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Workshop dates: 16, 23 and 30 October (Sundays),
13–18 hrs

Rehearsal and performance dates: 6 and 11 November, times TBC

Facilitated by Migrante Netherlands, Linangan, and Espacio Estamos Bien.

BAK Community Portal presents… a series of hands-on puppet making, storytelling, and protest chant public workshops entitled If Another Storm Comes, We Will Be Ready, building towards a collective performance for the Sint Maarten parade in Utrecht.

This year, the annual parade through the historical town centre is organized by Sharing Arts Society as the closing celebration of ‘Utrecht 900’—the city’s 900-year anniversary. Moving, lit sculptures are carried in procession by their makers, supported by orchestras, choirs, dancers and other theatrical acts.

BAK has invited three collectives to create a moving performance for the parade during a series of public workshops: Linangan, a Filipino arts and culture network for political solidarity; Migrante Netherlands, an international migrant rights organization for migrants from the Philippines; and Espacio Estamos Bien, a nomadic cultural space run by Chilean artist Francisca Khamis and Colombian artist Mariana Jurado Rico.

The workshops take the (visual and sonic) languages of social movements from the Philippines, Colombia, and Chile as a starting point, welcoming participants to add their own layers of personal and political experience.

WORKSHOP DAYS:

Sunday 16 October, 13–18 hrs
Introduction, sharing framework and stories, action plan.
Location: BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Pauwstraat 13A, 3512TG, Utrecht

Sunday 23 October, 11–18 hrs
Production, choreography.
Location: BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Pauwstraat 13A, 3512TG, Utrecht

Sunday 30 October, 11–18 hrs
Production, choreography.
Location: Utrecht, address TBC

Sunday 6 November, time TBC
Dress rehearsal
Location: Utrecht

PERFORMANCE DAY:

Friday 11 November, time TBC
Parade
Location: Utrecht

Though attendance to all workshop dates is preferred, a minimum of one is required to take part in the performance(s). This event is open to the public and free to attend. If you are interested, please sign up using the registration link at the top of this page. For more information, please email info@bakonline.org.