As part of a collaboration between Reeperbahn Festival, the consulting agency Sound Diplomacy and the United Nations (UN), the FUTURE DOME on Friday will also host the first panels on Music & Sustainable Development Goals. Representatives of the UN, the European Union, institutions and the music industry will highlight the 17 goals formulated by the UN (Sustainable Development Goals) for sustainable economic, social and ecological development under the aspects of the music industry. The sessions of the 4 hour event will include a keynote by Dagmar Schumacher (Director of the Brussels Office, UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), BE) on A World In Which Music Contributes To Reducing Gender Inequalities and the panels Introducing Music And The SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals 5,8 & 11, and Where Do We Go From Here?

And don't miss the SDG Interactive Wall on the FUTURE PLAYGROUND to understand and learn what the SDGs are about.

Next to the above mentioned topics there will be two keychange panels at the FUTURE PLAYGROUND:

In Feminism Sells – A Controversial Conversation About A Global Movement In Subculture And Pop-Culture the musician and ANCHOR Jury member Kate Nash and the British choreographer and performance artist Lauren Barri Holstein will speak about today's feminism. The Hamburg musician, artist and author Leyla Yenirce will moderate the event. 

In the panel Sexualised Violence In Show Business – How To Deal With It? the question of the responsibility of organisers, the press, promoters, managers and record companies when sexualised violence occurs will be discussed. This session will be held in German.

On Festival Thursday ProArte presents the great names of classical music in the Elbphilharmonie, the Laeiszhalle and the Hauptkirche St. Michaelis: See singing stars and international top orchestras, along with outstanding instrumental soloists and master pianists – but also young talents and exciting musicians, who move on the increasingly blurred border between classical and electronic music, have a firm place in the ProArte programme. 

ProArte invites you to meet the classical players and gather together with talk and drinks.

During Reeperbahn Festival 2019 the Australian activities include live shows from 17 Australian acts, receptions, panels, networking sessions and the biggest edition of the now legendary THE AUSSIE BBQ showcase at the Molotow. Australia is also prominent at the DOORS OPEN event with Dope Lemon performing as one of the musical acts and the participation of TV and radio presenter Zan Rowe as a member of the jury of ANCHOR 2019. Moreover, Zan Rowe will join the panel Critical Conditions and Australian Music Supervisor Jemma Burns will participate in Sync Around The World and the popular Meet The Music Supervisors matchmaking session.