Brave New Voices 2025: Dialogues on climate protection, capitalism and AI

With the Brave New Voices dialogue series, the Ruhrtriennale invites you to engage in intensive discussions on the big questions of our time. Every Sunday at 1 pm in the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, host Sivan Ben Yishai discusses topics such as loneliness, climate justice, artificial intelligence and political influence with renowned guests from the arts, science and civil society.

‘I envision a lively discussion in which different positions - both political and poetic - have their say,’ says Sivan Ben Yishai. The multi-award-winning playwright sees the series as a space for polyphonic debates in which the focus is not on consensus but on changing perspectives. ‘It's not about necessarily finding a solution or agreement, but about an intelligent exchange that leads to a broadening of our perspectives. And if it's just a millimetre for everyone, then we've had a successful discussion!’

24 August: Dr Janosch Schobin on loneliness in modern societies

31 August: Luisa Neubauer on climate justice

7 September: Marie Kilg on artificial intelligence

14 September: Ece Temelkuran on economic power and political influence

21 September: Presentation of the Mortier Awards 2025 in cooperation with the Mortier Awards association, followed by an artist talk on the topic of artistic freedom

All talks will be simultaneously translated into German or English and into German sign language.

Brave New Voices is part of the RuhrBühnen democracy campaign.