11:00 - 12:30 - Brunch at ITI
 

Organisation: Internationales Theaterinstitut (ITI Germany)
Address: Media Library of ITI, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin | Event Map
Meeting point: Enter Bethanien through the main entrance. Walk all the way through the entrance hall. Then turn left and walk until you reach the door. 

The Brunch offers a chance to get to know ITI, particularly its projects, touring artists and ITI Academy. After short introductions into the projects there will be more space to exchange and network. 

Brunch will be provided to participants free of charge with vegetarian/vegan options.

Moderation by:

Felix Sodemann - Project Manager, ITI Germany
Malin Nagel - Project Manager, ITI Germany
 

15:30 - 17:30 - Taking Flight with Us - The Art of Collaboration Beyond Crisis
 

Organisations: Sisyphos, der Flugelefant (SdF), cooperation partner: StadtMuseum Berlin, United Networks gUG, cooperation project: Young Mind Lab 
Address: Schlütersaal & Museum Lab of the Museum Ephraim-Palais, Poststrasse 6, 10178 Berlin | Event Map
Meeting point: Enter the museum through the main entrance and follow the flying elephant sign(s) to reach the meeting point 

This interactive workshop-networking session explores how independent artists/groups and institutions can build equitable partnerships, especially in cultural programs for underrepresented children and youth. Rather than offering so-called ‘best practices’, it invites participants to reflect on collaboration as a continuous (un-)learning process within systemic barriers in the Eurocentric cultural and societal landscape.

The session includes:

• A brief input on Taking Flight with Us, highlighting Sisyphos, der Flugelefant’s collaborative approach and the realities of freelancer- institution cooperation;
• Group activities to share experiences, identify challenges, and co-develop a framework for equitable and sustainable partnership;
• Networking through action, including rapid-fire idea-sharing and feedback;
• A closing reflection to build meaningful connections.

This session is for artists, cultural workers and institutional partners committed to rethinking collaboration as a long-term, evolving practice.

Moderation by:
Chang Nai Wen - Sisyphos, der Flugelefant
Bassam Dawood - Sisyphos, der Flugelefant
Michael Tibes -  Sisyphos, der Flugelefant
Lisa Sarachman - Stadtmuseum Berlin Outreach Team
Sophie Eliot - Stadtmuseum Berlin Outreach Team
 

Accessibility & content warnings

ITI

• Step free
• No elevator access
• Doorways wider than 90cm
• There are cobblestones in front of Bethanien
• Taxi-drop off here
• Seating: medium width, with backs and armrests
• Indoors
• Toilets
• Gender neutral toilets

Sisyphos, der Flugelefant (SdF)

• Steps: 10+
• Elevator access to all locations where activity will take place but not to  toilets, on request
• Doorways wider than 90cm
• Automatic doors, staff will be available to open them
• The session will begin on the first floor and move to the ground floor.
• Door mats near doors
• Taxi drop-off point: near the bus stop Nikolaiviertel in front of the building
• General accessibility info can be found here
• Seating: with backs, some with armrests, not attached to other seating.
• Indoors
• Toilets
• Accessible toilets
• Content awareness & emotional safety: discussions may touch on experiences of forced migration, discrimination or systemic exclusion; we aim to create a supportive and respectful space where all lived experiences are valued; active and mindful engagement are essential; participants are welcome to step out or take a break at any time if they need space.
• Communication beyond spoken languages and non-verbal expression and creative methods (such as movement or visual storytelling) are welcome.

Sign-ups for this Journey will open on 8 April.