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Presented By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

BeTroit: Film Screening, Performance, Q&A

A Documentary about BeTroit by Philip Halver; Olad Aden, Venice Session and young artists in person for Q & A after the screening.

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BeTroit: Film Screening, Performance, Q&A
A Documentary about BeTroit by Philip Halver; Olad Aden, Venice Session and young artists in person for Q & A after the screening.

September 25th, 2017 | 8pm
2435 North Quad

The cities of Berlin and Detroit are full of amazing artists. Very much in the same way in which Berlin was regarded as the subcultural capital of the world some 15 or 20 years ago, when artists were flocking to it because of affordable space, bringing with them an incredible energy and of course many talents and abilities, you can feel a certain kind of energy when you travel to Detroit these days. It is rough and at the same time interesting and beautiful. Grimy and at the same time elegant and free. It is a place where devastation is still visible alongside new opportunities. Opportunities for artists, activists and resistance movements to help turn the city into the magnificent place it could be in order to make things better for all of its residents.

From September 11th to September 20th, 2016 artists from Berlin and Detroit, poets, emcees, singer/songwriters, beat producers, came together in Detroit in order to get to know one another and to create. During that period, they also visited the University of Michigan and ran workshops and Q&A sessions with our students. In June of 2017, they got back together, this time in Berlin in order to present what had been created in Detroit, including an album, music videos, and a documentary about the visit. For more information, please visit the project website at http://be-troit.com/, and the Be-Troit blog at http://gangway.de/en/betroit-blog-jugendaustausch-berlin-detroit-vom-11-24-9-2016/; a trailer for the documentary is at https://vimeo.com/215179507.

Now a delegation returns to present the amazing work that came out of this unique collaboration between Berlin- and Detroit-based artists. Please join us for a screening of Philip Halver’s inspiring documentary, artist performances, and a Q&A with BeTroit participants.

This event is free and open to the public.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Germanic department (germandept@umich.edu or 734-764-8018) at least 4 days in advance. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for U-M to arrange.

Sponsors
Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Department of American Culture
Institute for the Humanities
Goethe Institut Chicago

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