The Callas (expo)
With The Dancing Riot Parade, a psychedelic spell of an exhibition cast over the past, present, and future of the Greek visual arts en music scenes, The Callas are taking over ITA's Bookshop.
Festival Brandhaarden
Location The Bookshop
Genre Exposition
Opening hours:
Mon 17:00 – 00:00
Tue – Thu 10:00 – 00:00
Fri – Sat 10:00 – 01:00
Sun 10:00 – 00:00
The Dancing Riot Parade
The Dancing Riot Parade includes The Callas' pop-folk embroideries, textiles and paintings of 'Working Class Madonnas', the fragmentation and the psychedelic patters of East Beat, an oriental-punk installation crawling on the floor like an endless pavement and the hallucinogenic Soft Cosmos of the hand embroidered tapestries hanging on the walls like weirdo protest banners or anti-flags.
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About The Callas
The Callas is an artistic collective producing artworks, films and music, initiated by the broters Lakis & Aris Ionas. The Callassettes are none other than the women by their side: their partners, collaborators and friends. Their extensive, multi-faceted oeuvre has been presented in Athens, New York, London and Paris. They have previously collaborated with Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), among others.
12th edition
BRANDHAARDEN FESTIVAL
Brandhaarden is an international theatre festival that brings performances by remarkable theatre makers from abroad to Amsterdam. The festival offers a unique overview of one creator, house, writer, region or theme. Previous editions have spotlighted directors such as Katie Mitchell, Milo Rau and the Rimini Protokoll collective, writer Édouard Louis, the Southern European region (Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece) and city theatres such as Münchner Kammerspiele, Volksbühne Berlin and Peter Brooks Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
ONASSIS STEGI
The Onassis Stegi in Athens, serving as the hub of the Onassis Foundation’s cultural activities, encourages the talent and energy of local and international artists to thrive and starts conversations that aim to shake and shape society. Onassis Stegi is a center of global contemporary culture that, through a series of initiatives and works, promotes dialogue about democracy, social and environmental justice, racial and gender equality, and LGBTQIA+ rights.
FRINGE PROGRAMME: MODERN MYTHS
The fringe programme of Brandhaarden 2024 is all about Modern Myths. The word 'myth' has two meanings today. On the one hand, it denotes stories that contain a certain wisdom, and we speak with wonder about what we then call 'mythological'. On the other hand, we use the word to talk about lies and misconceptions. We invite the audience to reflect on the power of shared stories, but together will also look at how this can turn into widespread ideas that are not necessarily true and can thus further marginalise vulnerable communities.