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About the Performance

Do you also want to see a different future? Are you also longing for a different kind of public conversation? If you are curious about what philosophy has to do with it, welcome to The Ideal!

The Ideal is a series of conversations that tackle current cultural and social issues from a philosophical perspective. A philosophical conversation distinguishes itself by putting the questions, rather than the answers, in focus. With a clear framework and a facilitator who provides structure and reassurance, philosophical conversations allow us to think about big and complex questions together.

Each conversation revolves around one or two questions and is framed by live music from young local musicians interpreting the theme beyond words.

The talks have three parts and begin with a 45-minute stage talk where guests from universities, the cultural sector, civil society or business reflect on their prior knowledge. In the second part of the talks, the audience is invited to reflect on selected follow-up questions in small groups and based on their own experiences for about 30 minutes. The conversation then ends with about 20 minutes of joint reflection that weaves together the deep prior knowledge with the broad life experience. The ideal is led by Malin Jörnvi, philosopher.

Come explore your own ideas and ideals and find out what philosophy has to do with public discourse – and with the future!

The ideal is implemented with support from LF Uppsala and Uppsala municipality Kulturlyftet.

In addition to public talks, The Ideal also includes “home talks”.

The home-like conversations are aimed at young residents of Uppsala and take place in places closer to the young people’s everyday lives, closer to home (hence home-like). But the conversations are also secret in the sense that they take place in smaller and more closed contexts than the public ones.

The at-home talks are scheduled between the public ones and are linked to the theme but have more time for exploring questions that come from the young people themselves.

If you choose to buy support tickets for the public talks, you support Malin’s work with home-based talks for young people in Uppsala.

April 16, The ideal – Who are the role models of the future?
In the last talk of the spring, Affe Ashkar, freelance director, Yoel Escanilla, freelance actor and musician, and Pia Anderson, founder of the sustainability network Uppsala:2030, take on the question of who are the role models of the future. Because what exactly is a role model? We also delve into questions such as what it means to lead by example and whether it is important to be able to reflect in others – is it different from fitting in? We also look at different examples of role models for the future and whether they have anything in common.

Date and time: April 16, 2026, 18:30 – 20:30