4 x work in progress on care, identity and connection – WIPCOOP Antwerp Thursday, Nov. 20, during WIPCOOP in Arenberg, Gwendalyne van Erp and Deniz Polatoğlu, Kaspy Ndia, Yvette Poumpalova, Zilan Nergiz Arsu, Bora Nura & Eden Anastasia Emlek will each present a Work in Progress of up to 30 minutes, followed by a conversation […]
Aya Sabi & Alphonse Eklou Uwantege ON #LAFS10 And an Honorable Mention for Işıl Biçakçi in Amsterdam. This fall you will meet Aya Sabi and Dounia Mahammed with their research on intergenational comfort as well as Alphonse Eklou Uwantege’s poetic reste(s) during Love at First Sight. Shown last year as a Work in Progress, soon […]
Na een passage op WIPCOOP 2023 in Campo Victoria voerden we gesprekken met Omar Cortegana over: Peke, alles waait beter met una cancion, een muzikale theatervoorstelling voor kinderen (én hun ouders).* In 2024, we saw the OPEN CALL of Op Visite pass and Omar was obviously one of the artists to whom the open call […]
In a world where everyone has to keep up and everything is supposed to be perfect, it becomes increasingly difficult to be vulnerable. People struggling with mental challenges often go unheard or experience a high barrier to talking about them. The World of Hilair breaks the silence with a personal monologue on mental well-being, based […]
Polly & Esther is a black musical thriller comedy full of absurd humor, suspense and tragedy. Two half-sisters, both caught in their own rules and fears, care for their paralyzed father. With bathroom music and intercom dialogues, Gwendalyne and Deniz bring a story about isolation, control and the thin line between care and suffocation. A […]
In their first collaborative work Where figs don’t grow, Zilan, Bora and Eden bring the story of three women who each come from a different place and meet at the same time. Their otherness connects them, but their unique backgrounds also set them apart. The performance unfolds the layering of the afterglow of saying goodbye […]
In For the last time, give me your eyes Yvette Poumpalova weaves poetry, performance and dance into a ritualistic search for homecoming and connection. She departs from the Bulgarian Kuker tradition* and seeks footing in heritage that both comforts and carries weight. With costumes, ritual bell sounds and conjuring movements, she explores the power of […]
In Spiegel , Kaspy interweaves music, visual art and dance into a poetic, multidisciplinary narrative. He drew hundreds of portraits of friends, family and strangers – a ritual of attention and presence. Each portrait brought him closer to the other, but also to himself. On se voit dans le reflet de l’autre. An intimate, almost […]
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, […]
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. In November 2022, three young creators from theater collective BLEEZZ presented […]
We often speak of intergenerational trauma—but is there more? Why confine intergenerationality solely to trauma? If memories of pain are etched into our bodies across generations, could there also be intergenerational solace that is passed down? Can we tell stories of resilience and healing? Is one lifetime enough to become whole again? The answer is […]
reste(s) is an intimate tribute to my uncle, Alphonse Kanimba, who was killed during the Tutsi genocide in April 1994.In this solo, I explore what we carry with us from previous generations — the stories and traumas passed down to us, whether we want them or not. reste(s) is about heritage, family ties, and the […]
