Kuratorium - TAG DER CLUBKULTUR

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Board of Trustees (Kuratorium) is composed of five members who bring different perspectives on Berlin club culture based on their expertise, experience and backgrounds. The Board of Trustees works independently and decides together on the awarding of prizes in a final Board of Trustees meeting.

Juba (she/her)

is a regular host on Berlin's Cashmere Radio, part of the London-based collective Boko! Boko! and organiser of party series ọ́kụ́ at Berlin’s Tresor. As a child of the Nigerian diaspora, she focuses on electronic music from Africa and the African diaspora in her DJ sets. With the Assurance documentary and the accompanying podcast, Juba highlights the obstacles female DJs face on and off the dancefloor and talks about strategies to overcome these challenges. Through her platforms, she not only showcases her talent as a DJ, but also addresses socio-political issues in the music world.

The Darvish (they/ them)

is a Syrian self taught dancer and event organiser all across the Berlin club scene. After arriving in Berlin in 2016, they embarked on a journey to explore gender identities and creative expression. Through belly dance and movement workshops, The Darvish invites others along on this exploration. Together with drag queen Judy Ladivina, they organise the queer party series Yalla Hafla, which celebrates Mediterranean cultures and sounds and aims to overcome prejudices against refugees, Arabs, and Jews. The Darvish is also currently writing a children's book and involved in the Queens against Borders solidarity parties to raise money for healthcare for trans and non-binary refugees.

Mark Reeder (he/him)

is an audio-visual all-rounder: musician, producer, DJ, filmmaker, graphic designer, you name it. He hitchhiked from Manchester to West-Berlin 45 years ago and became a legend of the underground. He was part of synthpop bands such as The Unknown and Shark Vegas and manager of Malaria!, worked for Joy Division and Factory Records and organised secret Die Toten Hosen punk concerts in Budapest and Prague under Stasi surveillance. In 1990, he founded MFS (Masterminded For Success), the first independent electronic music label in East-Berlin after reunification, launching the careers of artists such as Ellen Allien and Paul van Dyk. Together with his collaborators, Mark has shaped the sound of Berlin and coined its reputation as the “city of subcultures”.

Meg10 (she/her)

is a Berlin-based DJ, event organiser and moderator who created Germany's most talked-about, feminist club night: Hoe_mies. Through this, she has fostered a new generation of usually underrepresented DJs and given Berlin's club culture a proper dose of sensitisation. Until 2019, Gizem gave workshops on racism and sexism at schools in Berlin. With political openness, feminist advocacy, and a musical style, which combines Y2K hip-hop and R’n’B with electronic sounds, she has successfully set an example for a more inclusive club culture.

Tal Se (she/they/them)

has worked as a bouncer at pretty much every queer party and in front of almost every club in the city. In her role as a queer, trans-femme person, she is particularly committed to safety, awareness, and inclusion in nightlife. As a booker, Tal founded the label DURCH to support queer artists and is involved in the party Ooze, which runs between Berlin and Stockholm. Tal is also involved with SONAR - Safer Nightlife Berlin to promote safe clubbing, responsible drug use and harm reduction.