Tuesday we welcomed Benedetta Parisi โall the way from Turinโ 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 […]
Last week we were invited to spend a lovely day at Metarage in Brussels. We were joined by the whole Metarage team, Karen from Ultima Vez, Thomas from le BAMP and a cool bunch of artists associated with Metarage… We talked about “collaboration” in the performing arts field: our needs & desires, as artists, as […]
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 ๐ […]
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) […]
One month ago the ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญย ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐ฑ, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญย ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ผ entourage came together one last time ๐ This year, we did things a little bit differentlyโฆ 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 did the artists experience ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐ฑ, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ผ*? 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 ๐ *During this residency, three creators dive into their own projects for three weeks; by writing, playing, dancing, singing, interviewing, … […]
“Zoรซ Chungong makes us think, provokes discussion, and forces us to look: at her, at each other, at ourselves. That in itself is an accomplishment.”(Aรฏcha Mouhamou, Pzazz) A solo performance for dancer Zoรซ Chungong: “You rarely get opportunities if you don’t ask for them” (Hit & Run, The Standard) “I am more than a set […]
Some articles did appear on This is (not) the evolutionary theory of comfort. We are happy to list some of them for you. e-tcetera – What remains after This is (not) the evolutionary theory of comfort review by Maliqa Faye. The Standard –Aya Sabi and Dounia Mahammed create a monologue about healing: “If pain […]
Meet the artists currently in residence with us, detheatermaker, c o r s o, Monty and Rataplan! Read more about the residency ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐ฑ, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ผ here. Meet Sesa ๐ artist in residence: ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐ฑ, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ผ Sesa (short for Sefora Sam) is a poet and writer turned performer โbecause her poems simply demand to […]
Last Friday, we kicked off the fourth edition of our annual residency Shared Research, Shared Practices! ๐ฏ๏ธ 3 weeks – 3 artists – 3 houses ๐ฏ๏ธ For three weeks, Nata Mandaria, Sesa and Mira Maria Studer dive into their projects: writing, playing, dancing, singing, interviewing… Every Friday they meet to share insights and ideas. They […]
The last week at wpZimmer is officially over! And so is our time with Enrica Camporesi, who kept us and the artists in residence company throughout January. We also organized WIPCOOP x Pro x Pro, our day for programmers รกnd artists. Read everything and more below ๐ ๐ซง wpZimmer x MAP x Enrica Camporesi We […]
A casting becomes a mirror of a larger political narrative, in which Palestine also seems to be auditioning for the right to exist. On Feb. 2, Rubin Ajlouni premiered his first show Rubin. Rubin started his trajectory with MAP during WIPCOOP 2023. Then he delivered a monologue Jasser, a text by Abdelkader Benali. After WIPCOOP, […]
