How does our programme work?

How does registration work?

GENERAL DAY SCHEDULE
The festival begins on Wednesday 29 March, 2023 with an evening welcome performance from our Festival Resident Met-X (Brussels) and the opportunity to pick up your festival tickets at the reception counter between 7.00 and 8.30 PM at Zuidplein Theatre.

The opening show, THE BASKETBEAT PROJECT (Barcelona), will begin at 8.30 PM, followed by a performance from Étoiles Électrique (Netherlands). All of these activities take place in Zuidplein Theatre, which is easily accessible from Rotterdam Central by subway. Please get off at the stop ‘Zuidplein’, the theatre is approximately a 2-minute walk from there.

The full-day festival programme officially starts from the morning of Thursday 30 March and ends late afternoon on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
We have centralised all morning activities in the Islemunda Podium Cultural Center. Islemunda Podium can be reached from Rotterdam Central with Tramline 23 (direction ‘Beverwaard’). Please get off at the stop ‘Keizerswaard’.
For each day we maintain a similar schedule and structure. As a visitor you can decide what to do or see in the mornings, and what programme compilations you wish to follow in the afternoons. For the afternoon programme there is the option of either a single long workshop of 3.5 hours or a compilation programme of two workshops and/or showcases. You must select your programme option of choice in advance of the festival, when you register online.
A typical daily schedule looks like the following:

10:00 AM Conversations OR 10:30 AM Slow Start at Islemunda Podium
12:00 NOON Lunch at Islemunda Podium or afternoon activity location
1:00 PM Start of selected afternoon programme choice
5:30 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Early evening performance OR film
8:30 PM Main stage performance at Zuidplein Theatre
9.30PM Late night afterparty at Zuidplein Theatre

ICAF MORNINGS
Activities commence at 10 AM, so if you still need to register or pick up tickets for that day make sure to get to Islemunda Podium with plenty of time to spare. The registration desk opens at 9 AM each morning, except for Sunday when it opens at 11AM.
The morning programme is a mix of conversations and warm-ups. Some of you may want to exercise your brains while others prefer to get stuck into more hands-on activities, chat over coffee, or visit an installation. For the slow start you can decide on the spot where to go on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please note that you will need to sign up beforehand for the seminars, as they have limited seating and a set structure.

ICAF AFTERNOONS
Between 12 noon and 1 PM we serve lunch in Islemunda Podium or at the location where you will attend the afternoon programming. You should be ready at 12 noon for lunch or to move to the starting point of the afternoon programme you have registered for. This programme is a mix of hands-on workshops, presentations, showcase performances and film screenings. Some of the activities last 90 minutes, whilst others 3.5 hours depending on whether you have selected a longer or shorter form programme item.
Several of the planned programme locations are situated elsewhere in the city. We will transport you there by pre-organised chartered bus. In order to keep things manageable, we ask for you to, each day, choose a particular Programme Compilation that will take you through the afternoon.
We have a choice of different programme compilations or long workshops. It is unfortunately not possible to switch between routes halfway through the afternoon. However, many of the workshops and presentations are offered on other days as repeated programming. That way, if you have to miss something on one day due to a set programme compilation, you can register for it on another day.

ICAF EVENINGS
We serve dinner each evening between 5.30 and 6.30 PM. Please note that the location of the evening meal may vary depending on the early evening programme you have chosen. Each evening programme commences at 7 PM as we start a parallel programme that takes place either at Zuidplein Theatre or Podium Islemunda. We will serve dinner close to these programme sites.
At 8.30 PM each evening, we have programmed a plenary performance in the main auditorium of Zuidplein Theatre, followed by an afterparty event in the small auditorium. We therefore start each day at Islemunda Podium and finish each evening at Zuidplein Theatre.

FESTIVAL REGISTRATION
From late January 2023 onwards, you will be able to register for the festival through our website. There, you can indicate which workshops and performances you wish to attend. Please note, however, that since space is limited for some events, we recommend that you indicate a first and second preference. You can register for the entire festival in one go. This will give you access to the workshops (even so you will still need to indicate your preferences), performances, lunches and dinners, as well as information to help you prepare for the festival. It is also possible to register for only one or two festival days.

PERFORMANCES
All tickets for shows and presentations are included in the all-in festival package. For people who do not participate in the daytime programme, separate tickets are also available for the evening shows starting in the main auditorium at 8.30PM with the exception of Saturday’s show which starts at 9PM and Sunday’s matinee which commences at 4PM. You can book those tickets directly at the Zuidplein Theatre: Zuidplein 60, via WWW.THEATERZUIDPLEIN.NL. One day festival passes are also available for purchase.

How does registration work?

Welcome to the ICAF 2023 registration guide. Registration for each festival day is mandatory in advance of ICAF 2023. Here you can find a simple overview of how to register for workshops, performances, film screenings and lectures across the festival weekend.

To Register for the Festival, you must create an ICAF user account. You can only register for one account per person.
Festival Registration is separated into morning, afternoon and evening programming for each day, and depending on your programme choice, you may need to select a first and second choice in the case of full capacity.

For our Morning Programme there are two programme options: a slow start, and a lecture. The slow starts start at 10.30AM and are a more activity-based option, where you can get stuck into a hands-on workshop, or explore the neighbourhood and local area through guided interventions. Slow starts work on a first come, first serve basis, therefore registration is not necessary. You are however required to arrive promptly at 10.00AM at the selected location, as once the workshop or activity has begun, we may not be able to permit entry. You do need to register for our Lecture Programme. It begins at 10.00AM and includes talks and discussions with invited academics and experts working in the field of community arts on cutting edge topics. Two parallel lecture programmes are on offer for each full festival day, so you must indicate a first choice and a second choice.

For our Afternoon Programme which commences at 13.00PM, directly after lunch, there are two programme options per full festival day. The first is a long workshop of 3.5 hours, the second is one of several “compilation programmes” per day. Compilation programmes are a curated selection of two performances, short workshops and/or showcases per afternoon. The Compilation Programme timetable is fixed, which means once you have chosen a compilation, you cannot mix and match with others throughout the day. This is because transport is organised and meals are served in accordance with each compilation programme. Many of our programme items are repeated, so if you miss something on one day that you wish to attend, there is always a chance to see something on another day. Regardless of it you are choosing a long workshop or one of the several compilation programmes on offer, all afternoon programme choices must be registered in advance and a first and a second choice is required.

Our Early Evening Programme consists of performances and film screenings during the 7-8.30PM time-slot, some of which include after talks. For each early evening programme you have two programme items to choose from. You must register for each evening in advance with a first and second choice.

All festival participants are invited to our main stage performance each evening, which starts at 8.30PM and to the after party that follows. Registration for these events is not required.

Ticket and Pricing Information

Our Early Bird ticket tier will be available until Friday February 10, 2023. To secure your ticket for the festival please send an e-mail to: Anamaria Cruz at info@icafrotterdam.com

There are several types of ticket available for ICAF 2023.

The Festival Package will give you access to all workshops, performances, lunches and dinners.
The Daily Fee gains you access to the morning seminars, workshops, performances, lunches and dinners.
The Sunday Special is an add on ticket that gives access to the close conversation, brunch and the finale show.
In order to make the festival accessible for everybody we have three staggered fee categories:

Regular festival visitor is for those in secure employment who have the financial capacity for the full fee.
Independent is for freelancers or those in less secure employment who are do not have the financial capacity for the full fee.
Student is for registered students. Must show a student card or pass upon arrival at the ticket desk.
Each of these ticket types includes access to the workshops, performances, lunches and dinners. During the festival transportation to the different locations will also be included.

If you have any further questions regarding registration, please get in touch with us via our Facebook or Instagram or by emailing amy@icafrotterdam.com. In regards to registration cancellations, please note that once confirmed, you may cancel your festival registrations. This will however cancel all days in your current registration, it does not matter if you registered them at once or in parts. If you then want to re-register you will be required to re-select all preferences including 1st and 2nd choices. Please note, if a performance has reached full capacity we won't 'open' sold-out performances for registration, this means that in the case of re-registering it is possible you won't be able to select performances you were previously registered to.

Ticket and Pricing Information

TICKETS FOR REGULAR VISITORS
ENTIRE FESTIVAL € 620 (Regular Price) € 480 (Early Bird)
ONE DAY € 200 (Regular Price) € 160 (Early Bird)
SUNDAY € 60 (Regular Price) € 50 (Early Bird)

TICKETS FOR INDEPENDENT/FREELANCE
ENTIRE FESTIVAL € 420 (Regular Price) € 320 (Early Bird)
ONE DAY € 140 (Regular Price) € 110 (Early Bird)
SUNDAY € 50 (Regular Price) € 40 (Early Bird)

TICKETS FOR STUDENTS FULL PRICE
ENTIRE FESTIVAL € 280 (Regular Price) € 225 (Early Bird)
ONE DAY € 85 (Regular Price) € 70 (Early Bird)
SUNDAY € 50 (Regular Price) € 40 (Early Bird)

For those of you who do not have access to any of these categories or fees above, we encourage you to contact us at info@icafrotterdam.com to discuss alternative options.

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