Op de Valreep

The cultural roots of Greece’s traditional dances can be traced back to centuries – much further than just the well-known Syrtaki dance, the smashing of plates and the Opa yells.Traditionally, for Greeks, dancing has been a way to express one’s feelings, heal one’s soul and ease one’s problems.

If you want to experience a unique dancing workshop which presents the multidimensional cultural aspects of Greek dancing, then you are more than welcome to join us!
Free entrance, as always.

The content of the workshop:
- Introduction to Greek Dances Culture, styles, type of instruments, history
- Basic dancing movements, exercises
- Teaching of dances from Cyclades Islands and Ikaria Island, Aegean Sea, Greece

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Barefoot experimental approach to flamenco dance
Technique & Improvisation

The aim in this dance workshop is to combine creativity, improvisation and self expression with flamenco dance as a framework.

Contents

Flamenco arm technique, foot-work and basic “marcajes”
Compas and rhythms of flamenco music
Contemporary and creative exercises
Improvisation circles

Facilitator:
María Munain Moral, studying the master of Dance-Movement Therapy and creating a non-profit org to empower maltreated women through dance. akundanza.org

The ongoing uprisings in many cities in Turkey started with the peaceful protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, Istanbul. The violent police intervention into the protest could not stop masses to reclaim their park, their city and soon the protests spread to other cities in the country. Since then, millions across Turkey have contested the authoritarian police state calling the government to resign and reclaiming their right to difference and right to the city. Many have been arrested, killed or seriously injured and public squares were turned into war zones with the police using excessive power utilizing so called ‘non lethal’ chemical weapons like tear gas, pepper spray and plastic bullets that caused serious injuries including head traumas. Despite the disregard of the government and the violence of the police, the resistance continues.
There have been several solidarity actions and demonstrations all around the world. In solidarity with all comrades in Turkey, we present a chain of solidarity events to take place in different cities in the Netherlands. You are invited to come, talk and think together and to debate the ongoing uprisings in Istanbul and other cities.

Below there is a series of already planned events in Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam. Feel free to contribute and add your own event to the program to enlarge the chain of solidarity.

Planned Solidarity Events:

Infoavond, Uprising in Turkey: an eyewitness account
June 17, 19:30 – 22:00 @ Boekhandel de Rooie Rat, Oudegracht 65, Utrecht
The uprising in Turkey has surprised the world. Tens of thousands of people have risen against Islamic Neoliberal authoritarianism. And all of this while economically the country is doing very well by capitalist standards for more than a decade. So in order to understand this complex situation, some questions have to be answered: What is the origin of this uprising? What are the various forces of which this uprising is composed of? What are the demands? How can this uprising turn into a movement which can defy the current regime?
We try to make a start on answering these questions tonight. A student /activist from Turkey, just back from Istanbul will describe his experiences, and present a collection of video-interviews of protesters in Taksim Square. The presentation will be followed by a discussion about the roots of these protests, its development and the prospects for the future.

Info and Solidarity Avond – Uprisings in Turkey
June 27, 21.00 @ Op de Valreep
There will be films and discussions about the current uprisings in Turkey, which started with the protest against the urban renewal of Gezi Park, the biggest public park in Istanbul, and spread to other cities in the country.

Debate and Benefit Avond – Uprisings in Turkey
July 5, 20.00 @ Op de Valreep
There will be an open debate on ongoing uprisings in Turkey between 8-10 pm followed by live music with great bands.

A shadowy freedom fighter known only as “V” uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally.

Op de Valreep, 13 juni vanaf 21.00uur

Stars:

Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea

(English below)

Op de Valreep roept deze vrijdag de gede-illegaliseerde zone uit. Niet alleen willen wij hiermee de vluchtelingen steunen die afgelopen zondag Kantoorgebouw de Toorop in Amsterdam West betrokken,  maar alle geïllegaliseerden in Nederland.

Het asielbeleid moet om. Het is onuitvoerbaar, discriminerend en fataal gebleken. Een mens valt niet illegaal te verklaren. Geen beleid, geen wetten, geen overheid, geen individu kan een persoon het bestaansrecht ontnemen. Grenzen zijn arbitraire lijnen op de wereldkaart die met wetten en geweld beschermd worden. Wie zijn thuisbasis ontvlucht, op zoek naar een beter bestaan, doet dat niet vrijwillig. Op de Valreep is daarom niemand illegaal en stichten we vrijdag avond de eerste gede- illegaliseerde zone in Nederland. Gesteund door de Kraakbeweging en vele vrijwilligers hebben de ‘wij zijn hier’ vluchtelingen voorlopig onderdak gevonden. Er is veel nodig om het pand gebruiksvriendelijk te maken en de dagelijkse gang van zaken ze goed mogelijk te laten verlopen. Omdat hier ook geld voor nodig is zal je  deze avond bij de ingang om een donatie gevraagd worden. Alles wat wordt opgehaald gaat direct naar de ondersteuning van de groep. Naast het goede doel willen we vooral ook een mooie avond houden om de zorgen van het dagelijkse bestaan voor even weg te nemen.

Line-up:
Les croissant terrible (AMS)
James bar Bowen (UK)
DJ Eljo

ENGLISH:
De valreep ‘We are here ‘Benefit – the de –illegalized zone de Valreep!
The Valreep calls Friday upcoming the de –illegalized zone. We do this for all the illegalized people in the Netherlands. At the Valreep no one is Illegal. No person can be declared’illegal’. No policy, no law, no government, no individual can take away a person’s right to exist. Borders are arbitrary lines on the map of the world that are protected by laws and violence. No one flees home and family in search of a better life because it’s fun to do so. Most people have been risking their lives to get here. The Dutch (and European) asylum policies have proven to be unworkable, discriminatory and fatal. They have to be radically rewritten in a much more human way. Last Sunday, backed by the squatting Movement and the many volunteers, the refugees of the ‘we are here’ group have found new shelter in the office building ‘de Toorop’ in the West of Amsterdam. A lot needs to be done in order to make it inhabitable. Therefor we raise money with this benefit. Expect to be asked for donation at the entrance. Everything collected goes directly to support the group. Next to the necessary cause we especially love to have a good vibe evening, in order to celebrate life and take away the daily sorrows for a while.

This is the line up for the evening:
Les croissant Terrible (AMS)
James Bar Bowen (UK)
DJ Eljo