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  2. Tandem Shaml 2016-17
  3. Current: Mohamed Idoumou & Valentin Schmehl
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Can we afford a vision? Sharing practices of empowerment through cultural work.

What does it take to follow a vision of cultural empowerment in two very different contexts? Why do both cultural activists and audiences get involved with the arts? CAN WE AFFORD A VISION is a mutual exchange, a series of workshops and social gatherings as well as a documentary film-project. This project gave us the occasion to reflect on what it means to work towards a vision today, namely in the fields of arts and cultural activism. Is having a social vision naiv, facing the complexity of global power structures? What does it cost to follow a vision? Do we live in a cynical world? When do visions turn into dogma? How are visions in the cultural field communicated and shared? The documentary film project follows our research and meetings with visionary actors in the two very different contexts of Mauritania and Germany. Follow-up projects are already in the pipeline – stay tuned!
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  1. Tandem Shaml 2016-17
  2. Community development
  3. cultural exchange
  4. Diversity
  5. Education (formal & non-formal)
  6. Empowerment
  7. Identity
  8. Mindfulness
  9. Social cohesion
  10. Community arts
  11. Dance
  12. Festival
  13. Film & Cinema
  14. Music
  15. Performance
  16. Discussion platform
  17. Education
  18. Interview
  19. Knowledge exchange
  20. Performance

Mohamed Idoumou

Maison des Cinéastes

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Valentin Schmehl

Other Music Academy

Weimar, Germany

The connection

"Can we afford a vision? Sharing practices of empowerment through cultural work.": a connection between Nouakchott (Mauritania) & Weimar (Germany)

The process

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Shared stories

Valentin and Idoumou in the Berlin S-Bahn
  1. Tandem Shaml 2016-17
  2. Community development

Idoumou and Valentin ask: Can we afford a vision?

Tandem Shaml participants Mohamed Idoumou from Maison des cinéastes (Nouakchott, Mauritania) and Valentin Schmehl from Other Music Academy (Weimar, Germany)...
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  1. Tandem Shaml 2016-17
  2. cultural exchange

Personal Reflections from a Tandem Participant

Ossama Helmy (Origami, Alexandria) has participated to Tandem Shaml in 2016-17, and partnered with Lydia Ziemke (suite42, Berlin) on FOLD...
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Making art with earth at the Tandem Meeting in Odesa, September 2017. Photo by Constanze Flamme.
  1. Tandem Shaml 2016-17
  2. Built Heritage

Building with Earth and Recycled Materials in Egypt and Albania

Tandem Shaml participants Ina Janushi from Urban Research Institute (Tirana, Albania) and Shaimaa Atef from Boldan (Cairo, Egypt) have created...
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Valentin and Idoumou in the Berlin S-Bahn
  1. Tandem Shaml 2016-17
  2. Community development

Idoumou and Valentin ask: Can we afford a vision?

Tandem Shaml participants Mohamed Idoumou from Maison des cinéastes (Nouakchott, Mauritania) and Valentin Schmehl from Other Music Academy (Weimar, Germany)...
WATCH THE VIDEO
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