Arts & Commitment

This series of seminars were between 2012 and 2015 proposed by Lukas Pairon to masterstudents from the different departments of the School of Arts Ghent (KASK/Conservatorium) and focused on different ways which artists found to engage and commit themselves towards the society of which they are part of.

In each session professionals were invited who are well-known in their field, and who shared their personal experiences in relation to this concern: Guy Gypens (Kaaitheater), Els Roelandt (Picasso in Palestine), Gerdi Esch, Judith Vindevogel (Walpurgis), Jan Goossens (Connexion Kin), Benjamin VerdonckCarl De KeyzerMichael BorremansMichèle VanvlasselaerSimon Allemeersch, Paul Kerstens (Connexion Kin), Fatena Algorrha (Gaza), Mattias Laga (Ledebirds), Bart Maris (The Ostend Street Orkestra, a.o.), Pieter Matthynssens & Rebecca Diependaele (Nadar Ensemble), Alain Platel (Les Ballets C de la B), researcher Geoffrey Baker (Royal Holloway University, London), and Wouter Deprez.

Some of the filmed seminars which are still available online:

2015 02 25 - with Paul Kerstens (Connexion Kin) @ School of Arts, Ghent

2015 02 23 - with Fatena Algorrha (Gaza) @ School of Arts, Ghent

2015 02 11 - with Simon Allemeersch @ School of Arts, Ghent

2016 03 01 - with Michèle Vanvlasselaer (michelevanvlasselaer.com) @ School of Arts, Ghent

2015 02 09 - with Michael Borremans @ School of Arts, Ghent

2015 03 09 - masterseminar on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Pieter Matthynssens & Rebecca Diependaele

2015 03 11 - masterseminar on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Mattias Laga (Ledebirds) @ School of Arts, Ghent)

2016 02 23 - masterseminar on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Geoffrey Baker @ School of Arts, Ghent - part 1

2016 02 23 - masterseminar on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Geoffrey Baker @ School of Arts, Ghent - part 2

2016 02 24 - masterseminar on on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Mattias Laga (Ledebirds) & Bart Maris @ School of Arts, Ghent

2016 02 29 -masterseminar on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Alain Platel (www.lesballetscdela.be) @ School of Arts, Ghent

2016 02 22 - masterseminar on ‘Arts & Commitment’ with Wouter Deprez @ School of Arts, Ghent