BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6633@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211030T160000 DTSTAMP:20211015T141223Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-royal-standard-youcef-hadjaz i/ SUMMARY:The Royal Standard: The Royal Standard: Youcef Hadjazi - Trauma The n\, Trauma Now DESCRIPTION:Thursday 21st October - Saturday 30 October\nTimes: 12-4pm Frid ay - Sunday\nOpening Event: Friday 22nd October\, 5-7pm\nPerformance works hop: 1-4pm\, Saturday 23 October\nYoucef Hadjazi’s project Trauma Then\ , Trauma Now explores collective and transgenerational trauma in post-col onial nations by focusing on the Algerian Civil War\, often known as ‘Th e Black Decade’.\nThis exhibition\, part of Liverpool Arab Arts Festival 2021 and hosted by The Royal Standard is the first gallery presentation of the project. Youcef is inviting participants to contribute to the deve lopment of the work in a live performance workshop on Saturday 23 October. \nThe Algerian Civil War was preceded by a number of internal conflicts in the late 1980’s and early 90’s. Gradually\, a large\, barbaric extrem ist group was formed\, which terrorised the nation for a decade. Throughou t the conflict\, groups would build shelters and bases in rural parts of t he country\, which were often destroyed by the Algerian government by burn ing forests\, leading to huge levels of deforestation and damage.\nHadjazi ’s filmed performance\, in collaboration with dramaturg illyr\, embodie s emotional and physical interpretations of the trauma provoked by the Civ il War. Each individual movement revisits a place in time of conflict and colonial damage\, inspired by the psychoanalytic practice of EMDR - a tech nique often used for patients suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorde r. This technique can allow for the brain to be distracted from the body\, meaning memories are able to be reprocessed.\nThrough this in-depth resea rch of the war and its impacts on the Algerian population\, Hadjazi aims t o deconstruct and highlight the ways that a legacy of colonial trauma can transcend generations.\nMovement &\; dramaturgy: illyr\nBiography:\nYou cef Hadjazi is an Algerian-born\, Kuwait-raised visual artist and creativ e producer. Predominantly based between London and Manchester\, Hadjazi’ s artistic work across lens-based media and performance while exploring mu ltimedia possibilities.\nHe has exhibited across the UK and Europe\, often while working closely with local communities. Hadjazi has collaborated wi th arts organisations\, including: SomoS Berlin\, Manchester International Festival\, Live Art Development Agency (London)\, HOME Manchester\, P21 G allery (London) Homotopia Festival (Liverpool)\, Waterside Arts Centre (Ma nchester).\nwww.youcef.co\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\nTrauma Then\, Tra uma Now: Performance workshop\n1-4pm\, Saturday 23 October 2021\nBook your workshop place here\nYoucef Hadjazi’s project Trauma Then\, Trauma Now  explores collective and transgenerational trauma in post-colonial nation s by focusing on the Algerian Civil War\, often known as ‘The Black Deca de’.\nThis exhibition hosted by the The Royal Standard is the first ga llery presentation of Trauma Then\, Trauma Now as part of Liverpool Ara b Arts Festival 2021.\nOn Saturday 23 October\, Hadjazi invites you to co ntribute to the development of the project in a special participatory perf ormance workshop.\nAbout the workshop\nThis workshop will start with a scr eening of Trauma Then\, Trauma Now. Hadjazi will talk through the backgro und and development of the work\, followed by a collaborative performance workshop.\nParticipants are invited to shape the future development of the work by collaboratively dissecting the context of the project\, while dra wing parallels to their own identities or backgrounds. Hadjazi will draw o n the outcomes of this workshop to add new perspectives to the work that a re based on authenticity and lived experience.\nAll materials and content developed during this workshop will be kept in the exhibition space for th e duration of the exhibition at The Royal Standard.\nSigning up\nWe invite participants who are\, or have heritage\, from the South West Asian / Nor th African region\, but also to individuals who relate to transgenerationa l trauma and colonial violence.\nAll participants will be paid an honorari um for attending the workshop.\nPlaces are limited\, and after signing up for the workshop\, a member of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival team will email to confirm and provide further details. 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