SPRING Topic Talks are deepening conversations on SPRING themes: current issues that matter. What trends do we notice in the contemporary performing arts scene and how do they relate to the world around us? Experienced moderators Merel Heering and Jiaxin Chen will engage with artists from the festival and interesting guest speakers.

Topic Talks are easy to combine with a visit to a performance, but can also be attended separately. They are free and open to everyone. Making a reservation via this form is recommended.

TOPIC TALK: BETWEEN PROVOCATION AND INVITATION

The center of gravity in performing arts shifts. Where provocation was at the center of the avant-garde, it now appears to make place for something else: Futurity, care, emancipation, education, collectivity? It always seems harder to find the right words for current turns than to narrate on the past. Is there still space for provocation? What words can we use to describe current developments? How do different generations of makers relate to provocation and/or invitation as a strategies and terms?

SPRING Artists Samara Hersch, Amparo González Sola, Julian Hetzel and Ntando Cele will discuss these themes in relation to their own practice.

When: Saturday 20th of May, 20:45 - 21:45

Where: SPRING Festivalhart, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Lucasbolwerk 24, 3512 EJ Utrecht

Language: English