Category Archives: Bijlmer Parktheater
Last ever GembertheeSessies and Sisterhood (play)
Sometimes, good things come to those who… leave. After resigning from my job at Bijlmer Parktheater, the last ever edition of the GembertheeSessies (Ginger Tea Sessions) is almost here. On Saturday March 28, from 15.00h-17.30h, the ever so marvelous Sheralynn Adriaansz and Janilda Bartolomeu will be our guests. Sheralynn will give a performance lecture about Blackness in the Dutch theatre world. Janilda will screen cinematic sketches of her work on Capeverdean communities in Rotterdam, Cabo Verde’s proverbial 11th island. As always, Labyrinth Amsterdam will be in charge of our tea. Best in NL!
Please note: This edition both the presentations and conversations will be in Dutch.
About the speakers
Sheralynn Adriaansz is the artistic director of Likeminds. Prior to this, she worked as a theater maker, programme maker, project manager, and moderator at Theater Bellevue, De Krakeling and other leading organizations.
Filmmaker and researcher Janilda Bartolomeu’s work centers the stories of the Cape Verdean diaspora, particularly in Rotterdam and Dakar. She is affiliated as a researcher with Het Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam) and RAW Material Company (Dakar).
For more info about the program and the ticket link, be sure to check the GembertheeSessies webpage.
Sisterhood
‘What’s the maximum distance between Sisters who claim to be on the same side?’ Actor and director Romana Vrede invited me to write the script for her new play about the friendships between seven women. The story is about imagination, Whatsapp groups, deal-breakers, the World Cup match between Cabo Verde and Portugal, jollof and so much more. I’ll write more about the writing process soon-soon but, just wanted to let you know… the tour is happening as we speak. Between now and April 26, the tour is taking us all over the Netherlands. Be sure to find a theater of your liking and come sit with us.
Please note: This play is in Dutch.
Director: Romana Vrede.
Assistant director: Toni Blackwell.
Music: Shanice Shaynah Redan
Dramaturgy: Aukje Verhoog
Scenography: Dennis Vanderbroeck
Lighting: Tim van ‘t Hof
Hair and make-up: Alejandro Blijd
Choreography: Alida Dors and Henry Tawiah (assistant choreographer)
Actors: Shanice Shaynah Redan, Jennifer Muntslag, Nicole Geertruida, Susan Malaika Bailey, Adanna Unigwe, Ritzah Statia, Denise Jannah
Be sure to check the Sisterhood webpage for more info about the play, the full list of credits and the ticket links.
South East Jazz, Sisterhood…
“And the maps of spring always have to be redrawn again, in undared forms.” – Sylvia Wynter in ‘The Pope Must Have Been Drunk, The King of Castile A Mad Man’
Denkend aan een van m’n lievelings Sylvia Wynter-citaten, zie ik South East Jazz en Read My World als uitstekende gelegenheden om de kaarten van de komende herfst mee te hertekenen. Beide festivals beloven een mix van verdieping en verademing. Om als programmamaker op deze manier het nieuwe seizoen te beginnen? Geweldig. En, begin volgende maand is ze klaar-klaar: m’n script voor Sisterhood, de nieuwe voorstelling van Theater Rotterdam geregisseerd door Romana Vrede. Sisterhood zal in verschillende theaters staan en… de kaartverkoop is al begonnen.
South East Jazz | Toegang: gratis. Het is niet nodig/mogelijk om van tevoren een zitplaats te reserveren.
Data en locatie: Za. 30 en zo. 31 augustus, Bijlmer Parktheater (Anton de Komplein 240, Amsterdam).
Tijdstippen: Beide dagen van 14.00u-17.45u.
Met op zaterdag: Ronald Snijders en band, Pelumi Adejumo, Djuwa Mroivili en Grant Jurius.
Met op zondag: Pelumi Adejumo, Shaynah en band, Toni Blackwell, DJ SIUM en Grant Jurius.
Check deze pagina voor het complete programma-overzicht van South East Jazz bij Bijlmer Parktheater.
Read My World
Data en locatie: Do. 11, vrij. 12 en za. 13 september, Tolhuistuin (Amsterdam Noord).
Festivalschema en ticketlink: Via de website van Read My World.
Gast-curatoren: Maboula Soumahoro (Parijs) & Lou Mensah (London).
Programmateam: Pelumi Adejumo, Emma van Meyeren, Fatma Bulaz, Willemijn Lamp, Tim Blaauw & moi.
Sisterhood
Sisterhood als samen. Als werkwoord. Als vraag. Als wens. Als excuus. Als bijna. Als teleurstelling. Als angst. Als plezier. Als vrijheid. Als alledaagsheid. Als verlangen. Als hinder. Als dat wat draagt. En, laat vallen. En, vergeeft. Inspireert. Als magie. Als reality check. Als verschil. Als elkaar. Sisterhood als taal en de hoop dat we elkaar verstaan.
Regie: Romana Vrede | Script: Simone Zeefuik | Muziek: Shanice Shaynah Redan
Check de Sisterhood-pagina op de website van Theater Rotterdam voor alle credits en onze speellijst.
Sonic Alignments 1: Cape Town jazz & kawina
From Leonor González Mina and Sathima Bea Benjamin to Ronald Snijders, Toumani Diabaté and Aziza Brahim to Peter Tosh… The idea for Sonic Alignments sparked between self-made playlists, the pages of theater scripts, telephone conversations, memories of concerts and tables with food… many tables with very good food. This first edition will be about Cape Town jazz and kawina.
Date, location: Thu. March 6, Bijlmer Parktheater (Amsterdam)
Speakers: Denise Jannah, Dylan Valley (Cape Town), Grant Jurius (Cape Town), Marlon ‘MrJetFly’ Francis and Wayne Modest.
Program schedule
19.00h-20.10h: Part 1, a conversation with Denise Jannah, Dylan Valley, Grant Jurius and MrJetFly.
20.10h-20.40h: Break, including iftar. At Bijlmer Parktheater, we’re offering spaces to do wudu and pray.
20.40h-21.45h: Part 2, listening session with Dylan Valley, Grant Jurius and Wayne Modest.
Location: Bijlmer Parktheater (address: Anton de Komplein 240, Amsterdam).
Tickets: Please use this link to buy your tickets in our pre-sale. Buying your tickets in advance gives our teams and the chefs who’ll make food for iftar enough time to prepare.
Sonic Alignments is a collaboration between Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, Research Center For Material Culture and BPTUnpacks, a Bijlmer Parktheater label. In this series, DJs, musicians and vocalists discuss the sonic works that form the soundtracks to their senses of belonging. During the first edition on Thursday, March 6 in Bijlmer Parktheater’s theatre hall, we’ll listen to the sonic conversations between South African jazz and kawina, traditional music from Suriname.
The first hour of the program consists of presentations on the histories and similarities between South African jazz and kawina. After a break where we’ll provide iftar and spaces to pray, Dylan Valley and Grant Jurius will host a listening session. During this session we’ll closely listen to the jazz songs discussed in the first part of the program. Wayne Modest will give his reflections on the work.
About the speakers
Denise Jannah , Singer, vocal coach, actor and jazz icon.
Dylan Valley , film maker, lecturer at the University of Cape Town and part of Future Nostalgia.
Grant Jurius , visual artist and part of Future Nostalgia.
Marlon ‘MrJetFly’ Francis , musician, producer and co-founder of both Future Kawina and 4TheCulture.
Initiators
– Carine Zaayman: Artist, curator, scholar whose work focuses on the afterlives of slavery and colonialism, particularly in the Cape.
– Wayne Modest: Director of Content of Wereldmuseum.
– and yours truly.
The illustration above was made by Grant Jurius. Jurius also made the illustrations for the Anton de Kom Vandaag program + the GembertheeSessies with Romana Vrede and Shehera Grot.
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