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WHAT NOW!?

een inspirerende uitwisseling tussen artiesten en cultuurwerkers met Junior Akwety en Michiko Limanya
VIERNULVIER
  • Tue 10.12
    10:00 - 17:30
    Diverse locaties
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Junior Akwety – singer, songwriter, actor, and audience engagement worker – and Michiko Limanya – performer, queer activist, and artistic collaborator – share inspiring stories from their personal experiences, provide a framework, and facilitate discussions in small groups.

We will delve into the following themes:

- How can artists and cultural workers inspire and strengthen each other through concrete, practical examples?
- What are the current needs of cultural workers, in all their diversity (with a focus on Gen Z), to function effectively within today’s cultural sector structure?
- The cultural sector seems to be in constant flux. How can artists and cultural workers support each other amidst these changes?

The first part of the workshop offers a theoretical framework and maps out participants' expectations. The second part dives deeper into the content by sharing concrete examples within the group. Finally, Junior and Michiko will provide a reflection on this exercise and work together to identify practical tools.

The workshop will be conducted in Dutch, but English translation is available upon request. Please email publiekswerking@viernulvier.gent if you require translation.

Junior Akwety (he/him) was born in Congo, but his music has taken him from Los Angeles to Cape Town. He has collaborated with major names in the Belgian show business and worked with prominent record labels like Universal, Sony, and Warner. Akwety has traveled the world as a musician and founded his own record label. He has also performed in several plays directed by Junior Mthombeni (Jr.cEsAr) of KVS and is involved this season as an audience engagement worker at KVS.

Michiko Limanya (they/them) recently graduated in Arts and Cultural Mediation and currently works as an artistic collaborator and production assistant at Zinnema, where they focus on supporting amateur artists from Brussels and its surroundings. During their internship at Zinnema, they emphasized promoting diversity by establishing updated guidelines and a code of conduct.

With five years of experience in the youth steering group of the youth arts festival Gen-Zie in Antwerp, Michiko contributed to accessible talent development programs. They also worked as assistant coordinator at Stadscanvas, introducing artistic newcomers to the Antwerp arts scene. As a Queer activist and spokesperson for the LGBTQIA+ youth organization Wel Jong, Michiko represents Queer youth and educates them and their communities through workshops and interviews.

In het kader van CulturalTransformationMovement.  

The CulturalTransformationMovement project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.