Upcoming Events Summer in Amsterdam

Upcoming events during this summer in Amsterdam

Gina Hillberg, Representation & PR of the artist Inga Cholmogotrova, photography by Pete Purnell.

July 21 
During HENK festival (www.stichtinghenk.nl) at NDSM, Amsterdam

Live Performance

"Re-United Now-Here" 

Concept and choreography: Inga Cholmogorova

Sound: Jason Lanox (NL)

Text: Gina Hillberg (UK)

Special effects: PRG/EML Productions (NL)

Lucky 13 Dream Team:

Toshiro Abbley (USA)

Thibaut Cora (FR) 

Federica Dauri (IT/NL) 

Melvin Fraenk (NL) 

Laura te Hennepe (NL) 

Takashi Iwaoka (JP/NL) 

Kazuma Glen Motomura (JP)

Yui Nakagami (JP/NL) 

Judith van Rheenen (NL) 

Sakurako (JP/NL) 

Bastiaan Stoop (NL) 

Stefano Taiuti (IT/NL)

Isabelle Ullman (SE/DK)       

“Re-United Now-Here” is a new piece produced for the Henk festival and the soundtrack for the performance is especially created in collaboration with Jason Lanox. The karmic story is told by extracting and bringing to light the unique qualities and set of skills of each of other 13 dancers. This way the piece is choreographed in an organic way using the synergy of energy of the group and extracting uniqueness of each individual, combining various styles: ballet, butoh, hop-hop, jazz ,  etc. For this piece the given within the environment of NDSM is used incorporating concrete ship slope leading into the water, the bridge and the metal structures on site to create a set applying special effects of smoke and lights.

Human condition is the main subject matter of this performance investigating the deepest inner desire for love and sense of belonging at the same time questioning what is the higher potential of the human being. What is natural and what is culturally, politically and economically imposed? While revealing the fragile and fleeing nature of human emotions and relations, the piece explores gender, sexuality and what lies beyond, questioning the alternative ways of human relations. Could the community of liberated neo-humans reunited in love exist? Are you ready to join? 

July 28

Opening of the "Serendipity" exhibition by Fierce&Fabulous Gina&George Gay Duo Art Collectors at the Kers Gallery Lindengracht 300, Amsterdam.

Fierce& Fabulous Gina& George Gay Duo Art Collectors, photography Inga Cholmogorova

Fierce & Fabulous

Gay Art Collectors

  Gina & George

       Present

   “Serendipity”

           at

   Kers Gallery

         during 

                     Gay Pride Amsterdam

“Serendipity” is a spontaneous show especially for Gay Pride Amsterdam at the Kers Gallery by a Gay Duo Art Collectors Gina&George, created in a dialogue as a reaction to a stagnant just as canal water art scene in Amsterdam.

Gina Hillberg is a London based curator & art collector and an agent, who represents the artist Inga Cholmogorova working worldwide, who is currently back in Europe from Japan for the summer.

George Otto is an art collector, curator focusing on gay art, who is also the major collector of the works of an Amsterdam based artist Feike Otto van der Zee.  

“We are judgemental, impatient, subjective just like you but we are also free enough to express our extreme point of view!” – state Gina&George.

“Serendipity” is a show, installation, performance and a statement by Gina&George as a result of an ongoing dialogue and exchange. Gina & George agree on the fact that the art scene is Amsterdam stinks – it is extremely boring and safe, where for years nothing new and original was shown as a result of monopoly of few heavily subsidized art institutions producing and hyping similar in style confirmative “one trick pony” artists. 

Therefore especially for Gay Pride Amsterdam Gina&George combined the forces to inject some fresh blood in this lethargic art scene presenting diverse and dynamic works by Inga Cholmogorova and Feike Otto van der Zee in combination with various objects and the artworks of other artists from their private collections. Variety of live performances and acts will be taking place during the Gay Pride on the 4^th of August at the Kers Gallery between 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

“We just present a subjective choice of art we like, something what touches you and makes you feel aliveness within you, rather than all that self-referential, dull and dated stuff shown around Amsterdam at the moment, which you suppose to understand after reading pages of pretentious arty-farty blah-blah”, - Gina & George describe the concept of their show. “ It takes balls to say this out loud and that’s what we have got in common, only mine are placed on the chest”, - adds Gina.

 Although there are some art works on the walls in the gallery, which you can buy, what Gina& George present is a total experience: something what is happening at this moment – it is live and uncensored, theatrical but real, raw and yet sophisticated, sexual but emotional, brutally honest and yet poetic and last but not least whatever it is, it is not straight and boring!  The Duo invites you to visit the show and buy some exciting art, reminding that there will be no passive spectators at this exhibition as whatever you do, even if you do nothing, you become a participant and co-creator of this show. 

“You are very welcome to bring your unique and fabulous self along, leaving the dull you at home on the couch to watch TV!”,  - encourage Gina&George.

www.cholmogorova.com
www feikeottovanderzee.com
www.kersgallery.com


August 4 
A Gay Pride Special event at the Little Buddha (Leidseplein) with live performances by various artist including works of Inga Cholmogorova "Golden Girl" and "I am whatever you want me to be - I am your fantasy" performed by Sakurako.