Dear media partners, dear colleagues,Last year at Reeperbahn Festival we were honoured to host the launch of the Keychange initiative in conjunction with PRS Foundation, Iceland Airwaves, BIME, Tallinn Music Week, Way Out West, Musikcentrum Sweden, Liverpool Sound City and MUTEK. Since that launch the campaign has gone from strength to strength, gathering international attention with more than 125 festivals joining the 50/50 by 2022 Keychange pledge.
This year at Reeperbahn Festival we’re celebrating this progress by declaring Thursday 20 September “Keychange Day”, featuring a packed programme of workshops, in-depth discussions about the Keychange programme as well as Linda Perry, Tony Visconti and many others discussing how we continue pushing for equality in the music industry.
Frehn Hawel
Hamburg, 13 September 2018
Garbage singer and ANCHOR 2017 Jury member Shirley Manson put it in a nutshell at a panel on gender equality: "We must stop applauding men for doing the right thing." Even if the discussion about equal chances for all genders feels like a well-established reasonable thing which everyone can benefit from, the path to its successful implementation is still a long way off.
The music industry has been engaged with the issue since 2017. Meanwhile Keychange counts on 125 international music festivals and conferences voluntarily committing themselves to present a balanced gender ratio in their concert line-ups and conference programmes by 2022. Just as important as voluntary participation of these festivals is the fact that the discussion shows international repercussions. The urgent question is what next steps are necessary to achieve structural improvement in the music industry and culture.
Keychange Day
On Thursday 20 September 2018, the Reeperbahn Festival will focus on the current issues of gender equality in diverse open panels, workshops and discussions at the Spiegelzelt of the Festival Villages. Programme participants and representatives of the music industry and culture will join forces in the search for new insights that will effect sustainable change.
Samples of the Keychange Day programme:
- Keychange Keynote
What are the achievements of Keychange so far and what can we expect in the future? Vanessa Reed (PRS Foundation) and Alexander Schulz (Managing Director Reeperbahn Festival) talk about first results and future strategies. - Women In Music - Next Steps
Tony Visconti (legendary producer), Linda Perry (singer, songwriter and music producer) (photo), Pat Carr (music entrepreneur) and Kinnie Starr (director and producer, German premiere of her film "Play Your Gender" at the Reeperbahn Festival) will broach the issue of the status quo, the need for improvement and targets for the future cooperation of women and men in the music business of the present and the near future. - Keychange Reception And Award
- Diversity In The Arts And Pop Culture
- Feminist self-empowerment & taking up space on the net
- Keychange Party with Ebow
- Inspirational journey to Eeden
- Play your Gender
In the presence of producer and director Kinnie Starr. - Here to be Heard – The Story of the Slits
The German premiere of the movie about the important women punk band is celebrated in the presence of Tessa Pollitt. - MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A.
- Whitney
- Bad Reputation
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Reeperbahn Festival Impressions
General information about Reeperbahn Festival; Best-Of Reeperbahn Festival 2017.
12:16 minutes, 1.776,49 MB
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ANCHOR – Reeperbahn Festival International Music Award Impressions
Impressions, interviews and concert excerpts of 2016/2017/2018 with Tony Visconti, Linda Perry, Jason Bentley, Alexander Schulz, Jade Bird, Albin Lee Meldau and Pabst.
10:45 minutes, 949,54 MB
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Available 19 September, 11:00 pm
Reeperbahn Festival Opening 2018
Concert excerpts Jungle, excerpts of the speeches of Dr. Peter Tschentscher (The Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany for cultural affairs within the Treaty on Franco-German cooperation, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), Anne-Marie Descôtes (Ambassedor of France to the Federal Republic of Germany) and Dr. Andreas Görgen (Director-General for Culture and Communication, Federal Foreign Office) as well as the presentation of the ANCHOR 2018 Jury and Nominees.
Available 20 September, 03:00 pm
Highlights Festival Day 1
Concert highlights Festival Day 1.
ANCHOR 2018 Day 1
Presentation of the ANCHOR 2018 Jury and Nominees, first Nominee shows by FRUM and Blanco White as well as ANCHOR 2018 Jury vox pops.
Available 21 September, 03:00 pm
ANCHOR 2018 Day 2
Nominee shows by Faces on TV, TIWAYO and Anna Aaron as well as ANCHOR 2018 Jury vox pops.
Available 22 September, 03:00 pm
ANCHOR 2018 Day 3
Nominee shows by HOPE, Tamino and Freya Ridings as well as the ANCHOR 2018 Jury vox pops.
Available 22 September, 06:00 pm
Keychange
Statements about the initiative Keychange – Empowering Women In Music.
Available 23 September, 01:00 am
ANCHOR 201 Award Show
Award show with live performances by Linda Perry and Metronomy as well as highlights of Tony Visconti, Skye Edwards, Cassandra Steen and Jason Bentley.
Available 23 September, 08:00 pm
Highlights Reeperbahn Festival 2018
Concert und programme highlights of the Reeperbahn Festival venues Docks, Elbphilharmonie, Festival Village, Michel and more.
Footage that will be published via the Reeperbahn Festival channels and can be shared or embedded. Available via the following links.
Immediately available
Reeperbahn Festival 2018 Preview Trailer
Available 23 September
ANCHOR 2018 Highlight Trailer
Available 28 September
Reeperbahn Festival 2018 Aftermovie
A selection of photos will be made available on a daily basis.
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