University of Leipzig, Institute of Theatre Studies \/ Center of Compe\u00adtence for Theatre (CCT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why hold a festival in Bitterfeld-Wolfen? What social impact can art have at a local level, and what happens when cultural work encounters political resis\u00adtance and attacks from the far right? Together with curator Martin Naundorf, theatre studies students from Leipzig will explore the origins and develo\u00adpment of the OSTEN festival, which was relaunched in 2022 in the former indus\u00adtrial centre of Bitterfeld-Wolfen as a decidedly inter\u00addi\u00adsci\u00adplinary, regional and parti\u00adci\u00adpatory festival. We will discuss cultural practice in rural eastern Germany and how, amidst indus\u00adtrial history, social change and political polari\u00adsation, spaces for encounter, parti\u00adci\u00adpation and the future can emerge. Drawing on concrete experi\u00adences, the discussion will also address how to deal with right-wing extremism, resilience in cultural work, and the question: where, if not here, can stories of change be told?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Universit\u00e4t Leipzig, Institut f\u00fcr Theaterwissenschaft \/ Center of Competence for Theatre (CCT) 2026 Warum ein Festival in Bitterfeld-Wolfen? Welche gesellschaftliche Wirkung kann Kunst im Lokalen entfalten und was passiert, wenn kulturelle Arbeit dabei auf politische Gegenwehr und rechte Angriffe trifft? Gemeinsam mit Kurator Martin Naundorf erkunden Studierende der Leipziger Theaterwissenschaft die Entstehung und Entwicklung des […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[23,22,148,21,147,149,51],"jahr":[112],"class_list":["post-2005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vortrag","tag-bitterfeld-wolfen","tag-festival","tag-leipzig","tag-osten","tag-theaterwissenschaft","tag-universitaet-leipzig","tag-vortrag"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n