CONFERENCE: COVERED BY ARTISTIC FREEDOM? - ARTISTIC FREEDOM VS. LABOR LAW
Per Quota Stage e. V., in cooperation with the HTA - Hessian Theatre Academy and the Frankfurt LAB, tackles the topic "Freedom of Art - Labor law - Democracy" in a one-day conference.
theatre, workshop, dance/performance, talk and Discussion, networking
SAT 25.04.2026
10:00am — 11:00pm
Frankfurt LAB, Halle 2, Schmidtstraße 12, Frankfurt am Main
You can register for the individual workshops at kontakt@proquote-buehne.de.
All workshops will take place at the same time (10.00 am - 1.00 pm), multiple reservations are therefore not possible. The number of participants is limited to 10 per workshop.
1. Judge Barbara Zahlesch Preparation for the reenactment performance in the evening (08.00 p.m.). Cases submitted in advance concerning the topic of "freedom of art" will be discussed and rehearsed as a performance in the style of a TV-courtroom. Workshop Leader: Per Quota Stage e.V.
2. Empowering Art Exchange of experiences with artistic freedom - Telling stories in/with bodies as a form of empowerment. Workshop Leader: Bárbara Luci Carvalho, Director of the International Women's* Theatre Festival Frankfurt
3. Structure and Artistic Freedom Which structures can support freedom of art and which structures impede it? A playful and immersive knowledge transfer. Workshop leader: Dr. Özlem Canyürek, Culture-Researcher Activism costs sweat, effort – AND MONEY! Would you like to join us and the conference” Covered by artistic freedom?” support financially?
Then you can find our donation account at: betterplace.org/p171283
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foto Luzie Fieser alias Johanna Lehnert
Information on accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible event room (No steps or thresholds higher than 5 cm, doors at least 90 cm wide, wheelchair-accessible toilet, etc.)
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Per Quota Stage e. V., in cooperation with the HTA - Hessian Theatre Academy and the Frankfurt LAB, tackles the topic "Freedom of Art - Labor law - Democracy" in a one-day conference.
Article 5 of the German Basic Law guarantees freedom of art, which is a high value in our democratic society. As current events once again make clear, it is important to continually negotiate what is meant by this and what is not, and which fundamental rights take precedence in which context. On the one hand, theater professionals and other artists depend on being able to practice their art as freely as possible. On the other hand, it is worthwhile to explore the limits of this freedom and perhaps even redefine them to prevent the undermining of other fundamental rights (e.g. freedom of expression, gender equality, etc.). This would also help prevent discrimination and precarious employment and democracy and artistic freedom can be strengthened and protected.
Admission free Sign-up at: kontakt@proquote-buehne.de
Schedule:
10:00 am – 01:00 pm Workshops
02:00 pm – 08:45 pm Conference
08:45 pm – 11:00 pm Party with Djane Rhythmix
Performances:
3:30 - 4 pm "Mehrjungmann" von Theater Thikwa, Berlin by and with Addas Ahmad Mohammad, Kaveh Ghaemi; Choreographie: Kaveh Ghaemi
4 - 4:30 pm „ungesalzen, unterbezahlt, unaufhaltsam“ von Luzie Fieser In the Main role: Fries – without Mayo and Ketchup. Luzie Fieser tells about her Life as a supernumary at Theater – served with wink and humor. By and with: Johanna Lehnert
Artists, theater professionals, leaders, legal and cultural policy experts will shed light on this in keynote speeches, contributions and discussions. They will address the topic from diverse perspectives and consider the tensions between different legal claims and issues of equality and anti-discrimination. The discursive program is rounded off and supplemented through workshops, artistic interventions, space for personal exchange as well as a raucous party!
MODERATION Benita Sarah Bailey, Freischaffende Schauspielerin, Produzentin
KEYNOTES: Yağmur Özkan, Anwältin/ Doktorandin an der Professur für Öffentliches Recht und Rechtsvergleichung an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt - Verfassungsrecht / Kunstfreiheit Anna Volkland, freie Dramaturgin - Intendanz als Künstler*in oder Manager*in/Care-Taker*in Leyla Ercan, MA, Kulturmanagerin u.a. – Antidiskriminierung am Theater (Gleichberechtigung Kunstfreiheit vs. Diversität) Vertretung Pro Quote Bühne e.V. - Problematik NV-Bühne
PERFORMANCES
"Mehrjungmann" Tanz von Theater Thikwa, Berlin, von und mit: Addas Ahmad Mohammad, Kaveh Ghaemi; Choreographie: Kaveh Ghaemi
„ungesalzen, unterbezahlt, unaufhaltsam“ von Luzie Fieser, von und mit: Johanna Lehnert
PANEL
Raphael Westermeier - Stellvertreter der Präsidentin der GDBA
Yağmur Özkan – Anwältin, (s.o.) Mateja Meded – Freischaffende Regisseurin, Autorin und Schauspielerin N.N. – Intendantin/Schauspielleitung
Bárbara Luci Carvalho - Leiterin IF*TF (s.o.), Trägerin des Tony Sender Preises 2025
HTA: Dr. Philipp Schulte
FRANKFURT LAB: Florian Ackermann, Jenny Flügge, David Bräuer
PRO QUOTE BÜHNE: Helena Kontoudakis, Regina Busch, Heike Scharpff, Maren Schäfer, Chiara Lo Russo
Sponsored by: Frauen Referat Frankfurt am Main, Kulturamt Stadt Frankfurt am Main and the Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten Supported by: GBDA - Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnenangehöriger