Artistic duo SIMKA took part in the Urban Cultural Planning residency in Riga
UrbCultural Planning (UCP) is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region-program which runs from Januari 2019- June 2021, and it’s a project that aims to strengthen the innovation capacity of public sector authorities, knowledge intermediaries and communities in the Baltic Sea Region to deal with pressing urban societal problems and challenges. The project’s main goal is to use culture and creativity to improve life in the areas around the Baltic Sea region. They want to work with cultural planning through [...]
Workshop with Prof. Shirley Basfield Dunlap at STOFF-X
Shirley Basfield Dunlap PH.D Associate Professor & Theatre Arts Coordinator Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD Director Shirley Basfield Dunlap and actors of New Nordic voices and their production “For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf” had a workshop about different theatre- and storytelling techniques st Folkets hus in Bagarmossen in Stockholm on September 5th. The aim was for the attendants to practice in sharing their own stories. The cast organised the workshop as [...]
Q&A New Nordic Voices x National Black Theatre of Sweden @STOFF-X
Welcome to a Q&A with the cast of New Nordic Voices about the play “For colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the Rainbow is enuf.” National Black Theatre of Sweden is joining the talk to discuss their work with NBTS - a consistent platform to African and Afro-Swedish plays, stories and African descent artists. We will reflect on cultural diversification on stage and the importance of intersectional platforms within the cultural sector in Sweden, Denmark and USA. In the panel: Dr. Shirley [...]
Workshop with New Nordic Voices @STOFF-X
WORKSHOP WITH ARTISTS - TURN YOUR OWN STORY INTO A PERFORMANCE PIECE Join us for a workshop together with the cast of New Nordic Voices. We will work with various theatre- and storytelling techniques to explore Ntozake Shange's 'For Colored Girls' - as well as sharing our stories. Together we will transform our experiences into performance pieces and reflect on representation on the theatre stage. When? September 5th; 13:00 - 15:00 Where? Bagarmossens Folkets Hus, Lillåvägen 44, 128 45 Bagarmossen Registration? Free [...]
NEW NORDIC VOICES @STOFF-X
"But bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma / i havent conquered yet / do you see the point" - Ntozake Shange Playwright and poet Ntozake Shange whose most acclaimed theatre piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf”, now makes its premieres in Stockholm at Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF-X). The play is an innovative combination of poetry, drama, music, and dance that tells the stories [...]
Call for participation: UrbCulturalPlanning
Call for participation: UrbCulturalPlanning (UCP) We are looking for you that are an artist, designer and/or creative to take part in UCP residencies in 7 countries in the Baltic Sea Region. Do you want to add value to local communities, create dialogues and contribute to the development of local projects? Apply now! The UCP project aims to strengthen the innovation capacity of public sector authorities, knowledge intermediaries and communities in the Baltic Sea Region to deal with pressing urban societal problems and [...]
Residency in Gdansk June 2019
Still and for a long time we will all be going back to memories from the Levadia artist residency . Thank you Municipality of Levadia for the engagement in organising the event. Your river and people will keep the memories! What is coming next in our European journey in the project Memory of Water? The project’s work plan leads us very, very soon to the next place. The Polish city of Gdansk and Baltic Sea Cultural Centre will be [...]
“Sun in an Empty Room” – Iwona Zajac
The polish artist Iwona Zajac made mural paintings during the Memory of Water residency in Levadia in April. Iwona discovered an empty house by the River Erkyna on St. Stratigou Ioannou which inspired her to find out about the Levadian family that lived there. Read Iwonas story about the artwork and watch the fantastic result: "To get to the first meeting with the activists and inhabitants of Levadia at Nerotrivi, we took the road along the Erkyna river. My [...]
Artistic Actions on the River Erkyna: Iwona Zajac
Iwona Zaj?c – a visual artist (b. 1971). Graduated from the Painting Department of the Gda?sk Academy of Fine Arts in 1999. In 2017 she obtained the title of doctor of art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda?sk. Zaj?c pays attention to the location of a project – she starts with collecting detailed information and meets with the people to whom it will be directly or indirectly related. To avoid intrusive interventions, she develops strong relationships with people, [...]