WIPCOOP 2019: STAY TUNED

MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM welcomes you to a new edition of WIPCOOP! Our cities are the habitat and breeding ground for artists who do not allow themselves to be labeled and feed off every imaginable influence.

WIPCOOP = Work In Progress Cooperative, a special model of cooperation with numerous partner organizations and artists in Antwerp, Brussels, Mechelen and Ghent. Together we form an engaged network of small and large cultural houses, as yet unknown and established artists, and numerous people active in the arts sector. Each feeds into the network from their own expertise and strength. Together we mix and match the right support for emerging artists creating new work.

WIPCOOP = A developmental course all year round where artists from a fledgling idea or concept (#POWERTALKS) through WORK IN PROGRESS (#WORKINPROGRESS) to interim show moments (#SESSIONS) and finished performances (#PLAYS) straightforwardly seek dialogue with a community of listeners: the public, other artists, programmers, dramaturgs, …

In short, WIPCOOP = making space for new voices, stories, forms and languages in the arts.

JOIN THE RIDE! In November a new series #WORKINPROGRESS and #PLAYS

Click HERE for the program brochure.

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2019 Program Overview

#WORKINPROGRESS: = show artists 30 minutes

On November 7 and 8, 8 Work In Progress in Antwerp (Arenberg), on November 20, 5 Work In Progress in Brussels (KVS) and November 28, 5 WORK IN PROGRESS in Ghent (Campo Victoria).

#PLAYS = performances featured in previous WIPCOOP editions as Work In PROGRESS, now as evening programs in Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent: by Karim Kalonji, Britt Ryckebosch, Hussein Mahdi, Collective We don’t know yet, Les Mybalés, Ehsan Hemat and Nathalie Rozanes.

Some PLAYS highlighted (see CALENDAR for full program):

  • 1 on 1 / Karim Kalonji – 9.11 20h30 @ Arenberg : A monologue full of humor in which Karim Kalonji takes you on a personal journey through the hip-hop culture of the 80’s & 90’s with accompanying sampling. [+ Afterword with audience]
  • Ik ben Hussein, Who are you? / Hussein Mahdi – 12.11 8:30 p.m. @ Arenberg : Hussein translated the search for his place in society – where he has been living for 3 years – into a monologue in which he shows himself as well as being curious about the audience.
  • A travers L’ Autre / Les Mybalés + 1 on 1 / Karim Kalonji – 21.11 20h30 @ KVS: A travers L‘ Autre is a poetic dance performance by twins Nathalie and Doris Bokongo that draws you into the sisters’ extraordinary universe. In double program with ‘1 on 1’.
  • Désintégration Interculturelle / Nadine Baboy – 23.11 20h30 @ KVS : A lively performance – with music, dance & poetry – that is constantly in motion. A reflection on identity, cultural heritage and being part of a cosmopolitan society.

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WITH SUPPORT FROM: FLEMISH COMMUNITY

Photo album #WorkInProgress 2019 Ghent

WORK IN PROGRESS GENT – 28.11.2019 @ Campo Victoria #WIPCOOP 2019 with/with Work In Progress by Bruce Blanchard, Michel Kiyombo, Helena Elshout, Ali Can Unal & Ivan Cordillo. Pitch Breaks with/with Atiyeh Manavipour, De Kazematten, Community Of Listeners & Migrating Dialogues. Feedback talks with/with Mats Van Herreweghe, Pol Heyvaert, Wouter Hillaert, Mike Van Alfen, Alain […]

Photo album #WorkInProgress 2019 Brussels

WORK IN PROGRESS BRUSSELS 20.11.2019 @KVS >> #WIPCOOP 2019 with/with Work In Progress by/from Awoulath Alougbin, Milo Slayers, Oumar Diallo & Djimi Kahunda, Benno Steinegger & Francois Luzema (ism Jovial Mbenga), Yipoon Chiem Pitch Breaks with/with Les Mybalés, Diana Dobrescu, Zoubida Mouhssin Feedback talks with/with Mats Van Herreweghe, Pol Heyvaert, Wouter Hillaert, Mike Van Alfen,Tine […]

Photo album #WIPCOOPPLAYS We don’t know yet – BLULAND

BLULAND We Don’t Know Yet – 14.11.2019 @ Arenberg ihkv WIPCOOPPLAY Oscar Ditto Cassamajor & Loucka Fiagan of the collective We Don’t Know Yet create dreamy compositions with their performance. BLULAND is a multimedia performance that constantly changes depending on location and context. With support from Citylab Pianofabriek and WIPCOOP/MAP. ©Karolina Maruszak/MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM CONCEPT […]

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