BE.BOP 2016 Press Release Copenhagen
BE.BOP 2016. BLACK EUROPE BODY POLITICS. CALL & RESPONSE. 5-7 June 2016 Trampoline House & Copenhagen University, Copenhagen The fourth edition of BE.BOP, a production of Art Labour Archives, brings together this year artistic practices and scientific contributions under the thematic framework of CALL & RESPONSE. The designation CALL & RESPONSE describes the antiphony effect, characteristic to African musical legacies in which the audience responds to a leading voice at systematic intervals. BE.BOP also operates as a safe space, a quintessential maroon category, and as such has become an utterly rewarding collective experience. It starts with a three day intense program at Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin and continues in Copenhagen at the Trampoline House and the University of Copenhagen. BE.BOP brings into focus once again, a historical perspective on the racialized inequalities during the periods of imperial...