Are you interested to hear more about queer-driven art practices? In collaboration with Toneelacademie Maastricht we host a Talk, as a kick-off of the FASHIONCLASH Queer Activity Program.

The Talk includes a keynote lecture by Aynouk Tan, followed by interviews with Florian Myjer and Samuel Valor Reyes. The Talk will be moderated by Mara van Nes.

Entrance is free, but due to limited seats we kindly ask you to sign up in advance via the form below.

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Practical information

Date: Monday 6 May 2024
Location: Toneelacademie Maastricht, Lenculenstraat 31-33
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 (doors open 18:30)
Language: English

Speakers

Aynouk Tan (she/them) is a writer, curator, moderator, advisor and public speaker in the field of gender, decolonization and (queer) identity and appearance. In the cultural sector they work as a curator of exhibitions and is responsible for putting together public programs. In the corporate sector they work as a trainer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). In the public sector they are a policy advisor on LGBTQI+ safety. Tan was one of the founders of Amsterdam's 'Queer Pride'. They currently the director of the Queer is not a Manifesto Foundation, an advisor at the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and Fonds 21 and jury member for the Dutch Design Awards.

Florian Myjer (Amsterdam, 1992) is a theater maker and actor. He makes artistically challenging and personal adaptations of classics from world literature.

After graduating from the performance course at the Toneelacademie Maastricht in 2017, Florian became a permanent maker at Frascati Producties (2017-2021). Here he created the performances ‘Oliver’ (TAZ - De Grote Post Residentieprijs 2018), ‘Regina Rex’ (nomination BNG Theaterprijs 2018) and ‘Yves Saint Laurent’. With Kim Karssen he made ‘Bloomsbury, Oorlog en Vrede’ (nomination BNG Theaterprijs 2021) and ‘Mephisto Park’. From 2021 to 2024, Florian was in the artistic direction of Theatergroep De Warme Winkel, where he created the performances ‘Lady Chatterley's Lover’ (Nederlands Theaterfestival selection 2022), ‘Mann Mann Mann’ and ‘Brideshead Revisited’. As an actor, Florian was seen in performances by Theater Oostpool and Theater Artemis. For his role in the film ‘Sweet Dreams’ (also the Dutch Oscar entry) he was awarded a Gouden Kalf for Best Supporting Role. In 2024, Florian left De Warme Winkel to continue his individual theater practice.

Samuel Valor Reyes (1996, he/him – they/them) is a theater maker (Toneelacademie Maastricht) and performance artist of Spanish origin. In his work bodies and how he communicates always play a leading role. In movements he creates he wants to cause electricity, disruption and joy.

Samuel always starts from clashing or blending crossovers in which image, formality and meaning come together. His work tests the limits of a space in relation to people. The result is an absurd, colorful world in which the search for connection, empowerment, queerness, identity, rituals and jumping and falling bodies are central.

FASHIONCLASH and Samuel Valor Reyes collaborate since 2023 within the framework of the Afterparty project. Samuel responsible for the overall direction of the Afterparty including curation of the performers.

Mara van Nes (1993) is a theater maker, program maker and moderator. She specializes in social-artistic work and conversation as a work of art. In her practice she often works with a combination of art professionals and amateurs, or cross-disciplinary with specialists from the social domain.
The encounter, the experience and the dialogue are central to her work. Rituals play an important role in this because, for her, shaping a gathering has a direct influence on its substantive qualities. This means that attention is needed not only for What is being said, but also for How we are relating to each other.