Taking to the Streets

Just like VIERNULVIER, our German friends and colleagues at the arts centre Kampnagel in Hamburg are also celebrating their 40th anniversary this season. To highlight the connection between the two arts centres, the video performance ‘Taking to the Streets’ will be on display in De Vooruit’s central stairwell until the end of 2022. To do so, however, you must first download the [k] to go app from the Google Play Store or Apple Store app. 

The [k] to go app was developed during the corona crisis. This allowed cultural audiences to continue discovering new performances in a completely corona-proof way. Once the app recognises one of the special QR codes, an augmented reality movie starts playing automatically on your smartphone. 

The videos show four dancers (Pascal Schmidt, Marcelino Libao, Ricardo Urbina and David Rodriquez) from artist collective House of Brownies engaging in self-discovery through movement. In this series of short stories, they depict real-life scenarios in different dance styles. In this way they face up to a cis- and heteronormative society, amplify their inner voices and embrace the beauty of their individuality.

House of Brownies includes six dancers from around the world (Nepal, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines, Brazil, Zimbabwe) who found each other in Hamburg – not only through dance, but also through their shared experiences as Brown and Black people in Germany. They are on a perpetual journey of discovery through their queerness and use social media to share their art. 

Kampnagel is an international production house that presents contemporary theatre, dance and performance, in addition to concerts, conferences and various festivals and themed programmes. The six Kampnagel stages, in the halls of a former crane factory, showcase the work of the local Hamburg scene as well as that of international artists.

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