Nov. 18, the Lastesis Collective, Maryam Kamal Hedayat, Jennifer Baez Matos and Lucila Guichon launched an open call for the International Day to Combat Violence Against Women. The letters received in response to this call were read aloud (with the participation of other women/queers) and videotaped for the Beursschouwburg in Brussels and were processed into […]
The LASTESIS Collective (Chile) is doing a ‘shared’ residency at MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM as well as KVS and is collaborating with artists Jennifer Baez Matos & Kamal Hedayat (Belgium) and Lucila Guichon (Berlin). Together they zoom in on the theme of subalternity (a state of subordination brought about by colonization or other forms of economic, […]
On Nov. 18, together with LASTESIS, Maryam Kamal Hedayat and Lucila Guichon, I launched a call in which we invited women and queer people to write a short free paragraph (in the language of their choice) about the criminal alliance between gender-based violence and border politics. They then had the choice to sign it or […]
LASTESIS: Daffne Valdés Vargas and Sibila Sotomayor Van Rysseghem, both from the performing arts area; Paula Cometa Stange, from the field of design and history, and Lea Cáceres, from costume design, organized and gave life to the interdisciplinary group of feminist artists colectivo LASTESIS. The name lies in the fact that the objective of these […]
Don’t miss THE CHANCE TO FIND YOURSELF by Benno Steinegger & Jovial Mbenga When Benno Steinegger and Jovial Mbenga began creating The Chance To Find Yourself, they did not know each other. The two have very different cultural and economic backgrounds: one is from Tyrol (Italy), the other from Congo. Today they both live and […]
Because of Corona, MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM (MAP), along with partners and artists, switched to WIPCOOP 2020 PLAN B(ehind doors). Work In Progress was screened without an audience and the evening program – WIPCOOP PLAYS – was canceled or postponed. MAP decided to make a documentary. To give additional visibility to the artists and the project […]
love at first sight #6 programs with Bliss by e-c-h-e-l-o-n (17+18.09) and Noord/sul by Mano Amaro (24.09) 2 x premieres with work by makers from past WIPCOOP editions. We also put on our must-see list the new WORK IN PROGRESS Essence of Life by Alex Akuete and Nina Platefève Castryck + Retour van de monitgnards […]
Together with partners and artists, MAP switched to WIPCOOP PLAN B in 2020 & 2021. Behind doors, artists continued to work. This spring, Junior Akwety, Prince K. Appiah and Roxette Chikua resided at hetPALEIS. Friday, June 18, Prince and Roxette showed where they are now with the development of their work. Prince K. Appiah wrote […]
HET THEATERFESTIVAL PLAYS 3 x new works by artists whose creative process was featured in past WIPCOOP editions and 1 artist whose new Work In PROGRESS we get to discover this edition. Discover the work of Yipoon Chiem, Younes Van den Broeck, Aminata Demba and Lucas Katangila. B**** by Yipoon CHiem (Wipcoop 2019), Pl3mons by […]
A behind-the-scenes look at Schaduwvliegjes, a musical black comedy by Fikry El Azzouzi starring Enrique Noviello, Chaib Idrissi and scenographer/visual artist Younes Van den Broeck. In Schaduwvliegjes, two absurd creatures feed on corpses. The tastes and smells tell them how each died. Pneumonia, a heart attack, or a ticket out of the cancer raffle. These […]
Make a note of these dates & JOIN US for Work In Progress from Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent! Meet the artists who will take you through their process, give you a taste of and dialogue about the new stage creations they are working on. BRUSSELS >> 27 & 28.10 6 x WORK IN PROGRESS @ […]
The multidisciplinary collective e-c-h-e-l-o-n presented May 20, 2021 at Rataplan behind doors the Work In Progress BLISS, a journey within which the storyteller questions time and its limits. WIPCOOP PLAN B = #BEHINDDOORS MAP is incubating alternative ideas with the artists and partners to make the various Work In Progress still visible and supportable.
