HELD Collective Explores Gossip as Resistance in Performance
So, there's this event called 'RIP THE TEA' happening in the Study Room at tranzit.sk, organized by a group called HELD. It's going to feature a performance, a workshop, and a discussion, all focusing on gossip and its deeper meanings—like how it connects to feelings of shame, discipline, desire, and solidarity. The group is made up of ten women from various underrepresented areas in Slovakia, and they see gossip as a way to build culture, community, and resistance. The participants include Daniela Drobná, Jaroslava Labudová, and others. This event is part of a project called the Study Room – Platform for Mutual Learning, founded by Judit Angel, Viktoria Gajdošová, and Vivien Kvasnicová. Lenka Štefanková did the illustration, while Vivien worked on the visual design.
Key facts
- HELD is an art-theoretical collective formed out of friendship and shared experience.
- Members grew up on the peripheries of Slovakia marked by economic deprivation and gender inequalities.
- The collective connects the personal with the political, women's experience with collective resistance.
- The event includes a performance, discussion, and workshop.
- Gossip is approached as material that needs to be opened and examined.
- The collective views gossip as a space for alternative culture, community, and resistance.
- The event is part of the Study Room – Platform for Mutual Learning.
- The project is initiated by Judit Angel, Viktoria Gajdošová, and Vivien Kvasnicová.
Entities
Artists
- Daniela Drobná
- Jaroslava Labudová
- Veronika Majerčíková
- Michaela Kacsiová
- Mária Kižnanská
- Hana Ontkocová
- Fanny Elisabeth Pekarčíková
- Sarah Camilla Pekarčíková
- Elena Špirengová
- Lenka Štefanková
- Judit Angel
- Viktoria Gajdošová
- Vivien Kvasnicová
Institutions
- tranzit.sk
- tranzit.org
Locations
- Slovakia