Ep 1: What if Women Ruled the World?
Yael Bartana鈥檚 groundbreaking film and performance project set in a war room where a group of 10 women will be confronted by some of the urgent crises of our time.
A live recording from What If Women Ruled The World by Yael Bartana from Manchester International Festival.
Recorded live on 5 July 2017, Bartana has created an environment that has actors and experts coming together to exchange ideas about a new future.
Tonights experts are:
Susan George, a Franco-American scholar, writer and activist. She has written books about world hunger, indebtedness, international institutions and neo-liberalism, and is President of the Transnational Institute.
Lina Khatib, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and an internationally renowned expert on politics in the Middle East with specific focus on conflict, armed groups and foreign policy.
Natasha Walter, a British feminist writer and human rights activist, known for her books about the continuing inequalities that hold woman back and the sexism that shapes our lives. She is also the founder of the charity Women for Refugee Women.
Anni-Helena Ruotsala, a S谩mi, the only protected, indigenous people of Scandinavia. She is the current Environmental Secretary of the Finnish S谩mi Parliament, with specific focus on the protection of environment and biodiversity, land use and implementation of the mining act.
Marion Koopman, a leading virologist, focusing on viruses that have the highest public health impact, in close collaboration with international partners. This work includes reference diagnostics, syndrome surveillance and emergency preparedness for viral diseases.
What If Women Ruled The World Company:
Nadia Albina
Natasha Gordon
Susanne Sachsse
Danusia Samal
Eileen Walsh
Karl Fletcher
What If Women Ruled The World Creative Team:
Vicky Featherstone, Performance Director
Abi Morgan, Writer
Saygel & Schreiber, Set Design
Jackie Shemesh, Lighting Design
Daniel Meir, Sound Design
Commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 and Volksb眉hne Berlin.
If you are listening to this as a series, please tune in at 00:24:40 to listen to the experts discussion.
