Verbalism
Verbalism @verbalism010 goes by the credo - “Consciously Connecting Creators”. Verbal, visual, and musical (verbal, visual, and musical),
the 2017 platform is a home for idiosyncratic makers and (word) artists.
It offers an intimate setting where growing together through interdisciplinary connection is central. Here love is just love and we make space to heal, explore and process together through our creative creatorship. This international stage is free from -isms and phobias (such as racism, sexism, and homophobia), we make room for Verbalism.
Known for:
de Schiedamse Poetry Slam (since 2020)
BLM - Protest Rotterdam 2020
Liberation Festival South Holland (2019),
010SIA (2019), Poetry Slam Rotterdam (2019),
Keti Koti Dialogue Table (2019),
New Skool Rules (2018/2019)
Some of our projects
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de Schiedamse Poetry Slam
In 2020 we held the first season of the Schiedamse Poetry Slam - due to COVID we had to quickly adjust making us t he first digital Slam in Dutch NK Slam history! We reached an audience of 600+
first digital more information: www.schiedamsepoetrylam.nl
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Art & Activism event 26/09/20
During the Gentle Strategies week programmed by Leana Boven at Showroom Mama - we curated our Art & Activism event consisting of an expo, a panel and a healing session: decolonial bodywork.
The panel discussed the power of the cross-pollination of art and activism with various creatives who are also founders of (own) platforms.
With Whitney Muanza (Afro Dutch Powerhouse), Fazle Shairmahomed (Masala Movement) and Rui Jun Luong & @asian.raisins Long moderated by Verbalism’s founder Carina Fernandes. -
Our Melanation
Connecting (Q) BPOC creators with and without an own platforms through digital events during the pandemic.
Theme’s we’ve discussed: What is resilience? w/ special guest Drs. Jimmy Fernandes,
Mental Health, being (Q)BIPOC & working in the institutes, After talk Art & Activism,
Watch Party: Black is King & after talk -
Diasporic perspectives & continental -
Writing letters to the House of Representatives 08/06/20
When the world was watching the international BLM protests, the Dutch House of Representatives was voting to pass a law granting the police more weapons (the firearm, the electroshock weapon, rubber bullets, the police gun) - for more information; Lilith Mag
We decided to host a live stream to encourage our following to join us writing letters objecting to the passage of this law. We - discussing how the current events affected the . whilst we encourage our following to join us writing letters objecting to the passage of this law.
Watch the re-run
Catch the vibe!
Sunday Sessions
In March 2020 we celebrated our 3 year anniversary and we launched the start of a new concept: Sunday Sessions - workspaces and workshops for procrastinating creatives.
Every Sunday Verbalism took over the Green Delight - offering workspaces during the day and a jam session/
open mic at night. Our original plan was to host a series of panels but as the pandemic struck in the week of our
first event The Celebration of the Female Figure
- we quickly adjusted and digitalized morphing our sessions to what is now known as Our Melanation
“We consciously connect creators as it isn’t about how many, but about the quality of the people you meet ”
Did you know?
The first official event of Verbalism was sPeak meets Carina in at Capslock? Desiree Bellaard and Miranda de Haan invited founder Carina Fernandes to create a new concept for the monthly Open Mic (sPeak).
This first event laid the foundation of the first year of wonderful open mics, the second year of programming at several festivals and the third truely connecting to our purpose