An advisory board accompanies the preparations of the festival. Its the third time the festival get support by them. The members of the advisory board represent various fields involved in the cultural and social life in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The board is here to advise the artistic direction particularly on sensitive matters having to do with anti-discriminatory methods of dealing with diversity and difference in respect to social inequality, discussing questions of accessibility and supporting local networks for the Festival.
The board members are as follows:
- Charlotte Arens – Dramaturgist & Curator, Mannheim
- Anne-Marie Geisthardt– Kulturparkett Rhein-Neckar e.V., Mannheim
- Bärbel Hill - Retiree, Mannheim
- Seda Keskinkılıç – Author, Artist, Mannheim
- Kim Lumelius – Public Official, Author, Blogger "wheeliewanderlust", Mannheim
- Katya Lwanga – The Circle Collective e.V., Student, Heidelberg