How can the cultural sector be more welcoming and representative for BIPoC communities? And what role can Creative Europe networks, that bring together European cultural players and defend their interests in front of the European institutions, play in this endeavour? This study highlights the disparity between the cultural sector’s diverse self-awareness and the current reality, which exposes a glaring lack of BIPoC communities, both on stage and behind the scenes.
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Author: Miriam Amina Fofana
“Through the question of who represents whom, we negotiate the way we live together in societies that are subject to a growing diversity. Today, the unreserved expression of one’s own identity through creative means continues to be a privilege stemming from a position of power that is often not granted to racialised artists. Moreover, representation should not only be applied to artistic processes, but more globally to the expression of ideas.”
© Lina Etzkorn
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