Nexus Conference 2019: The Ring
or What Will Rule the World
The Ring: a symbol of limitless power and riches, corrupting the mighty and keeping the masses in servitude. In Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen the old, corrupt world goes up in flames to make way for a new world of brotherhood, beauty and love. But what should the new world look like? On Sunday 10 November, speakers from the worlds of power and the arts offered their view of what Wagner’s questions mean for us today.
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in the Eyes of Atwood, Soyinka and Ai
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»Agenda
| published | Atwood, Soyinka and Ai |
Video & Photo
Debate with José Manuel Barroso and others
at the Nexus Conference 2019. Photo: Dolph Cantrijn
Nexus Symposium ‘An Education in Counterculture’
Patti Smith on art, music and the spirit of punk