Stolt Scenkonst: protecting queer culture and arts in the face of rising political hostility
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Samtal på Pride House med David Sheppeard (UK) & Ulricha Johnson, verksamhetschef Scensverige
How do we protect queer culture in the face of rising political hostility?
The UK is facing a national moment of crisis for LGBTQIA+ arts and culture. Over the past five years, artists, organisations, and venues across the UK have increasingly faced anti-LGBTQIA+ backlash—from hateful online comments and in-person protests to event cancellations and threats to safety. These experiences are not just individual challenges; they represent a coordinated attempt to dismantle the infrastructures supporting queer culture. Curious Arts in partnership with Fatt Projects and Marlborough Productions have been leading on BACKLASH: A Queer Cultural State of the Nation to create a snapshot of this situation and how we move forwards collectively. David Sheppeard from Marlborough Productions will reflect on seventeen years of queer cultural practice with Marlborough Productions through this shifting political landscape and what learnings can be shared across borders.
Ons 29 jul 13:00–13:45
Pride House,
C4, Clarion Hotel Sign,
Östra Järnvägsgatan 35,
111 20 Stockholm
About David:
David Sheppeard is the Co-Creative Director and Joint CEO of Marlborough Productions, a pioneering LGBTQIA+ arts charity and production company based in Brighton, UK. He is also the Co-Artistic Director of The Spire, a creative hub supporting independent artists. He co-founded Marlborough Productions in 2009. Since then, he has grown the company into one of the leading producers of queer culture in the UK. His key projects include leading the Queer Heritage South project, which preserves and shares LGBTQ+ history and archives.
Scensveriges nationella nätverk Stolt Scenkonst presenterar detta samtal med stöd av Stockholms Stad. Stolt Scenkonst är ett nationellt nätverk som verkar för att fira, främja och fördjupa scenkonst med HBTQIA-perspektiv i Sverige och internationellt. Med visionen att scenkonst med queera perspektiv ska ha en given plats på repertoaren och att queera scenkonstnärer får utvecklas. Stolt scenkonst mål är att vara en plattform för erfarenhetsutbyte inom branschen, underlätta nya samarbeten samt verka för en självklar plats för scenkonsten inom queera communities.
Stolt scenkonst: Ulricha Johnson
Producent: Åsa Hoang
Foto: Jenny Baumgartner
How do we protect queer culture in the face of rising political hostility?
The UK is facing a national moment of crisis for LGBTQIA+ arts and culture. Over the past five years, artists, organisations, and venues across the UK have increasingly faced anti-LGBTQIA+ backlash—from hateful online comments and in-person protests to event cancellations and threats to safety. These experiences are not just individual challenges; they represent a coordinated attempt to dismantle the infrastructures supporting queer culture. Curious Arts in partnership with Fatt Projects and Marlborough Productions have been leading on BACKLASH: A Queer Cultural State of the Nation to create a snapshot of this situation and how we move forwards collectively. David Sheppeard from Marlborough Productions will reflect on seventeen years of queer cultural practice with Marlborough Productions through this shifting political landscape and what learnings can be shared across borders.
Ons 29 jul 13:00–13:45
Pride House,
C4, Clarion Hotel Sign,
Östra Järnvägsgatan 35,
111 20 Stockholm
About David:
David Sheppeard is the Co-Creative Director and Joint CEO of Marlborough Productions, a pioneering LGBTQIA+ arts charity and production company based in Brighton, UK. He is also the Co-Artistic Director of The Spire, a creative hub supporting independent artists. He co-founded Marlborough Productions in 2009. Since then, he has grown the company into one of the leading producers of queer culture in the UK. His key projects include leading the Queer Heritage South project, which preserves and shares LGBTQ+ history and archives.
Scensveriges nationella nätverk Stolt Scenkonst presenterar detta samtal med stöd av Stockholms Stad. Stolt Scenkonst är ett nationellt nätverk som verkar för att fira, främja och fördjupa scenkonst med HBTQIA-perspektiv i Sverige och internationellt. Med visionen att scenkonst med queera perspektiv ska ha en given plats på repertoaren och att queera scenkonstnärer får utvecklas. Stolt scenkonst mål är att vara en plattform för erfarenhetsutbyte inom branschen, underlätta nya samarbeten samt verka för en självklar plats för scenkonsten inom queera communities.
Stolt scenkonst: Ulricha Johnson
Producent: Åsa Hoang
Foto: Jenny Baumgartner
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Clarion Hotel Sign (Östra Järnvägsgatan 35, Stockholm), Östra Järnvägsgatan 35, SE-111 20 Stockholm, Sverige, Stockholm, Sweden
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