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art to look closely at the fringes of society and where others often avert their gaze. as a pianist and composer to korea is lauded as a pioneer of jazz fusion he performed with the likes of miles davis and gary burton and his compositions spain and 500 miles high are fixtures in the jazz canon well as someone who pushed the boundaries of the genre he said that he played piano because it felt good and his music was always an experiment. chick corea reinvented himself during the pandemic lockdown he started an online academy showing his fans and friends how to really play the piano.

or not armando anthony korea he was an exceptional and a groundbreaking jazz musician he played with legends like miles davis who are as here herbie hancock. in the early 1970 s. he founded the band return to forever becoming one of the most important progenitors of the venue jazz fusion john. chick corea ernst 67 grammy award nominations over the course of his career and took home 23. but he faced criticism for his involvement in scientology here he is with actress an archer at a scientology center korea deeply admired l. ron hubbard the founder of the self described religion and thanked him for decades in the liner notes of his albums. korea gained new listeners by balancing jazz and classical music at this concert he combined mozart with gershwin.

the orchestra. i have a background that is focused on playing classical music. not playing jazz it's a different language and culture and feel one and it's a slightly different musical language. to mix those musical languages on the album the mozart sessions but he remained true to his roots in jazz. in a final message posted on facebook he thanked his musician friends saying that playing with them had been the richness of his life. well it seemed like an unusual initiative this is 2021 after all and you know here in germany a country that where the arts are concerned considers itself to be very liberal but

think again it was the message as nearly 200 actors challenge germany's film and television industries for their antiquated attitudes and lack of diversity under the hash tag act out. it started with this $125.00 l g b t q actors from german film t.v. and theater staged a mass coming out in a national newspaper he wanted to raise awareness and provoke change. first before i think we want to 'd create more visibility for marginalized groups like homosexuals also people well moderate people. that will. actually. lead. if you were trying to if you were not. having witnessed the conflicts which people have in their heads about that topic really made me think that the industry

needs to change and also needs to wake up. call. aren't answer he said the doctors are going to experience how important. what people see in the media what kind of stars are told. or all not easy if you know you have this picture of 185 it is an exorcist and none is like the other so look so this is like they're the proof that all the stereotypes are stereotypes we have to leave them behind just that hash tag act out is not just about visibility these actors are calling for systemic change at all models of the film and t.v. industries. so we people have to be there not only in front of the camera but

behind the camera it's not only queer people but also if people see let people and and people with disabilities disability right now i would say that queer story is only a pair. and that they're victims so the ones who get murdered or raped or so we're still dislike even in the small parts we are we exist in movie and t.v. real still in this labs in our lives and stigmatized. hard of the society to. smashing stereotypes about gender and identity on screen these actors argue you mean a richer source of stories for everybody or you need. we were once in a local newspaper and got very proud of and. you know we were. not all were home said. audiences reading bay want to see different

firms they want to see different stories so we have to change the structure of the industry otherwise. not going to. act out is looking to the u.s. and other countries for inspiration and calling for enforced diversity including quota for on screen representation. oh ok. who. stories told. now that they've got the industry's attention act out wants action. to. turn. 185 individuals 185 artists pushing for systemic change. and that report there from my colleague scott roxboro who joins me now from vaughn hi scott so i'm thinking that many might be

wondering why this act out initiative was actually necessary can you put it into a bit of context for us how behind is germany in terms of its recognition of minority groups compared to say let's english speaking countries because it's not just sexual orientation and tension that we're talking about here. no doubt but diversity across the board i mean legally germany is as far along as almost any western country mean discrimination on the basis of race or sexual orientation is banned by the german constitution but in terms of representation in terms of the faces you see on t.v. and in film the stories that are told i think i mean really lags behind i mean just turn on german t.v. and you can see it's still very very white very male and very hetero normative. so act out has gotten a lot of resonance in the media also internationally how would you say reactions have been so far and where do you think. change will be the quickest to happen.

yeah i think change is going to pend on what the people in power in the industry really do i mean a lot of the actos actors that i spoke to pointed to britain as a model britain already have a lot more diversity on and off screen than here in germany a very prominent black british council like oscar winning director steve mcqueen who is a face of british film britain's gone further they've actually made diversity the law so new regulations by the british film institute. put forth that you have to have diversity on and off the camera in order for your film to get public financing if you don't you don't get money from the stage and here in germany a lot of the actors from act out are calling for that same kind of sort of top down and movement because they say without that we won't see any real change happen here ok so german actors obviously taking a very very important step they are joining forces to push for more diversity and visibility and systemic change in the industry thanks very much scott ross perot in

bonn for that story and be sure to stay safe have a great weekend you tip. well speaking of visibility there are of course other members of society who barely have a voice at all the homeless and those who suffer from addiction for instance and these are the people that. seeks out with his camera and after traveling the world his home beat in cologne germany is a story just waiting to be told. looks closely where others avert their eyes nicknamed by his friends he has what's known as street credibility . credibility do i have street credibility i would say yes definitely simply because i've been involved in so many subcultures and i've done and experienced so much so when i meet new people they take me seriously. he dives into subcultures whether it's boxing or skateboarding. in addition he's

worked as a stylist has sold men's suits found in a model. that's me that's how it used to look not even that long ago it's still these days i don't really like being in front of the camera anymore i definitely prefer being behind. one modeling got to be too much he discovered how relaxing taking photographs can be since then his camera has been his constant companion he takes photos of people at the fringes of society he gets close to them and tells their stories. or this is ngo in close to they approached me at some point they stopped me on the street and asked if i would take a photo of them together. and then i gave them the prints they both immediately stood up and were really happy and they looked at me and said now i have

a photo of my best friend out. there someone just scored. just doesn't seem like the lives of people on the street are about more than just suffering and frustration they also have a laugh with each other. and over the years they spend their they also have their favorite people around them why shouldn't that be shown 2 sides. it's important to take note that his photos are free of lawyer as it requires not just communication but trust. and in some cases that's even resulted in genuine friendships like with copy and. paste except for me the most important thing is having respect for the other person so that the photos don't simply put them on display rather every photo i take has to contain a certain empathy and that means i have to really engage with my subject as people as extreme. as long as it's most the result is that sebastian trade now

doesn't take a lot of photos sometimes having a chat is much more important and he doesn't need a camera for that. and a smile goes a long way to well that brings us to the end of this edition and of this week and you can find more on our web site at www dot com slash culture as always and until we meet again to have a safe weekend and all the best for last. get . some fun to. explore germany's i'll go if you can. no matter if you're into winter sports or nature the algo a little something for everyone. again. in

the light of climate change. for. the for the future. for the major cities to go inside. the term. and.