CRYING CLASSROOM WEIMAR
October and November 2023, Weimar, Germany
Location: Der Laden Weimar, Germany
Supported by Kreativfonds and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
The CRYING CLASSROOM WEIMAR took place at Der Laden art space as a dynamic two-month program curated by the Crying Classroom team during October and November 2023. Throughout nine weekly events consisting of twelve sessions, art practitioners and researchers from different disciplines and artistic backgrounds moderated collective performances, readings, exercises, workshops, and discussions.
The interdisciplinary and participatory program aimed at exploring and investigating crying, as a discipline, practice, metaphor, tool, or medium in artistic research. At the same time, was set based on dismantling the assumed hierarchy in the classroom and the academy, allowing a space for all participants to share their knowledge and experiences and contribute to innovative artistic strategies while fostering a sense of solidarity and trust.
Crying Classroom Sessions
29.11.2023: Isidora Markovic
fluid weight
Movement, Improvisation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z68Oxqwz2nA
29.11.2023: Maria Anna Obermeier
Tattoos on Roses
Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrV8Xm2fFKQ
26.–29.11.2023: Jovan Turčinović
out of it
Spacial Installation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBL1pBbMFI
24.11.2023: Film screening in collaboration with Bauhaus Module (Un)scripted Political Landscape offered by Nawar Alhusari
Waltz With Bashir by Ari Folman
22.11.2023: Zeren Oruc
Nettles in my Hair
Workshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX9YT8E53zw
19.11.2023: Reviving Culture Through Cinema (Film Screening)
The Time That Remains by Elia Suleiman
15.11.2023: Jennifer Yue Yuen Yu
Is it normal to cry while writing?
Workshop: Caligraphy of Tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVeLJ0n2Oc
15.11.2023: Jonah Martensen
write down/speak up
Public & Collective Reading Session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A__uO-THvng
12.11.2023: Jasmina Al-Qasi
Compot with tears
An Eating and Writing Exercise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkkvfvwhSM
01.11.2023: Pati Sayuri
GIVE THESE EYES SOME TEARS
Performance, Discussion, Collaborative Sculpture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfnU4GTr2k
23.10.2023: Katherin Gutierrez
Politics of sublime
Performance Lecture & Video and Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qkWsMWfdoA
16.10.2023: Feydrea Vialista
I went under the blanket to hear stories
Participatory performance with blankets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNetARywEI0
09.10.2023: Nicklas Koppe und Nađa Kračunović
Do not worry, it’s out of control
Concert and Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPqm6DuHKQ
07.10.2023: Negar Kablou
Weaving as Mourning
Video and Sound installation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aSjq5-BmBn4
07.10.2023: Anahita Farshchi und Babak Sepanta
Cry to Heal
Guided Meditation, Collective Painting Session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Z5lG_AiaU
28.06.2023: Laura Leal
Crying in Motion
Workshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qkWsMWfdoA
