WIPCOOP 2018: WE WORK. WE PROGRESS.
Mestizo Arts Festival, the annual high mass of new urbanity, mutated into WIPCOOP in 2017. It is a collaboration for development and advancement of new urban artists. WIP stands for “Work In Progress,” COOP for “cooperative. All of this is supported by MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM.
In November, you can see a new batch of artists at work in Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent. 20 artists stop on the wondrous path of their creative process and show where they stand: WORK IN PROGRESS. It’s a unique experience: you literally look into the future and see what most radars don’t detect today. Furthermore, we will immerse you in new-city dance and theater performances (PLAYS) by artists from previous editions of WIPCOOP who are now ready to tour. Occasionally we also show intermediate stages of work (SESSIONS).
WIPCOOP is an inter-city dialogue where each city has its own dynamics and collaborations. We keep our finger on the pulse of what is alive and vibrant and sincerely believe that this is where the future emerges.
Follow WIPCOOP and stay tuned for artists who will shape the cities of the future …
Click HERE for the program brochure in PDF.
2018 Program Overview
SESSIONS @Rataplan: from Oct. 12 to 14, 2 show moments each day from artists who presented a Work In Progress last year and are now developing their performance further. Click HERE for the flyer.
WORK IN PROGRESS (November): a breeding ground for the new urban arts! With new Work In Progress by 10 Antwerp artists at Arenberg, 5 Brussels at KVS and 5 Ghent at De Expeditie.
PLAYS (November): new-city dance and theater performances from previous editions that are ready for the big stages:
- LOOPHOLE: Charlotte Goesaert breaks down traditional barriers between performer and audience. Performer and musician Joost Maaskant and performer Evangelos Biskas play a physical and verbal battle to entice the audience.
- Fanon Mixtape: Mathieu Charles, rapper and poet holds a monologue and performance lecture that departs from the thinking of Frantz Fanon and explores white frames and (de)colonization principles within a theatrical context.
- Performing the self – The interview: a man and a woman sit facing each other. A protection officer and an asylum seeker wait for the interpreter. A conversation ensues. They flirt, philosophize and reveal their mutual expectations. By Enrica Camporesi and Elena Mazzi.
- Paralelo/Parallel: David Joao, dancer joins two dancers and slam and singing talent Junior Akwety goes in search of feeling at home in Antwerp, a city of more than 177 nationalities. A performance about happiness, love, indignation, oppression, …
- From Molenbeek with Love: Yassin Mrabtifi is on stage alone for the first time. As a human being, choreographer and dancer, he seeks ways to interact with and build bridges between people and communities.
- Short of Lying: Luanda Casella, writer and perfomer, brings a narrative performance about deception and the power of storytelling to manipulate and disguise reality. (This performance is playing at Monty in Antwerp.)
W I P C O O P =
Arenberg, KVS, kunstZ, Campo, Victoria Deluxe, Level Up (Toneelhuis Kavka), Martha!tentatief, De Centrale, d e t h e a t e r m a k e r, Madam Fortuna, NTGent, Kopergietery en Fameus In collaboration with Let’s Go Urban, Pianofabriek/Citylab, Spreekuur (Podiumkunsten), Rataplan, rekto:verso, Theaterfestival, Globe Aroma, Theater Aan Zee, Lezarts Urbains, fABULEUS, workspacebrussels, Transfo Collect, De Koer, Vooruit, Arsenaal/Lazarus, Bij’ De Vieze Gasten, Zinnema, Kunstenpunt, wp Zimmer, Kif Kif, Stampmedia, Etcetera Thassos.
Powered by: MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM
With support from: Flemish Community
