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Independence
Resistant and Resilient: Perspectives for Independent Culture in Hungary
To cultural independents dismay, Viktor Orban kept his majority following Hungary’s 2022 election. This setback called for an overview of the independents situation…
Arts
Club Stories — Horst Festival
Independent stage designer and music journalist Axel Simon explores the stage design of Belgian festival Horst, based in industrial site ASIAT-Vilvoorde. In this interview,…
Arts
Ladies On Records: Narration within Compilation
We sat down with Kornelia Binicewicz, curator behind the sonic and narrative project Ladies on records, a sonic endeavor enriching compilations of records with…
Arts
When AI Mixes with Art, and Jellyfishes Mix With the Human Body
Exploring the workings of artificial intelligence through artistic creation is the ambition of the latest project launched by Sònar as part of the AI…
Politics
What Happens to Culture in Times of War?
In this long piece, freelance journalist Rosalie Ernst reflects on the threats to haptic culture in times of war. This question is developed through…
Care
Breaking the Silence In the Polish Scene
Following a recent increase of sexual assaults reported in European clubs, bars and other party spaces, we looked at the social climate that fosters…
Politics
Quiet Return to Music in Post-Pandemic Turkey
As of March 2022, a majority of the pandemic restrictions have been lifted but the music ban continues which implies that it is more…
Care
Fragmenting Silence: Safe Spaces in our Electronic Music Communities
For several years now, the electronic scene in Colombia has started to think about the consequences of violence on and off the dancefloor. Three…
Politics
Lyon: Meet the activists of Youth For Climate
On March 25th & 26th, climate strikes and protests will take place around the world following the call of Fridays For Future, the movement…