Queer Sex Worker Festival
Friday, 26th July | 13:00 - 18:00
Last year, as part of the art project It's OK... commoning uncertainties, the Oude Kerk welcomed the Queer Sex Worker Festival during Pride. This year, on Friday, 26th July, the Queer Sex Worker Festival will take place on Oudekerksplein. The extensive programme includes spoken word, dance acts, performances, and music from top DJs.
Performance Mikheil Abramishvili (collaboration with: Queer Currents)
Saturday, 27th July | 11:00 - 11:40
Countertenor Mikheil Abramishvili presents a groundbreaking opera performance in the Oude Kerk. Abramishvili will sing six Baroque arias while wearing portable sculptures designed by Uta Bekaia. This performance in the Oude Kerk is a preview of a larger project by Bekaia, scheduled for 2025. The project is curated by Daria Kravchuk.
*The performance is free to attend with a valid admission ticket to the Oude Kerk.
Queer Care Conversation #2: Alex Blum
Thursday, 1st August 2024 | 17:00 – 18:00
On the eve of the special Pride edition of the music series Silence, we are organising a second Queer Care Conversation. Our artistic director, Mariette Dölle, will talk with guest curator Julia Visser and choreographer Alex Blum about Blum's graduation project and performance, Sister Songs.
*The conversation is free to attend with a valid admission ticket to the Oude Kerk.
Silence #53: Pride
Friday, 2nd August | 08:00 - 09:00
During this special Pride edition of the music series Silence, Alex Blum presents Sister Songs. A performance exploring the relationship between vocal qualities and their use beyond gender norms. As a sonic choreography, Sister Songs invites us to listen differently and break away from traditional thinking about gender.
