********** English **********
As the daughter of the child who was left in the home, Greene traces her family
story along the matrilinear line, and the resulting film enters into the gaps in
memory and record. Máthair offers a fragmented and elliptical account of a
search for knowledge in the face of institutional oppression and obfuscation;
the film resists linear narrative and documentary modes, offering us an intense
and revelatory encounter with a shared family trauma.
Scant records and redacted documents describe the negation and erasure of those
who passed through the church’s homes for unmarried mothers. The sensory lives
of these ungraspable women are embodied in choreographed phrases performed by
four dancers, whose costumed movements both gesture towards and subvert the
constrictive clothing regulations of Catholic institutions and the forced female
labour in the church’s laundries. Glimpses of this performance are threaded
between a chaotic collage of archival material and present-day online chat
rooms; the only respite is found in the holding space of the landscape and the
bodies of water between England and Ireland. The silences of the archive are
countered by a dissonant sound score, a pulsing polyphonic composition dense
with complex sensory impressions, and a chorus of unvoiced voices compelling us
to stay with the problem.
Keira Greene is an artist working across film, photography, performance and
text. Her work is preoccupied with the social and organic life and landscape of
specific environments. Her work is produced through a collaborative and
conversational practice of looking, writing and forming enduring relationships.
Recent works are concerned with ideas of the body and the experience of emotion,
in dialogue with an embodied filmmaking practice.
http://keiragreene.com/
********** Français **********
En 1954, une femme Irlandaise se rend en Angleterre pour donner naissance à un
enfant illégitime. En 2024, sa petite-fille – la réalisatrice – retrace son
parcours en reconstituant les fragments de son histoire. Máthair (Mère) s'appuie
sur un réseau complexe d'informations obfusquées, provenant d'agences
administratives d'adoption, des dossiers d'un foyer catholique pour mères et
bébés et de conversations en ligne entre des inconnu·e·s suivant les mêmes
traces d'archives. Máthair interroge les institutions religieuses, le concept de
maternité et le sentiment d'appartenance à un lieu.
Keira Greene est une artiste qui travaille à la frontière du film, de la
photographie, de la performance et du texte. Son travail se concentre sur la vie
sociale et organique au sein de paysages spécifiques. Son travail est produit
par une pratique collaborative et conversationnelle du regard, de l'écriture et
par la formation de relations durables. Ses œuvres récentes s'intéressent aux
corps et à l'émotion, en dialogue avec une pratique cinématographique incarnée.
http://keiragreene.com/
********** Nederlands **********
In 1954 reisde een Ierse vrouw naar Engeland om te bevallen van een
buitenechtelijk kind. In 2024 volgt haar kleindochter, de filmmaker, haar reis
door fragmenten van haar verhaal bij elkaar te zoeken. Máthair (Mother) is
gebaseerd op een complex web van verdoezelde informatie van adoptiebureaus,
verslagen van een katholiek tehuis voor moeders en baby's, en chatgesprekken
tussen vreemden die hetzelfde archiefspoor volgen. Máthair bevraagt de
instellingen van religie, noties van moederschap en een gevoel van plaats.
Keira Greene is een kunstenaar die werkt met film, fotografie, performance en
tekst. Haar werk houdt zich bezig met het sociale en organische leven en
landschap van specifieke omgevingen. Haar werk wordt gemaakt door middel van een
collaboratieve en conversationele praktijk van kijken, schrijven en het vormen
van duurzame relaties. Recente werken houden zich bezig met het lichaam en de
ervaring van emotie, in dialoog met een belichaamde filmpraktijk.
http://keiragreene.com/
British Indian Comedy Special - Brussels - Stand up Comedy in English
Description
Get ready Brussels! Brace yourselves for an unforgettable night of laughter as we bring you the comedic brilliance of Raul Kohil (star of BBC podcast - "Comic Sanskrit") and Ram Arangi (rising star of European comedy).
2 Award-winning International Comedians, 1 epic night in Brussels at the incredible La Plume Persée on 31 May - Friday. Raul Kohli has been applauded as "Funny, Moving, Powerful" by the legendary Mike Reiss (Writer, The Simpsons) and Ram Arangi has been heralded as "The most eye-opening act of Edinburgh Fringe. Hysterically funny!" by Pop Break USA. So you're in for a night of non-stop laughter with stellar comedians!
Limited seating available, so secure your tickets now for a Friday comedy extravaganza that promises to be the talk of Brussels! Don't miss out on this iconic comedy gig - book your seats before they vanish!
*The show will be completely in English*
About the Comedians
Raul Kohli
Raul Kohli (star of hit BBC podcast - Comic Sanskrit) has fast become one of the most captivating acts on the circuit. As one of the few Asians to have grown up in the far north of England (Newcastle Upon Tyne, he’s been blessed with a Worldview that upends ethnicity, culture and class. Combining ‘superb political comedy’ (The Scotsman) with surreal storytelling, Raul Kohli is a recognized name in Comedy. His Edinburgh Fringe debut show Newcastle Brown Male was one of BBC Radio 4, The Huffington Post & the Skinny’s Top Picks of the Fringe 2016, while his most recent: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Raul has featured in/on: BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3, BBC Scotland, BBC Asia Network, BBC News TalkRADIO, The Guardian, the Telegraph and the Skinny
Reviews about Raul
***** - NextUp Comedy
**** - Fest Mag
**** - Broadway Baby
Follow Raul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raulkohlicomic/
Ram Arangi
25 year old Ram Arangi is quickly making waves across the European comedy circuit as a prolific traveling comedian that performs across The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Czech Republic. He uses the power of storytelling to unlock humor from unusual places across 5 countries. His comedy special (The Local Tourist) has sold out across Amsterdam, London, Paris, Berlin, and Edinburgh.
Here are some reviews about Ram's comedy:
"The most eye-opening act of Edinburgh Fringe 2022 was Ram Arangi. While his show had a strong sobering message, he managed to have the crowd laughing hysterically with his personal journey." - Pop Break Live USA
“Incredibly polished, immediately likeable! Ram dives straight into his storytelling and never lets up. Laughed all the way through”
Follow Ram on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theramarangistory/
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