Speakers Forum 2025
“We invite writers and artists who tell the stories autocrats want to censor and imagine the future autocrats do not want to see”
Curator, Ianthe Mosselman
De Balie is very pleased to welcome the speakers of Forum on European Culture 2025:
Anne Applebaum
Mounira al Solh
Arnon Grunberg
Geert Mak
Andrey Kurkov
Ece Temelkuran
Tino Sehgal
Daria Bukvić
Dries Verhoeven
Alicja Gescinska
Olesya Khromeychuk
Bektour Iskender
Volodymyr Yemolenko
Christian Guerematchi
Rory Finnin
Radna Fabias
Dimitra Kolliakou
Nikita Kravtsov
Paul Radu
Alim Aliev
Gosia Wdowik
Thomas Muntz
Bojan Fajfrić
Želimir Žilnik
Margus Lattik
Program makers & moderators
Yoeri Albrecht
Ianthe Mosselman
Merlijn Geurts
Stefan Malešević
Communication
Michelle van der Plas, illustration & design
Devi Smits, copy
Nino Haratischwili
Adam Phillips
Marietje Schaake
Elma Cavcic
Oksana Dovgopolova
Alim Aliev
Manon Uphoff
Bojan Fajfrić
Caroline de Gruyter
Azu Nwagbogu
Laurent Richard (Forbidden Stories)
Lisette Ros
Claudia Heinermann
Georgi Gospodinov
Beatrix Ruf
Tash Aw
Philipp Oehmke
Matej Drlička
Lauren Bastide
Yousra Benfquih
Mathura
Iswanto Hartono
Konvooi (collectief)
Open Group (collectief)
Oksana Dovgopolova
Veronica Baas
Rosalie Dielesen
Rokhaya Seck
“De Balie creates space to resist oppression and the unchecked self-enrichment of autocrats and their henchmen. It is from the imagination and courage of artists that the counterbalance to colonialism, imperialism, and exploitation emerges.”
General and Artistic Director, Yoeri Albrecht
Five days, 30+ programs, 40+ international artists, writers & thinkers, art installations, film screenings, talks and more
Who’s afraid of art? Now that tyrants are on the roll and more and more people in the West seem to be falling for the autocratic alternative, De Balie brings together over 40 international artists, writers, and thinkers. During Forum on European Culture, we celebrate the subversive power of art and literature. It is no
Forum on European Culture 2025 is made possible with the support of:
