kmiainfo: The Guardian: Artists and intellectuals boycott the 2022 Sydney festival to protest Israel's support for it The Guardian: Artists and intellectuals boycott the 2022 Sydney festival to protest Israel's support for it

The Guardian: Artists and intellectuals boycott the 2022 Sydney festival to protest Israel's support for it

The Guardian: Artists and intellectuals boycott the 2022 Sydney festival to protest Israel's support for it 48 hours before the opening of the 2022 Sydney Festival, 20 people withdrew their participation in protest against the Israeli embassy’s support for the festival, which led to chaos in the event. And the newspaper “The Guardian” said in a report prepared by Kelly Burke that the festival’s board of directors issued a statement amid an increase in protests against the Israeli role, at a time when the comedian Tom Ballard, the Belvoir Saint Theater, producer of the play Black Copper, the former New South Wales politician Meredith Bergman, and the dance troupe announced Marujiko, and commentator Yumi Steins, not participating, are some of the participants who canceled their paragraphs, distanced themselves in protest, or joined the growing number of Arab solidarity and pro-Palestine groups, First Nations and the green groups leading the boycott campaign. At the same time, artistic groups withdrew from the festival and decided to continue their activities independently, such as the Margiko Gorenga Nga-ga concert and an exhibition by Carla Dickens “The Return to the Sender.” The play “Black Copper” produced by the theater company Belvoir Cent will be shown, but decided not to obtain On pre-agreed support from the festival. In a statement posted on social media, the Belvoir Scene Theater said it had established a "long and fruitful relationship with the Sydney Festival" and the Black Copper play was produced in collaboration with African communities in Perth. And “at the heart of the whole process is a commitment to the integrity of culture, which gives artists the freedom to work without fear or compromise” and “in recognition of the division of society and the inability of Palestinian artists to participate this year in the Sydney Festival with the same cultural integrity necessary for the presentation of the play Black Copper, we have chosen not to accept direct financial support from the festival". On Tuesday, the Sydney Festival Board of Directors put out a second statement supporting its controversial decision to go ahead with the production of the Sydney dance company Decadence, a work designed by Israeli dancer Uhad Naharin and the Tel Aviv dance company Pacheva, which backed its participation in the Sydney festival. A grant of $20,000 from the Israeli Embassy in Canberra. The festival council statement acknowledged repeated calls from artists and the public to boycott the festival, a movement that started at the end of December. "The Sydney Festival Board collectively hopes to underscore its respect for the right of all groups to express their concerns," it said. "We have spent time with groups that have expressed concerns about funding and have welcomed the opportunity to reach out to all of them. All agreements related to financing, including - with Decadence - will be respected, and the offers will be moved forward." At the same time, the Council expressed its determination to review all practices related to funding from foreign governments and interested parties. The statement went on to say that the council respects the decision of the artists who decided to boycott, and "while the council called for a peaceful dialogue with all individuals and organizations, we communicated with the artists, especially regarding the personal decisions they made." Among the artists who have decided to boycott the festival are Nazim Hussain, Khaled Sabsabi, comedian Betty Gramble, Maliangaba and Barkenji from Barka's bands, the punk towns poetry group, and musician Marcus Weil. In a statement on Facebook, the Karate Bugalu, which boycotted the festival, said the boycott and divestment campaign had a strong record of holding governments accountable for their actions. According to a statement issued on December 22, the Palestinian Justice Movement in Sydney said that the sponsorship contract was signed in May, the same month in which Israel attacked the Gaza Strip and killed a large number of Palestinian civilians. For the apartheid to boycott the Sydney Festival 2022” and “in partnership with Israel, the Sydney Festival contributes to the normalization of the apartheid state.” “The State of Israel is proud to participate in this important festival that presents well-known artists and performers from all over the world,” said a statement sent to the Guardian by the Israeli embassy in Canberra on December 23 and repeated on January 4th. Israel will continue to promote cultural exchange and participate in cultural dialogue with a number of countries, including Australia.

The Guardian: Artists and intellectuals boycott the 2022 Sydney festival to protest Israel's support for it

48 hours before the opening of the 2022 Sydney Festival, 20 people withdrew their participation in protest against the Israeli embassy’s support for the festival, which led to chaos in the event.

And the newspaper “The Guardian” said in a report prepared by Kelly Burke that the festival’s board of directors issued a statement amid an increase in protests against the Israeli role, at a time when the comedian Tom Ballard, the Belvoir Saint Theater, producer of the play Black Copper, the former New South Wales politician Meredith Bergman, and the dance troupe announced Marujiko, and commentator Yumi Steins, not participating, are some of the participants who canceled their paragraphs, distanced themselves in protest, or joined the growing number of Arab solidarity and pro-Palestine groups, First Nations and the green groups leading the boycott campaign.

At the same time, artistic groups withdrew from the festival and decided to continue their activities independently, such as the Margiko Gorenga Nga-ga concert and an exhibition by Carla Dickens “The Return to the Sender.” The play “Black Copper” produced by the theater company Belvoir Cent will be shown, but decided not to obtain On pre-agreed support from the festival.

In a statement posted on social media, the Belvoir Scene Theater said it had established a "long and fruitful relationship with the Sydney Festival" and the Black Copper play was produced in collaboration with African communities in Perth. And “at the heart of the whole process is a commitment to the integrity of culture, which gives artists the freedom to work without fear or compromise” and “in recognition of the division of society and the inability of Palestinian artists to participate this year in the Sydney Festival with the same cultural integrity necessary for the presentation of the play Black Copper, we have chosen not to accept direct financial support from the festival".

On Tuesday, the Sydney Festival Board of Directors put out a second statement supporting its controversial decision to go ahead with the production of the Sydney dance company Decadence, a work designed by Israeli dancer Uhad Naharin and the Tel Aviv dance company Pacheva, which backed its participation in the Sydney festival. A grant of $20,000 from the Israeli Embassy in Canberra.

The festival council statement acknowledged repeated calls from artists and the public to boycott the festival, a movement that started at the end of December. "The Sydney Festival Board collectively hopes to underscore its respect for the right of all groups to express their concerns," it said. "We have spent time with groups that have expressed concerns about funding and have welcomed the opportunity to reach out to all of them. All agreements related to financing, including - with Decadence - will be respected, and the offers will be moved forward." At the same time, the Council expressed its determination to review all practices related to funding from foreign governments and interested parties. The statement went on to say that the council respects the decision of the artists who decided to boycott, and "while the council called for a peaceful dialogue with all individuals and organizations, we communicated with the artists, especially regarding the personal decisions they made."

Among the artists who have decided to boycott the festival are Nazim Hussain, Khaled Sabsabi, comedian Betty Gramble, Maliangaba and Barkenji from Barka's bands, the punk towns poetry group, and musician Marcus Weil.

In a statement on Facebook, the Karate Bugalu, which boycotted the festival, said the boycott and divestment campaign had a strong record of holding governments accountable for their actions. According to a statement issued on December 22, the Palestinian Justice Movement in Sydney said that the sponsorship contract was signed in May, the same month in which Israel attacked the Gaza Strip and killed a large number of Palestinian civilians. For the apartheid to boycott the Sydney Festival 2022” and “in partnership with Israel, the Sydney Festival contributes to the normalization of the apartheid state.”

“The State of Israel is proud to participate in this important festival that presents well-known artists and performers from all over the world,” said a statement sent to the Guardian by the Israeli embassy in Canberra on December 23 and repeated on January 4th. Israel will continue to promote cultural exchange and participate in cultural dialogue with a number of countries, including Australia.

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