Confluence nr. 5 ~ Vleeshal in Middelburg. May 19 till 27, 2025
DAI Confluence#5 ~ May 19 till 27, 2025
For Confluence#5, DAI returns (after one year) to Middelburg, the capital of the Dutch province of Zeeland, where we will again be most generously hosted by Vleeshal, Center for Contemporary Art, while enjoying the brilliant company and care of the current Vleeshal team consisting, among others of assistant curator Roeliena Aukema, head curatorial office Martha Jager (DAI, 2016) and interim director Julia Mullié. Here we (students, tutors, guests and crew) are to contribute to the defining four curricular pillars under our program, and the conversations, discussions and movements extending within, around and beyond them. Gratitude also goes out to University College Roosevelt (UCR), located next door to Vleeshal in Middelburg. It is a bless to be able to make use of their well-equipped classrooms, in addition to the communal work & presentation space of our main host.
Please find here some basic background information about Vleeshal, Middelburg and the Province of Zeeland, compiled for us by Vleeshal.
Scroll for Protocols, Practicalities and our Planetary Campus Crew present on the ground.
Palestine Teach Out #9 is presented by ANGA representatives on Sunday 25 May at Vleeshal and is open to the public.
In Middelburg we are furthermore welcoming:
Noor Abed, Nicoline van Harskamp & Didem Pekün, who are joining us as respondents to the Kitchen ACTS. They have been invited to commit to "choreographed" conversations with 11 student presenters. Should you be around on the 20th of May you're most welcome to join us at Vleeshal! The Kitchen ACTS are, as always, convened by DAI's artistic director Gabriëlle Schleijpen, with Peter Sattler as production supervisor, while Elisa Giuliano will join us again in flesh to further engage on a series of face to face conversations with 2nd year presenters and for a group meeting with all 2nd year towards the AEROPONIC ACTS 2025.
Noor Abuarafeh, Marwa Arsanios, Fatima Alaiwat, Leo Asemota, Lilia Di Bella, Chiara Cartuccia, Marina Christodoulidou, Alessandra Ferrini, Chiara Figone, Samira Ghoualmia, Aziza Harmel, Kelly Krugman, Svitlana Lavrenchuk, Raimundas Malašauskas, Mokia Dinnyuy Manjoh, Aude Christel Mgba, Harun Morrison & Jonas Žukauskas are tutors and their guests, as part of the COOP's seven tutorial teams. They join us in Middelburg for three full days of collaborative study and practice. COOP leader is Flip Driest. By means of an exceptional one-off deviation from the Confluence, COOP The Word and Wound: And Now You Are Ready to Sing tutored by Frédérique Bergholtz, Snejanka Mihaylova and Lisa Montan will convene in Amsterdam for a three-day workshop featuring contributions by Sara Giannini, Anik Fournier & Yazan Khalili culminating in a public sharing on Friday 23 May as part of the Amsterdam Art Week. Read more here.
How To Do Things With Theory tutors present in Middelburg for two full-day conclusive sessions of their seminars and writing classes are Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, Ana Teixeira Pinto, Amit S. Rai, Ghalya Saadawi, Grant Watson and Hypatia Vourloumis. HTDTWT's research curator, Dina A. Mohamed is to offer a final Academic Writing session to all first years in support of completing their thesis proposal.
WEAVER, as always, hosts a wealth of activities, among them the Factory with its wild compilation of student led courses, whereby the input of DAI's student body is of crucial importance, next to Sophia Zbinovsky Braddel's tutorial offerings in the context of 'How To Cook Things While Roaming', DAI's food research laboratory. WEAVER's education leader is Nikos Doulos.
HTDTWT, COOP, Kitchen ACTS and WEAVER as well as their specific thematic propositions for the current academic year are elaborately introduced by means of our Syllabus 2024-2025
THE DETAILED PROGRAM FROM DAY TO DAY
Monday 19:
Tuesday 20:
Wednesday 21:
Thursday 22:
Friday 23:
Saturday 24 :
Sunday 25:
HTDTWT & PTO#9 public presentation
Monday 26:
PTO#9 closed workshop & WEAVER
Tuesday 27:
Departure ALL
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18:00 - 23:00 MISE EN PLACE
DAI Friends & Alumni Fundraiser Pre-party in Rotterdam
Location:.zip space, 1e Pijnackerstraat 75, Rotterdam
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Practical
Overview LOCATIONS: Accommodation/Classes/Venues
Protocols
STUDENTS: WHO TO CONTACT; WHEN AND ABOUT WHAT ?
DAI's Code of Conduct for Staff-Student Contacts
DAI crew present In Middelburg:
*Senior co-ordinator finances & logistics Roaming Academy | emergency response certificate holder: Jacq van der Spek and hospitality manager Kastė Šeškevičiūtė. In Middelburg to be assisted by Lonneke Pastoor and Omri Namir.
*Senior production leader technical & spatial infrastructure & study support: Peter Sattler, assisted by Georgia Stellin
*Culinary care from dusk till dawn by our 'chef de cuisine' Sophia Zbinovsky Braddel in close collaboration with Rowan Beasley.
*student assistant Foad Alijani (DAI, 2025): photo-documentation on location.
Back Office (remotely): our travel agent Monique Hemmink (Hemminkways), Friends & Family booklets & more: Ricardo Liong-A-Kong, 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.