In Mencey Loco, Aday delves into the forgotten histories of his island, Tenerife. Inspired by La Cantata del Mencey Loco, the once-censored album by Los Sabandeños, he dances the story of the last revolt of the Guanches – the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands – against Spanish colonial rule. But the struggle is not […]
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 […]
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 […]
WIPCOOP, the Work In Progress Cooperative of MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM, returns to CAMPO victoria! At WIPCOOP, Aminata Soumaré, Shivadas De Schrijver, Hannah Jamin Zaouad and Aday Morales will show thirty minutes from their Works in Progress. Expect a rich palette of themes, media and voices: from dancing sounds and hushed rhythms to echoes of a […]
Hello hello hello! It’s official – the names of the artists who will participate in WIPCOOP 2025 are known! After a long and intense selection period, we finally saw each other in person for the first time over the past few weeks. During the community moments in each city, we already got to know […]
KIDNAPPED – A Training Ground for the Brutality that is Coming is een indringende en verrassende theatervoorstelling die onze tijd onder de loep neemt. What if the world we live in is actually a shared political hallucination – shaped by neoliberal ideas, colonial legacies, and a system that makes us believe there is “no alternative”? […]
The last stop of this season… This was WIPCOOP Ghent 2024 ⚡️ @ De Kazematten with NTGent – a beautiful photo essay by Victoriano Moreno. On Dec. 5, Gökhan Kizilbuga, Hilair Libobu Francisco, Valeria Saija & Nicolas Vladyslav and Purni Morell & Maria Dafneros each presented 30 minutes of their works-in-progress. Between these – […]
Es Kamen Menschen An intimately and visually explores the lives of guest workers. With personal stories, historical facts and projections, Gökhan Kizilbuga portrays the harsh reality of this existence far from home: loneliness, bleakness and isolation. The performance is not only an artistic representation, but also a social document that highlights the valuable contribution of […]
Pieces of a Man is a monologue by David Labi about his father. A performance that balances between storytelling and stand-up comedy. In English.
RÊVE is a physical dance duo to make the audience pause for a moment, step back and reflect: be still and discover the world in and around you. It is a look back at your true self: what made you who you are today and how did the world and your origins help shape it? […]
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. Hilair’s World breaks this silence with a personal monologue on mental well-being, based on the […]
Maria (Australia/Leuven) and Purni (UK/Antwerp) explore what is and is not allowed on stage. Can a woman say what she really thinks? Or only what the public likes to hear? In this loose adaptation of Lorca’s Yerma, they play with the idea of unsympathetic characters, outdated ideas and uncomfortable silences in the theater. This is […]
