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Berlin. The idea was to present Berlin- and Budapest- based dance- and performing artists alongside each other in one evening, and build a structure in which diverse works could co-exist. The series was independent while working in close collaboration with other institutions and considering them as equal partners. Montag Modus Klimata focused on current global environmental, political and social issues, relationships between people and other beings and civil and political responsibility and confronted undesirable mental states such as fear and indifference. The project was realised as five events in which artists from Berlin and Budapest performed installations and performances, and at every event a writer contributed with an essay on the given event’s subject. The curators sought to grant this essay equal visibility as the art works by exploring different ways to perform the text during the event and by probing the possibility of joint action on the part of curators, artists and writers.
By engaging in organising and facilitating projects with a focus on encounters, exchange and togetherness, Public in Private reverses the implied imposition in the company’s name, explores new formats by examining their social context and opens up to a vibrant community.
Ivana Slunjski
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