Ep 3: What if Women Ruled the World?
Yael Bartana鈥檚 groundbreaking film and performance project set in a war room where a group of 10 women will be confronted by some of the urgent crises of our time.
A live recording from What If Women Ruled The World by Yael Bartana from Manchester International Festival.
Recorded live on 7 July 2017, Bartana has created an environment that has actors and experts coming together to exchange ideas about a new future.
Tonights experts are:
Galit Eilat is a curator, educator, writer and editor of books and a magazine. At the same time, she is engaged with grassroots political collectives and research institutes.
Leyla Hussein is a psychotherapist specialising in supporting survivors of sexual abuse. She is a leading international campaigner on female genital mutilation (FGM).
Frances Raday is a human rights lawyer, and has acted as lead counsel in numerous cases involving women鈥檚 rights to equality in political, employment and religious contexts.
Shogofa Sahar is a campaigner for the education of girls and women, and a refugee from Afghanistan.
Sharon Squassoni has 30 years鈥� experience in the eld of international security, specialising in reducing risks from nuclear weapons and helping prevent their spread.
What If Women Ruled The World Company:
Nadia Albina
Natasha Gordon
Susanne Sachsse
Danusia Samal
Eileen Walsh
Karl Fletcher
What If Women Ruled The World Creative Team:
Vicky Featherstone, Performance Director
Abi Morgan, Writer
Saygel & Schreiber, Set Design
Jackie Shemesh, Lighting Design
Daniel Meir, Sound Design
Commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 and Volksb眉hne Berlin.
If you are listening to this as a series, please tune in at 00:24:00 to listen to the experts discussion.
