Collectives
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a major international disaster and, above all, a regional catastrophe for the many collectives that want to prompt big changes on a smaller scale in terms of culture, society and politics. In addition to Pop-Kultur lokal, the 2021 edition of the festival will focus on the work of six Berlin collectives with a special programme that will allow them to present their collaborative performance art, their (cultural) political activism and their self-created platforms as part of of Pop-Kultur – be it online, on the radio, outdoors or at a large festival table. The independently curated and implemented programmes of these non-commercial collectives are as diverse and stimulating as their work itself: From musicals to immersive installations to a gigantic instrument played in tandem with the audience, they enrich the festival not just with art and music but also vital critical ideas on society and politics.
Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe of the State of Berlin with funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the programme »Strengthening the Potential for Innovation in Culture II (INP II).«