Performance by Samuel Baidoo
7-8 PM
How does a video game become a space for intimacy, conversation, and shared vulnerability?
In this gaming session, the audience follows two players as they immerse themselves in a game while engaging in a heartfelt conversation—a hybrid experience that weaves together theater, gaming, and ritual.
Before our eyes, the two explore the intimate emotional and experiential world of the character S. One takes on the role of guide; the other is a guest playing the game for the first time. Their encounter on stage is both authentic and performative. As the game is projected onto a large screen, we witness their reactions in real time. The guide navigates the journey, using the virtual world as a starting point for a social and personal conversation with the guest.
Samuel Baidoo is a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, choreography, and visual arts. Based between Antwerp and Brussels, they graduated from Saint-Lucas (2015) and the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp (2018). As a performer, they have collaborated with Koen de Preter, Maud Le Pladec, Michiel Vandevelde, and others. As a mentor, they have coached emerging choreographers at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and beyond. They are a member of the Hanafubuki collective, and their individual work includes wijtwee//nosotros, grot-nest-tempel-huis, and Huis voor Tranen. Currently, they are developing Plum Road Tea Dream, a multiformat project exploring the video game as a sanctuary from a queer and BIPOC perspective.
The exhibition and Public Programme are supported by MA7, BMWKMS and 15. District
Exhibition curated by Joanna Zabielska
Visual Design by Ale Zapata