Catwings

Mingling with Againness

wandering program series
January to March 2023

Each time we heard the story we took some of it back, in our mouths, like damp chemicals or pulp + saliva. Then spat it out to fill a hole or make the wall stronger.
Bhanu Kapil - Pinky Agarwalia: Biography of a Child Saint in Ten Parts

Vibrations become phrases become scores become habits. Repeat until you know them by heart, until meaning disperses into organs and everyone forgets where to locate the beginning. Who are the ones we're repeating for?
What is the ritual but a set of rules and rhymes, shaping relations through repetition?
Mingling with Againness is an invitation to engage with the ritualistic as collectivizing moments, forms of passing on knowledge and modes of resistance.
The program encounters concepts of the ritual in it's various social, political, spiritual and somatic connotations to create impermanent spaces of sharing and togetherness.

Mingling with Againness Part I

Performances "Dark Water" by Lauryn Youden and "breath to prayer" by Pelumi Adejumo and Intervention “Still life (about celebration)” by Boa Cha
7. January, 19H at Slug, Eisenbahnstraße 5, Leipzig

Accessibility Information

Language The whole program will take place in English. Contributions include spoken word & sound.
Space The space is on the ground floor & accessible for wheelchairs. The toilet is not accessible for wheelchairs. There will be different seating options (cushions & chairs).
Light/Sounds The space will have a dimmed light situation (candles & spots). The artistic contributions include spoken word & singing (microphone). A soundscape will be played through speakers.
Duration The program includes two performance, which will take ±30 min each. There will be a short break after the first performance. The event will end with the distribution of cake. You can leave or enter the space anytime during the program.
Content The program deals with topics around spirituality, healing, illness, grief and death.

Mingling with Againness Part II

Sound performance by N.B. Spiders and Shasti, Intervention “I would spend all nine lives with you” by Priska Engelhardt
2. February, 19H at Orinoco Books, Mariannenstraße 18, Leipzig

Accessibility Information

Language The whole event will take place in English.
Space The space is on the ground floor, but very narrow and therefore not accessible for wheelchairs. The toilet is not accessible for wheelchairs. There will be different seating options (cushions & benches).
Light/Sounds The space will have a dimmed light situation and projected images. The event includes music, sounds and spoken word through speakers and projected video imagery.
Duration The listening session will last around 1.5 hours, with an opening music set, followed by a performance. You can leave or enter the space anytime during the program.
Themes The program deals with topics around ghosts, electronics, queer imagination, and the body.

Mingling with Againness Part III

Workshop “The Taste of Pomegranates” with Afrang Nordlöf Malekian and Iliada Charalambous
24. February, 19H at Halle 14, Spinnereistraße 7, Leipzig

Accessibility Information

Language The workshop will take place in English.
Space The space is spacious and wheelchair accessible. The toilet is located in the building and wheelchair accessible. The setup will include a big table and chairs.
Light/Sounds The room will be lit by artificial light sources / reading lights. The workshop includes spoken word.
Duration The workshop will be happening in two parts. The first part includes a poetry reading, conversations and the pealing of pomegranates. It lasts around 30 minutes. The second part includes the production of pomegranate syrup and lasts around 1.5 hours. Breaks can be agreed on individually with the participants. Participants are invited to stay for the whole duration of the workshop.
Themes The workshop deals with topics around memory, loss and knowledge mediation.

Mingling with Againness Part IV

Screening with “Rebecca and her daughters” by Shifra Osorio Whewell and “ Agents” by Anastasia Sosunova
26. February, 19H at Plast, Stannebeinplatz 7, Leipzig

Accessibility Information

Language The whole program will take place in English. Films will be shown in English and Lithuanian. Both films are shown with English subtitles.
Space The space is on the ground floor & accessible for wheelchairs. The toilet is located outside the space and not accessible for wheelchairs. There will be different seating options (cushions & chairs).
Light/Sounds The space will have a dimmed light situation (projector). The films include flickering light, spoken word, singing and soundscapes. The films will be shown with a projector and speakers.
Duration The program includes two films, which will take ±30 min each. There will be a short break after the first film. The event will end with a conversation with the filmmakers. You can leave or enter the space anytime during the program.
Themes The program deals with topics around riots, civil disobedience, folk art history and myths & public space.

Mingling with Againness Part V

Closing Dinner (please RSVP via catwings.space@gmail.com) with Marcus Woodfield and Lucie de Bréchard
17. March, 19H at Slug, Eisenbahnstraße 5, Leipzig

Accessibility Information

Language The dinner will take place in English. Contributions include spoken word & reading.
Space The space is on the ground floor & accessible for wheelchairs. The toilet is not accessible for wheelchairs. The setup will include a big table and chairs.
Light/Sounds The space will have a dimmed light situation (candles & spots). The artistic contributions include spoken word & reading.
Duration The dinner includes a shared 3-course meal, which will take around 2 hours with an open end. Each course will be followed by 1–2 readings, which will take ± 15 min. Participants are invited to stay for the whole duration of the dinner.
Themes The events deal with topics around rituals of cooking, recipes, food, in addition to the topics of previous events in the readings.