NO DANCING ALLOWED / 2

The enigmatic prohibition on bubbling during the Summer Carnival of 2023 in Rotterdam triggered a broader exploration of dance’s role within societal dynamics. Dance, a powerful form of non-verbal communication, has always been linked to socio-political shifts. It establishes collective ties across various settings, shaping culture and urban landscapes. Yet, attempts to control freedom of movement have led to the oppression of communities and individuals who dance differently, this way dance becoming a tool for racial profiling and reinforcing patriarchy.

The second edition of ‘NO DANCING ALLOWED’, the last exhibition curated by Bogomir Doringer at Garage Rotterdam, explores dance rituals in times of global constraints like the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing wars, and recent bans on raving and protesting in Italy. The exhibition dives into the historical interplay between body politics and dance, unravelling the threads that connect them and asking for thinking reflections on the moving spirit of dance within this evolving narrative.

The exhibition gathers works around Bogomir Doringer’s PhD and the term dance of urgency. This dance rises in times of personal and collective crises and aims to empower individuals and groups. The first edition of ‘NO DANCING ALLOWED’ unfolded at the frei_raum Q21 exhibition space in MuseumsQuartier Vienna in 2022.

Join us for the official Art Rotterdam afterparty!

| Doors open at 20:00
| Performance by Selma Selman at 21:00
| DJ set by smother until late

Selma Selman will say it loud and clear: all spaces are taken, and our selfishness is causing global problems. After that, she speaks to Omer, maybe a fictional character, a deity, an acquaintance, a brother, a lover, or her homme fatale. Evidently, Omer personifies the patriarchy itself as the world we were born into, not the world we chose.

| This event is part of the exhibition NO DANCING ALLOWED / 2
NO DANCING ALLOWED / 2, the last exhibition curated by Bogomir Doringer at Garage Rotterdam, explores dance rituals in times of global constraints like the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing wars, and recent bans on raving and protesting in Italy. The exhibition dives into the historical interplay between body politics and dance, unravelling the threads that connect them and asking for thinking reflections on the moving spirit of dance within this evolving narrative.
The exhibition runs from January 27 until April 7

| Doors open at 20:00
| Performance by Luiz Felipe Lucas at 21:00
| This event is part of Museumnacht 010. Tickets are available via museumnacht010.nl

The criminalization of funk is the starting point for the artists’ research into the longstanding suppression of Afro-descendant’s artistic expressions in Brazil. Through looking at institutional prejudices — such as an anti-vagrancy law that resulted in the illegality of capoeira and other cultural manifestations — they tell a story of silencing. The project unites artists Mbé, Leyblack Beats and Luiz Felipe Lucas.

| This event is part of the exhibition NO DANCING ALLOWED / 2

NO DANCING ALLOWED / 2, the last exhibition curated by Bogomir Doringer at Garage Rotterdam, explores dance rituals in times of global constraints like the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing wars, and recent bans on raving and protesting in Italy. The exhibition dives into the historical interplay between body politics and dance, unravelling the threads that connect them and asking for thinking reflections on the moving spirit of dance within this evolving narrative.
The exhibition runs from January 27 until April 7

This edition of Natafelen will be completely in the spirit of Mariana Luiza’s work Redemption. The night will feature a presentation and performance by Mariana, in which she elaborates on her work and Brazil’s racial whitening policy.

The vegetarian four-course menu has been put together in collaboration between Mariana and our chef Marnix van Benschop, and will feature Brazilian culinary staples.

Reservations: info@garagerotterdam.nl

Price four-course menu: € 50,-
Wine-pairing: € 30,-

“1911, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯çã𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮) 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴”.

𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 110 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘪𝘻𝘢 – a 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 woman – 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭’𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 in three acts.