Mano Amaro, born in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, is a dancer and choreographer.
Between 2010 and 2014, he practiced Ori Dança in Europe and Brazil.
He danced with contemporary companies such as Contém Dança and Nat Gras.
In his solo work, he displays his own dance language, rooted in various Afro-Brazilian styles and contemporary dance.
A wound for one, is a wound for all’. I mean: what is segregation? Imperialism? No, I mean…. The Assignment As a little boy, my father gave me an assignment without direction. ‘Son, you are my first child, a strong boy, with great power.’ As a little boy and as a young adult, I did […]
Younes van den Broeck (1991) aka Spitler/Spitlart is a word artist, performer and visual artist.
He transforms his social commitment into art, words and images.
His word art is usually socially critical.
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 […]
#WIPCOOPPLAYS I AM HUSSEIN WHO ARE YOU – HUSSEIN MAHDI/Madam Fortuna. Premiere: 12.11.2019 @ Arenberg ihkv WIPCOOPPLAYS Still to be seen: 02.01 – 03.01 – 04.01.2020 @ Wintervuur and 16.01.2020 @ Rataplan Hussein Mahdi has been living in Belgium for three years. Facing a life in Western Europe, he searches for his place in society. […]
WORK IN PROGRESS ANTWERPEN – 07 & 08.11.2019 @Arenberg. #WIPCOOP 2019 with/with Work In Progress by Khalid Koujili El Yakoubi, Zukisa Nante, Younes Van den Broeck, Mike De Ridder, Bruno Agbozo, Luke Jessop, Alex Akuete, Daisy Wouters. Pitch Breaks with/with Word Wa(a)r, Hussein Mahdi Al Khalidi, collectively We Don’t Know Yet, Alessandra Ferreri, Aïcha Cissé […]
WIPCOOPSESSIONS @ Rataplan – 10.10.2019 With DIANA DOBRESCU & MARCO TORRICE introducing their work at #WIPCOOP DANCE DIVINE’S AUDIO ARMOUR – DIANA DOBRESCU (& Ersatz) Dance performance in audio costume, a multimedia investigation on the border between science and art. MELTING POT – MARCO TORRICE Dance performance, jam & party. A dance practice by choreographer […]
Show moment ihkv residency Britt Ryckebosch After her first creation “HEYOKA” (#WIPCOOP 2018), a dance theater performance about men’s emotions and the power of empathy, Britt Ryckebosch created a second part during this residency (May 11-26) at MAP. With a new team, she went to work at Rataplan. She continued her research into human emotions […]
First show moment of Jaouad Alloul’s new theatrical music performance during his residency at MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM (Feb. 1 to 17) at Rataplan. After nine years, he gathered all his courage and returned to his childhood home. How is his relationship with his creator after 9 years? What do his roots mean to him […]
MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM presents #WIPCOOP 2018 Antwerp Work In Progress by: Aminata Demba, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Makbeth Mahdi, Hassan Khayoon, Adel Saady, Britt Ryckebosch Female Takeover, Mano Amaro, Carolina Maciel de França, Moving Ground & Seasonal Sounds Pitch breaks: Rabba Kinkela, Mike ‘Pro’ De Ridder, Adams Mensah & Jozefien Stevens, Daisy Wouters Photos: […]
Starting in 2018, MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM is going next level. Every year we push forward a few performances from WIPCOOP’s stable that are ready to conquer Flanders’ stages. We started with a first spread day in cooperation with Thassos and Xavier College and with technical support from Rataplan. At the request of NoMoBS and Aminata […]
