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20 January 2024 - 28 January 2024
RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark” by Viana Afoumou
RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark”
by Viana Afoumou
19 January 2024 - 28 January 2024
###### If The Little Red Riding Hood took place in your hood, who would you be?
RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark” is a collective, Rotterdam-based, horror-twisted rendering of The Little Red Riding Hood / Roodkapje turned into a horror show/real-life scary mansion, reflecting everyday fear. A dark city-scape of Rotterdam: of its sounds, stories, places, visuals (Roodkapje’s story resonates in the streets, each time another “little red riding hood” meets a wolf).
The week-long showcase of singer, writer and bread maker Viana (vixnde) Afoumou will collaboratively materialize and grow through a series of events, inviting artists like SAMODIVA, Daijiro Hama, Leonie Roessler, Samuel Verburg as well as the audience, to be co-writers and creators, in live painting, jamming and a nocturnal FM (full moon) field recording walk.
During Roodkapje’s year-long Hamburger Community residency, Viana emphasized storytelling through sound, food and experiences, accompanied by her treadmill, a relentless shapeshifter alternating between roles; from safe workout companion to CD walkman player and instrument. Together, they explored the treadmill’s musical and performative potential, while inviting schooled and unschooled artists alike to join in experimental and electronic jam sessions.
Based on varied perceptions in city environments, RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark” , invites a re-imagination of the classic Little Red Riding Hood story within the context of Rotterdam; in a role-switching exploration of the different dimensions and meanings of the term “Hood”.
(for example)
- Neighborhood: How does the neighborhood you grew up in, and/or where you live now, influence the role you take in your own “Roodkapje story”?
- Hoodie: Why do you wear what you wear in the streets? Is it an identity marker? Do you feel protected by it? Does it single you out of the crowd? Does it make you more vulnerable?
- the Little Red Riding Hood, which guides the project in terms of aesthetics, themes and metaphors. How do you apply the central lessons of the fairytale (do not trust strangers and stick to the main paths) in the multi-cultural context of Rotterdam?
What if we questioned the trope of the innocent child vs. the “big bad wolf”?
Could we be big bad wolves in others’ stories?
19 January 2024 - 28 January 2024
Showcase/exhibition
RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark”
showcase opening hours
Sat-Sun 14:00-21:00
Wed-Fri 17:00-21:00
free entrance
19 January 2024
22:22 - 4:44
Opening party
Viana Afoumou x SAMODIVA
with Mary the Treadmill, RADVLAD, Jessye Carmi, PL3TH0RA, BAUTISTA, Magdalena Petrovah, Daijiro Hama, Maj Rachel, Duif, Alicia Breton Ferrer, Branko Valchev, Ziggy
free entrance
25 January 2024
17:30-00:00
FM (Full Moon) Field Recording Workshop x Leonie Roessler
During the FM Field Recordings workshop ou are invited to join on a walk through Rotterdam's top-rated dark and lonely alleys, led by Leonie Roessler (full moon in Leo!). The workshop includes a moonlit stroll, warm soup, homemade bread, and a self made audio zine to take home.
get your tickets for the FM (Full Moon) Field Recording Workshop here:
28 January 2024
18:00-00:00
CLOSING EVENT
electronic jam session
KILLER TOASTER#2: BLOODY JELLY
free entrance*
Viana Afoumou is part of Roodkapje's Hamburger Community.
Roodkapje’s Hamburger Community is made possible with the kind support of Gemeente Rotterdam, Mondriaan Fonds, Stichting Ondernemersbelangen Rotterdam, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht, Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds, Fonds Podiumkunsten
by Viana Afoumou
19 January 2024 - 28 January 2024
###### If The Little Red Riding Hood took place in your hood, who would you be?
RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark” is a collective, Rotterdam-based, horror-twisted rendering of The Little Red Riding Hood / Roodkapje turned into a horror show/real-life scary mansion, reflecting everyday fear. A dark city-scape of Rotterdam: of its sounds, stories, places, visuals (Roodkapje’s story resonates in the streets, each time another “little red riding hood” meets a wolf).
The week-long showcase of singer, writer and bread maker Viana (vixnde) Afoumou will collaboratively materialize and grow through a series of events, inviting artists like SAMODIVA, Daijiro Hama, Leonie Roessler, Samuel Verburg as well as the audience, to be co-writers and creators, in live painting, jamming and a nocturnal FM (full moon) field recording walk.
During Roodkapje’s year-long Hamburger Community residency, Viana emphasized storytelling through sound, food and experiences, accompanied by her treadmill, a relentless shapeshifter alternating between roles; from safe workout companion to CD walkman player and instrument. Together, they explored the treadmill’s musical and performative potential, while inviting schooled and unschooled artists alike to join in experimental and electronic jam sessions.
Based on varied perceptions in city environments, RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark” , invites a re-imagination of the classic Little Red Riding Hood story within the context of Rotterdam; in a role-switching exploration of the different dimensions and meanings of the term “Hood”.
(for example)
- Neighborhood: How does the neighborhood you grew up in, and/or where you live now, influence the role you take in your own “Roodkapje story”?
- Hoodie: Why do you wear what you wear in the streets? Is it an identity marker? Do you feel protected by it? Does it single you out of the crowd? Does it make you more vulnerable?
- the Little Red Riding Hood, which guides the project in terms of aesthetics, themes and metaphors. How do you apply the central lessons of the fairytale (do not trust strangers and stick to the main paths) in the multi-cultural context of Rotterdam?
What if we questioned the trope of the innocent child vs. the “big bad wolf”?
Could we be big bad wolves in others’ stories?
19 January 2024 - 28 January 2024
Showcase/exhibition
RED HOODS, or, “Mama always told me not to run in the dark”
showcase opening hours
Sat-Sun 14:00-21:00
Wed-Fri 17:00-21:00
free entrance
19 January 2024
22:22 - 4:44
Opening party
Viana Afoumou x SAMODIVA
with Mary the Treadmill, RADVLAD, Jessye Carmi, PL3TH0RA, BAUTISTA, Magdalena Petrovah, Daijiro Hama, Maj Rachel, Duif, Alicia Breton Ferrer, Branko Valchev, Ziggy
free entrance
25 January 2024
17:30-00:00
FM (Full Moon) Field Recording Workshop x Leonie Roessler
During the FM Field Recordings workshop ou are invited to join on a walk through Rotterdam's top-rated dark and lonely alleys, led by Leonie Roessler (full moon in Leo!). The workshop includes a moonlit stroll, warm soup, homemade bread, and a self made audio zine to take home.
get your tickets for the FM (Full Moon) Field Recording Workshop here:
28 January 2024
18:00-00:00
CLOSING EVENT
electronic jam session
KILLER TOASTER#2: BLOODY JELLY
free entrance*
Viana Afoumou is part of Roodkapje's Hamburger Community.
Roodkapje’s Hamburger Community is made possible with the kind support of Gemeente Rotterdam, Mondriaan Fonds, Stichting Ondernemersbelangen Rotterdam, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht, Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds, Fonds Podiumkunsten
