BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30153@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Brain Bites: Blackface on the Dutch stage DTSTAMP:20261106T215205Z DTSTART:20261203T113000Z DTEND:20261203T120000Z DESCRIPTION:In this edition of Brain Bites\, we delve into the research beh ind the exhibition\nWhite Plays Black: Blackface on the Dutch Stage togeth er with curator Frederieke\nvan Wijk. How has theatre contributed to the n ormalisation of blackface and the\naccompanying racist stereotypes\, and h ow has theatre also served as a stage for\nBlack resistance? Learn somethi ng new and grab a free sandwich during your lunch\nbreak.\n\nIn this editi on of Brain Bites\, curated by the Allard Pierson\n[https://www.allardpier son.nl/]\, we get a first glimpse of the new exhibition\nWhite Plays Black : Blackface on the Dutch Stage\, on view from Wednesday 4\nDecember. The e xhibition casts a critical spotlight on theatre as a medium\,\nwhile also focusing on theatre as a stage for Black resistance. From the 1980s\nonwar ds\, the first productions in the Netherlands were staged by Black creator s\,\nwho claimed the stage for their own narratives. A contemporary exampl e is The\nNeed for Legacy\, an initiative by Black theatre-makers campaign ing for better\nrepresentation of Black creators in the Netherlands.\n\nTh e Dutch book Zwart op wit (2023) by historian Elisabeth Koning and NRC\njo urnalist Wilfred Takken shows how the Dutch blackface tradition has strong ly\ncontributed to stereotypical and racist images of Black people. This r esearch\,\nwhich drew on the Allard Pierson's theatre collection\, provide d the impetus for\nfurther research by the Allard Pierson itself. Curator Frederieke van Wijk\nworked together with guest curator Noukhey Forster\, who is committed to telling\nthe stories of Black people in Western societ ies.\n\nThe decision to capitalise the word ‘Black’ refers to a shared sen se of history\,\nidentity and community amongst people who identify as Bla ck\, both in Africa and\nwithin the African diaspora.\n\n\nPROGRAMME\n\n12 :15 Walk in\n12:30 Programme's opening by Imogen Mills\n12:35 Mini lecture by Frederieke van Wijk\n12:45 Q&A with Frederieke and Imogen\n13:00 End o f programme\n\nThe programme is free of charge\, but we do ask you to regi ster because of\ncatering. The event is in English and lasts 30 minutes. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/brain-bites-blackface-on-the-dutch-stag e GEO:52.3690637;4.894763 LOCATION:VOX-POP - Binnengasthuisstraat 9\, 1012 ZA Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bipoc,daytime,free,history,in english,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this edition of Brain Bites, we delve into the research behind the exhibition White Plays Black: Blackface on the Dut ch Stage together with curator Frederieke van Wijk. How has theatre contri buted to the normalisation of blackface and the accompanying racist stereo types, and how has theatre also served as a stage for Black resistance? Le arn something new and grab a free sandwich during your lunch break.

In this edition of Brain Bites, curated by the Allard Pierson, we get a first glimpse of the new exhibition White Plays Black: Blackface on the Dutch Stage , on view from Wednesday 4 December. The exhibition casts a critical spotlight on theatre as a medium, while also focusing on theatre as a stag e for Black resistance. From the 1980s onwards, the first productions in t he Netherlands were staged by Black creators, who claimed the stage for th eir own narratives. A contemporary example is The Need for Legacy, an init iative by Black theatre-makers campaigning for better representation of Bl ack creators in the Netherlands.

The Dutch book Zwart op wit (2023) by historian Elisabeth Koning and NRC journalist Wilfred Takken shows how the Dutch blackface tradition has strongly contributed to stereo typical and racist images of Black people. This research, which drew on th e Allard Pierson's theatre collection, provided the impetus for further re search by the Allard Pierson itself. Curator Frederieke van Wijk worked to gether with guest curator Noukhey Forster, who is committed to telling the stories of Black people in Western societies.

The decision to capitalise the word ‘Black’ refers to a shared sense of history, identity and community amongst people who identify as Black, both in Africa and wit hin the African diaspora.

Programme

12:15 Walk in
12:30 Programme's opening by Imogen Mills
12:35 Min i lecture by Frederieke van Wijk
12:45 Q&A with Frederieke and Imo gen
13:00 End of programme

The programme is free of charge, but we do ask you to register because of catering. The event is in English an d lasts 30 minutes.

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