New Radicalisms biennial: DOE NEUTRAAL

Exploring the assumed politically-neutral position within the Dutch cultural, academic and artistic spheres, with talks, workshops, performances, visual arts, and club nights.

Under the title “DOE NEUTRAAL”, (A)WAKE’s third biennial edition explores the assumed politically-neutral position within the Dutch cultural, academic and artistic spheres. “Doe normaal!” (in Dutch, translating to ‘act normal’) is often said in a commanding tone to someone who is doing or saying something that is considered to be out of the ordinary. How and by whom is the normal measure determined? Can a position of neutrality be equated to normalcy in times of extreme violations to rights of living?

Over 3 days, we question this neutrality in the guise of political correctness and the structures upholding and benefitting from such a position. Which alternative tools and strategies are being used to challenge the status quo? Through talks, workshops, performances, visual arts, and club nights, we aim towards liberating ‘neutrality’ from its fixed position of inaction and explore strategies of dissent and ethics of disagreement.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 Abo Sahar – Ammar 808 – BAZOGA – Cheb Runner – Chokri Ben Chikha – Chris Keulemans – Dalal Mitwally – Diana Al-Halabi – Disco Arabesquo – DJ DIAKI – Ghita Skali – Hasna El Maroudi – Hilda Moucharrafieh – Isshaq Albarbary – Jessika Khazrik – Jonasz Dekkers – Left Laser – Léo Barbenès Zeggaï – Mehdi Blackwind – Merve Bedir – Moayed Abu Ammouna – Mohamedou Ould Slahi – Nabil Aniss – Nadim Choufi – Omid Kheirabadi – Pascal Gielen – Q.A.Q. – Retro Cassetta – Riccardo Aulico – Rogier van Reekum – Saja Amro – Saman Mahdavi – Sarkawt Hamad – Sarra Wild – Sherine Salla – Shirin Mirachor – Sirr-al-Asrâr – Spicy Dokha – SWARM – Tala Abdalhadi – Tewa Barnosa – Thomas van Gool – Tina Farifteh – Wassila Abboud – Yas Meen Selectress – Yasmina Reggad – ZINEB

More info and tickets: www.newradicalisms.world