A Panel Talk on the Intersectionality of Queerness within the Creative Industry
Join us for a panel on uniting and empowering queer communities and the creative industries. „Synergy of Innovation” will be a dialogue on the Current State and Development Opportunities of Queer Formats and Events in Berlin’s Creative Industries, the event is hosted by Chiponda Chimbelu and begins with a dialogue featuring Michael Biel, Alfonso Pantisano and Stella Bailleux, followed by an artist talk with Gigi Spelsberg, Cat Jones and Naomi Boima. Enjoy music by DJ Lotic.
We cordially invite you to the opening event of Pride Week at the PLATTE.Berlin. You can look forward to an inspiring evening with an exhibition opening featuring artworks by Eda Phanlert SRIPROM, Naomi BOIMA and Harriet Darvey.
As a journalist, Chiponda Chimbelu aims to show different perspectives and enable dialogue in a polarized world. He works as a consultant for the Diversity Cartel and has hosted the DW business program Made in Germany. He also reports on topics such as migration, racism and discrimination with a view to Germany and Europe. Chimbelu will be hosting the panel talk with the following speakers:
Michael Biel:
State Secretary in the Senate Department for Economics
Alfonso Pantisano:
He is the Senate’s queer commissioner for queer communities in Berlin. He wants to lend his voice to parts of the queer community that are less visible and heard
Stella Bailleux:
An HR & DEI consultant with 7 years of experience, Stella is an LGBTQIA+ and Disability Rights activist (CSD board member, Queer Trans Liberation Founder), drag performer and DJ. She organizes community events such as TFD and X-S
Cat Jones:
A multi-media artist and independent curator whose work centers on self-acceptance, critique, and reflection. Cat has curated for Oyoun and LACE and holds a BA in Human Services from California State University of Fullerton
Gigi Spelsberg:
A German-French actress and model from Berlin, Gigi is an LGBTQI+ activist and organizer of a weekly trans* evening in Berlin Kreuzberg. She is part of the play „Stechen und Sterben“ at Volksbühne Theatre and appears in various queer politically motivated films
Naomi Boima:
Naomi draws inspiration from Black Queer individuals in Berlin and London, creating large-scale prints that deconstruct power structures through illustration, painting and performance, with a Black feminist lens
The panel talk will follow with dj set by Lotic, a Berlin-based multidisciplinary musician, originally from Houston, Texas. Classically trained in alto saxophone, Lotic has garnered critical acclaim worldwide for her EPs and albums and has worked with artists like Ben Frost, Son Lux, and Björk.
Dieses Projekt wurde im Rahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur” (GRW) mit Bundes- und Landesmitteln gefördert.