After launching in 2019, Female to Empower is back this weekend at Silent Green for its third edition, diving deep into musical improvisation and exploring its influence on artistic and social emancipation over the last five decades. From free jazz and experimental improvised music to DIY punk culture and electronic beats, the festival looks at how improvisation has played a pivotal role in shaping the narrative of female musicians in a male-dominated industry. Among the featured artists are post-punk icons Gina Birch and Lesley Woods, renowned improvising musicians Farida Amador and Violeta García, transdisciplinary sound artists Elsa M’bala aka AMET and Ale Hop, as well as the avant-garde electronic trio Contagious. To paint as comprehensive a picture as possible, Female to Empower brings together musicians, all-female bands, and network activists from different generations and diverse musical milieus. Panels and talks, live concerts, and a documentary film program delve deep into the biographies and working worlds of the musicians involved. Don’t worry about snacks and drinks; Mars is the restaurant bar of Silent Green, which serves delicious seasonal dishes and cocktails and is open all evening. On Sunday they also offer their weekly Moules Frites night. You can still find tickets for both days, but don’t wait too long!
Text: Kate Foran / Photos: Vera Marmelo, Outernational Berlin & Enid Valu
Silent Green, Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Female to Empower 2023 14.–15.10.2023
@silent.green
