on film, which they tackled in a retreat after three years of successful but also conflict-laden collaboration. They then discuss with the plenum the pitfalls of transcontinental cooperation, unequal funding, different living and working realities and forms of fair cooperation.
Using mapping, we form a picture of the diverse initiatives and activist formats in the field of performing arts in Switzerland. The aim is to identify networking opportunities, share knowledge and experience and thus make our professional field fairer and more sustainable. A digital map with exemplary projects will be created, with Vert le Futur as the cartographer.
AFTERNOON
During the lunch break, there is time and space for dialogue and relaxation. The food is prepared vegan by local Biel caterer Cantine mobile.
The afternoon offers the opportunity to participate in one or two workshops - or to gain inspiration from a panel: in the Maison.Farel.Haus and Nebia · Bienne spectaculaire. Solidarity, alliances, fairness and sustainability are broken down and defined in different ways - let's dive into diversity!
Draw inspiration from Tanzhaus Zürich's new accomplices model and try out methods and tools from the Collective Tools Project in French-speaking Switzerland. Anne-Laure Sahy, director of the Association Vaudoise de Danse Contemporaine (AVDC), offers a practical exchange on the topic of swarm intelligence. Or reflect on the ethical approach to autobiographical material for the stage. Try out possibilities of intercultural collaboration and artwork with representatives of artasfoundation or barrier-free communication with Zurich inclusion expert Saphir Ben Dakon. Finally, French philosopher Alexandre Monnin and least [laboratoire écologie et art pour une société en transition] (ecology and art laboratory for a society in transition) invite us to playfully rethink contemporary models of cultural production and reception.
In the afternoon, there will also be two panels: learn about forms of action of local cultural policy from all over Switzerland and their possibilities. artFAQ and produktionsbande look at the potential of association, exchange and a new self-image for production managers.
We end the day with an informal drinks reception at Nebia · Bienne spectaculaire.
CHILD CARE
We offer a free childcare programme for younger children from 1 to 10 years in cooperation with GioiaCares. The foyer of the Loges in Nebia · Bienne spectaculaire is available for this purpose. Please notify us of any children when you register.
Times: 09:15-13:00 and 14:15-18:00.
The child spends the lunch break with the parent. All children are cordially invited to our vegan lunch in the Nebia cafeteria. If your child needs other food, you must bring it yourself.
Please bring: snacks, lunch (if necessary), drinks, toiletries, spare clothes
Language: the language of supervision is Swiss/German.
On site, we will ask you to fill out an information sheet about your child with important information. Check-in takes place at the Welcome Desk in the Nebia foyer.
Registration: Please notify us of any children when you register.
ACCESSIBILITY
We offer various accessibility measures and draw attention to accessibility or barriers at every point in the programme.
Under each programme description, you will find information on: location, duration, languages and simultaneous translation, wheelchair accessibility, vegan catering, childcare, etc.
We recommend that you bring your own noise-cancelling earplugs, stimming rings and other aids.
Awareness: we would like to encourage all participants to be attentive to their own needs and to take breaks when necessary. It is possible to leave the premises at any time during the programme. The Nebia · Bienne spectaculaire and Maison.Farel.Haus offer retreats.
WHO IS BEHIND FORUM DANCE?
As the most important industry meeting, Forum Dance is an annual opportunity for a critical and constructive exchange on the framework conditions, structures and needs of the professional Swiss dance scene. It has addressed artistic processes and safe spaces, (dis)continuities of dance careers and fair practices. It has been organised once a year since 2013 by Reso – Dance Network Switzerland in partnership with Danse Suisse and Pro Helvetia. Reso acts as a national coordinating body for dance. Its members comprise around 100 Swiss organisations and institutions from the field of professional dance.
t.l.t.r:
Reso: Boris Brüderlin (management), Simona Travaglianti (project management), Lisa Letnansky (project management), Katja Zellweger (communication management), Manuel Zizzari (assistance), Daria Reimann (coordination), Claudio Richard (assistance, not on the image)
Instagram: RESO
WHO IS BEHIND MIGROS CULTURE PERCENTAGE M2ACT?
Migros Culture Percentage m2act is committed to fair and sustainable practice, promotes cultural co-creation and supports open knowledge transfer in the performing arts. Together with cooperation partners, m2act organises networking events for the purpose of networking and exchange among art workers in the performing arts in Switzerland and raising the profile of projects supported by m2act. In this way, m2act aims to raise awareness among the public and cultural policymakers of the concerns and demands in the performing arts. m2act is a project of the Migros Culture Percentage which is part of the social commitment of the Migros Group.
t.l.t.r:
Regula Schröter (co-project development and content consulting), Anna Trombini (production management), Saima Sägesser (director), Belinda Schweizer (communication), Dino Radoncic (internship), Michelle Akanji (coordination & funding operations, not in the image)
Instagram: m2act