Paneltalk What the Drag?! @Blikkenwerpers Gent

A number of speakers will discuss Ghent as a place for the queer community and talk about using your voice.

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Saturday 24 October
19:00-20:30
📍Broei

Line up:
– Sandy Potier/HAAS is drag performer and member of the DWAAS collective who will speak on behalf of the collective about how it all began and why there is a need for queer organizations and initiatives in Ghent.
– Ilan van Camp is a volunteer for Queer March and lives in Ghent so he’ll be speaking about what it’s like to find one’s place as a queer person in the Ghent community.
– Mohammed Kassab is 26-year-old Palestinian queer activist, social and cultural worker and co-founder of the Habibi Network. Also active within Merhaba vzw as a member of the General Assembly, former board member of Çavaria vzw and currently working as a community worker at the VIERNULVIER arts center, serving on the board of Jeugd van de Nacht, and active in several collectives in Ghent and Brussels. -> ***Due to unforeseen circumstances, Mohammed will be replaced by @ratkoningin She is an independent workshop facilitator who works on projects for young people aimed at combating polarization. She also works with visual media such as photography and design.***
– Brajan Bartikowski is is an artist of Polish origin based in Ghent. He works in the performing arts, with a focus on theater and performance.

Hosts:
Joppe de Campeneere
Madonna Lenaert

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What the Drag?! also hosts two workshops this day, as well as a performance and a drag show! During the day you can also have tooth gems.
15:00-20:00: Tooth gems
15:00-18:00 Start to Drag Workshop by Haas and Idiot the Clown
16:00-18:00 Workshop Tarot at a café
20:30-21:00 Performance Verstrikt by Jinte-Oona-Grim
21:00-22:30 Drag show

This event is part of our project What the Drag?! and of our Blikkenwerpers exhibition around the theme ‘Voice Over’.

Blikkenwerpers is a participatory art project by and for young artists and organisers. Together, they created a 8-day art festival featuring an exhibition and a diverse programme of live events. They proudly present the result of their creative process from 16–25 October at Broei. Be sure to check our full program here!