A week with performances and talks

In our last week of Dingen die niet verkopen, verkopen u dingen we will host two events, celebrating political activism through arts and design. We will remain open on the usual hours on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm until 6pm, so you can still come and watch, buy, and collect. Reservations for these events are recommended (send an e-mail to alec@ddnv.be with the event and number of people) given the limited public.

December 18th at 8pm: ESTAFETTE
The ESTAFETTE series is a performance art relay race triggered off by dancer and performer Miroslav Kochanek. In a series of performances, each artist is challenged by the previous one to improvise or adapt to a certain theme. Connected to our current exhibition, this time the theme is Activism. Miroslav challenged the following artists:

"Classic Cars Studio: Drill Baby Drill!"
CCS is the joint venture of costume artist Ada Monsterlet and musician Jacob Suske. In their shared garage they put their theatrical skills at play to research the speculative intersections between collapse, humor and performance.

(@jacobsuske @ada_nnoir)

“Gob”
Gob spells their name B-U-G.
Gob is a very good friend, and a very bad enemy.
Gob is allegedly from Texas. 
Gob loves the stage, and hates the soapbox. 

(@babytruckz)

“Gustavo Magalhaes” is an immersive Portuguese artist, currently interested in character development and embodiment. Gustavo is trained in dance at Ginasiano in Vila de Gaia, and Performact in Torres Vedras, Portugal.

(@gustavo_jocm)

December 22nd at 3pm: TALK by Ibrahim Muhtadi and Sulaiman Saleh (Disarming Design from Palestine)

As a grand finale to this month where we put many diverse artists in dialogue with the works from Disarming Design from Palestine, Ibrahim Muhtadi and Sulaiman Saleh will have an open talk about Gaza in relation to design and their work with Disarming Design from Palestine. These two interesting artists offer their view from their specific position in the field of arts and design.