The elusive family

Oxana Sankova

artistic contribution 05.09.2024

Carly Rae Heathcote – BURN GLASS GATE

Should the world go up in flames?

The title presents a challenge. Are we meant to take it as an imperative (“you must burn a/the glass gate”) or as a statement (“a/the glass gate is burning”)? Is the gate made of glass, or is it a euphemism, like the glass ceiling? The refusal to evade clear-cut interpretations is a running device in Carly Rae Heathcote’s BURN GLASS GATE, whose metaphorical text was declaimed across a historical barn at Paalsteenhoeve in Oostende.

Caroline Lee-Jeong

review 05.08.2024

Ali Asghar Dashti & Nasim Ahmadpour – We Came to Dance (Kunstenfestivaldesarts)

“Can we fundamentally give a dancer an order to stop moving? […] Is dance not defined as the potential movement within the dancer’s stillness?” These questions, read aloud in a calculated calm, resound throughout We Came to Dance.

Eylül Fidan Akıncı

review 13.06.2024

Critical Generosity as a Decolonial Praxis

A view on EXÓTICA, by Amanda Piña / Studio Fortuna

Giulia Casalini

essay 10.06.2024

Camp, Kinging and the Future of Drag

What do masculine performances teach us about the body and gender? Why is Justin Bieber popular with drag kings? Why are drag queens choosing not to tuck anymore? And is the binary approach also shifting on the drag scene? Philosopher and DJ Maïté de Haan dives into the fascinating world of drag kings.

Maïté de Haan

essay 03.06.2024

i am not TRANS swimming in the sea

a plea for the abolition of masculinity

written by toni heemer under the influence of testosterone

toni heemer

artistic contribution 03.06.2024

Clara Furey – UNARMOURED (Kunstenfestivaldesarts)

Desiring dissolution

Recently, a notable number of artistic productions have centered around the theme of water. Montreal-based choreographer Clara Furey’s Unarmoured, presented at this year’s Kunstenfestivaldesarts, is one of those. The piece sets out to reclaim eroticism by investigating water, and specifically waves. Surprisingly, what is appealing about Furey’s handling of this popular theme is her refreshingly literal approach.

Dagmar Teurelincx

review 28.05.2024