Liebe Freund*innen von Transkulturalität_mdw!
in einer Woche findet die Veranstaltung "queer trans* culturality" am 20. und 21. Juni statt, zu der wir Sie erneut herzlich einladen. Bei der zweitägigen Zusammenkunst tauschen sich Aktivist*innen, Künstler*innen und Forscher*innen über queere Sichtweisen auf Transkulturalität aus. Als Abschluss gibt es am 21. Juni ein Konzert mit Artist Talk mit dem serbischen Sänger DŽIPSII. Genauere Informationen zum Programm finden Sie weiter unten oder auf unserer Website.
Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Interesse und Ihre Teilnahme!
Veranstaltung
queer trans* culturality
Mit Mbongeni Mtshali, Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, Jason Otoo, Ilgaz Yalçınoğlu, Djamila Grandits, DŽIPSII, Ari Kozanoğlu und vielen mehr...
20. & 21. Juni 2025, Bankettsaal
Diese Veranstaltung bringt Aktivist*innen, Künstler*innen und Forscher*innen unterschiedlicher Hintergründe zusammen, um queere Sichtweisen und Kritiken zu Transkulturalität zu entwickeln – ein Konzept, das essentialistische Grenzen des Vertrauten und des Fremden hinterfragt und den Begriff der "Kultur" problematisiert. Aufbauend auf der Queer of Color-Kritik, die die weißen Flecken in den Diskursen über Ethnizität im Rahmen von Queer Theory aufdeckt, erweitern wir diese analytische Perspektive auf weitere Kontexte, wie ethnische Minderheiten, postmigrantische Gemeinschaften sowie Flucht- und Migrationserfahrungen, insbesondere durch verkörperte Ausdrucksformen in Musik, Tanz oder Theater.
Konzert und Artist Talk
DŽIPSII
Samstag, 21. Juni, 19:30, Joseph Haydn-Saal, (19:30 artist talk, 20:15 Konzert)
Jovan Živadinović, bekannt als Džipsii, ist ein serbischer Pop- und R&B-Künstler, Singer-Songwriter und Performer. Schon in jungen Jahren zeigte er eine Leidenschaft für Musik und Performance und begann seinen künstlerischen Werdegang mit Tanz, womit er mehrere nationale Preise gewann. Im Jahr 2023 erlangte Džipsii nationale Bekanntheit als Finalist bei der serbischen Eurovisionsauswahl mit dem Lied Greh. Er ist bekannt dafür, dass er Underground-Sounds mit Pop- und R&B-Einflüssen mischt. Seine Arbeit ist von emotionaler Tiefe und einer einzigartigen künstlerischen Identität geprägt. Als queerer Rom ist er auch einer der wenigen Künstler in Serbien, der offen über seine Identität spricht und seine Plattform nutzt, um sich für Inklusion und Repräsentation in der Kunst einzusetzen.
Freitag, 20. Juni
Bankettsaal
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13:30 |
Welcome Address Ulrike Sych (Rector of mdw) |
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13:45 |
Opening Talk Transpolitical Audiotopias: (Un)doing Gender, Race and Modernity in the Haunted Settler-Colony Mbongeni Mtshali (University of Cape Town, South Africa) |
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14:45 |
Break |
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15:15 |
Panel Discussion Sexuality, Expressive Practices and the Refugee Experience in Global Border Regimes Henrie Dennis (Afro Rainbow Austria), Tonny Africa (Queer Base Vienna, Austria) and Mbongeni Mtshali (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Moderation: Therese Kaufmann |
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16:30 |
Lecture Cruising a State of Abjection: Ambivalent Musical Performance of Queer Worldmaking in Northern Cyprus Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay (University of Milan, Italy) |
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17:30 |
Break |
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17:45 |
Panel Discussion Queerness and Identity-laden Cultural Expression within “National Minorities” in Central and Eastern Europe Lydia Novak (Kolo Slavuj Vienna, Austria), Marek Michael Konček (Roma Violinist, Bratislava, Slovakia), Lena Kolter (Artist, Performer, Writer, Carinthia/Vienna, Austria) Chair: Marko Kölbl |
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19:15 |
Dinner Break |
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20:15 |
Lecture Performance Stranger in a Strange Land: The Possibilities of Black Music in Jewish Spaces Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell (Interdisciplinary Artist in Yiddish Culture, Atlanta GA, USA) |
Samstag, 21. Juni
Bankettsaal
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11:00 |
Lecture Queer Trans Culturality in Practice: Negotiating Ambiguous Gender Spaces in Kete Ensembles, Ghana Jason Otoo (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) |
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12:00 |
Duo Talk Trans*sonic Practices: Centering Transgender Perspectives in Music Research and Industry Ilgaz Yalçınoğlu (Humboldt University Berlin, Germany) and Saeleen Bouvar (Transtronica Hamburg, Germany) Chair: Therese Kaufmann |
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13:00 |
Break |
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14:45 |
Film Screening (Art House Kino, Future Art Lab) Wildness (Wu Tsang, USA 2012, 74 min) Followed by a Conversation with Wu Tsang (tbc) and Rey Joichl (tbc) |
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17:00 |
Performative Proposal Drafting Queer Postmigrant Club Culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage Ari Kozanoğlu (Kudur Berlin, Germany), Sabine Schwaighofer (Homoriental Vienna, Austria), Tonica Hunter (Sounds of Blackness Vienna, Austria) and others |
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18:30 |
Dinner Break |
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19:30 |
Artist Talk (Joseph Haydn Hall) Marko Kölbl in Conversation with DŽIPSII (Singer, Beograd, Serbia) |
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20:15 |
Concert (Joseph Haydn Hall) DŽIPSII |
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From 22:30 |
Party (Spektakel Vienna) Curated by Kudur (Club Collective, Berlin, Germany) |
Das volle Programm finden Sie hier.
Eintritt frei, Anmeldung bis 18. Juni bei Eva Moreno per E-Mail an moreno-e@mdw.ac.at
Beide Tage der Veranstaltung werden auf diesem Link gestreamt.
Dear friends of transculturality_mdw!
In one week, the event "queer trans* culturality" will take place on June 20 and 21, to which we cordially invite you once again. At the two-day gathering, activists, artists and researchers will exchange views on queer perspectives on transculturality. The event will conclude on June 21 with a concert and artist talk with the Serbian singer DŽIPSII. You can find more detailed information about the program below or on our website.
We look forward to your interest and participation!
Event
queer trans* culturality
With Mbongeni Mtshali, Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, Jason Otoo, Ilgaz Yalçınoğlu, Djamila Grandits, DŽIPSII, Ari Kozanoğlu and many more...
June 20 & 21, 2025, Bankettsaal
This gathering convenes activists, artists, and researchers from diverse backgrounds to develop queer stances and critiques on transculturality—a concept that interrogates essentialist boundaries of the familiar and the foreign and problematizes the notion of ‘culture’ itself. Building on Queer of Color Critique, which exposes the blank spots in discourses around race within queer theoretical frameworks, we extend this analytical lens to broader contexts involving ethnic minorities, postmigrant communities, and forced migration experiences, particularly through embodied expressions in music, dance or theatre.
Concert and artist talk
DŽIPSII
Saturday, June 21, 7:30pm, Joseph Haydn-Saal (7:30pm artist talk, 8:15pm concert)
Jovan Živadinović, known as Džipsii, is a Serbian pop and R&B artist, singer-songwriter, and performer. He showed a passion for music and performance from a young age, beginning his artistic journey through dance, where he won several national awards. In 2023, Džipsii gained national attention as a finalist at Serbia’s Eurovision selection with the song Greh. Known for blending underground sounds with pop and R&B influences, his work is marked by emotional depth and a distinctive artistic identity. As a queer Rom, he is also one of the few artists in Serbia speaking openly about his identity, using his platform to advocate for inclusion and representation in the arts.
Free admission
Friday, June 20
Banquet Hall
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13:30 |
Welcome Address Ulrike Sych (Rector of mdw) |
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13:45 |
Opening Talk Transpolitical Audiotopias: (Un)doing Gender, Race and Modernity in the Haunted Settler-Colony Mbongeni Mtshali (University of Cape Town, South Africa) |
|
14:45 |
Break |
|
15:15 |
Panel Discussion Sexuality, Expressive Practices and the Refugee Experience in Global Border Regimes Henrie Dennis (Afro Rainbow Austria), Tonny Africa (Queer Base Vienna, Austria) and Mbongeni Mtshali (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Moderation: Therese Kaufmann |
|
16:30 |
Lecture Cruising a State of Abjection: Ambivalent Musical Performance of Queer Worldmaking in Northern Cyprus Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay (University of Milan, Italy) |
|
17:30 |
Break |
|
17:45 |
Panel Discussion Queerness and Identity-laden Cultural Expression within “National Minorities” in Central and Eastern Europe Lydia Novak (Kolo Slavuj Vienna, Austria), Marek Michael Konček (Roma Violinist, Bratislava, Slovakia), Lena Kolter (Artist, Performer, Writer, Carinthia/Vienna, Austria) Chair: Marko Kölbl |
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19:15 |
Dinner Break |
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20:15 |
Lecture Performance Stranger in a Strange Land: The Possibilities of Black Music in Jewish Spaces Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell (Interdisciplinary Artist in Yiddish Culture, Atlanta GA, USA) |
Saturday, June 21
Bankettsaal
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11:00 |
Lecture Queer Trans Culturality in Practice: Negotiating Ambiguous Gender Spaces in Kete Ensembles, Ghana Jason Otoo (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) |
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12:00 |
Duo Talk Trans*sonic Practices: Centering Transgender Perspectives in Music Research and Industry Ilgaz Yalçınoğlu (Humboldt University Berlin, Germany) and Saeleen Bouvar (Transtronica Hamburg, Germany) Chair: Therese Kaufmann |
|
13:00 |
Break |
|
14:45 |
Film Screening (Art House Kino, Future Art Lab) Wildness (Wu Tsang, USA 2012, 74 min) Followed by a Conversation with Wu Tsang (tbc) and Rey Joichl (tbc) |
|
17:00 |
Performative Proposal Drafting Queer Postmigrant Club Culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage Ari Kozanoğlu (Kudur Berlin, Germany), Sabine Schwaighofer (Homoriental Vienna, Austria), Tonica Hunter (Sounds of Blackness Vienna, Austria) and others |
|
18:30 |
Dinner Break |
|
19:30 |
Artist Talk (Joseph Haydn Hall) Marko Kölbl in Conversation with DŽIPSII (Singer, Beograd, Serbia) |
|
20:15 |
Concert (Joseph Haydn Hall) DŽIPSII |
|
From 22:30 |
Party (Spektakel Vienna) Curated by Kudur (Club Collective, Berlin, Germany) |
You can find the full program here.
Free admission, registration by June 18 with Eva Moreno by e-mail to moreno-e@mdw.ac.at
Both days of the event will be streamed on this link.
Credits: queer trans* culturality © Hatice Keya // mdw graphics; DŽIPSII © Mario Jelikić
Impressum & Offenlegung
mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Institut für Volksmusikforschung und Ethnomusikologie
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien, Österreich
+43 1 71155, vr1@mdw.ac.at, mdw.ac.at
