5. bis 11. Mai 2025 'Peace – Not A Given'
A joint banner art campaign by #WOD – Weltoffenes Dresden
Locations: Prager Straße, Dr.-Külz-Ring, Vorplatz Kulturpalast, Neumarkt, Schlossplatz, Theaterkahn
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Germany, the joint banner art campaign by #WOD – Weltoffenes Dresden is focusing on the legacy of 8 May 1945 as a historical turning point. Overcoming fascism and war was associated with the hope of peace and freedom, but the Cold War made this peace fragile. It was not until 1989 that the fall of the Iron Curtain opened up the prospect of freedom and self-determination. Today, new wars and nationalism show how fragile peace is. ‘Peace – Not A Given’ combines historical memory with current perspectives for peace and freedom.
Ausländerrat Dresden e. V., Dresdner Musikfestspiele, HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, Kunsthaus Dresden – Städtische Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Landesbühnen Sachsen GmbH, riesa efau, Semperoper Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden, Theaterkahn – Dresdner Brettl gGmbh
#WOD – Weltoffenes Dresden is an alliance of Dresden’s cultural institutions in favour of an open-minded society, solidarity, democratic values and the diversity and freedom of art and culture. www.weltoffenesdresden.de
The banner art campaign is sponsored by the Altstadt district advisory council of the state capital Dresden.
HELLERAU Contribution
Fight for Democracy in Georgia
Sitara Thalia Ambrosio
Recording date: 8 December 2024
Some in Georgia call the South Caucasus republic the “balcony of Europe”. One person who probably sees this differently is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would love to have his very own front garden here. Many people in Georgia are fighting to preserve democracy, to move closer to the EU and for their individual future. Since the parliamentary elections in October 2024, which were overshadowed by allegations of manipulation, thousands have regularly taken to the streets, especially in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Several times police use brutal violence to disperse the crowd. When talking to the demonstrators, one quickly understands that many of them have the feeling that it’s all or nothing now.