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Final sharing session – end of a residency

One month ago the ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญย ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฑ, ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญย ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ entourage came together one last time ๐Ÿ’• This year, we did things a little bit differentlyโ€ฆ 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 do you go into residency?

How did the artists experience ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฑ, ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ*? 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 ๐Ÿ™‚ *During this residency, three creators dive into their own projects for three weeks; by writing, playing, dancing, singing, interviewing, … […]

Zoรซ Chungong makes us think and provokes discussion. Some reviews.

“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 […]

Beautiful words for Aya Sabi and Dounia Mahammed

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 in residence

Meet the artists currently in residence with us, detheatermaker, c o r s o, Monty and Rataplan! Read more about the residency ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฑ, ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ here. Meet Sesa ๐Ÿ‘‹ artist in residence: ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฑ, ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ Sesa (short for Sefora Sam) is a poet and writer turned performer โ€”because her poems simply demand to […]

Kick off: Shared Research, Shared Practices

Last Friday, we kicked off the fourth edition of our annual residency Shared Research, Shared Practices! ๐Ÿ—ฏ๏ธ 3 weeks – 3 artists – 3 houses ๐Ÿ—ฏ๏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 […]

wpZimmer x MAP: Week 4 / WIPCOOP x Pro x Pro

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 ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿซง wpZimmer x MAP x Enrica Camporesi We […]

WIPCOOP 2026: open call

The call for artists for WIPCOOP 2026 has officially open! Before you apply, read a little more about WIPCOOP here. And be sure to check out our mini-documentary WIPCOOP 2020 for a nice overview of how we work :-). HOW WE SELECT For whom? WIPCOOP focuses primarily on performing artists based in Brussels and Flanders […]

wpZimmer x MAP: Week 3

Our third week at wpZimmer is over! It was a very busy week, but also a very fun and inspiring one. We welcomed Emiliano Cedillo & Olga Groppo, Nela Deleu and Israel Ngashi with Pippa and Kelcey. We also organized a sharing moment with all the artists who were part of this residency. Read all […]

wpZimmer x MAP: Week 2

Week 2 at wpZimmer is over! This week we were joined by Melisa DiktaลŸ and Vianney Adriaens. About Melisa We will remember the second week of our residency at wpZimmer by the beating drums in the background. Melisa DiktaลŸ (WIPCOOP 2023) joined us with her dahul (drums) to immerse herself into her research on the […]

wpZimmer x MAP: Week 1

Week 1 in wpZimmer is over! In the first week, Rubin Ajlouni (two days) and Nazanin Bahrami with Aria Baghestani (a full week) joined us in the cozy wpZimmer. It was a great week, a productive week, with good food, snow and lots of familiar faces. With the heaviness of these times, a welcome moment […]

Bye bye 2025 – up next: 2026

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 […]

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