DAY 1 | Final Performances by Thomas Diafas, Steef Kersbergen and Tania Gonzalez
Welcome to the Final Performances of our Graduating Students! Day 1: Performances by Thomas Diafas, Steef Kersbergen and Tania Gonzalez
Time & Location
08 May 2023, 08:30 – 22:30
ArtEZ, University of the Arts, Onderlangs 9, 6812 CE Arnhem, Netherlands
About the Event
Opera (we deserve rest, lovelier than diamonds) by Thomas Diafas
08:30-22:30 | ArtEZ, Onderlangs at the Hallway of the Theatrium
* The audience is invited to come and go at any time from 08:30 to 22:30
Τhrough an ongoing survey, Thomas Diafas asks arts students and professionals to share with him their ways to combat anxiety and depression in arts education and production. During the long durational piece "Opera (we deserve rest, lovelier than diamonds)" artists from different disciplines co-perform the self-care practices that are collected until now.
The 14-hour marathon expresses the need for a radical transformation of the educational system and the arts market, proposing the prioritisation of collective mental and physical health, instead of the ceaseless production that serves capitalism and aims for individual appreciation.
The title of the work, invites the audience to reflect on the common idea of the interdisciplinary artform, bringing at the same…