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Signals Resonating Revolutions

participatory opening Performance for

"100 years of revolution 1918/19"

Kulturprojekte Berlin, 2018

Signals Resonating Revolutions celebrates the joy of participation.

In 1918/19 the November-Revolution lead to the first democracy in Germany and the establishment of basic rights, like the right to assemble, freedom of opinion and votes for women.

For the centenary of this revolution the artist group Tools for Action developed red, inflatable light-sculptures, in order to widen the space of resonance of the revolution, to highlight the multilayered aspects of histories and to experiment with new forms of collective remembering.

Tools for Action: Artur van Balen, Sarah Drain, Tomas Espinosa, Freya Schmidt

In collaboration with Dancers Without Borders e.V.
Supported by: Kulturprojekte Berlin
Materials: PVC-foil, led-lights, portable batteries
Photo: © Luca Giardini

Signals Resonating Revolutions celebrates the joy of participation.

In 1918/19 the November-Revolution lead to the first democracy in Germany and the establishment of basic rights, like the right to assemble, freedom of opinion and votes for women.

For the centenary of this revolution the artist group Tools for Action developed red, inflatable light-sculptures, in order to widen the space of resonance of the revolution, to highlight the multilayered aspects of histories and to experiment with new forms of collective remembering.

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