AQAF X MERHABA X BELGEO

We are always in a collective mood. So come by for an evening on which AQAF joins forces with Merhaba and BelGeo.\n\n6:00 PM–2:00 AM Expo Kapotte and burned objects. The installation symbolizes destroyed lives, threats, violence and the constant pressure with which LGBTQIA+ persons in Georgia are confronted. It shows the contrast between freedom and repression, between visibility and survival. The burned and damaged objects function as silent witnesses of hate, but at the same time also of resistance and resilience.\n\nLika Kalioras (BelGeo) - Tender Ruins\n\n6:00 PM Folk kitchen — Chef Miranda Okujava serves warm Georgian food. Cooking as care, culture and solidarity at the same time.\n\n8:00 PM Performance — Andro Dadiani, Georgian multidisciplinary artist, performer and poet whose work moves between performance, poetry, photography and installation.\n\n8:30 PM Open Stage — AQAF × Merhaba × BelGeo: A stage, a microphone and 6 minutes. You don't need more than that.\n\n9:30 PM Henna Night Reimagined — Can Bora: De Turkse henna night, traditionally a ritual around the bride, is broken open for everyone. Old ritual meets queer possibility.\n\n10:30 PM DJ's by Merhaba: King Kovaci & DJ Blacksapho