Sehe ich, was du nicht siehst? Lesung und Gespräch mit Olga Gerdt

In conversation with Kathrin Schrader, the Russian cultural journalist talks about how freedom of the press has been increasingly curtailed in Putin's Russia and how her subject - contemporary dance - has become a political issue, because bodies are political.

The conversation also covers the resistance in Russia against Putin's war in Ukraine and the power of images.

Olga Gerdt began her career as a journalist during perestroika in the 1980s and accompanied Russia's cultural awakening after the end of the Soviet Union. This was also expressed in a lively, diverse performance and dance scene. Putin initially allowed artists to enjoy their newfound freedom. But then it was gradually curtailed. A creeping process of discrimination began ...

Part 3 of the reading series FRIEDEN STADT KRIEG, sponsored by the Berlin State Center for Political Education