Witch Way Now? Spring's Farewell Night

Hasret Emine: Astrology lecture
20:30 - 21:00 in Tolhuistuin (club)

Hasret Emine's astrology lecture will be part astro forecast for the summer, and part celebration of witchy queer pop culture. They'll present us tools to work through significant astro events, discuss unexpected witches in cinema, and show the magic within queerness.

Hasret Emine (they/them) is a writer, artist, researcher and astrologer from Turkey, based in The Netherlands. They like to change their minds and challenge the capitalist status quo.

Feministische Handwerk Partij: 'Thread Riders' (performance)
21:00 - 21:30 in Tolhuistuin (Club)

In this performance the Feministische Handwerk Partij will reveal the magical powers and survival techniques attributed to wool-spinning-witches in ancient European folk-religion.

The Feministische Handwerk Partij (FHP) is a political feminist artist movement that is dedicated to studying, repairing, speaking, patching up, unlearning and mending. The FHP organizes performative actions and workshops in which they allow needlework and studying to become completely intertwined. The act of repairing textiles plays an important part in this because it is an exercise in slowing down, embodying and transforming. Through this they are connecting with the underexposed longstanding history of women in which textile production was a daily reality. By their activities they want to realize a higher level of appreciation for care, maintenance and repair.

By Emmeline de Mooij, Valerio Conti, Margreet Sweerts.

Nychenda Fecunda in conversation with M I M I
21:30 - 22:00 in Tolhuistuin (Club)

A dialogue between host Nychenda Fecunda and artist M I M I about art, sound and healing.

M I M I is a multitalented DJ and transdisciplinary artist based in Brussels. Her work is driven by an ongoing conversation with nature, drawing inspiration from the boundaries between the natural world and the manmade, with a specific focus on the impact of antropocene. Exploring the paradoxical relationship between classical music, club music, all infused with rhythms and melodies of her African heritage. Incorporating her Afro-European cultural heritage and shamanic practices through various mediums, she seamlessly blends multiple genres, palettes, and textures to create a unique and forward-thinking sound.

Nychenda Fecunda is a researcher and programmer in the cultural sector, specialized in decolonial and queer community building, working mostly in museums. She is also active in the Dutch and Mexican ballroom scene and works as an MC in queer nightlife. Additionally, she loves to host a diverse range of events as a presenter and moderator.

손 (hahae son): Performance
22:00 - 22:15 in Tolhuistuin (Club)

Guided by the silence speaking, 손 invites her audience to listen to the voices in the cracks. Here you will find a ritual of dreaming. Watching for perception, she inserts herself into the midst of those gathered, near and far. She will weave through the audience and walk them to a rest stop, just for a while.

손 (hahae son) is a word & shaper of sound. Her syncretic approach to time means that the performance she builds slowly peels back the layers of occlusion between this world and what lies behind.

LoMaasBello: Live music act
22:15 - 23:00 in Tolhuistuin (Club)

LoMaasBello is an Afrocolombian trans artist. She has been doing music and audiovisual for around 3 years. Working on her solo project and also collaborating with different artists like Cawd Slaydaz from Amsterdam and activist Collectives like Posa Suto and SantaFilms in Colombia. LoMaasBello is a pioneer in the queer urban scene in Colombia, her music mix trap, regaeton and currulao.

Parallel presents GARDEN by Night: an after-hours club continuation of our weekly GARDEN summer sessions, every Friday from 2nd June - 8th September.As one of GARDEN's monthly takeovers, Parallel is teaming up with Witch Way Now? to bring some more magic to this nocturnal experience with:

M I M I
Chinnamasta
Antunes

Strap in until sunrise with an eclectic selection of sounds from the global electronic underground.

Witch Way Now? visitors are welcome to stay for Garden by Night X Witch Way Now?. A seperate ticket for Garden by Night is not required.

Witch Way Now? is a multidisciplinary film program from May 1st until June 23rd in collaboration with LAB111. A spellbinding program all about witches and witchcraft with films, talks, music, performances and more.