Why criticism? – a digital debate in three episodes (EN)

“Why criticism?” – a digital debate in three episodes

15. December 2020, Astrid Kaminski

Languages:
DE
and
EN

During the pandemic period, the reviews in daily newspapers and radio broadcasts continued to decline. In any case, art criticism, as a vain genre, is itself repeatedly subject to criticism. Does the current situation mean the swan song to it? Time at least for an inventory.

Life sentences: on reviewing and renewing

3. December 2020, Sanjoy Roy

Language:
EN

As a keynote text for the “Why criticism?” debates to be presented by tanzschreiber and streamed online by Radialsystem in Berlin, Sanjoy Roy recounts how the current pandemic has led him to reflect on reviewing, to find renewed value in (a)live performance – and to search for the life within writing