Culture and creativity

World Pride House’s Culture and Creativity track looked at questions such as:

When norms about gender and identity are challenged, how does it affect art and culture? What role do cultural creators play in broadening perspectives and opinions? How can artistic and creative expressions become more inclusive? The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress was on display to highlight discussions regarding forced displacement and the rights of LGBTQIA+ refugees.

Here are a selection of recorded events from the track…

Open Songs concert with Elee Loop

Open Songs is a collective music project by Elee Loop. Using a recording booth SONG-O-MATIC, Elee collects stories from people and turns them into songs. During World Pride, Elee is collecting stories about Love. The SONG-O-MATIC stands at Malmö Live for people to record stories anonymously. Elee performs the resulting songs in concert on Aug 20th. Elee also hosts a talk about Open Songs opening the door behind the scenes, reflect upon stories and the power of anonymous sharing and present her creative process.

Rock Stage Rainbow Talk Show

The Swedish rock scene is both well known and loved all over the world. In fact, regardless of our low population, Sweden is currently the third largest exporter of music in the world, just behind the US and the UK. But with great power comes great responsibility, so what norms and what ideals do we spread? What kind of message and jargons do we spread, and is it okay to be an LGBTQIA person in one of the world’s most influential rock scenes? Welcome to a talk show with artists and other guests, with live music and important discussions about inclusion and equality within the rock/music scene today.

Bookpresentation of “Den här Mannen är Min”

Author Miguel Ángel Fraga will present and talk about how he created his latest book, a collection of fetish stories based on playful experiences of pleasure and sex. The stories are illustrated with images by the artist Piotr Bolaños-Bogusz. The illustrations in this book were originally made in oil, acrylic and pastel.

Open Mic with Poet in Residence: Nick Field

Hosted by World Pride Poet in Residence Nick Field this open mic and poetry sharing event will feature new work inspired by World Pride and created for the residency. Open Mic slots will be available on the day, but limited so please arrive 20 minutes before the event to sign up. Nick Field is a writer and performer. His residencies and commissions include Keats House and London Metropolitan Archives. He has written, performed and toured internationally four solo shows. As a mentor and tutor he has worked with organisations including Kingston University, The Poetry School and The Southbank Centre.

Techno Session with HER

HER Project is an Athens based initiative that works towards gender equality in the local electronic music scene. For WorldPride House, HER will present some grooves and heavy basses in a dynamic DJ set, represented by the Athenian artist VRGN, in collaboration with a local artist.

HER presents a paneldiscussion on “Gender Equality in the Electronic Music Scene”

HER Project is an Athens based initiative that works towards gender equality in the local electronic music scene. For World Pride, HER invites international artists and electronic music professionals on a panel discussion about gender equality in the electronic music scene. We will discuss the ways our scene may become more inclusive, what can we learn from each other, and in what ways we may bridge the gender gap in the electronic music industry.

Essay Reading by Petra Mölstad – Concrete as a Lung

A poetic essay about what (activist) dykes had in mind in the early 2000s. Petra has published four collections of poems; Införsel, Förlaget Glas, Omloppstid, Trombone förlag and Vi har hägn and Din disciplin, Anti förlag. Petra has been in several anthologies e.g. Om detta sjunger vi inte ensamma, ETC-förlag and Förstör och berör, Rabén & Sjögren. In March 2017, she was Poet of the Month in Swedish radio. Last decade, she played in the band Fabulebbs and the Sensational Stage Dyke, had the fanzine Lesbianen och lianen and was one of the founders of a young women’s shelter in Malmö and an open preschool for children to LGTB-parents.

HER for WorldPride – DJ Set and Drag performance live from Athens

HER Project, an Athenian based initiative that works towards gender equality in electronic music, presents a techno B2B edition with DJs Fo and VRGN, accompanied by performances from local drag artists Mitsi Lou and Holly Grace

TRANSFASHION SHOW

Live-show på Malmö Live.