0UT SPOK3N B$Cht%% is an ongoing research that explores corporeality of Romani women, often labeled as “inappropriate,” “mouthy,” “debauched,” “foul-mouthed,” and “dangerous” - “Outspoken”. The work delves into the concept of “moral madness,” a term describing the experiences of artists and activists while confronting hypocritical structures. And honors the anti-assimilation and anti-absorption contributions of Roma cosmovision in the struggle against militarized national states. The research was done through a dialogue with various artists of Roma descent participating in an “ethnic coming-out” - a collective movement that intends to understand and make visible Roma ancestral legacy in decoloniality. 

  

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Thais Di Marco (they/them) is a Queer Roma descendant based in Amsterdam since 2016. Director of multiple decolonial and queer art projects, Thais graduated from DAS Choreography in 2018 after researching post-colonial aesthetics in Benin - under the mentorship of Homuald Razoume. They have collaborated on decolonial movements and arts in Mexico, Iran, Bolivia, and more. Currently, Thais is a research artist at Waag – Future Lab and a guest teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, and involved with various art institutions like De Singel and Framer Framed. They have collaborated with WORM, The Black Archives, and the Stedelijk Museum.

Read more at thaisdimarco.com.br 

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​Credits

Concept and performance: Thais Di Marco

Dramaturgy: Felizitas Stilleke

Props: Qiaochu Guo

Music: Rawprisc

Production, costumes, art and support: Alzira Incendiária

Fem training: Saphira Nancy

Image: DAZL BOY

Research participants/contributors: Lua Felina, Vanessa Fernandez Oliva, Anne de Andrade, Avantika Timberwall, Rufino Henriquez, Aida Ra Mana, Tarim Flach, Esther Mugambi, Delphine Bedel.

Thanks to: Mihaela Kali, Michael Jahoda, Lucas Evers, ERIAC, Miguel Vargas, Xica Negra, Natália Meyer, Rose Akras. And all of those who directly or indirectly helped me to improve.

Supported by 3 Packaged Deal International Development program - AFK 2024 - Social Design Coalition / Framer Framed / Leana Roebana / Casa da Dança de Almada/ CC Amstel and FLAM

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