Dance for Beirut

04/02/2021

Dear friends,

We saw them, you saw us, you helped them. What a beautiful cycle of energy. We could not have done it without each other. We did it together.

So thank you. Thank you for being a part of this effort to help artists here help artists there. We are very grateful for you support.

What happens next?

Together we raised 9141 euro through voordekunst. 52% of this came from sponsorship with which we could cover technical fees and some of the artists here in NL. 48% comes from you, our crowdfunding heroes! After deduction of costs (voordekunst, some more artist fees and symbolic fees for the organisers) we will send the remaining money (just over 2K) to arts projects in Beirut.

But that's not all. This Dance for Beirut was 'just' the first step in setting up a new foundation, SOLADORETI, a global solidarity fund for the arts. I'm now in conversation with artists, arts and business leaders and other smart people all around the world to think up a good, solid structure for such a charity.

Here in The Netherlands we will soon have a formal Stichting with which we can set an example and continue to raise funds, awareness, network and knowledge for artists and arts organisations who are hit by disaster.

So thank you again, for helping us help others as well as planting the seed for something that will hopefully one day turn into a forest, an ecosystem that protects and supports the creation of beauty.

Yours truly,
Brendan Jan Walsh
initiator Dance for Beirut and SOLADORETI

11/12/2020

We passed the mark of 500 likes. Hoorah!
Will you help us double that?

11/12/2020

Hooray! We just received another donation!
Every time that happens, our hearts jump with joy and gratitude.
Will you make us and many others happy with your gift too?

https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/11307-dance-for-beirut-1

08/12/2020

In these 'Quaran-times' we're all feeling a bit lonely, missing our old lives and social activities. During this holiday season, and ending this strange year, what better way to connect with other people than to support them remotely.
In Lebanon, artists not only have their performances cancelled or restricted due to corona, they've been also enduring the repercussions of the financial crisis, and the losses of spaces and creations caused by the horrific explosion of the 4th of August. Around 4 months have passed and they're still feeling its repercussions every day.
Every donation can support their recovery process.
For more information, visit the website at: www.danceforbeirut.org
Or go to the Link in Bio.

Dancers:
Emily Vierthaler
Simomo Bouj

Spoken words:


Music:
Brendan Jan Walsh, cello
Julia Philippens, violin
KRAUT, DJ
Laura Trompetter , marimba
Lucas Dols, double bass
Mame N'Diack Thiam, talking drum & vocals
Marlies van Gangelen, oboe & E-harp
Nawras Al Taky, Ud & vocals
Oene Van Geel, viola &percussion

Visuals:
VJ Vish (Lisa Derksen Castillo)

Production:
Coordinator: Rachel Traboulsi Pitanga
Technical: Smile Licht En Geluid Utrecht BV
Director: Brendan Jan Walsh
Producer: Nathan Wiersma

Special THANKS to:
Classical Music Rave
Grachtenfestival
MassiveMusic
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
Sounds of Change
SVP Sfeerbeheer
Wonderfeel

Spatial thanks to: De Kromhouthal

01/12/2020

Grief is a response to loss of someone or something important to us, and that has died. In order to create a space for something new, grief is an essential stage and feeling. Art can help begin this process through creating channels that can help us explore and vent the unspeakable.

At the launch of Dance for Beirut, performing artists shared their stage and grief through music, spoken words, visuals, and dance. Such feelings surfaced in solidarity with their fellow performing artists in Lebanon who have been enduring loss endlessly.

Dancers:
Emily Vierthaler
Simomo Bouj

spoken words:
Wordbites

Music:
Brendan Jan Walsh, cello
Julia Philippens, violin
KRAUT, DJ
Laura Trompetter, marimba
Lucas Dols, double bass
Mame N'Diack Thiam, talking drum & vocals
Marlies van Gangelen, oboe & E-harp
Nawras Al Taky, ud & vocals
Oene Van Geel, viola & percussion

Visuals:
VJ VISH (Lisa Derksen Castillo)

Production:
Coordinator: Rachel Traboulsi Pitanga
Technical: Smile Licht En Geluid Utrecht BV
Director: Brendan Jan Walsh
Producer: Nathan Wiersma

Special THANKS to:
Classical Music Rave
Grachtenfestival
MassiveMusic
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
Sounds of Change
S.V.P Sfeerbeheer
Wonderfeel

Spatial thanks to: De Kromhouthal

28/11/2020

If a picture speaks a thousand words, then we are happy to offer you 20 thousand of them, captured by the wonderful eye and lens of photographer Marie van der Heijden.

(All rights reserved)

28/11/2020

Call for candidates: art residencies from the Arab world in Belgium.
Read the article and visit Mophradat for more information.

Les artistes du monde arabe sont invités à proposer leurs candidatures pour la résidence art time : performance qui se tiendra en Belgique en 2021.

27/11/2020

'Dyar' is an Arabic word that means home.
Music has the power of making us feel at home wherever we are in the world. It trespasses all boundaries and borders.

''Music is the language that travels directly from the heart... it is so honest... I can just travel anywhere in the world. I don't speak the language but I can play music".
Nawras Al Taky.

This video made by NTR features the story of the great Ud player and vocalist Nawras Al Taky and the time he met with double bass player Lucas Dols ( Sounds of Change ).
Must watch! Lots of heartwarming messages about the power of music in making our lives happier and more meaningful.

Het is op het festival De Parade dat contrabassist Lucas Dols (Room Eleven, Tin Men & the Telephone) de Syrische Ud-speler en vocalist Nawras Altaky ziet. To...

27/11/2020

It's a dark day today.
Another emotion that fate dictated during the launch event of Dance for Beirut is Death. Listen to how an emotion as dark as death turned out to be an unexpectedly beautiful emotion. Art has its way of making the saddest and most painful emotions more tolerable and even beautiful sometimes.
Today is Black Friday, as we move slowly towards the end of this tough year, don't forget to donate for a good cause. Turn the wheel of fortune, and support artists bring more art and beauty by donating to Dance for Beirut.
Go to our website for more information: www.danceforbeirut.org
Give the wheel a spin!

Dancers:

Emily Vierthaler
Simomo Bouj

spoken words:
Wordbites

Music:
Brendan Jan Walsh, cello
Julia Philippens, violin
KRAUT, DJ
Laura Trompetter, marimba
Lucas Dols , double bass
Mame N'Diack Thiam, talking drum & vocals
Marlies van Gangelen, oboe & E-harp
Nawras Al Taky, ud & vocals
Oene Van Geel, viola & percussion

Visuals:
VJ VISH (Lisa Derksen Castillo)

Production:
coordinator: Rachel Traboulsi Pitanga
technical: Smile Licht En Geluid Utrecht BV
Director: Brendan Jan Walsh
producer: Nathan Wiersma

Special THANKS to:

Classical Music Rave
Grachtenfestival
MassiveMusic
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
Sounds of Change
S.V.P Sfeerbeheer


Spatial thanks to: De Kromhouthal

25/11/2020

Dance for Beirut is an initiative by artists calling for solidarity with artists in Lebanon. This video is a fragment of a 2 hour show which was completely dictated by Fate spinning the wheel of fortune. Each number on the wheel indicates a different emotion.
This is the artists' reaction to the word: SEDUCTION.

Dancers:
Emily Vierthaler
Simomo Bouj

spoken words:
Wordbites

Music:
Brendan Jan Walsh, cello
Julia Philippens, violin
KRAUT, DJ
Laura Trompetter, marimba
Lucas Dols, double bass
Mame N'Diack Thiam, talking drum & vocals
Marlies van Gangelen, oboe & E-harp
Nawras Al Taky, ud & vocals
Oene Van Geel, viola & percussion

Visuals:
VJ VISH (Lisa Derksen Castillo)

Production:
coordinator: Rachel Traboulsi Pitanga
technical: Smile Licht En Geluid Utrecht BV
Director: Brendan Jan Walsh
producer: Nathan Wiersma

Special THANKS to:

Classical Music Rave
Grachtenfestival
MassiveMusic
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
Sounds of Change
S.V.P Sfeerbeheer
Wonderfeel

Spatial thanks to: De Kromhouthal

20/11/2020

hosted Dance for Beirut last Monday.

A brief of how and why Dance for Beirut started. Performing arts should get the necessary attention and support in crisis situations. Artists play a big part in the fight towards more just, equal, and livable societies. It is important to bring the right attention to their work and provide them with the necessary support.

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