RUE OBSCURE: Der erste schweigende Salon / Schweigen - Eine bedrohte Ressource?!

In the organizer's words:

"GET LOUD!", "EXPAND THE RANGE!", "BE PRESENT!" seem to be basic rules in the manual for political action in times of upheaval. But it is not only verbal volume, real-time postings and smart argumentation that are powerful and empowering. Silence can also be powerful and exercise power as a deliberate communicative act.
The Münster-based artists' collective RUE OBSCURE is exploring this double meaning of the English term "power" of silence as part of a multi-part discourse series at various locations, focusing on a different aspect of silence at each event.
In the first salon, together with communication scientist Prof. Dr. Sabine Kirchhoff (Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences), questions relating to silence as a communicative practice will be examined: What role does silence play in communication? When do we attribute a positive power to it, when do we fear the power of silence? Is silence now an endangered resource?

The evening's input will be followed by a collective ritual of silence before the salon ends with an open get-together over drinks and snacks.

Idea/concept curation & design: RUE OBSCURE Hosts: Anne Keller, Katharina Kolar Scenography: Karina Behrendt, Anne Keller Production: Katharina Kolar Graphic design: Mila Radau
A production by RUE OBSCURE in co-production with Theater im Pumpenhaus in cooperation with Stadtbücherei Münster. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL)/ Cultural Promotion and the Cultural Office of the City of Münster.

https://www.rue-obscure.de/schweigendersalon