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This week, the Cultural Frontline shares stories of artists creating work at a time of protest.

As Hong Kong鈥檚 pro-democracy protests enter their third month we speak to the theatre director and actor Billy Sy about how the world of arts and theatre are responding to a city in political turmoil.

When protesters staged a momentous sit-in at Sudan鈥檚 Military Headquarters in Khartoum, an explosion of brightly coloured protest art appeared on the city鈥檚 walls and soon afterwards the nation鈥檚 leader, President Omar Al-Bashir was ousted. Two artists present at that historic moment in Khartoum were the Sudanese film maker and activist Hajooj Kuka and the painter Maie Hassan. Hajooj and Maie explain the significance of that art, which was later erased when the sit-in was broken up following a deadly crackdown by the military.

It started as a protest movement at the end of the Yugoslav wars but became a festival that reshaped the future of the Balkans. Festival promoter Dusan Kovacevic charts the history of Exit Festival.

Presented by Tina Daheley

Image: A Sudanese protestor walks in front of a recently painted mural during a protest outside the army complex in the capital Khartoum on April 20, 2019. Credit: OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images