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SUMMARY:Opening flour\, water\, soil
DTSTAMP:20260407T004832Z
DTSTART:20260424T170000Z
DTEND:20260424T200000Z
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the festive opening of flour\, water\, soil\, the u
	pcoming exhibition\nat W139. During the evening\, there willl be snacks by
	 maria khatchadourian and\nCommon Ground\, a custom flour\, water\, soil c
	ocktail and a performance by\nGalalaLive.\n\nflour\, water\, soil\, initia
	ted by maria khatchadourian\, takes shape through new\nand adapted site-sp
	ecific works by Areej Ashhab\, the duo Common Ground (Anna\nCelda and Saja
	 Amro)\, Ola Hassanain\, maria khatchadourian\, Ai Ozaki and belit\nsağ. T
	ogether\, the works in the exhibition attend to soil\, seed\, water\,\nfer
	mentation\, and ruin as sites where care and violence are entangled—holdin
	g\nstories of repair\, dispossession\, and continuity.\n\nGalalaLive will 
	be performing Ya Quddus\, which takes the form of a mantra or\nprayer inte
	nded to offer resilience in challenging times. The performance will\nfeatu
	re improvisation in sound and music\, drawing inspiration from Egyptian\nS
	ufi zikr and Coptic chants\, particularly as experienced\nduring mawlid ce
	lebrations\, where rhythmic trance and collective devotion emerge\nthrough
	 breathing\, repetition\, and poetry.\n\nGalalaLive is a dynamic sound col
	lective founded in 2019 by Abdo Zin Eldin\, a\nCairo- and Amsterdam-based 
	multidisciplinary artist and Rijksakademie resident.\nIts fluid membership
	 shifts in relation to each performance and context\, making\neach iterati
	on distinct. The collective engages with sonic practices from\ncommunities
	 in Egypt that are increasingly at risk of erasure—such as Sufi\nfestivals
	 (mawālid)\, popular weddings\, processions\, and raves—re-articulating\nt
	hem through collaboration with international musicians and sound artists. 
	Their\nwork explores ritual\, memory\, and improvisation\, positioning col
	lective\nlistening as a shared and potentially transcendent experience. Th
	ey have\npresented work in venues and museums across Egypt and the Netherl
	ands.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/opening-flour-water-soil
GEO:52.3737514;4.8959885
LOCATION:W139 - Warmoesstraat 139\, 1012 JB Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,exhibition,festivals,improv,music,op
	ening,oude kerk,performance,repair,stories
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for the festive opening of <em>flou
	r, water, soil,</em> the upcoming exhibition at W139. During the evening, 
	there willl be snacks by maria khatchadourian and Common Ground, a custom 
	<em>flour, water, soil </em>cocktail and a performance by GalalaLive.</p><
	p><em>flour, water, soil,</em>&nbsp;initiated by maria khatchadourian, tak
	es shape through new and adapted site-specific works by Areej Ashhab, the 
	duo Common Ground (Anna Celda and Saja Amro), Ola Hassanain, maria khatcha
	dourian, Ai Ozaki and belit sağ. Together, the works in the exhibition att
	end to soil, seed, water, fermentation, and ruin as sites where care and v
	iolence are entangled—holding stories of repair, dispossession, and contin
	uity.</p><p>GalalaLive will be performing&nbsp;<em>Ya Quddus</em>, which t
	akes the form of a mantra or prayer intended to offer resilience in challe
	nging times. The performance will feature improvisation in sound and music
	, drawing inspiration from Egyptian Sufi&nbsp;<em>zikr</em>&nbsp;and Copti
	c chants, particularly as experienced during&nbsp;<em>mawlid</em>&nbsp;cel
	ebrations, where rhythmic trance and collective devotion emerge through br
	eathing, repetition, and poetry.</p><p><strong>GalalaLive</strong> is a dy
	namic sound collective founded in 2019 by Abdo Zin Eldin, a Cairo- and Ams
	terdam-based multidisciplinary artist and Rijksakademie resident. Its flui
	d membership shifts in relation to each performance and context, making ea
	ch iteration distinct. The collective engages with sonic practices from co
	mmunities in Egypt that are increasingly at risk of erasure—such as Sufi f
	estivals (<em>mawālid</em>), popular weddings, processions, and raves—re-a
	rticulating them through collaboration with international musicians and so
	und artists. Their work explores ritual, memory, and improvisation, positi
	oning collective listening as a shared and potentially transcendent experi
	ence. They have presented work in venues and museums across Egypt and the 
	Netherlands.</p>
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