DJ Jairzinho
(1973) in daily life is known by the name of Jaïr Tchong. Right now he works as a project leader world music with Muziek Centrum Nederland and is a member of the supervisory board of Global Dance Lab. In the past he was, among other things, world music programmer at the Melkweg and chair of the commission on internationalisation at the Fonds Podiumkunsten. In addition to being a dj Jairzinho is also a world music journalist. He has an Aruban-Chinese father and a Dutch mother. From the age of fifteen music has been his passion, sussessively punk, new wave, soul, jazz, funk, African, Brazilian and Salsa/Latin. In 2000 he started working in Amsterdam as a dj and freelance journalist with OYE Listen, Het Parool, De Groene Amsterdammer, Nieuwe Revu, Preludium, Ontdek Afrika and NIW. Jairzinho mainly plays afro-latin: all kinds of black dance music have his interest. In addition he increasingly uses East European and oriental music in his eclectic mix. Jairzinho performned among other venues at Oerol, in the Bloemendaalse Republiek, RASA in Utrecht and at the Bimhuis, Bitterzoet, Melkweg and Paradiso in Amsterdam.
Past events
Foyer Programme
Francis Broekhuijsen presents a festive programme in the foyer of the theatre. Cultural Press Agency 'The Dodo' reports live from the festival. Visitors can contribute with their smartphones via Twitter and a blog.
DJ Jairzinho
In between dance workshops DJ Jairzinho plays his music. Host Francis Broekhuijsen keeps us abreast of what's going on in the halls of the theatre and the filmhuis. Meanwhile: a snack, a drink, and the sale of books at Paagman's.
Workshop Danser a Deux: Bachata
Seize the opportunity to learn the (French) Antillean Bachata dance under the inspiring leadership of Morry Krispijn of dancing school Salsaventura. Music by DJ Jairzinho.
Workshop Danser a Deux: Cuban Salsa
Seize the opportunity to learn Cuban Salsa under the inspiring leadership of Morry Klein of dancing school Salsaventura. With music by DJ Jairzinho.
Workshop Danser a Deux: Cuban Son Dance
Seize the opportunity to learn this dance under leadership of Morry Krispijn of dancing school Salsaventura. Music by DJ Jairzinho.
Foyer programme
Play the Syrian computer game Quraish (Afkar Media), in which you can pretend to be either a mujjahedeen or a crusader. Furthermore DJ Jairzinho, book store Van Stockum, autographing writers, drink andl snacks from all four corners of the world.
Books, records and the country left behind
DJ Jairzinho played his records, writers signed their books.
The Kotomisi Shop invited the audience to its livingroom of Surinamese cultures.
Visual artist Valerie van Leersum and composer Gerco Aerts allowed the audience to travel to Surinam, Morocco and Indonesia in their interactive installation.
