Under the Blue Surface is a foundation that creates projects at the intersection of cultural heritage, art, and community participation. Through collaborations with local communities, artists, and educational partners, the foundation brings stories, craftsmanship, and cultural memory to life. Their work often connects Surinamese and Dutch heritage, using theatre, visual arts, architecture and research to…
Isabela Jones is an Artistic Director / sound weaver / audio describer/ singer vocalist, socially engaged audience as makers, body voice interaction site specific-artist. She has been Salamanda Tandem co-founder & Director from 1989 – 2025 (current) Maker type:Artist, Educator, Facilitator, Organisation Maker discipline:Dance, Music, Site-specific Performance, Workshop
YOU ARE INVITED TO ICAF 2026 TAKING PLACE FROM WEDNESDAY 25-SUNDAY 29 mARCH, 2026 The International Community Arts Festival will be back and take place again in Rotterdam, in March 2026. Mark your calendars and start arranging your travel for Wednesday 25-Sunday 29 March, 2026! For this Edition of the Festival (our 10th Edition!) we…
Nature of hope The 11th edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) with the title Nature of Hope will take place from 29 June to 13 October 2024 and will include an exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut, a public program and Botanical Monuments, green places in Rotterdam. Every two years, the IABR presents an…
On Saturday June 1, 2024 in the streets of Brussels. The Zinneke Parade is a large folkloric, surreal and typically Brussels procession that passes through the streets and avenues of Brussels every 2 years. The Zinneke Parade aims to bring together residents, associations and schools from the different neighborhoods of Brussels around a common project.…
Merel Smitt is an interdisciplinary artist based in Rotterdam and works as a director, organizer, curator, social designer, researcher and educator. Her live-art projects take place at the intersection of performative interventions, socially engaged art and cultural activism. Her work is developed site-specific in public spaces, in collaborations with different communities, activists, fellow citizens, academics,…
Excavate have been working with communities across the East Midlands and beyond to create largely performance based work that explores questions of place, culture and heritage. Throughout that time they have worked with thousands of people in many different locations to create often very ambitious work with large casts of local people. Over the last…
Parrabbola tells stories and makes plays. From tiny rural communities to major international festivals, they work with people within their own localities using creativity to help them engage with, learn about and celebrate the places where they live. It is both reflective and celebratory. Parrabbola have made work about miners in Yorkshire and female pirates…
Athens Comics Library, provides a safe and creative space for local, refugee and migrant children and their caregivers through their broad, participatory cultural programme that includes activities around art, storytelling and sports. Athens Comics Library’s vision is to showcase the power of comics and storytelling as an educational, healing and community engagement tool that boosts…
Urban Gorillas was founded in 2012 by theatre directors Andreas Bachmair and Anne Rooschüz. Their main aim is to reach both conventional theatre audiences and audiences that have little to no experience with experimental performance. Urban Gorillas regard audiences not only as passive viewers, but also as active participants. For that reason, they invite them…