Monica: A Game for Diasporic Genealogies
Venue: Battersea Arts Centre
Date: 25/04/2026
Type: Workshop
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In this workshop, join artists Pablo Lilenfeld and Federico Vladmir to speculate through role play about family stories that complicate kinship, disturb the pillars of the nuclear family—genetics, nationality, inheritance—and bring to light the silenced narratives of gossip, secrets, and intimate memories.
Starting from the artists' own biographical coincidence—two mothers sharing the name Monica, with parallel European origins, war-related diasporas, and image-making practices—Pablo and Federico open a space to ask: how might genealogy be conceived differently?
A workshop for those interested in developing experimental dramaturgical tools or exploring games as methods of artistic research, it also welcomes anyone—parents or not—who wishes to imagine other forms of kinship, family, and relation.
Times: 10am to 4pm
Tickets: Free – booking required
Running Time: 6 hours, including a 1 hour lunch break
Age Recommendation: 18+
This workshop takes place in person in our Members Library
Address:
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavendar Hill, London, SW11 5TN
Phone: 020 7223 2223
Web site: https://bac.org.uk