During the past WIPCOOP days, we drew a red line through four cities. Brussels, Leuven, Antwerp and Ghent colored equally red. We invited the audience to literally help draw the red line. Each city built on what the previous one had started, growing the line from one meter to dozens of meters. The red line […]
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 was WIPCOOP Antwerp 2025! WIPCOOP landed in Arenberg again this year, where three Antwerp artists (/collectives) took the stage. Kaspy Ndia, Yvette Poumpalova and Gwendalyne van Erp & Deniz Polatoğlu each shared 30 minutes of their Work in Progress. They gave everything – they moved, surprised and made audiences laugh out loud more than […]
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 […]
La pauvreté des pauvres fait la richesse des riches is Emiliano Cedillo’s first solo – a disarming mix of juggling, acrobatics, artistic cycling and theater. With humor and tenderness, Emiliano invites the audience to reflect on how unequally opportunities are distributed in our world. Not everyone starts with the same opportunities. No one chooses to […]
