Artist Entrance: Kelly Copper

Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performing artist. We choose artistic interest over human interest. This time, we are happy to give the word to Kelly Copper (1971). Together with Pavol Liska, she founded the collective Nature Theatre of Oklahoma in 2004. Using readymade material, found space, gifted properties, cosmic accident, extreme formal manipulation and plain hard work, Nature Theater of Oklahoma makes art to affect a shift in the perception of everyday reality that extends beyond the site of performance and into the world in which we live.

Kelly Copper

interview 02.01.2022

Generation XIII – a documentary podcast

5 dancers * 3 years * 1 school

Every three years 1000 young dancers from all over the world audition for PARTS, the renowned school for contemporary dance in Brussels, directed by choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Every three years, only 40 are chosen to enter the Training Cycle. The documentary podcast Generation XIII drafts a portrait of the generation that has been studying at PARTS since September 2019, through the experiences and voices of five students. Through interviews and audio-diary entries, we follow Eleni from Greece, Marllon from Brazil, Zoé from France, Renátó from Hungary and Kia from New Zealand, all through their training.

Delphine Hesters

multimedia 13.12.2021

What, how and where do we want to learn?

Save the date: launch event Etcetera 166

On the occasion of our December issue on Making School, Etcetera and RITCS invite you to participate in a conversation (in Dutch and English) about meaningful learning experiences. Together with you, and amongst others creators Hans Bryssinck and Sarah Vanhee, we will explore the question: what, how and where do we want to learn?

calendar 18.11.2021

Artist Entrance: Florentina Holzinger

Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performing artist. We choose artistic interest over human interest. This time, we are happy to give the word to Florentina Holzinger (1986). She is choreographer and performance artist. In her work she revisits themes from classical ballets which she connects with elements of acrobatics, martial arts, stunts, splatter films and sideshows. Since 2020, she’s affiliated with the Volksbühne in Berlin.

Florentina Holzinger

interview 10.11.2021

The Jello, the Nothing, the Something and the Rest(s)

What we actually did (not) do in Kaaitheater in times of Covid

Agnès Quackels and Barbara Van Lindt had barely started as general and artistic coordinators of Kaaitheater when the pandemic struck. The duo testify to the absurdity of not doing nothing, of doing so much that leads to nothing. Can an art institution rest?

Agnes Quackels

essay 03.09.2021

Podcast The Workspace – Episode 8 Bryana Fritz

This summer, our editors are heading out on studio visits. And you can listen in! Together with podcaster Luc de Groen Etcetera produces the podcast series The Workspace. Out of curiosity for the place where makers work and brood on ideas, we visit a studio, a home, a space that inspires.

multimedia 20.08.2021

Artist Entrance: Benny Claessens

Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performing artist. We choose artistic interest over human interest. This time, we are happy to give the word to actor and theatre maker Benny Claessens. He played in performances by Luk Perceval, Jan Decorte, Johan Simons and Ersan Mondtag, among others. For his acting work he received the Arlecchino in 2009 and Alfred-Kerr-Darstellerpreis in 2018. As a theatre maker, he has been drawing his own uncompromising path for years, with performances such as Hello Useless (Campo, 2015) and Learning How to Walk (NTGent, 2016).

Benny Claessens

interview 29.07.2021