26 October, 2025
Doors open: 13:30
Event: 14:00 – 16:00
Bar open: 16:00-18:00
Location: The Hang-Out 070, The Hague (location to be shared)
Reserve Tickets HERE
Facilitator: James Parnell
Audience: All but centering queer and trans communities
Max. 20 people
One of the most common, exciting, important, and controversial styles of communication is gossip. Gossip fuels reality tv programs and tabloids. It can be used as a protective web to prevent harm from reoccurring. Or it can be used to bully, intimidate, and maintain positions of power.
In this workshop we will explore our relationship to gossip and rumors. What is an honest definition of gossip? What effect does gossip have on our communities? What is “productive” gossip and what is “harmful” gossip? And how does gossip affect the way that we interact with those around us?
About the Facilitator
James Parnell is a Hague-based curator, teacher, dancer, and zinester who’s work focuses on interpersonal relationships within communities— specifically what helps people stay in communities and what makes people leave them. He explores issues of conflict, apologies, values, work culture, and collaboration through performances, workshops, publications, and curated events.
“Speak easy in hard times”
Speakeasy is a new BARTALK workshop/play series dedicated to practicing the art of communication in its many forms.
Guests are invited to introduce their communication approaches or experiments for a smaller audience to practice and play with. These methods can come in the forms such as debates, games, intimate 1 on 1 conversations, storytelling, focusing on non-verbal communication etc.
Each event will come with a signature cocktail (also with non-alcoholic versions) created by artist Gökay Atabek to sip throughout or after the event.
poster made by Akash Shehadri
photo 1 by Pieter Kers, photo 2 by ARZCREATES, photo 3 by Tom Philip Janssen
Speakeasy: Playfight Club is presented by BARTALK and made possible with the generous support of Stroom Den Haag and The Hang-Out 070
