The Mahalla Festival in Malta took place between Nov 17 and Nov 25 with the participation of more than 60 artists, writers, filmmakers, cultural workers and initiatives from 20 countries.
Many journalists are imprisoned in Turkey. If it comes to the process, the cartoonists are the one who spread images from the court. Zeynep Özatalay and Murat Başol are known for their imaginative, artistic illustrations. Now they are voluntarily pursuing political processes, documenting them graphically and sharing them on social networks. arte metropolis February 2018
Short video about the Mahalla festival in Istanbul September 2017 in the frame of parallel events of the 15th Istanbul Biennial. Camera: Fide Dayo, Georg Graw, Yasin Baran Editing: Thomas Büsch Istanbul November 2017
On the occasion of the EU Presidency of Malta, we look at the Maltese art scene of 2017. In a time of crisis with regard to the identity of the EU and the refugee crisis, the focus of this Presidency will also be Europe’s migration crisis and cultural identity.
An unprecedented wave of redundancies is shaking the stage world in Turkey. Twenty actors and directors were removed after the failed coup attempt in July from the Istanbul City Theatre. Arte Metropolis, September 25th.
15 min Directed by Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch Produced by the Goethe-Institut Amman Written by Günther Hasenkamp and Sebastian Fischer Language consultant Manuela Thurner PhD In the fall of autumn 2015, the Goethe-Institut hosted a ”Forum on Culture and Humanitarian Relief” in Amman (Jordan). The key question: What is the potential of culture in […]
The Cultural Academy Tarabya was initiated by the German parliament in 2011. It has an artist-in-residence program for artists of different scopes and it is dedicated to the idea of contributing to the German-Turkish cultural exchange, enabeling artistic encounters as well as cooperations. The residence in Tarabya may inspire the artists and may help them […]