WIPCOOP PRO x PRO

A day full of encounters, new perspectives and deepening exchange.

During Pro meets Pro , discover showcases of new work ready to be seen. Creators share a word about their artistic journey and give an insight into their trajectory. We lunch together, exchange and get to know each other in an open and collegial atmosphere.

This day brings together programmers, program makers and artists from the WIPCOOP network – to watch, listen, connect and meet a rich palette of artistic voices.

For the ninth year in a row, Thassos and MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM (MAP) are joining forces to help support new, urgent and often hybrid work from #WIPCOOP in its spread as well.

On the program

Showcases from:

Louai Hashem – Is it still far // With coaching by: Amara Reta & Rashif El Kaoui (in collaboration with Thassos on sale)

Is it still far? is a monologue about time, distance and the pursuit of a goal. That goal may gradually reshape, shift or disappear so that the ground beneath your feet becomes soft. But dance and laughter can also be had on soft ground.

More info via brochure Thassos or HERE.

Rubin Ajlouni – Jasser // with coaching by Aïcha Cissé and Rashif El Kaoui

A casting becomes a mirror of a larger political narrative, in which Palestine also seems to be auditioning for the right to exist.

Rubin interweaves excerpts from Jasser by Abdelkader Benali with his own texts and performs a solo about identity, representation and the gaze of the other. In a play with audience and characters, he asks one question: who gets the role – and who decides?

More info HERE

Farida – Words of the night traveler // with coaching by Rashif El Kaoui

With humor and charm, Fairda delivers a monologue about loss, resilience and survival. Spoken word, theater and storytelling come together in this. A daughter lives with the shadow of a past passed down to her.

More info HERE

More work on the word:

And furthermore, we’ll have several artists speak and you’ll get a brochure with all the info on work that is ready to play and distributed today through various agencies, companies or in-house, including from:
Aya Sabi & Dounia Mahammed, Hilair Francisco Libobu, Zoë Chungong, Rodrigo Batista & Mariana Senne, Nicolas Vadyslav & Valeria Saija, Sesa, Melisa Diktaş, Alphonse Eklou Uwantege, Marios Bellas…

For more info on these artists, check the artist pages at:https://mestizoartsplatform.be/artiesten/

Why come?

We believe in: Promote new work. Fueling curiosity. Keep innovating. Establishing new links. Uncovering new narratives.

Practical

• Are you happy to be there? Please let us know if you are coming by Monday, Jan. 26, at mulanga@mestizoartsplatform.be
• We welcome you from 09:30, with coffee and tea and at noon we will enjoy a healthy lunch together!
• We start with a first showcase at 10:00 and toast together on an exciting day at 16:00

More info on program soon online.