1, 2, 3 july, 2:00-4:00pm
Wandelconcert
a performance journey through the Red Light District
sex, gender and self-expression
This performance journey takes you through the Red Light District, a center of freedom, self-expression and recreation but also prejudice, inequality and exploitation. In this two-hour program, you will enjoy dance, music and stories in three unique locations around the neighborhood.
Aynouk Tan (they/she), Fernando Belfiore (he/him), and Adanya Dunn (she/her) each create an artistic dialogue with the surroundings and the people through their vulnerable performances. In intimate performances, they touch upon themes of belonging, gender identity, sexuality, and social cohesion. Throughout this journey we celebrate our differences and envision our commonalities despite our diversity. The performance ends with a drink in a local café where the artists and the audience can get to know each other and share experiences.
Pay-what-you-can event (suggested € 10-25)
Design by Ninthe Kiemeneij of Nepanto
The audience rotates between 3 surprise locations with 3 special performances
1. Casa Rosso Erotic Theater – classical contemporary music with mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, clarinet, flute, and two actors, on (queer) loving experiences:
“Love Poem” (*includes a world premiere*)
2. Private Home of Gijs Stork – immersive storytelling experience on queer sex work:
“i wish i knew how it would feel to be free”
3. Hidden Church Room – interdisciplinary dance performance on capitalism, consumerism, and bodies:
“KUNST=KAPITAL”
BONUS! AFTER-PARTY, BORREL
After each show, the audience is invited to an after-party “Borrel” (in Dutch) at a special local cafe/bar, where they can meet the performers and other audience members, and engage with each other!
Secret Room in a Hidden Church: Walenpleintje 159
DANCE
KUNST=KAPITAL // an interdisciplinary dance performance
Direction, Concept and Choreography | Fernando Belfiore // Creation and Performance | Isadora Tomasi (she/her), Mavi Veloso (she/her), Fernando Belfiore (he/him), & Rose Akras (she/her) // Creative production and management | Marieke van Bueren of DANSCO // Sound Design by Isadora Tomasi // Songs by Isadora Tomasi and Mavi Veloso // Supported by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, AFK (Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst)
Casa Rosso Erotic Theater: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 106-108
MUSIC
The musical program consisted of chamber music by contemporary female-identifying and queer composers on the topic of love in all its forms.
Albert Manders (flute), he/him
Manon Leroux (cello), she/her
Marta Pedreira Aldao (clarinet), she/her
Wan-ru Chen (violin), she/her
Ada Kinga (actor), they/them
TJ Leeuwerick (actor), they/them
Willem Wits, director – he/him
Pepa Canel, costume designer – she/her
Private Home & Atelier: Oudezijds Voorburgwal 153A
sTORYTELLING
“i wish i knew how it would feel to be free”
Aynouk Tan (they/she) takes us on a narrative journey exploring queerness, gender identity, and s3x work. Using multimedia and personal experiences, they draw from their years of advocacy work, journalism, anthropology, decolonial practices, fashion, and identity politics.
JULY 1: AFTER-PARTY
‘SKEK CAFE
JULY 2: aFTER-PARTY
QUARTIER PUTAIN
jULY 3: aFTER-PARTY
DANIEL’S CURRYWURST
Photos by Marijn Schulte & Mattis Cuypers
THANK YOU!
This project was made possible by the generous support of:
Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Music Academy of the West, Heij Konijn Fonds, Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award from the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM).
A big thank you to our venue sponsors:
WE LIVE HERE, Daniel’s Currywurst, Casa Rosso, Quartier Putain, Gijs Stork, Eet Cafe ‘Skek.