ART CANNOT SOLVE POLITICAL PROBLEMS, BUT IT CAN CHANGE HOW WE RELATE TO EACH OTHER

Interview with Nabil Al-Raee

The actor, writer, and director Nabil Al-Raee was for many years the Artistic Director at The Freedom Theatre, a theatre and cultural centre in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Since 2006, it has created professional productions that have toured internationally and offered workshops and training in the camp and surrounding areas. The theatre became world-famous through the Dutch-Israeli documentary film «Arna’s Children». Today it is occupied by Israeli forces. In his documentary solo «Trapped in Hope», which will be presented at the upcoming festival in August, Nabil Al-Raee will share his story – as one example of many Palestinian biographies.  

Between Testimony and Responsibility

Interview with Diana Rojas-Feile

The artist and researcher Diana Rojas-Feile works at the intersection of performance and sound art. For the past three years, she has been researching political violence and the ongoing legacy of the civil war in Colombia, one of the longest and most complex armed conflicts in the world. The 2016 peace agreement marked an official end to the conflict after roughly 50 years, but it has not disappeared. It has taken on new forms – not least because former combatants continue to be persecuted despite assurances and, in some cases, have taken up arms again.  

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF THE WAR STARTS – FIGHT OR FLIGHT?

Interview with Agnietė Lisičkinaitė and Igor Shugaleev

On February 24, 2022, the Russian army launched its attack on Ukraine, also from Belarusian territory. The dancers Agnietė Lisičkinaitė (Lithuania) and Igor Shugaleev (Belarus/Poland) explore in their work how this war has shaken the entire post-Soviet region. For our online magazine, we spoke with them about living in the shadow of constant threat, about guilt, responsibility, and political labels – and about what neutrality really means today.  

More Articles in the Magazin 2025

To the interviews and essays of last year’s «Magazin», including those with Philippe Quesne, Nancy Fraser, Manuela Infante, Dorothée Munyaneza, Ulokcwinyu Ubia Hope, Juan Onofri Barbato and Ali Chahrour.