ABOUT
The GROUP50:50 is an artist collective from the Congo, Switzerland, and Germany, as well as a production structure based in Basel, Berlin, and Lubumbashi. They realize and produce transnational artistic collaboration projects. GROUP50:50 tells stories about the historical and current economic and political entanglements between their countries, demanding the return of cultural heritage and reparations for colonial crimes and current human rights violations. They deal with the history of globalization, colonial rule over the African continent, and neo-colonial practices of exploitation of people and nature.
GROUP50:50 critically reflects on the forms of their collaboration, which is affected by historical and economic inequalities, cultural misunderstandings, and the fact that the means of production always come from Europe, as African countries hardly have budgets for culture.
HOW WE MADE IT WORK
Since mid-2023, we have been in charge of the production for Group 50:50. At HERproductions, we have co-organized and produced the rehearsals and tour of Ecosystem 2023. Additionally, we organized and produced the tour of The Ghosts Are Returning in October/November 2023. Our responsibilities at HERproductions also included supporting with fundraising, planning and creating annual budgets and reports, personnel management, negotiating and issuing contracts, organizing and managing technical and stage management, and creating production timelines.
