DasArts / Master of Theatre

The thematic block commenced on 14 March 2005 and ended on 29 May 2005 and the semester commenced on 1 March 2005 and ended on 31 August 2005

Mentor

Fashion designer Pascale Gatzen (NL) in collaboration with Saskia van Drimmelen (NL), Petya Koleva (BG)

Locations

• In and around the building of DasArts, Mauritskade 56 in Amsterdam
• Paris, France during the Fashion Week

Activities

• Participation in presentations by Bless and Bernhard Wilhelm during the Paris Fashion Week
• Physical trainings with Janine Dijkmeijer (NL) and singing trainings with Frans Funnekotter (NL) in The RitSael and Toubab II
• Sewing workshops with Saskia van Drimmelen (NL) in Studio East
• Lectures, discussions, film viewings, workshops, lunches and ‘closing of the day’ sessions at DasArts

Presentations & Events

• ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’, Ann Demeester’s Birthday Transition Party in Lloyd Hotel
• Event I (Open Lab 118) ‘All Together and Present’, happening in collaboration with Susan Cianciolo (USA) in the garden at DasArts
• Event II (Open Lab 119) happening on location under the bridge in Stadsdeel Zeeburg
• Event III (Open Lab 120) collective presentation in the DasArts building
• ‘End Event’, a party during the festival DasArts Daily, with inserts hosted by the participants of Block Twenty Two

Guest teachers

Sanne Beeren (NL), Guus Beumer (NL), Susan Cianciolo (USA), Janine Dijkmeijer (NL), Ivan Dobrev (BG), Frans Funnekotter (NL), Dominique Laemmli (CH), Dirk Lauwaert (B), Eva Meyer (D), Katja Rahlwes (D/F), Joke Robaard (NL), Eran Schaerf (IL), Alexander van Slobbe (NL), Roy Villevoye (NL)

Participants Thematic Block

Danai Anesiadou (GR/B), Alexandra Bachzetsis (CH/GR), Saar Frieling (NL), David Michael DiGregorio (USA), Steve Heather (AUS), Tashi Iwaoka (J), Jan Mech (D), Otobong Nkanga (NG/FR), Seon-Ja Seo (KR), Margreet Sweerts (NL), Mathijs Schoon (NL), Ji-Hyun Youn (KR)

Content of Block Twenty Two

We opened Block Twenty Two by taking part in two presentations of the Paris Fashion Week. On Monday 28 February 2005 the label Bless presented their winter collection 05/06 in the course of a lunch. Three seatings of press and buyers were invited for a meal. Participants of DasArts served the food dressed in the clothes of Bless. Later that same day the participants of Block Twenty Two closed off the show of Bernhard Willhelm with a special performance. In order to experience the Paris Fashion Week from different perspectives in the same week we visited the shows of a number of more established fashion labels such as Vivienne Westwood and Dries van Noten as well as show rooms presenting young designers. During Block Twenty Two a sewing atelier was set up in the building of DasArts. In the first few weeks we played with clothes. Saskia van Drimmelen found an approach with each of the participants to make clothes for themselves. Gradually contributions by participants and guests, each with their own specific background and potential, took over the shape of the block. Through shared experiences we came to learn more about what it means to be human among human beings and how these experiences can become productive in situations which will open the potential for people to interact and communicate in a more open and intuitive way. Petya Koleva worked together with the researchers to give context to ideas surfacing in the block from a broad cultural perspective. We established connections with locations and events happening in Amsterdam. For each event that was developed in the block Sanne Beeren, in collaboration with the participants, designed an invitation.

Week by Week

Introduction Week: 28 February - 3 March

Visit to Paris Fashion Week, winter collection 05/06. Participants of DasArts served the food, dressed in the clothes of Bless and closed off the show of Bernhard Willhelm with a special performance.

Week 1: 14 - 18 March

• 14 March: Introduction Day
• lecture by guest teacher Roy Villevoy
• sewing workshop in Studio East by co-mentor Saskia van Drimmelen
• beginning of the weekly routines
• singing training with Frans Funnekotter
• movement training with Janine Dijkmeijer
• closing of the day by the participants
• film viewing in Studio East
• collective lunches

Week 2: 21 - 26 March

• sewing workshop in Studio East by co-mentor Saskia van Drimmelen
• lectures and discussions with co-mentor Petya Koleva
• 26 March: ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’, Ann Demeester’s Birthday Transition Party in Lloyd Hotel

Week 3: 28 March - 1 April

• workshop ‘Teenageworld!’ with guest teacher Katja Rahlwes. Going back to the time of puberty through the process of making a magazine

Week 4: 4 - 8 April

• lectures by Guus Beumer, Jose Teunissen and Dirk Lauwaert, sharing stories and insights from their own professional background

Week 5: 11 - 15 April

• lecture by Joke Robaard and Alexander van Slobbe
• sewing workshop in Studio East by co-mentor Saskia van Drimmelen
• lectures and discussions with co-mentor Petya Koleva

Week 6: 18 - 23 April

• workshop ‘On Intuition and Creativity’ with Susan Cianciolo
• preparations for Event I
• 23 April: Event I (Open Lab 118) ‘All Together and Present’, happening in the garden at DasArts

Week 7: 25 - 29 April

• self study
• no programme

Week 8: 2 - 6 May

• workshop with Dominique Laemmli ‘Questioning the conditions of public space’
• preparations for Event II

Week 9: 9 - 14 May

• workshop ‘Dance and Archery’ with Ivan Dobrev
• 14 May: Event II (Open Lab 119) happening on location under the bridge in Stadsdeel Zeeburg

Week 10: 16 - 20 May

• workshop with Eran Schaerf and Eva Mayer ‘Considering different notions of time, timing and duration’

Week 11: 23 - 28 May

• preparations for Event III
• 28 May 2005: Event III (Open Lab 120) collective presentation in the DasArts building

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