Soumaya Ibrahim & Floor van Leeuwen & Simomo Bouj

2022 was the year performer, fashion queen and traditional dancer Simomo Bouj, choreographer, and researcher Floor van Leeuwen and Soumaya Ibrahim (part of Theater LeBelle) met at No Limits! Art Castle. Together they dived into a rehearsal studio and laid out the groundwork for their collaborative project FLORAYA.

With their different artistic and personal backgrounds, various points of departure emerged, such as autonomy, safe spaces, and gender. But also, productivity. What makes a rehearsal day ‘productive’? And why is productivity so important? If there is one constant in the ever-moving FLORAYA, it is a deep personal investment in and research into creating a world that is a safe space. During The Grand Palace of Everyone they present this world in various performances, together with Theater Lebelle.

The Grand Palace of Everyone

In collaboration with No Limits! Art Castle

Curator
  • Heske ten Cate & Jan Hoek

Welcome to ‘The Grand Palace of Everyone’, a land without borders where collaboration reigns.

Together with No Limits! Art Castle (formerly known as Outsiderland) we tear down the walls between fantasy and reality, art and design, and ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ artists. Why would anyone decide who is ‘professional enough’ to enter the gates?

The Grand Palace of Everyonerolls out a black and white carpet for the work of over sixty artists in 26 unique collaborations between talented and dedicated artists. Side by side they find their way in the art world and present a broad scope of collaborations in every nook and cranny of Nest. Never before have so many artists shared the space in one exhibition.

Sponsors
  • Mondriaan Fonds
  • Gemeente Den Haag
  • Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds