In The Gathering Daniel Mariblanca will share aspects of the past, present and future of 71BODIES; a transgender inclusive dance performance company that has been based Bergen, Norway since 2016. How they use dance and art as transformative tools to express important things in life are delved into. 71BODIES, a transgender inclusive dance and performance company based […]
GATHERING with Azadeh Ganjeh “Don’t Let Them Turn Away: The Body as a Site of Decentering Power and Reclaiming Narration” 22th of July 19:00-20:30 Come join us to hear from the artist and activist Azadeh Ganjeh, followed by a shared meal prepared by the Playground Team and drinks and chatting in a casual setting. Free […]
GATHERING with Azadeh Ganjeh “Don’t Let Them Turn Away: The Body as a Site of Decentering Power and Reclaiming Narration” 22th of July 19:00-20:30 Come join us to hear from the artist and activist Azadeh Ganjeh, followed by a shared meal prepared by the Playground Team and drinks and chatting in a casual setting. Free […]
Come join us as Brandon LaBelle discusses Acoustic care and the right to listen in a warm and friendly setting in the Playground. Accompanied by drinks, discussion and soup! Putting into question normative constructs of sensing and embodiment, the presentation poses acoustics as a critical and creative support that assists in contending with dominant regimes […]
Come join us as Brandon LaBelle discusses Acoustic care and the right to listen in a warm and friendly setting in the Playground. Accompanied by drinks, discussion and soup! Putting into question normative constructs of sensing and embodiment, the presentation poses acoustics as a critical and creative support that assists in contending with dominant regimes […]
On the 19th of March the Playground will be hosting it's first Play-Movie night with the fantastic documentary Feminism WTF. A documentary movie from Katharina Mückstein. (2023 | Österreich | 96 min) (language: German) FEMINISM WTF shows how we can save the world with feminism. A film full of forward-looking ideas against social power relations […]
On the 19th of March the Playground will be hosting it's first Play-Movie night with the fantastic documentary Feminism WTF. A documentary movie from Katharina Mückstein. (2023 | Österreich | 96 min) (language: German) FEMINISM WTF shows how we can save the world with feminism. A film full of forward-looking ideas against social power relations […]
What's a garden in the winter? On community building, conflict and artistic research. In this lecture, artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk will speak about her recent book Global Protests Through Art - collaboration, co-creation, interconnectedness , co- published in 2024 by UdK Berlin and Books People Places. Inspired by the Gezi Park Protests that started […]
What's a garden in the winter? On community building, conflict and artistic research. In this lecture, artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk will speak about her recent book Global Protests Through Art - collaboration, co-creation, interconnectedness , co- published in 2024 by UdK Berlin and Books People Places. Inspired by the Gezi Park Protests that started […]
„To B.E.“ ist eine performative Arbeit, die die vielschichtige Beziehung der Künstlerin zu Mutterschaft erforscht. Ausgehend von ihren Erfahrungen mit Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Muttersein erforscht das Stück die Komplexität der Angst vor dem Vergehen der Zeit, den Wunsch, ganz im Moment präsent zu sein, und den Prozess des Einfangens, Ehrens und Erlebens von Zeit. Die […]
„To B.E.“ ist eine performative Arbeit, die die vielschichtige Beziehung der Künstlerin zu Mutterschaft erforscht. Ausgehend von ihren Erfahrungen mit Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Muttersein erforscht das Stück die Komplexität der Angst vor dem Vergehen der Zeit, den Wunsch, ganz im Moment präsent zu sein, und den Prozess des Einfangens, Ehrens und Erlebens von Zeit. Die […]
„To B.E.“ ist eine performative Arbeit, die die vielschichtige Beziehung der Künstlerin zu Mutterschaft erforscht. Ausgehend von ihren Erfahrungen mit Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Muttersein erforscht das Stück die Komplexität der Angst vor dem Vergehen der Zeit, den Wunsch, ganz im Moment präsent zu sein, und den Prozess des Einfangens, Ehrens und Erlebens von Zeit. Die […]
„To B.E.“ ist eine performative Arbeit, die die vielschichtige Beziehung der Künstlerin zu Mutterschaft erforscht. Ausgehend von ihren Erfahrungen mit Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Muttersein erforscht das Stück die Komplexität der Angst vor dem Vergehen der Zeit, den Wunsch, ganz im Moment präsent zu sein, und den Prozess des Einfangens, Ehrens und Erlebens von Zeit. Die […]
On the 19th of June we have a Gathering with the professor Nikita Dhawan on “(Im)Possible Solidarities” (19:00-20:30) Short description: On a daily basis we are flooded with images of suffering and pain. While some respond to this with solidarity and empathy, others complain of “compassion fatigue”. In my talk I will address the role of art in pursuing […]
On the 19th of June we have a Gathering with the professor Nikita Dhawan on “(Im)Possible Solidarities” (19:00-20:30) Short description: On a daily basis we are flooded with images of suffering and pain. While some respond to this with solidarity and empathy, others complain of “compassion fatigue”. In my talk I will address the role of art in pursuing […]
This gathering is with the significant queer theorist and writer Jack Halberstam (author of Female Masculinities, the Queer art of Failure and many more!), come join us for a talk on Trans Anarchitectures in an informal setting with wine and hanging out. About Trans Anarchitectures: My work on anarchitecture and collapse began, predictably perhaps, with […]
This gathering is with the significant queer theorist and writer Jack Halberstam (author of Female Masculinities, the Queer art of Failure and many more!), come join us for a talk on Trans Anarchitectures in an informal setting with wine and hanging out. About Trans Anarchitectures: My work on anarchitecture and collapse began, predictably perhaps, with […]
Adam Linder Gathering-special edition 3rd of March 7 pm Mothering The Tongue is a lecture-performance where Linder dances through a rumination on the practice of “free form” and the layers of danced experience that rise to the surface in real time. Linder’s text weaves theoretical, cultural and personal ingredients that contribute to a “writing in real-time”, which he […]
Adam Linder Gathering-special edition 3rd of March 7 pm Mothering The Tongue is a lecture-performance where Linder dances through a rumination on the practice of “free form” and the layers of danced experience that rise to the surface in real time. Linder’s text weaves theoretical, cultural and personal ingredients that contribute to a “writing in real-time”, which he […]
In February the Playground will be hosting two artists as part of our Nomadic Solidarity program. As a continuation of the NOT-residency program, which was initiated by Anna Konjetzky/Playground in February 2022 in response to the war in Ukraine. We are continuing and expanding the residency program under the name Nomadic Solidarity, exploring ourselves how […]