Movement (1920 – 2020) | Beyond and between borders — Talks & Thoughts

“Movement” explores human mobility in the Mediterranean and beyond, from the interwar period to the present (1920-2020), through a series of lectures, concerts, film screenings, and a digital platform for archival and live material that will be simulcast throughout the festival.

From 1920 on, wars, colonialism, deteriorating economic conditions in pursuit of a better future, the acceleration of technological change, and environmental disasters have played a decisive role in the mass movement of people.

The phenomenon of human mobility, which is as old as humanity itself, leads us to a conclusion: Human life cannot be detached from the freedom of movement, which is an indispensible precondition for the free and necessary exercise of humanity’s creative and productive capacity.

Program

14 – 23 February

Movement Radio | Stoa Emporon (Voulis 8-10, Athens)

The Stoa Emporon (Merchants’ Arcade) stores, which have reopened after urban interventions by the City of Athens’ Development and Destination Management Agency, were kindly provided by the National Single Agency for Social Insurance (EFKA) to the Onassis Stegi for the “Movement 1920-2020” festival.

14 – 23 February

Movement Installation | Stoa Emporon (Voulis 8-10, Athens) & Onassis Stegi

Mobile Sound Station

Ankersentrum (surviving in the ruinous ruin) 2019, Natascha Süder Happelmann, German Pavilion, 58th Venice Art Biennale 2019

14 & 22 February

Movement Club Nights

Friday 14 February | Boiler (Vlachava 9, Athens)

23:00 – 01:30 | Carina
01:30 – 03:00 | Flokosh
03:00 – 05:00 | DJ Marfox

Saturday 22 February | Romantso (Αnaxagora 3-5, Athens)

17 – 18 February

Movement Cinema | Astor Cinema (Stadiou 28, Stoa Korai)

Monday 17 February

18:00 – 19:20 : “Mare Clausum – The Sea Watch vs Libyan Coast Guard Case” by Forensic Oceanography and Forensic Architecture, “The Crime of Rescue – The Iuventa Case” by Forensic Oceanography and Forensic Architecture and "Kwassa Kwassa" by Tuan Andrew Nguyen & SUPERFLEX
19:30 – 20:50: “Wonderland” by Erkan Özgen, “The Land Between” by David Fedele
21:00 – 22:30 : “El Mar La Mar” by Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki
22:40 – 00:10: “Untitled” by Michael Glawogger, Monika Willi

Tuesday 18 February

18:00 – 19:30: “I Love Kuduro” by Mário Patrocínio
19:40 – 21:00: “Electro Chaabi” by Hind Meddeb
21:10 – 22:30: “A Story of Sahel Sounds” by Florian Kläger, Markus Milcke, Tobias Adam
22:40 – 00:10: “The Invisible Hands” by Marina Gioti, co-directed by Georges Salameh

20 February

Movement Artist Talk | Onassis AiR (Frinichou 16a, Athens)

19:30 – 21:30: Natascha Sadr Haghighian

21 – 23 February

Movement Talks | Onassis Stegi

Friday 21 February

17:00 – 17:45: Stelios Michalopoulos
17:45 – 18:30: Penny Koutrolikou
18:30 – 18:45: Βreak
18:45 – 19:45: Ayesha Hameed
19:45 – 20:30: Alessandra Di Maio
20:30 – 20:45: Βreak
20:45 – 21:30: Saskia Sassen

Saturday 22 February

17:00 – 17:45: Apostolis Fotiadis
17:45 – 18:30: Omar Jabary Salamanca
18:30 – 18:45: Βreak
18:45 – 19:30: Stefanos Levidis
19:30 – 20:15: Jackie Wang
20:15 – 20:30: Βreak
20:30 – 21:15: Nicholas De Genova

Sunday 23 February

17:00 – 17:45: Panagiotis Poulos
17:45 – 18:30: Jackie Abhulimen
18:30 – 19:15: Larry Ossei-Mensah
19:15 – 19:30: Βreak
19:30 – 20:15: Johny Pitts
20:45 – 21:00: Louis Chude-Sokei