Podcast series Gedeelde grond | Flanders Arts Institute

Gedeelde grond (Shared ground) is a new series of conversations with arts professionals from Flanders. What do they dream about? What do they worry about? Find out more about the themes that are alive in the arts field.

Listen to the dreams and concerns of Bart Vanvoorden, Junior Mthombeni, Elisabeth Klinck, Jan Vandenhouwe, Lana Willems, Dries Meerts and Jan Van den Borre.

Podcasts in Dutch. English summary available for each episode.

Episodes

Episode 1 - Bart Vanvoorden

“In the end we are all stories", says the vision statement of the renewed arts centre nona. A talk with Bart Vanvoorden.

Episode 2 – Junior Mthombeni

Junior Mthombeni saw how the arts field evolved: it became slightly less white, disciplines increasingly overlapped and we have a changed view of what art is.

Episode 3 – Elisabeth Klinck

Violinist Elisabeth talks about the need for affirmation, support and mutual communication.

Episode 4 - Jan Vandenhouwe

In the fourth episode, Jan Vandenhouwe, artistic director of Opera Ballet Flanders, talks about the role he thinks culture could and should play in society.

Episode 5 – Lana Willems

"Nowadays, more attention is being paid to welfare and safety in production processes, and that requires time and energy," says Monty's Lana Willems.

Episode 6 – Jan Van den Borre

Jan Van den Borre is artistic director at the MA Festival Brugge, which aims to bring innovation to the world of early music. But isn’t that a paradox

Episdode 7 – Dries Meerts

Sax education in Belgium is renowned, but according to Meerts, there is little mutual connection and exchange between musicians.

Episode 8 – Tom Michielsen

Tom Michielsen has been director of cultural centre MUZE since 1996. When he arrived, the house had a different name.

Episode 9 - Sandra Sara Raes Oklobdzija

"Can we separate art and politics?" For Sandra Sara, that is impossible.

Episode 10 - Nyiragasigwa Hens

Nyiragasigwa, Nyira for short, Hens is a theater producer and community builder.

Episode 11 - Jong Gewei

Jong Gewei is a theatre platform in Ghent for people aged 16 to 99.

Episode 12 - Staging Access

Staging Access advises and supports cultural houses, workers and artists to become more accessible.

We consider the launch of this podcast a test run. There is a high probability that we will continue with this, in order to get the widest possible range of voices from the arts field to speak. Before that, we’ll take some time to evaluate this first series. Do you have an opinion about it yourself? Let us know via communicatie@kunsten.be.

Podcast series Gedeelde grond ('Shared ground')