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Romatopia - Roma talk about their Utopia for Europe

Roma und Sinti – die wahren Europäer*innen! Für den Podcast „Romatopia – Roma talk about their Utopia for Europe“ treffen wir interessante Menschen (Künstler*innen, Musiker*innen, Akademiker*innen, Aktivist*innen) aus ganz Europa. Sind Roma nicht – ganz im Gegenteil zu gängigen Vorurteilen – Vorbilder in Sachen Solidarität, kultureller Reichtum, transnationale Einheit trotz nationaler Besonderheiten – also ideale „role models“ für die „Idee Europa“? Wir sind gespannt auf die Utopien unserer Gäste für das Europa von morgen. Und: wir haben das ein oder andere Spiel vorbereitet...

Unsere Gäste in Staffel Eins:
Daniel Baker, Künstler, Kurator, Theoretiker (UK), Nicoleta Bitu, Soziologin, Aktivistin (Rumänien); Ethel Brooks, Soziologin, Gender Studies (USA) ; Zeljko Jovanovic, Jurist, Open Society Foundation/Roma Initiative Office (Serbien/Deutschland); Timea Junghaus, Kunsthistorikerin, European Roma Institute for Arts and Cultures (Ungarn, Deutschland); Lindy Larsson, Schauspieler, Sänger (Schweden); Saimir Mile, Aktivist, la Voix des Rroms (Frankreich/Albanien); Selamet und Kefaet Prizreni, Hip Hop Musiker (Deutschland/Kosovo); Romani Rose, Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma (Deutschland); Sandra und Semonida Selimovic, Schauspielerinnen (Österreich); Selma Selman, Künstlerin (Bosnien); Miguel Angel Vargas, Kunsthistoriker, Schauspieler (Spanien)

Roma – the true Europeans! For the podcast "Romatopia - Roma talk about their Utopia for Europe" we meet interesting people (artists, musicians, academics, activists) from all over Europe. Aren't Roma - quite contrary to common prejudices - role models in terms of solidarity, cultural wealth, transnational unity despite national peculiarities - ideal role models for the "idea of Europe"? We look forward to learn about the utopias of our guests for the Europe of tomorrow. And: we have prepared one or the other game...

Our guests in Series 1:
Daniel Baker, artist, curator, theorist (UK); Nicoleta Bitu, activist (Romania); Ethel Brooks, sociologist, gender studies (USA) ; Zeljko Jovanovic, Open Society Foundation/Roma Initiative Office (Serbia/Germany); Timea Junghaus, art historian, executive director European Roma Institute for Arts and Cultures (Hungary, Germany); Lindy Larsson, actor, singer (Sweden); Saimir Mile, activist, la Voix des Rroms (France / Albania); Selamet und Kefaet Prizreni, Hip Hop Musicians (Kosovo/Germany); Romani Rose, Chair of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma (Germany); Sandra and Semonida Selimovic, actrices (Austria); Selma Selman, artist (Bosnia); Miguel Angel Vargas, art historian, actor (Spain)

Credits:
Idea and concept: Isabel Raabe
Hosted by William Bila and Isabel Raabe
Directed by Katja Lehmann
Sounddesign: Selamet and Kefaet Prizreni
(c) cover motive: Altered States: EU-R © Daniel Baker 2015
Produced by Media Bricks 2020

Romatopia is supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education and the Council of Europe/Roma & Travellers Team

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Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
75 minutes
Episodes
14
Years Active
2020 - 2021
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#13: Extra episode: Revisit Romatopia

#13: Extra episode: Revisit Romatopia

with Bill Bila, Isabel Raabe and all our guests

In the 12 episodes of this podcast, we talked to Roma from all over Europe - and beyond - about their lives, their experiences and their utopias. We ha…

00:59:06  |   Wed 11 Aug 2021
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#12: "Eine Jugend im Schatten von Auschwitz": Romani Rose zu Gast bei Romatopia (in deutscher Sprache)

Romani Rose, Chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, im Gespräch mit Isabel Raabe und William Bila

Wir haben in dieser Folge die Ehre, eine der Ikonen der Bürgerrechtsbewegung der S…

00:53:40  |   Tue 25 May 2021
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#11: "About mermaids, superheroes and spirit animals" with Lindy Larsson Forss

Actor and singer Lindy Larsson Forss about his life, his art and about how he became a voice of Roma rights activism

Lindy Larsson has enchanted us. We talk about superheroes with a Romani background…

01:23:14  |   Fri 30 Apr 2021
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#10: "The power of Roma Art" with Timea Junghaus

Art historian and contemporary art curator Timea Junghaus about "Roma Art"

In this episode, we have the pleasure of talking to a renowned "Roma Art" expert on the topic of Roma in European art histor…

01:42:28  |   Fri 16 Apr 2021
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#9: "The power of Roma feminism" with Nicoleta Bitu

Social worker, feminist and activist Nicoleta Bitu talks about activism and human and women's rights

Nico talks about the power of Roma feminism and about her responsibility towards the young Roma ge…

01:29:27  |   Mon 29 Mar 2021
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#8: "Wir sind die Roma Armee" mit Sandra und Simonida Selimović

Widerständig, aktivistisch, feministisch - die Schauspielerinnen Sandra und Simonida Selimović

Ihre künstlerischen Arbeiten sind widerständig, aktivistisch, feministisch. In dieser Folge sprechen wir…

01:30:25  |   Tue 16 Mar 2021
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#7: "Romani is a passport" with Saimir Mile

Lawyer and activist Saimir Mile about language, diversity, resistance and empowerment

For lawyer and activist Saimir Mile from Albania who lives in Paris, Romani is a passport with which he meets his…

01:31:14  |   Mon 01 Mar 2021
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#6: "Flamenco - the soundtrack of my life" with Miguel Ángel Vargas

Actor and art historian Miguel Ángel Vargas about theatre, flamenco and being a flâneur

With Miguel Angel Vargas, actor and art historian from Seville, we talk about flamenco, the soundtrack of his l…

01:27:39  |   Fri 12 Feb 2021
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#5: "They call me Tito" with Selma Selman

Artist Selma Selman about art, resistance, family and her foundation for education of Roma girls "Get the Heck to school"

I don't present myself as a Romnia, as a European, I am part of the whole uni…

01:17:04  |   Wed 27 Jan 2021
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#4: "Wie man mit Hip Hop durch Wände geht" mit Kefaet und Selamet Prizreni

Die Hip-Hop-Artists und Aktivisten Kefaet und Selamet Prizreni über ihre Liebe zur Musik, über Abschiebung und erkämpfte Rückkehr und ihre Träume für eine bessere Welt

“Wir können das Unmögliche mögl…

01:18:28  |   Tue 12 Jan 2021
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#3: "To find a way out where everybody else sees a dead end" with Zeljko Jovanovic

Roma Rights Activist Zeljko Jovanovic about political activism, having always a plan b and his vision for Europe

Zeljko Jovanovic is a tireless activist for Roma Rights. He comes from a family which,…

01:02:44  |   Tue 22 Dec 2020
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#2: "A utopia for Europe is a utopia for the world" with Ethel Brooks

Academic and feminist Ethel Brooks about ancestors and family, stories of survival and monuments of hope

Our guest:
Ethel Brooks is a Romani academic and a feminist. Though she is based in the US, sh…

01:29:27  |   Wed 09 Dec 2020
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#1: "I make shiny things" with Daniel Baker

Artist, curator and researcher Daniel Baker about art, cultural heritage and his utopia for Europe

“I make shiny things” is Daniel Baker's answer to the question about his work. Daniel Baker is an ar…

01:32:34  |   Wed 02 Dec 2020
#0: Trailer: Welcome to Romatopia!

#0: Trailer: Welcome to Romatopia!

What is this podcast about?

Welcome to Romatopia! In this Podcast we are going to talk to Roma from all over Europe – and beyond – about their lifes, about their experiences and about their utopia. W…

00:06:13  |   Sat 28 Nov 2020
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