with the support of the Flemish Government
May 16th, 2024, GRIP had a second MEET UP with the students at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp. This time GRIP's four choreographers, the company manager and the artistic coordinator had a conversation with the students on political engagement.
How do you deal with that as an artist? How do you deal with that as an organisation? What is the link between your personal political views and your work as a dancer/choreographer? And what about the sector's empowerment when it comes to conflicts in the world? It is a pressing issue at this time when we are once again facing censorship at home and abroad.
There are no ready-made solutions but the GRIP team is happy to have exchanged ideas on this with students at the conservatory.
During a project week at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, 2BA dance students had the chance to work with Pierre Bastin, one of the performers in Jan Martens’s any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones. A week of shared practice and attention.
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On July 13, Femke will take part in the third conversation in the series on the work of Raffaella Giordano, at the Kilowatt Festival in Sansepolcro.
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On July 9, following the performance, there will be a discussion with Cherish Menzo, Malick Cissé, Mulunesh & Omagbitse Omagbemi, moderated by Fransien van der Putt in the Speakeasy.
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March 1, 2023, we had a beautiful evening with the Antwerp Conservatory dance students to discuss different ways to organize themselves in the field after their studies.
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