Eddy van Wyk
Eddy van Wyk is a storyteller and artist based in what is known as Vancouver, BC. x lives, creates and plays on the unceded, stolen and ancestral lands of the coast salish peoples of turtle island as a non-permanent resident settler, and has been for 12 years. Their practise has a multidimensional focus on clowning, movement making, dance beyond the institution, acting through presence, poetry, spiritual creativity, collaborative devising, ritual/habit and intentional curiosity. Decolonization in the arts is a daily focus for x. They see themselves as a philosopher in action. They facilitate a 12 week practical workshop in creative unblocking called "QUARTER-TURN", dramaturg for Queer, Trans, IBPOC and non-neurotypical folks in all creative forms and facilitate yoga asana independently with 200hr certification from Karma Teachers College.
They are currently Artist in Residence and Creative Collaborations Facilitator at rice & beans theatre. Their most recent work was presented at Vines Art Festival. To contact them, please email here
Links
YouTube: Namibian women protest
Africanews: Namibia: Police Disperse Gender-Based Violence Protest
Aljazeera: Why are anti-femicide protesters taking to Namibia’s streets?