Taka Taka Data-ball. One hour, four stories,10 performances with numbers. About HIV/AIDS, mourning, PrEP prevention technology activism, wild data & drag-sharing-actions as ways of doing things for each other. End of violence; creation of joy ~ Friday March 22 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ~ the concluding event of another brilliant edition of Studium Generale Rietveld Academie's Conference Festival ( in 2024 under the overriding title Technodiversity – Beyond Datafication and Digital Colonialism) ~ Taka Taka is the godmother of the drag House of Hopelezz, sister for others, mother of the drag king House of Løstbois, proud daughter of Jennifer Hopelezz and co-founder of the non-profit Drag King Academy Amsterdam. Taka Taka identifies as a dragtivist, educator, queer theorist and independent curator who produces performances as art director for the Amsterdam‘s sex positive underground night club, Church since 2013 ( and we are proud to say: Taka Taka is also a very dear DAI alum 2017).
Taka, Angelina Loqui, Jennifer Hopelezz, PrEP, data, Mr European POZ: Eric the drag king, dance, Aryelle Freeman Hopelezz, Sabrina Houston †, Vogue-Nagato & Shirleen Miyake Mugler, Matrix, Papaya Kuir, collective, testing centre, Vinny von Vinci, Drag MX science, Drag King Hellena, mingle
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam / Teijin Auditorium, 20:00-21:00