Gustavia - talk at the Järvaveckan 2024
Before Gustavia - talk at Järvaveckan
Who is the Badin of our time? Dance and the power over the history of a life
From Järva Week May 30,2024
Seminar scene: Stockholm
Organiser: Botkyrka municipality
Co-organiser: Kungliga Operan AB, Multicultural Centre Botkyrka
Seminar panel:
Amir Chamdin, director working at the Royal Swedish Opera
Mattias Järvi, librarian Multicultural Centre Botkyrka
Amat Levin, journalist and author
Maureen Odora Hoppers, historian and former director of communications at the Riksteatern
Couschi was taken from his family in the West Indies and came as a gift to the Swedish queen in the 18th century. He grew up at court as the queen's foster son, was given no less than five royal names but was called Badin. When he died in 1822, he was a free man and a respected member of society in Stockholm. Now his life becomes a ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera. How can dance and performing arts make us discover history and ourselves? Who are the Badins of our time and can they change society?
