Same but Different – Equinox to Equinox

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On September 21 another performancefestival took place in Dordrecht under the above mentioned name. The location had changed to the square in front of the ancient city hall. Twenty two participants joined in the event on which everyone agreed was a successful edition of the festival. The new location also had some aspects that made it more suitable for this type of activities than De Hof which had been used untill now. I personally participated in a performance named Selfportrait in Shards, a collection of impressions of the day of the festival.

Tearing the shards and painting them white. I write notes in the wet paint.
Then I stick them to the wall of the city hall
Selfportrait in Shards- 2025

For more on the festival, see chmkoome’s blog

Equinox

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Equinox was a succes with more then twenty performers on the Hof in Dordrecht. There were moments that the atmosphere was beautiful in slow movements with colour and sound.
My own performance existed of soundbytes that I spread out over the square by speaking them out to people, by writing them on little scraps of paper and hiding them on the square and by listening for sounds of the past on different places of the historic square. The soundbytes were pieces of conversation or cries that I noted during my project Walks to the Malieveld. You can find an account of the afternoon here! And a video by Steef van Lent can be found here!

I did also make two sketches of performers which you can see here:

A man pouring water (Frans van Lent)
A woman manipulating textiles (Marita Bulman)
Briefje met soundbyte

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Equinox

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Equinox March 23 with Yvo van der Vat and Kathryn Wolkowicz

On March 23 in this year 222 lodge invited performance artists to gather in the Hof in Dordrecht in the Netherlands to celebrate the equinox, the moment the sun passes the equator in spring. There will be a second equinox on September 23. Consequently September 24 there will be another performancefestival in the Hof in Dordrecht. I was not able to attend in spring but this time I will participate with a performance after a new invitation by Frans van Lent.

The first Equinox took place in the rain, I hope this time the weather will be more cooperative. To get an impression of the first Equinox you can watch this!