DAI Confluence nr. 1 ~ PAF (St. Erme). October 30 till November 8, 2024
We excitedly welcome incoming students:
as well as treasured returning students:
Alkmini Gkousiari, Alva Roselius, Anna Buyvid , Annette Rodriguez Fiorillo, Ariell Zéphyr, Bel McLaughlin, Christelle Makris, Clara Smith, Davide La Montagna, Echo Guo, Eszter Dobos, Foad Alijani, Helena Estrela, Ivčo Ružić, Lisa Vlamings, Maria Miguel Pratas, Mia Tamme, Nada Gambier, Öykü Ozgencil, Qiaoling Cai, Sam Mountford, Sara Alberani, Tereza Darmovzalová & Tuba Kılıç.
The DAI is super proud to name the 2024-2025 affiliations with seven core artistic research partners, the driving forces behind this year's COOP study groups:
*de Appel Amsterdam (Amsterdam), *ARCHIVE (Berlin, Dakar, Milan), *Bulegoa z/b (Bilbao), *If I Can't Dance I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution (Amsterdam), *Hosting Lands (Copenhagen), *Neringa Forest Architecture (Nida) and *SAVVY Contemporary (Berlin).
DAI CONFLUENCE 1
features representatives of all core tutorial teams as well as few invited guests, all generously facilitated by our crew. Apart from hands-on introductions to all things Studying and Living together while Roaming there will be ample time to get acquainted with SYLLABUS 2024-2025 and the 4 defining curriculum components of our program:
How To Do Things With Theory 2024-2025:
Introduced by Dina A. Mohamed with Gabriëlle Schleijpen and Florian Göttke.
We will gratefully bid farewell to former HTDTWT education leader Dr. Florian Göttke and welcome and introduce Dina A.Mohamed as the new HTDTWT education leader.
Tutors present: Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, Dr.Ana Teixeira Pinto, Dr. Amit S. Rai, Dr. Ghalya Saadawi, Dr. Grant Watson and Dr. Hypatia Vourloumis.
COOP 2024-2025:
Introduced by Philippa (Flip) Driest with Nikos Doulos and Gabriëlle Schleijpen.
While we most definitely do not say goodbye to former COOP education leader Nikos Doulos (whose new, more overriding role within the program will be extensively explained on the first day of this Confluence) we welcome and introduce Philippa Driest as the new COOP education leader.
Tutors present: Noor Abuarafeh, Lynhan Balatbat-Helbock, Hannah Davey, Samira Ghoualmia, Aziza Harmel, Egija Inzule, Mokia Dinnyuy Manjoh, Harun Morrison, Dr.Leire Vergara and Jonas Žukauskas. Remote contributions by Marwa Arsanios, Frédérique Bergholtz, Marina Christodoulidou, Alessandra Ferrini, Leon Filter as well as Dr. Snejanka Mihaylova. By means of a first introduction to the island of Cyprus (COOP SUMMIT 2025 will take place in Nicosia in June) we furthermore welcome remote contributions by Sophie Fetokaki & Stelios Kallinikou.
Kitchen | AEROPONIC Acts 2024-2025
The Kitchen | A-Acts will be briefly introduced by Gabriëlle Schleijpen, Peter Sattler and Elisa Guliano, and will then immediately see their first mini-iteration come alive with the input of 5 student presenters in their second year, while our two guests Inas Halabi and Rachael A.Rakes will share their improvised responses and reflections with the presenters and performers and with the student body at large.
The Kitchen presentations will be attended by Elisa Guliano, who will seperately meet with all second year students, as a first preparation to the AEROPONIC ACTS 2025, which will be coached and curated by her in close conversation with Gabriëlle Schleijpen and Peter Sattler ~ towards our public performance marathon at Centrale Fies in August 2025.
WEAVER 2024-2025:
Introduced by Gabriëlle Schleijpen, Nikos Doulos, Sophia Zbinovsky Braddel, COUNCIL (represented by its student leadership) and with Palestine Teach Out#5 as well as student-led workshops throughout the Confluence.
Extra-curricular support structure
Last but not least, we are delighted to introduce
In-space
Wanderley Santos, joining us "in real life" to welcome you to In-space: an online supportive thinking space to reflect on issues around 'your own and others’ experiences as a member of the DAI community'.
Planetary Campus Production Team (making it all possible!!!!) present at PAF:
*Senior co-ordinator logistics & production Roaming Academy | emergency response certificate holder: Jacq van der Spek and hospitality manager Kastė Šeškevičiūtė for a large part of this year to be assisted by Iliada Charalambous.
*Senior production leader Roaming Academy & facilitator technical support to students and tutors: Peter Sattler this time assisted by Kıvanç Sert.
*Culinary input for this entire DAI Confluence by our 'chef de cuisine' Sophia Zbinovsky Braddel in close collaboration with Rowan Beasley. For this occassion assisted by Tara Saberi and Kate Ohman.
*Back Office (remotely active to support this first Confluence): our travel agent Monique Hemmink (Hemminkways), Friends & Family booklets, student pages & more: Ricardo Liong-A-Kong, admissions coordinator Marika Vandekraats, house style and communication designers Lauren Alexander & Hanna Rullmann and last but not least our bookkeeper Corine van der Wal,
Please consult our Crew-webpage for a more complete overview and more info about the division of tasks.
DAI CONFLUENCE 1 ~ location and host
PERFORMING ARTS FORUM (PAF)
15, Rue Haute
02820 St Erme Outre et Ramecourt
France
Please make sure to carefully read the up-dated PAF PRACTICALITIES
DAI Confluence 1 ~ PROGRAM FROM DAY TO DAY:
(please return here on a daily base for possible updates)
