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Event: #BPTUnpacks – Black sculptures and statues in public spaces, September 7.
“I’m in need of our visibility to not depend on our physical presence. And, I long for a visibility that’s centered around a recognition that actually brings us joy. Or at least a soothing, a relief that doesn’t require or remind us of a wrecking.” – Simone Zeefuik in Operatic Stillness, the first part of her twofold piece about Thomas J Price’s sculpture Moments Contained.
Paris, London, Rotterdam and Amsterdam all have rather significant numbers of Black residents. But, what would be left of this Black presence if none of the Black folks are physically outside? For our September 7-edition of #BPTUnpacks we’ll focus on sculptures and statues that represent Black people ánd are made by Black artists. Through their presentations and a panel conversation, five speakers will discuss some of their favourite works and imagine what they’d like to see.
Date and time: Thursday September 7, 19.30h.
Location: Bijlmer Parktheater (address: Anton de Komplein 240, 1102 DR Amsterdam).
Tickets: Please use this link to buy your tickets in advance. Tickets: 13 euro in total.
Line up
We’ll start our program with UK based digital sculptor, writer, researcher and curator Rayvenn D’Clark (London) who’ll talk about the craft of sculpting and her current practice. Aruna Vermeulen (Rotterdam), Simone Lagrand (Paris), Sarah Ozo-Irabor (Books&Rhymes, London) and Simone Zeefuik (Bijlmer) will discuss the importance of sculptures and statues depicting both everydayness and legacies in their respective cities. Lashaaawn (Amsterdam) and Ernestine Comvalius (Bijlmer) will imagine the kind of sculptures and/or statues they’d like to see. After their individual presentations, they’ll join each other in a conversation about craft and Blackity Black (re)imaginations.
Events in May: discussing Jordan Peele’s Us & #VoteForwardNL
In May I’m co-hosting two events about Jordan Peele’s latest movie Us. Speaking of horror: it’s almost time to vote for the European Parliament. So yes, we have another #VoteForwardNL event coming up. All three gatherings are discussed in the post below.
Discussing Jordan Peele’s Us
My inner-movie nerd can talk about Jordan Peele’s work for hours and hours. This month, my fellow film lovers and I will do just that. We promise to do so in a way that also keeps the conversation interesting for people who (for example because they’re afraid of horrors) didn’t see the film. Needless to say there will be spoilers.
Meet us at:
– Amsterdam’s Bijlmer Parktheater on Sunday May 19. This event will be in Dutch.
Program:
16.30u – 18.00u: #BPTUnpacks , the movie breakdown with Daphina Misiedjan, Nagaré Willemsen, Richard Kofi and me.
18.00u – 18.45u: Break & movie quiz. Of course there’ll be loads of questions about John Singleton’s films. Prices: two books from Bijlmer Bookstore.
18.45u – 20.30u: #VoteForwardNL (more info below).
Tickets: 7 euro (one ticket for the entire event, catering not included).
Maximum number of seats: 40.
Reservations: Please send an e-mail to kassa@bijlmerparktheater.nl or call 020-3113930 during office hours.
Click here for the FB event page.
– Rotterdam’s Het Nieuwe Instituut on Sunday May 26. This event will be in English.
This gathering is a co-production with Het Nieuwe Instituut. Many, many thanks to the good people who work there and who opened their doors for us!
Time: 15.00h – 16.30h.
With: Ola Hassanain, Malique Mohamud, Richard Kofi and me.
Entrance: Free and reservations aren’t needed.
Sunday May 19 at Bijlmer Parktheater – #VoteForwardNL
#VoteForwardNL is the people’s movement that focuses on inclusivity and representation of the Afro-Dutch communities in Dutch politics. Our work centres around Afro-Dutch politicians, Afro-Dutch voters and NL’s upcoming elections (municipal/local, provincial, national and European). The main focus for our event on Sunday May 19 (after the talk about Jordan Peele’s Us and the movie quiz): The elections for the European Parliament on Thursday May 23 and the gentrification of Amsterdam’s Bijlmer.
With: Daphina Misiedjan, Peggy Burke and Abdullahi Abdulrahman Abdalla.
Your one ticket for €7 is valid for the two part event on Sunday May 19.
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