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Biography

2002

Born in Maastricht (NL)

Raised in Veldwezelt (BE)

2020

Moved to Rotterdam

to study and explore the city

Education in the Arts

2010-2019

Kunstkoepel Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Bilzen (BE))

From 8 until 17 years old, I followed the Youth Academy for Visual Arts. This is an Academy for 3 hours a week besides school.


Kunstkoepel Academie voor muziek en theater (Lanaken (BE))

From 11 until 17 years old, I followed the Youth Academy for Theater. This is an Academy for 3 hours a week besides school.


2020-2025
RASL Dual Degree
International Arts and Culture Studies at the Erasmus University & Transformation Design at the

Willem de Kooning Academy.                                                          

propaedeutic certificate obtained in June 2021  

Work & Exhibitions

2018-2019

Team member of YoungOffice Bonnefantenmuseum
Organizing events, giving tours within the museum, brainstorming about what can be improved within the museum to attract more youth

2019

Group Exhibition

Group Exhibition at hotel Beila by Kunstkoepel Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten.

2019

Performance "het Zusje van de Buurvrouw"

Narration of the book "het Zusje van de Buurvrouw" written by Margot  Vanderstraeten in a Monologue performed at the Kunstkoepel Academie voor muziek en theater

2020

Graduation Exhibition

Graduation Exhibition in Bilzen from the Kunstkoepel Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten.

2020

Graduation Performance Group

Theater play "Onvrouw" at the Kunstkoepel Academie voor muziek en theater 

2020

Graduation Performance Solo

Due to covid regulations no live performance but we made a docu-like movie in which I narrated the book "Mijn Naam is Selma" written by Selma van de Perre. Which we were able to show to a compact audience in July at the Kunstkoepel Academie voor muziek en theater 

2022

Performance Futurelab: 150 jaar Nieuwe Waterweg

As part of Futurlab, which is a interdisciplinary work week to think outside the box, I created together with three others a performance to shed light on our fast society. This in relation to the harbour company and offical who were also present at the presentation evening. We provoked to think more critically about our relation to each other and to nature, questions such as "Should we collaborate more intergenerational? Are you worried about the future? Should we pay more attention to each other instead of to ourselves?" were raised. Performance took place at Buitenplaats Brienenoord.

2023

Exhibition 'het Parenteel'

Exhibition with several alumni of the Youth Academy for Visual Arts at the cultural center of Bilzen, BE.

2023

Performance 'De stadschirurg'

Performer and co-creater of the performance de stadschirurg about the construction sites of Rotterdam directed by Anne Kloosterius. Performance took place at Buitenplaats Brienenoord.

2023

Art Residency by Koen van Mechelen

I was part of The Unthinkable Experiment, Chapter 3 Movement at La Mouseion, LABIOMISTA. This is a project where 25 young people where selected to think critically about our society, debate and break the frameworks. This project is organized by Koen van Mechelen and his team in collaboration with the University of Brussels and is a part of Erasmus+ project.

2023

Exhibition Hoe sociaal is Digitaal? Voel je het? at Vonk, Timmerhuis Rotterdam.

Exhibition Hoe sociaal is Digitaal? Voel je het? standing two month at the exhibition center of the municipality of Rotterdam to raise awareness about the influence of digitalisation at the citizens. Putting the human central in a world of screens.

2023

Exhibition Hoe sociaal is Digitaal? Voel je het? at the  Conference of Gebruikercentraal, Amsterdam

We were asked to showcase our exhibition at the conference of Gebruikercentraal since it would be of great value to their orginzation.

                                                   

© 2023 by Zohra Peels.

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