[resource-net] Urban Knights, Tue 13th Dec, 19hr, Weichselstraße 34A 10247 Berlin

[Teresa Dillon]

Dear reSource,

Season greetings to you all. Invite below too

Urban Knights
Tue, 13th Dec
19-22.00
Weichselstraße 34A
10247 Berlin  (Fschain: S/U Frankfurt Alle)
Free event/places limited/booking necessary: via bit.ly/2hfNXfK

Urban Knights is a programme of events, which provokes and promotes 
practical approaches to urban change. The programme brings together 
people who are actively producing alternatives to our given city 
infrastructures, norms and perceptions. Established in 2013 to date 
Urban Knights has taken place in Dublin, Berlin, Aberdeen, Vienna and 
Bristol.

On Tuesday 13th Dec the last edition of the 2016 programme will take 
place in Berlin, continuing with the theme of Urban Toursim.

Urban tourism is considered as a form of urban regeneration, as it has 
the potential to generate substantial economic, social and environmental 
benefits. Equally, cities as destination spots and party capitals can 
cause local upset and unrest as residents are pushed out due to higher 
costs of living and, or feelings of alienation and neglect. This issue 
of Urban Knights addresses how artistic and cultural practices are 
positioned in relation to urban tourism and city branding.

As part of this closing event, composer and pianst Kelly Wyse has 
created a series of new works based on Berlin, which he will premiere at 
the event.

Doreen Toutikian [LB]
Designer, social entrepreneur and Director Beirut Design Week discusses 
project and links between urban exploration, sustainability and 
community development

Nana Rebhan [DE]
Film maker presents findings from her documentary “Welcome Goodbye” on 
the rapid growth of Berlin’s tourism industry

Katharina Beckmann [DE]
Co-founder of NICHE Berlin introduces the thinking and approach behind 
the company’s personalised art and architecture tours of Berlin

Kelly Wyse [DE/US]
Pianist, composer and teacher will open and close the programme, 
performing and premiering two new piano works inspired by Berlin 
locations

www.urbanknights.org

Best wishes, Teresa