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2019_Performance

República de Weimarllandra

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Performance
Intervention
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Flag
Original Music
Collab
A country without territory, with a flag appropriated from the official Weimar insignia and an hymn in carnival style that states the metaphorical foundation of this new nation as a way to deal with deep and complex issues, in a form that mixes joy, fun, irony and sarcasm. conceived by the visual artist Suelen Calonga and the musician Kamai Freire, in fact, Republica de Weimarllandra is a street block party that adresses geopolitics, decolonization and socio-economical issues through joyful catharsis. with crossed-references from the performative and participatory art in public space and the rich cultural heritage from brazil regarding music and dance, it presents carnival as an incredible technology of political discussion, problematization, and treatment of great collective traumas. with happiness. everybody is welcome in Weimarllandra. request your visa today and come live in a country with lots of love, caress, affection, and no bad weather! 


Performed within the MFA program Public Art and New Artistic Strategies, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Part of Bauhaus.Parade : cellebration of 100th anniversary of Bauhaus. executed within the framework of the MFA Public Art and New Artistic Strategies - Bauhaus-Universität Weimar with support of the Weimar Stadt and Freistaat Thüringen.

The Flag and Original Music was part of the exibition Imaginay Bauhaus Museum
03.04-02.06.2019
Schiller Museum
Weimar, Germany

Video by Miguel Buenrostro.
Photos by Nathalia Azuero, Carlos Santos, Katherin Gutierrez, Marino Sallowicz, Nikola Kekerovic 






credits and thanks to: 

parade:
suelen calonga and kamai freire (singers), guicho luis palacio and ines wolfram (congas), max löbner (trumpet), philip etzel (alto sax), daniel moreno (trombone), maris evelons (horn), rommel alexander (euphonium), josi turek (tuba), steffen hippeli (snare), jens spinnler (surdo). minhee ahn (flag holder), michael usling (parade car driver), emilio aguas (field producer), a lot of espontaneous participants, friends, PANAS, p.a.n.a.n.a.s people.

recording in brazil:
suelen calonga (singer), siso (guitar, bass, mix), romulo alexis (trumpet), daniel carrara (trombone), dominique vieira (drums), angela perini (production and backing vocal). distributed by tratore.

demo recording in germany:
kamai freire (singer), mariano gonzalez (snare and mix), anderson marklein (trumpet), silvino almeida (guitar

)collaborators / support:
marcia tiburi (letter in praise of weimarllandra), escola popular (instruments), hfm franz list, other music academy, gfk comunicação, acácio piedade, sarah pacheco, margarita valdivieso, jörg von stuckrad (bauhaus printing workshop), aline scátola, matheus opa, kamái freire and frank frobe (translations).

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I am an artist, researcher and educator dedicated to challenging colonial legacies and reclaiming African diasporic narratives while promoting counter-colonial approaches to art and knowledge.