Theaterworkhop & Talk with Kaddu Yaraax

In conversation with artist Mbaye Diop from Senegal about « le dessin, du numérique à la matière; de la matière au numérique » Drawing, from digital to material; From material to digital. At the conference intervening drawing in the spaces of Köln International School of Design
Panel Chair: Jason Men

The Kaddu Yaraax group from Dakar operates at the interface between theater, city and society. Their plays in urban space are aimed at changing social processes, intervening in political debates and producing publics. Their scenic interventions engage in conflicts over urban spaces and colonial continuities and address crises such as environmental pollution and social inequality. Kaddu Yaraax inquires into the memories, life experiences and perceptions of the city’s inhabitants and develops potential actions from the different perspectives of the actors involved. A future social city will not be postponed, but will emerge in the process of performative action itself – as a »real utopia« in the present.

Venue: TH Köln, Köln International School of Design, Ubierring 40, 50678 Köln, room 240
Workshop: 15 – 19 May 2023, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Talk: Wed, 17 May 2023, 7 p.m. (German / French, translated by Lara Gonnot),
8:30 p.m. Food & Drinks
Registration is not required.

The workshop and the talk are part of the Colliding Circulations exhibition at GLASMOOG between June 16 and July 1, 2023.