TALK: COLLECTIVITY & ART

Join us for a talk ahead of the performance “THE ASYLUM AT THE END OF THE WORLD” and experience Artistic Director of the Norwegian company Cornerstone, Idun Vik, in conversation with co-founder of the performing arts collective MØR collective, Anika Barkan, and author and playwright Joan Rang Christensen.

The conversation will centre on collective co-creation as an artistic point of departure and explore why and how we are engaged with communities today—both in the arts and in society at large. The talk will be moderated by activist and commentator Manilla Ghafuri.

Read more about the performance “THE ASYLUM AT THE END OF THE WORLD” here.

ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS
Idun Vik is the founder and Artistic Director of the Norwegian company Cornerstone and Bergen Dramatikkfestival, as well as an adviser for artistic development at Den Nationale Scene. She also works broadly across the performing arts field as a curator, dramaturg, editor, producer, and performance artist.

Anika Barkan has more than 30 years of experience in the performing arts. She is co-founder of the performing arts collective MØR collective, an interdisciplinary, award-winning platform for artistic co-creation where the collective process is the cornerstone.

Joan Rang Christensen is an author and playwright. She runs the publishing house Deux Ex Machina and was the founder and director of Johns Teater from 2013 to 2025. She has written more than 50 plays, radio dramas, and books, and also teaches and mentors at institutions including the Danish National School of Performing Arts and the National Film School of Denmark.

Manilla Ghafuri is an activist, commentator, and project manager with more than ten years of experience driving change for justice and diversity. She works at the intersection of activism, politics, and communities – with a particular focus on human rights, hate speech, and the voices of minorities.