We kicked off the Lieve Stad Festival, a collaboration between ITA and Meervaart. With the programming of Lieve Stad we try to shake up our theatres. We chose to explore 'the mental state of our city', challenging ourselves by centering care, rest and resilience in our festival. What would our theatres look like if we do this? How would they make us feel? And how would we use the space and interact with each other? We invited four amazing guest curators to make programmes tha

Shortly after the recording of our very first Museum of Black Futures event I was contacted by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.

Something needs to change in Gelderland's cultural landscape. Disagreements about the maintenance and direction of the Africa Museum in Berg en Dal led to the closure of the institute. A group of Afro-Europeans has now decided to take matters into their own hands by initiating a new museum project.

Over the past few years, Leocaria and Kofi have undertaken several residencies and research trips, gathering stories about Black histories.

The term ‘existential security’ became central to recent political debates, initially appearing as a common good.

This fall, the incredible film maker Ida Does presented her new film 'Everyday Dignity'. The documentary follows Philomena Essed. Essed, whom I deeply admire, published a groundbreaking book on everyday forms of racism in the Netherlands, forty years ago. I had the immense privilege of illustrating the meeting between Philomena Essed and Shona, Lakiescha and Veronika - students in their early twenties spearheading the initiative 'Zet Je In' to address racism and discriminat

Junadry's dance—a fusion of West African styles, Curaçaoan tambu, waacking, and contemporary —embodies our ancestor's resilience.

Living in 18th-century Amsterdam, Sjako was a notorious thief who, after his death, gained a Robin Hood-like status.

In this video, artists Richard Kofi and Christian Guerematchi try to connect with their ancestors in the Dutch ridge of hills called...

Invited by artist Richard Kofi, DJ Chinnamasta and performers Christian Guerematchi and Suzooki Swift explore the Afro-European identity.

An interdisciplinary exhibition, themed La Sirène, with a combination of folklore about mermaids.

La Sirene is an interdisciplinary art project by Junadry Leocaria and Richard Kofi in collaboration with Kommunitas Salihara and the Erasmus

The amazing One World magazine challenged me to dive into the scariest of rabbit holes, for their article on eco-fascism!

Poverty isn’t just a modern issue. For years, children have been going to school without breakfast and missing out on birthday parties.

Donna Haraway, renowned for her influential "Cyborg Manifesto," has significantly shaped modern feminism.

Tijdens de Museumnacht verandert het Bijlmer Parktheater voor even in The Museum of Rejected Alter-Ego’s. Deze avond staat in het teken...

A group of Afro-Europeans has decided to invest their share of the payments in a unique museum project: The Museum of Black Futures.

Shivant Jhagroe calls for radical climate justice, challenging the notion that "sustainability" is anything more than a green façade.

Thanks to Ayaan Abukar I was part of a Dutch delegation of artists and researchers that investigate the Black Diaspora in Europe.

Events in the exhibition (free entrance):Saturday October 8, 2-6 PM: Richard drawing, film screeningsSaturday October 15, 2-6 PM:...

Track: R.I.O.T. onderzoekt de mechanismen van een opstand. Hoe individuen vastlopen in het systeem.

In begon 1596 het Nederlandse aandeel in de trans-Atlantische slavenhandel. Veel eerder dan door historici werd aangenomen.

This film is a conversation betwee Kofi and fellow artists about Kara Walker's exhibition, "A Black Hole is Everything a Star Longs to Be."

This mural is part of the project Muren van West to create a collection of murals spread throughout Bos en Lommer, Amsterdam-West.