DAI Confluence nr. 5 ~ Vleeshal in Middelburg (The Netherlands). May 22 till 31, 2024
FROM DAY TO DAY (including the names of all tutors and guests)
DAI Confluence nr.5 ~ May 22 till 31, 2024 ~
WEDNESDAY May 22
Today: arrival of the students in Middelburg.
At the core of any Confluence is of course, as always, the brilliant input of DAI's entire student body.
We thank our very first landing in Middelburg, the capital of the Dutch province of Zeeland, to the warm, generous and empathic hospitality of Vleeshal, Center for Contemporary Art and its amazing team, led by director Roos Gortzak.
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THURSDAY MAY 23
FRIDAY MAY 24
SATURDAY MAY 25 (morning only)
OPEN TO THE INTERESTED PUBLIC @ VLEESHAL, Middelburg
For this Kitchen iteration we warmly welcome back Tirdad Zolghadr who will be joined by Nomadic Curators Vleeshal 2024 -2025: League of Tenders Maria Sarycheva & Elena Ishchenko. The three of them are to share their improvised spoken responses and reflections on 23 student presentations. Giulia Crispiani will return to our midst to further engage on a series of face to face conversations with 2nd year presenters in preparation of the AEROPONIC ACTS 2024.
KITCHEN program of May 23, 24 and 25 morning, 2024
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SATURDAY MAY 25
SUNDAY MAY 26
We welcome our theory tutors
Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, Dr. Ana Teixeira Pinto, Dr.Amit S. Rai, Dr. Ghalya Saadawi, Dr. Grant Watson and Dr. Hypatia Vourloumis to Middelburg.
HTDTWT program of May 25, 2024
HTDTWT program of May 26, 2024
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SUNDAY MAY 26
MONDAY MAY 27
OPEN TO THE INTERESTED PUBLIC @ VLEESHAL, Middelburg
PALESTINE TEACH OUTS#4
Sunday May 26: we welcome Omar Barghouti, Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for an online presentation followed by Q & A led by the students.
Monday May 27 from 14:30 -16:30: a screening & lecture performance by DAI alum, artist Alaa Abu Asad followed by Q & A
Program Palestine Teach Outs#4
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MONDAY MAY 27
WEAVER program for the rest of May 27, 2024
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TUESDAY MAY 28
WEDNESDAY MAY 29
THURSDAY MAY 30
We welcome our COOP tutors and their guests
Åbäke, Noor Abuarafeh, Marwa Arsanios, Lilia Di Bella, Kenjji Benjii, Frédérique Bergholtz, Marina Christodoulidou, Angelo Custodio, Jurga Daubaraitė, Yazan Khalili, Dr.Snejanka Mihaylova, Yon Natalie Mik, Connor Schumacher, Dr.Leire Vergara and Jonas Žukauskas to Middelburg.
Remote contributions by: Naomi Collier Broms, Chiara Figone, Anik Fournier, Samira Ghoualmia, Sara Giannini & Francesca Masoero (QANAT).
This year's COOP partnerships are with If I Can't Dance I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution (Amsterdam), Bulegoa z/b (Bilbao), Neringa Forest Architecture (Nida), ARCHIVE (Berlin, Dakar, Milan), de Appel Amsterdam (Amsterdam).
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FRIDAY May 31
Departure ALL
09:00 Student check out from Broedershoek apartments
10:00 Tutors and crew check out from ’t Zeeuwse Licht
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DAI crew present In Middelburg:
*artistic director| head of program: Gabriëlle Schleijpen
*education leader HTDTWT: Florian Göttke
*education leader COOP: Nikos Doulos
*senior production leader Roaming Academy & facilitator technical support to students and tutors: Peter Sattler.
*senior co-ordinator logistics & production Roaming Academy | emergency response certificate holder: Jacq van der Spek assisted by Georgia Stellin
* hospitality manager Kastė Šeškevičiūtė
*student assistant Foad Alijani (DAI, 2025): photo-documentation on location.
*culinary input by Kristinn Guðmundsson
Back Office (remotely)
* travel agent Monique Hemmink (Hemminkways), *Friends & Family booklets, student pages and more: Ricardo Liong-A-Kong, *web-support, student assistant Anastasia Nefedova (DAI, 2024).* house style and communication design Lauren Alexander & Hanna Rullmann,* bookkeeper Corine van der Wal and *admissions co-ordinator Marika Vandekraats.
INFORMATION
Overview LOCATIONS: Accommodation/Classes/Venues
Students: WHO TO CONTACT; WHEN AND ABOUT WHAT ?
The four curriculum components HTDTWT, COOP, The Kitchen and WEAVER are elaborately introduced in our Syllabus 2023-2024