Antwerp

An afternoon with Benedetta Parisi

Tuesday we welcomed Benedetta Parisi —all the way from Turin— in (hot hot hot) Antwerp to share some snippets of her WIP project. We got to know this enthusiastic artist at Proximamente. When she told us she wanted to do a residency in Belgium, we felt it was very meaningful and so we were happy […]

WIPCOOP 2026: kick off

Woooohoow! It’s that time of year again…. Last month, we met with the artists who will present their Work in Progress during WIPCOOP 2026. We explained what the next few months will look like and what they can expect from us. So quite a chunk of information… Fortunately, there were snacks & prrrrima vibes 🙂 […]

WIPCOOP Antwerpen 2026

28/01/2027 >> 29/01/2027
@ Antwerp

This edition not only features a new host in Antwerp but also a new date in January! For this edition, MAP and wpZimmer are joining forces and look forward to welcoming you on 28 and 29 January for Work in Progress presentations by Luca Kortekaas & Veronique Tabak, Sevdâ Sögütlü, Vianney Adriaens, Fatima Noori, Gloria […]

Step into the imagination of Enrica Camporesi x WIPCOOP 2025

Last year we worked around the theme of the Tussenruimte or the In-Between. Because what happens in those less defined moments – when we go to the bathroom after seeing a performance; when we go for a smoke between rehearsals; when we fry a fried egg for lunch during a shared residency? What (types of) […]

Mira sharing collage

Final sharing session – end of a residency

One month ago the 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱, 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼 entourage came together one last time 💕 This year, we did things a little bit differently… Instead of organising the final sharing session as an open event, we now kept it closed, only inviting the three artists & a couple of team members of the organising partners: MAP, detheatermaker, […]

How do you go into residency?

How did the artists experience 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱, 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼*? How did they start their day there? And how can a residency site support artists (better)? We asked Nata Mandaria and Sesa. Content via detheatermaker 🙂 *During this residency, three creators dive into their own projects for three weeks; by writing, playing, dancing, singing, interviewing, … […]

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