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Feathers & grapefruit in videoclip Bubbles
From childhood onward I adopted one reason after another that validated that I was not good enough and should hide away. One of the first convictions of my insecurity was that I had big ears, then I was too skinny, then my classmate complained I did not have big boobs like my best friend, then I had hairy legs, then my grandmother said my cheeks became fatter, then I gained weight,..
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Protest songs in Vrijpaleis
Protest songs in VrijpaleisAbove us hang flags with lyrics of heroes of the last century Bob Marley, Bob Bylan, Nina Simone, Nina Hagen – a celebration, a memoire – but today is not an ode to history. Who are the protest singers of 2021? In which way do they share their message? To answer these questions I […]
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Chairdance crashcourse Taylor
Chairdance crashcourse Taylor At NYE Burlesque Performance party I met Taylor Made in a tiny dressing room. I was his fangirl right away. He is a dragqueen, pole dancer and burlesque performer from Enschede. For one of the performance nights of 3 x 3 = 9 I invited him to Amsterdam to get to know […]
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De geheime tuin van Edouard
In de Tuin van Kapitein Rommel ga ik in gesprek en in duet met singersongwriter Edouard van de Velde. Samen met toetsenist/vocalist Jelle Visser spelen we ‘Sound of Silence’ van Simon & Garfunkel, door Edouard vertaald naar het Frans. Hoe ziet Edouards geheime tuin er uit? Welke rol speelt het lied in zijn leven en […]
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Midist/Wasim and the safe place
Midist/Wasim and the safe place Yesterday I went to Haarlem to meet Midist and Wasim in their studio. We drink coffee in the kitchen next to their studio, exchange current state of minds, songs and visions. Wasim: I actually wanted to wear black today, but the weather convinced me otherwise. Did you hear about the […]
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Meloen, Mali, Maringo
Op 13 september vindt de tweede editie plaats van 3×3=9. Een avond vol verhalen en muziek met Wasim Arslan, Mario Goossens, en Sabali. We vieren en onderzoeken het lied als medicijn in het labyrint van de Fruittuin van West. Voorafgaand aan deze avond ontmoet ik Maringo Bérénos van de muzikale beweging Sabali. Maringo maakt muziek […]
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Het lied als protest tegen feminicidios
Op 26 augustus 2020 vond de eerste live editie plaats van 3×3=9. Een avond vol verhalen, Mexicaanse empanadas en muziek met queer rapduo Lionstorm, singer songwriter/activiste Shishani Vranckx en documentairemaakster Julia Hollander. We spreken over het lied als protestvorm in het Vrij Paleis in Amsterdam. Voorafgaand aan deze avond ontmoette ik Julia in Haarlem op […]
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A micro-revolutionist pamflet, 2019
I don’t believe in parttime ideals. They are incredibly uninspiring. Parttime ideals lead to parttime principles (actions that you practice to live up to your ideal). However, you only obey them when it suits you. For instance: I separate my plastic and organic material from waste, unless the wastebin is full. I refuse to sleep with […]
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Desert moon in Vondelpark
Were you in Vondelpark last full moon? Big chance you heard me sing. Well, sing? I was belting my heart out. The few cyclists that were in the park wore headphones anyway, I thought. Suddenly a short man in leather jacket stood next to me. I recognized him. He is often there, wandering. Climbs trees, […]
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Skydiven met Lavinia
Gepubliceerd in PopMagazine Heaven Op 31 januari 2017 wordt Philip Glass tachtig jaar. Een mooi moment om stil te staan bij de impact die de componist heeft gehad op de muziekwereld. Of je hem nu ziet als theatercomponist, pionier van minimal music of als filmmuziekexpert, wat vaststaat is dat hij in zijn leven vele bruggen […]
Milou Mignon 