After an amazing WIPCOOP series, we feel the party mood starting to take over. But not before looking back on the past year – and sharing with you the first steps towards 2026. Because January and February are all about residencies: MaPZimmer and Shared Research, Shared Practices. Retrospective: 2025 2025 was another top-notch edition, with […]
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 […]
✨ This was WIPCOOP Leuven 2025 — a very special edition highlighting voices from the urban and hip-hop scene. Chipo Sikumba, Israël Ngashi and Zoë Noise each showed a work in progress — raw work in full development. They gave their (as well as their dancers and actors) very best, and left the — very […]
New voices, new vibes Oct. 22, 2025 – MINNEPOORT/30CC, Leuven After STUK and OPEK (fABULEUS), this year 30CC at the Minnepoort will open its doors to WIPCOOP – WORK IN PROGRESS by MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM. What the WIP? During WIPCOOP, both the public and the art sector have a unique opportunity to discover new work […]
Welcome to Ksaarland: The Kingdom of Party is an energetic performance that celebrates party as a way of life. Ksaar, originating in Darija, was reinvented by Brussels youth as a way to name – AND claim – pleasure and relaxation. Israël uses the concept as an engine for a shared experience: one that centers on […]
Agni Kai is a glowing choreography about inner struggle and liberation. Inspired by the fire duel from the world of Avatar, Zoë brings an intense dialogue between mastery and surrender. In a charged play of strength and vulnerability, the dancers search for who they should be and, more importantly, who they want to become. The […]
Zunda iLanga is a theatrical journey that brings African oral tradition to the stage. In the sacred land of Zunda, Anansi, the weaving spider, tries not to get caught in a trap he set himself. Through stories that blur the line between fact and fantasy, we travel through time – where past and present are […]
By looking at the aesthetic features one has, their other qualities seem to lose meaning. In this dynamic dance solo, Zoë Chungong moves through the glamour of the Roaring Twenties, the beats of today’s hip-hop culture, and into a future where beauty might only exist virtually. The way we look shapes how we move through […]
WIPCOOP, the Work In Progress Cooperative of MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM, is taking place for the very first time at 30CC/Minnepoort! At WIPCOOP, Israel Ngashi, Chipo Sikumba and Zoë Doise will show 30 minutes from their Works in Progress. After the presentations, the creators will engage in discussions with dramaturgs, workshops, producers and programmers about their […]
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 […]
Anna Karenina Lambrechts dances between proximity and boundaries In her solo From Gravity to Grace, Anna Karenina Lambrechts shows that she effortlessly touches audiences with her unique dance idiom: a powerful blend of krump, contemporary dance and both traditional and contemporary Filipino dance forms. “That is the hallmark and peculiarity of this performance: how the […]
Carla Parcianello premieres CAPRICCIOSA at Plateau25 Festival in Leuven! CAPRICCIOSA The term Capricciosa (NL: fickle) means: unpredictable, unstable, impulsive and is usually negatively attributed to little girls in Western society. This solo project, inspired by Carla’s momentary drawings, depicts a grotesque female portrait in which she explores her own personality flaws and redefines what it […]
