Radio Lab

With :Stéphane SEGREDO-AGUILAR / Alexandre FRAY

With :Stéphane SEGREDO-AGUILAR / Alexandre FRAY

At times, sites and territories are obliged to bear their outstanding heritages like a burden; one that reduces them to no more than postcards. Indeed, monuments can be so overwhelming that some individuals, like author Christos Chrissopoulos, have gone so far as to dream of “the destruction of the Parthenon”!

How can we challenge our most prestigious landmarks, and breathe life and activity into historic or natural sites by forcing them to interact with contemporary creation? How can this process accommodate not just those involved in the running of those sites, but also the people who live in their vicinity?

With :Simon PONS-ROTBARDT / Christina LIATA / Dimitrios MICHELOGIANNIS

Moderation : Mieke RENDERS

At times, sites and territories are obliged to bear their outstanding heritages like a burden; one that reduces them to no more than postcards. Indeed, monuments can be so overwhelming that some individuals, like author Christos Chrissopoulos, have gone so far as to dream of “the destruction of the Parthenon”!

How can we challenge our most prestigious landmarks, and breathe life and activity into historic or natural sites by forcing them to interact with contemporary creation? How can this process accommodate not just those involved in the running of those sites, but also the people who live in their vicinity?

With :Simon PONS-ROTBARDT / Christina LIATA / Dimitrios MICHELOGIANNIS

Moderation : Mieke RENDERS

International events like the European Capital of Culture are a show of faith in the capacity of culture to revitalise our territories. A means of driving economic and touristic development, of transforming uses and of empowering citizens, culture is also – and above all – capable of giving a vital boost to territories that are experiencing hardships. How can cultural project leaders, artists, administrators, elected representatives, architects and urban planners integrate culture into our broader territorial dynamics? Several initiatives in Greece, including the “un élu, un artiste” programme and Eleusis: European Capital of Culture 2021, will share their experiences and illustrate what is at stake when we use culture as a driving force for territorial development.

With : Peggy Tsolakaki / Jordi BALLESTA / Angeliki POULOU

Moderation : Maud LE FLOCH

International events like the European Capital of Culture are a show of faith in the capacity of culture to revitalise our territories. A means of driving economic and touristic development, of transforming uses and of empowering citizens, culture is also – and above all – capable of giving a vital boost to territories that are experiencing hardships. How can cultural project leaders, artists, administrators, elected representatives, architects and urban planners integrate culture into our broader territorial dynamics? Several initiatives in Greece, including the “un élu, un artiste” programme and Eleusis: European Capital of Culture 2021, will share their experiences and illustrate what is at stake when we use culture as a driving force for territorial development.

With : Peggy Tsolakaki / Jordi BALLESTA / Angeliki POULOU

Moderation : Maud LE FLOCH

The economic crisis has led to the closure of industrial manufacturing sites and commercial spaces, and has left countless residential properties and units vacant. These sites – whether abandoned, forgotten or in transition – are changing the appearance of our cities. They have nonetheless emerged as ideal locations for the temporary and low-cost installation of cultural projects, as well as for spaces for work and creation that are more accessible to the local population. Under which conditions, including legal regulations, will the occupation of abandoned spaces be allowed to develop in Greece? How can we ensure the viability of these temporary (or even permanent) spaces that have been re-appropriated to the benefit of cultural actors?

With : Natassa DOURIDA / Mathieu PRAT / Olivier LE GAL

Moderation : Mieke RENDERS

The economic crisis has led to the closure of industrial manufacturing sites and commercial spaces, and has left countless residential properties and units vacant. These sites – whether abandoned, forgotten or in transition – are changing the appearance of our cities. They have nonetheless emerged as ideal locations for the temporary and low-cost installation of cultural projects, as well as for spaces for work and creation that are more accessible to the local population. Under which conditions, including legal regulations, will the occupation of abandoned spaces be allowed to develop in Greece? How can we ensure the viability of these temporary (or even permanent) spaces that have been re-appropriated to the benefit of cultural actors?

With : Natassa DOURIDA / Mathieu PRAT / Olivier LE GAL

Moderation : Mieke RENDERS

For as long as Europe remains a “forced destiny” offering neither alternatives nor reinvention, it will only ever inspire indifference, anger or violent rejection. Do we still have time to question the nature and shape of the European project and, in doing so, challenge the dominant economic discourse, imagine alternative pathways and share information in different ways?

How can we open spaces for creation, information and thought that straddle national boundaries? Or imbue European debate with refound vitality and motion, bringing it to life with inspiring figures, platforms, new media and networks? Led by artists, activists, journalists and academics, countless initiatives are creating spaces for resistance and reflection at both the European and international levels.

With : Thomas PORCHER / Frédéric WORMS / Agnieszka WISNIESZKA / Konstantinos POULIS / Caterina DI FAZIO

Moderation : Mathilde SERRELL

For as long as Europe remains a “forced destiny” offering neither alternatives nor reinvention, it will only ever inspire indifference, anger or violent rejection. Do we still have time to question the nature and shape of the European project and, in doing so, challenge the dominant economic discourse, imagine alternative pathways and share information in different ways?

How can we open spaces for creation, information and thought that straddle national boundaries? Or imbue European debate with refound vitality and motion, bringing it to life with inspiring figures, platforms, new media and networks? Led by artists, activists, journalists and academics, countless initiatives are creating spaces for resistance and reflection at both the European and international levels.

With : Thomas PORCHER / Frédéric WORMS / Agnieszka WISNIESZKA / Konstantinos POULIS / Caterina DI FAZIO

Moderation : Mathilde SERRELL