For the second session, we warmly invite you to join us in an afternoon of “Languaging Errantly“. In this workshop, composed by Aion Arribas and antje nestel, we question neurotypical ways of using language that follow a logical and sequential structure, paying attention mostly to the representational aspect of language and directed solely toward the human. The approved approach for this kind of interaction between bodies and language usually takes place at a table, sitting on a chair, remaining still so that the body does not disrupt the mind from ‘its important work’ while focusing on each other's faces. But what happens when we reject this demand and propose to value other ways of doing language, especially the many different forms of expression that move vibrantly beneath and between words while remaining in relation to them?

Together, we will focus on languages of movement, passage, sound, rhythm, texture, shape, and vibration, all in continuous relation. The workshop will include somatic exercises with fabrics and text, in which the senses, voice, and meaning-making dance improvisationally together.

All body-minds are welcome to this session. Attendance is free but due to limited capacity we kindly ask you to subscribe via the sign up form.

Speakers

shy*play is a collective co-initiated by Aion Arribas and antje nestel, operating at the intersection of art-as process, education, curatorship, neurodiversity, and disability. The collective has developed participatory events and environments—ranging from the performative series at puntWG in Amsterdam (2023) to participatory installations at 0-eA in Yokosuka, Japan (2024), and UNIARTS in Helsinki (2024), as well as long-form explorations like workshop series at If I Can’t Dance (2025–26). Across these engagements, shy*play cultivates and curates spaces where alternative forms of participation, sociality, and collective creation can emerge outside neurotypical norms. antje and Aion are fellows of the 3rd cycle research program THIRD.

Julia Stoll is an artistic researcher and cultural worker, currently studying in the UvA’s Art and Performance Research master, where she combines artistic practice with theoretical inquiry. Her research interests span across a variety of subjects: from environmental philosophy and experimental field research, to neurodiversity studies and embodied forms of knowledge - all connected by a commitment to exploring how art can shift the ways we sense and know the world. Beyond her studies, she moves between many roles: artist, tailor, walking companion, bookbinder, organiser, and collaborator - an extra pair of hands feeling out new grounds alongside those who inspire and support her. In the near future, she hopes to become further interwoven into the tape.