platformB reinvents itself!
As of May 2024, the number of the forcibly displaced has reached a staggering 120 million–people from different parts of the globe have to leave their homes looking for ways to stay in a safer state.
In 2022, Musik der Jahrhunderte Stuttgart founded platformB–an independent virtual space for artistic creation and exchange initially intended to support politically persecuted artists from Belarus. However, it soon decided to address a broader public and invite for collaboration musicians, performers and writers whose exile was not geographically connected with any particular region of the world.
Artists in exile, who have often experienced oppression and physical threat, have much to teach the European community. They stand for resistance and courage, but also for empathy and hope. We believe that talking with and about exiled artists is crucial for amplifying silenced voices and ensuring diverse cultural perspectives in the intercultural landscape. Such professionals often come from backgrounds where their voices are suppressed and their lives are physically at risk and they have a lot to teach the European community. They stand for resistance and courage, but also for empathy, solidarity, and hope. And we stand alongside them.
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