Plantage Dok

Thursday Dok Night
2023-10-26 18:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
delicious vegan meals by Suzie Creamcheese

Cultuur Festival + Expo
2023-10-22 12:00 - 21:00 | Dokzaal
ter viering van 750 jaar Amsterdam
Stitching Shafia’s Creativiteit presenteert
Cultuur Festival + Expo
Foods / Fashion / Clothes / Henna / Fun
Gratis entree

Dok Night | Symbiopsychotaxicinema
2023-10-19 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food (€ 10 / cash only)
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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema
Films for Those Who Care
Presented by Jeffrey Badcock
A series of socially engaged movies, screened once a month on Thursdays. Touching on such hot topics as immigration, homelessness, racism, education, radical gender propositions, the pandemic and gentrification, these films not only explore visionary politics, but are also chosen to stir our imagination and creativity. The essence of cinema is the collective experience, and these screenings are aimed at creating intimate communities again in an increasingly hectic and fragmented world.

TRINITY AND BEYOND 1995
Directed by Peter Kuran
93 minutes
In English

Of course the hit summer movie Oppenheimer was a huge production, but in some ways all that hugeness skirted behind many details, was beating around the bush, and wasn’t really dealing with the core issues. In that way it was a bit like “the sound in the fury, in the end signifying nothing”. This documentary was collected together by Peter Kuran, the guy who did all the special effects on the first Star Wars movie. It is considered by many to be the best film dealing with the development and testing of the atomic bomb.
Today people are no longer haunted by the prospect of a nuclear war, even though we are closer to it than ever before in history. Somehow the commodity culture and overwhelming consumerism of the society we live in, with all its bright colors and its rapidly moving messages, prevents people from really focusing on, and understanding the bigger picture. And in that way the idea of a nuclear war seems remote and is trivialized. If we’re not careful, then it won’t only be our minds that are a mess, but our entire existence will be blasted to the wind. This movie intends to change our current mindset, and help us understand what a powerful force of nature a nuclear explosion really is. The immensity of what we see is staggering.
This acclaimed flick dives into the beginnings of the creation of the nuclear bomb, bringing in declassified archival material that wasn’t available until recently. For director Peter Kuran this was not a commercial project, but a personal one. One of his aims was to expose footage that had been hidden for 50 years, but also to preserve material that the United States government was intentionally allowing to deteriorate and therefore disappear forever. So one of the astounding things about this film is how much work was put into cleaning up the images and reviving them so that they have a new vitality and relevancy… the images don’t look old, worn out or dated, and in fact come close to a big budget studio production.
I should point out that the film meticulously covers, step-by-step, the development and production of these bombs along with their detonation. The point of the film is understanding the horror of this development, and doesn’t harp on images of human violence. Narrated by William Shatner (Star trek) it also features an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra that has a kind of explosive dark beauty to it.
This will be a high definition projection.

Free screening

Dok Night Koshari
2023-10-12 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis
Koshari,
Untitled art
& Tarab

Starting from 18:00 we will have ( Koshari ), one of Egypt’s tasty national dishes made by Mody.
Marwa Mezher will display her artwork and designs in the space.
A compiled list of Arabic Tarab songs will be played for you throughout the night.

Encounter with delegates from the Indigenous National Council (CNI) and the Center of Human Rights Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Frayba) - Mexico
2023-10-09 19:00 - 23:00 | Dokzaal & Dokhuis galerie, Plantage Doklaan 8, Amsterdam, 1018CM, Netherlands
How can the struggle from indigenous communities in Mexico concern us? Which are the invisible threads that weave together the struggles?During this event we will welcome the delegation of the Indigenous National Council (CNI) and the Center of Human Rights Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Frayba) to share their stories of struggle.This event is a continuation of the Zapatista Journey for Life that happened in the Netherlands two years ago, and organized by Gira Holanda.Because whenever there is oppression there is resistance, the CNI and Frayba are traveling through Slumil K’ajxemk’op, the Land that Does Not Surrender, the Europe from Below, to weave and strenghten networks of solidarity in defense of life, here and there.During this evening we invite collectives, organizations and individuals to gather and to continue weaving networks of solidarity in defense of life. We will create a space where the delegation can share their words, struggles and perspectives; and where these can be mirrored and resonated by the struggles and realities lived in the Netherlands. Besides the dialogue, questions and contributions, there will be music, drinks, and merchandise tocollect funds to support the tour of delegation members from Mexico to the Netherlands, and throughout Europe.Check the instagram post from Gira Holanda for further details on the importance of this gathering: https://www.instagram.com/giraholanda/?hl=fr&img_index=1Program of the evening:7.00-7.30 – Welcome 7.30-8.45pm – Open space for CNI and Fraybe delegates to share their stories8.45-9pm – Break9-10pm – Facilitated discussion and Q&A 10-11pm – Cumbia (Dj tba)Please amplify, sharing is caring! We hope to see you there!

Global Climate Jobs Conference
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-08 | Dokzaal
The Conference Program
At the 2023 Global Climate Jobs Conference, we will bring together everyone who wants to take part in the challenging but pressuring task of building social power to stop climate change. We want to move from policy discussions to action. We seek to set a conference for frank and ambitious discussions on working-class organizing, alliance and movement building and political strategy, towards Climate Jobs and Ecological Unionism.
In this conference, we will build on three pillars of questions:

Program: What is the progressive agenda and policy proposals to face the multiple social and climate crises? What does a political program compatible with climate science and driven towards social justice looks like?
Strategy: What do these political proposals mean to our movements and organizations strategically? What is the left plan for power? What do different organizations need from each other to build strong alliances? How will we organize to win?
Narrative: How will we communicate our agenda? How do we show people what we are fighting for? How can we gain broad support for progressive proposals?

And these will be structured in 3 kinds of sessions: Panel Discussions (interventions by invited speakers), Plenary Sessions (open and facilitated discussions with all of the participants), and Parallel Sessions (workshops session or focus discussion proposed by participants and organizations).
The Panel Discussions will set the key questions and present some key experiences and learning, from which the parallel sessions can build on. The parallel sessions will then further develop some of the content. And plenary sessions will be used to share, amongst all participants, some of the main discussions and conclusions coming out of the parallel sessions.
On the final day (narrative) the workshop session will be focused on real cases for implementation of the learning from the previous days, and to take forward key discussions and proposals. The plenary will then allow participants to share the results of the implementation sessions.
For program, info and tickets visit: https://www.globalclimatejobs.org/conference-2023/

Dok Night | Smirk & Dishes
2023-10-05 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rope or Guillotine & World’s Appreciated Kitsch provide you with food & bands!

18:00 Vegan Food

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20:o0 First band
SMIRK (Los Angeles, California, USA)
As the Decline of Western Civilization comes into full focus, our ears turn once again to Los Angeles. The first proper full length from Smirk could very well be the soundtrack to a Decline pt. IV, with tracks like “Living in Hell” and “Hopeless” delivered for a whole new generation of latchkey kids.
But if you’re wondering where the magic is – let’s start with pure, quality songwriting. Vicario and his revolving cast of Smirk players have really done it this time. It’s punk, California, paranoia, guitars, rhythm, and a sense of humor-slash-purpose joining forces to combat reality in the truest sense.
https://smirk1.bandcamp.com

DISHES (Amsterdam & Leiden, Netherlands)
Amsterdam and Leiden based band. Doing dishes playing punk.
If you are fan of catchy melodic punk rock songs, with a good dose of social criticism thrown in the mix, then this is for you!
https://dishes.bandcamp.com

+ DJ set by Apostolis Wak after the bands

MOLK Night at the MOLK factory
2023-10-03 19:30 - 23:30 | Dokzaal
Next Tuesday 3d October we go Molk night again!! <3

With special guests ➸

– Molla Sylla

— RedGreenBlue from Chicago w/ @paulgiallorenzo, Ryan Packard, Charlie Kirchen and guest cornet/electronics

– DJ Superinca on 45’s

Dok Night / Gaia
2023-09-28 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Suzie Creamcheese‘s Vegan meals
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muziek van GAIA
Gaia is een enthousiaste zanggroep van vijf vrouwen plus dirigent. Ze komen iedere week samen om mooie meerstemmige acapella-liedjes te zingen. Hun repertoire komt uit alle delen van de wereld en varieert van mooie ballads tot swingende up-tempo nummers. Veel hiervan zijn sspeciaal door hun dirigent voor hen gearrangeerd. In deze samenstelling zingen ze al ruim 10 jaar met veel plezier samen.

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Finissage van de expositie ‘Silent Screamers’
van
Gabriël van Hoften

Dok Night expo
2023-09-21 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Vegan Meals by Suzie Creamcheese
exhibition ‘Silent Screamers’
by
Gabriël van Hoften

Dok Night | Muziekavond in de kelder
2023-09-14 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Vegan Food

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19:30 Muziekavond in de Dokhuiskelder
Intiem en intimiderend. Een ontmoetingsstek voor muzikanten en een ontsmettingsplek voor doorgedragen zielen. Aan tafel na het eten, op het podium en in je hoofd.
Met
Cocada (Braziliaanse Coco de Roda)
Cocada started as a group of friends that came together to play and
dance coco de roda, a beautiful folkloric tradition from the sunny
Northeast region of Brazil. Coco de roda is an Afro-Indigenous-Brazilian
tradition, rich cultural expression that shares stories of joy and
ancestrality. We celebrate our Brazilian roots, our plural community,
and the love we share for coco.
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Smyrneika/Rebetika door Méla en Johannes
“Méla (voice) and Johannes (lavta/bouzouki) met in Music Village, Agios Lavrentios in the summer of 2022 and started playing Rebetika and Smyrneika, which they both love deeply. We welcome oloi rebetes tou ntounia/όλοι ρεμπέτεσ του ντουνιά to join us!”
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Exhibition of drawings by Gabriël van Hoften ‘Silent Screamers’

opening Donderdag Dok avond
2023-09-07 18:00 - 23:00
Opening van het nieuwe seizoen met de documentaire AZART Come make Art
open om 18:00
vanaf 19:00 captain’s diner (vegan)
tekeningen en schilderijen van Gabriël van Hoften
klein nautisch werk van Electric Circus
rond 21:00 film vertoning

Een 83 min documentaire van Annike Kaljouw en Masha Novikova
Sinds 1989 voer het theaterschip Azart als een zelfbenoemde ambassadeur van de vrije geest langs tientallen havens in Europa en ver daarbuiten. Zonder bonnetjes, bankverkeer, belastingen, begrotingen, maandlasten, jaarverslagen, loon, adres, post, rekeningen of verzekeringen. Als Ship of Fools lokte ze de bewoners van grote en kleine nederzettingen naar een satirisch muziektheater op hun tribune aan wal. De tomeloze inzet van talloze artiesten uit vele landen hield het schip in de vaart.
Come make art.
De gekozen scheepsnaam verwijst naar het Russische woord Azart voor De Bezieling Om Alles Op Het Spel Te Zetten. De betekenis van het woord dwaalt in de grote Europese talen rond de begrippen Kans, Pech, Bestemming, Hachelijk Onderneming, Gelegenheid, Gevaar of Risico. Dit werd vanzelf het voorteken van vele beslagleggingen, (bijna) botsingen en andere perikelen alsmede van een wereld- en levensreis in permanente verwondering dat het alsmaar doorging. Tot begin 2020. De pandemie verklaart het schip wereldwijd tot ongewenste gast. De dokter verklaart de schipper August Dirks tot ongeneeslijk ziek. Het schip lag in een vissershaventje in Ecuador. Om de droom te laten voortbestaan besloot de schipper zijn vaartuig cadeau te geven aan de lokale theatergroep Humor u Vida en trok in een dramatische manoeuvre het 180-tons gevaarte op het strand.
In 1994 benoemde de Amsterdamse gemeenteraad de ligplaats van het schip tot Azartplein. Het plein is vernoemd naar een reis die nog doorgaat. De geschiedenis ervan wordt dagelijks op Playa Azart door Ecuadoriaanse theatermakers geschreven.
Synopsis
Deze film vertelt de kleurrijke en vrolijke geschiedenis van het Amsterdamse narrenschip Azart. Aan het roer staat de bedenker van dit varend kunstwerk, schipper en acteur August Dirks, die ruim 30 jaar op het schip voer. Ik wilde een narrenschip optuigen om de wereld mee rond te varen om de lof van de zotheid te bezingen. De film vertelt hoe hij in weer en wind zijn droom waarmaakt. Het oorspronkelijke idee om met het schip naar het centrum van Australië te rijden moet hij opgeven. Hij zoekt naarstig naar een plek in Ecuador om daar het schip te laten stranden. Wij volgen August in zijn missie om het schip deze nieuwe bestemming te geven. Hij bezoekt oude vrienden en familie in Nederland en blikt terug op zijn reizen. We volgen de ontwikkeling van het plan dat een onmogelijke opgave lijkt. Maar in dezelfde bevlieging waarmee Azart de wereldzee bevoer kwam ook dit mirakel voor elkaar. Het schip staat inmiddels parmantig op het strand in Ecuador als cultureel centrum en buurttheater van een vissersdorp. Happy End, schrijft de schipper op elf november 2021 in zijn logboek. Hij omschrijft de laatste rit van Azart als een komedie in drie akten, met heel wat manschappen en bulldozers in de hoofdrol. Een hele dure voorstelling maar zeer memorabel, temeer omdat het schip weer op wielen rijdt en daarmee terugkeert naar haar historische oorsprong als wielschuit of scheepswagen, oftewel de mest uitgelaten kar van de carnavalsparade.

Motivatie
Het idee om een documentaire te maken over het schip Azart leeft al lang en is deels door verschillende filmmakers vervuld. Er is een zeer rijk archief aan filmbeelden. Maar er werd nooit een film gemaakt die een totaaloverzicht probeert te geven van 30 jaar Azart. Nu de scheepsreis is afgelopen hebben veel filmmakers hun materiaal overgedragen. De film wordt verteld door de ogen van de kapitein. Vanuit zijn gezichtspunt ziet de kijker het verhaal van 30 jaar Azart. De film combineert recente gesprekken met August met archiefbeelden die vaak zelf al korte kunstfilmpjes zijn. Het is soms een tragikomedie, want August verwerkt met komische elementen zelfs tragische gebeurtenissen als een dreigend bankroet of dodelijke ziekte. Zo ontstaat een kleurrijk overzicht van de wonderlijke geschiedenis van het theaterschip Een schip dat voor zovelen een bron van inspiratie is en symbool staat voor het verwezenlijken van dromen. Voor velen bleek het een springplank naar een professionele loopbaan in de kunstwereld.
De makers
Masha Novikova: Ik heb eind jaren ’80 op het schip gewoond en meegevaren. Ik nam alles serieus, alle problemen en obstakels leken me dramatisch. Van August heb ik geleerd om dingen anders te zien. Lichter. Alles komst vanzelf, zei hij vaak. Later maakte ik veel documentaires die over oorlog en dictatuur gaan. Dat was succesvol voor mijn carrière, maar naar mijn gevoel soms zinloos omdat oorlog en ellende niet verdwenen zijn. Deze film zou mijn eerste komische documentaire zijn, waarin ik de lichtheid van het bestaan graag wil bezingen. Ik kijk er met positieve verwachting naar uit dat dit ook gaat lukken.
Annike Kaljouw: Vanaf 2017 volg ik de Azart met mijn filmcamera. In Kaap-Verdië zag ik hoe snel August contact legde met de lokale bevolking en hoe het schip een magnetische kracht uitoefende op zoveel verschillende mensen. In een wereld waar veel bepaald wordt door geld en economisch succes, heeft August niet gekozen voor een leven in luxe. Hij wilde de VOC-route varen, zei hij, maar op een andere manier. Niet om te stelen en te kelen, maar om te spelen en te delen. Het raakte mij om te zien hoeveel vrolijkheid en verwondering het schip teweegbracht bij iedereen die het kwam bezoeken. En nog steeds, want het schip is nu een buurtcentrum op een Ecuadoriaans strandje. Toen Masha vertelde een film te willen maken over 30 jaar Azart, heb ik mijn beeldmateriaal ter beschikking gesteld en aangeboden haar te assisteren.

Dok Night | comic reading by AiR Joris Bas Backer & Friends
2023-06-29 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food (€ 10 / cash only)
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20:30 Comic Reading
by Plantage Dok Artist-in-Residence Joris Bas Backer & Friends

Dok Night | Mamaliga Orkestra
2023-06-22 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 “all you can eat’ Vegan Sushi by Suzie Creamcheese (€ 10 / cash only)
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20:30 Live music by Mamaliga Orkestra

Klezmer /Gypsy sounds from Belgium, Italy and France
‘A fucking bunch of brides, really lovely in their off-road white dresses
Gypsy songs and melodies.
original directory.
Multiple identities.
A gypsyologically extragadjordinary sound.
For better and for worse’

pOpup-expO in de DOKZAAL
2023-06-17 11:00 - 2023-06-25 18:00 | Dokzaal
Van zaterdag 17 t/m zondag 25 juni organiseren 33 kunstenaars uit Centrum Oost een expositie plus een programma vol creatieve, culturele workshops. De komende weken zal het programma op de website worden aangevuld. De Open Oost shOp zal weer openen waar originele werken, kaarten, keramiek, textiel, sieraden en andere unieke cadeaus verkocht worden.
Een feestelijke opening staat gepland op zondagavond 18 juni, 17 – 20 uur
Dagelijks is de DOKZAAL geopend van 11:00 tot 18:00 uur. De workshops kunnen ook ‘s avonds plaatsvinden.
Finissage op zaterdag 24 juni van 17 – 21.30 uur.

Dok Night
2023-06-15 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Suzy Creamcheese (€ 10 / cash only)
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20:30 de Pannekoeken
Na een pauze van 40 jaar hebben ze de draad weer opgepakt, omdat het bloed kruipt waar het niet gaan kan. Ze spelen nu muziek van toen met een eigen twist, denk aan ; Niel Young, Tony Joe White, CCR,maar bv ook Nora Jones, Etta James, Randy Newman en vele anderen , gewoon omdat het zo lekker is. Mocht je een betere naam te binnen schieten dan horen ze het graag.
Drum: Max Franken
bas/zang: Gerard de Ridder
gitaar/zang: Vincent de Rooij

Dok Night | Opening Dokkers Expo
2023-06-08 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Suzie Creamcheese (€ 10 / cash only)
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Opening Dokkers Expo
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Music by Monty Pagan
Monty Pagan are a well known folk/ rock/ punk cabaret band.
Ken Parsons on vocals, guitar and Celtic Harp.
Mick de Neeve on 6-string cello and voice
Anne Roosje de Blecourt on sax, Celtic Harp and vocals.
Jurgen Houwers on fiddle and whistles
Expect lively folk songs, beautiful ballads and….the unexpected.

MENGELMOES @ Plantage Dok
2023-06-07 20:30 - 22:00
Wegdromen bij betoverende altviool soundscapes in de Dokzaal
Mengelmoes is een concept dat ik in 2022 heb ontwikkeld. Dit is een solo
project waarbij de altviool wordt gecombineerd met synthesizers en live
elektronica waardoor een kaleidoscoop aan melancholische en kleurrijke
soundscapes ontstaat. Ik laat me ondersteunen door mijn zelf gecreëerde
orkest. Doel: samen met het publiek even helemaal in een andere realiteit
stappen.
Ik breng de altviool graag ten gehore op een experimentele, unieke manier
die tegelijkertijd bruggen slaat naar diverse muziekstijlen. Naast
klassieke en elektronische elementen bevat mijn muziek ook elementen van
minimal- , ambient- , Arabische en filmmuziek.
Kortom: een Mengelmoes van muziekstijlen en klanken.
Mengelmoes heeft in 2022 op diverse festivals en locaties plaatsgevonden,
zoals het Grachtenfestival, Splendor Amsterdam, De Roode Bioscoop en
Lavafest.
Met dit concept heb ik ook de muziek mogen creëren voor de acht-delige
Youtube documentaire ‘Kika Stories’ van Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij. In
deze serie worden de verschillende kanten van kinderkanker belicht. De
documentaire is in september 2022 uitgebracht.
Speciaal voor deze avond zal lichttechnicus Asger Moeselaar de performance
ondersteunen met bijzonder licht en effecten, waardoor het publiek nóg meer
wordt ondergedompeld in een unieke ervaring!

Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-mengelmoes-plantage-dok-623211541497
Dit event is mede mogelijk gemaakt door het NORMA fonds

Dok Night | AiR presentation by Melissa Cisneros
2023-06-01 17:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17:00 Bar open

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18:00 Vegan Food by Chef Lips (€ 10)
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Presentation of Plantage Dok’s Artist in Residence Melissa Cisneros and her son Eliàn

Melissa Cisneros, born in Mexico, travelled/studied and created in various places like Barcelona, California & Amsterdam.
Melissa is founder of the independent and nomad platform La Mecedora. ‘LaM counters economical discourses in art that focus on efficiency, time-pressure and final end products. Instead, it illuminates the rich and insightful path leading towards the eventual performance or dance, whilst reflecting on how perceptions are conditioned by socio-economic factors..’
She’ll show some of her work as a dancer, performer and organiser.

Dok Night | inspiratieavond TOTEM
2023-05-25 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Vegan Food by Suzie Creamcheese (€ 10 / cash only)

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18:45 Rituals | Totems | Objects
a night about different perspectives on the totem as a spiritual instrument

On the evening of Thursday 25 May, woodworker Daan Simons of Tsugi Woodworks and illustrator Noa Zuidervaart will present their collaborative project Totem. They will share with the audience their research into contemporary uses of the traditional totem.
In addition, artist and researcher Mirjam Linschooten will show some of her recent projects. She questions the way we interact with (ethnographic) objects and shows how they have coloured our view of history.
Tatjana Cady, of the Abenaki Turtle Clan shares insights and stories from her own experience as a practitioner and teacher of Abenaki Women’s Sacred Wisdom Teachings & Practices and Medicine Wheel Teachings. Tatjana comes from Abenaki, Mohawk, Huron, French and German lineage. As a child she was adopted as first daughter by Grandmother Nanatasis in a traditional Abenaki family ceremony. Her spiritual practice is from the Native American Northeast Woodlands, based in Abenaki ceremonies and teachings.  She would say that her practice is to wake up in the morning and offer her gratitude to the first thing happens each day. “Thank you Ktsi Nwask (Creator)” for the breath of life, thank you for the Sun and all that he brings, thank you for the Earth Mother and all that she brings. Tatjana attends the evening online from North America.
The evening starts at 19:00, with a walk-in from 18:45.

2nd hand market, dinner & music
2023-05-21 15:00 - 22:00

Dok Night | Symbiopsychotaxicinema
2023-05-18 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Hafid (€ 10 / cash only)
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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema
Films for Those Who Care
Presented by Jeffrey Badcock
A series of socially engaged movies, screened once a month on Thursdays. Touching on such hot topics as immigration, homelessness, racism, education, radical gender propositions, the pandemic and gentrification, these films not only explore visionary politics, but are also chosen to stir our imagination and creativity. The essence of cinema is the collective experience, and these screenings are aimed at creating intimate communities again in an increasingly hectic and fragmented world.

NOTRE NAZI (1984)

Our Nazi
Directed by Robert Kramer
116 minutes
In French and German with English subtitles
This is one of the most compelling documentaries that you have never heard of. It’s pretty difficult to frame this film properly because it’s a bit like those wooden Russian Matryoshka dolls—one hidden inside each other. Here is a try. There was once a German filmmaker named Thomas Harlan who made an amazing movie called Wundkanal: Execution in Four Voices. For the film he hires an elderly man to be an actor,who plays a character of an elderly man who was a Nazi, and who is kidnapped by left-wing RAF terrorists. The terrorists take the elderly man, tie him to a chair and interrogate him.
The next Matryoshka doll: The elderly man is played by Alfred Filbert, who took the acting job for money. But it turns out he was an actual Nazi criminal himself during the Third Reich, and was in fact one of the nine men in Hitler’s inner circle who planned the holocaust. He was a SS officer who also devised a way killing thousands of Russians in a special way—he would make their lives unbearable, both physically and psychologically, and then leave a loaded gun next to them so they would kill themselves voluntarily. It was called ‘manipulated suicide’. He was sentenced to life in prison for it in 1963, but released after twelve years. As the movie goes on, the story explodes more and more,… blurring the line between the fictional story of a Nazi officer, and the actual Nazi war criminal who is supposed to be acting. What ends up happening is Filbert is being put on trial before the camera, without any idea of what he was getting himself into. Got me so far?
And here is the next Matryoshka doll: The film we will be showing—Notre Nazi—is a documentary that was made during the shooting of the above mentioned movie Wundkanal, and it pushes the situation even further. It is absolutely riveting to watch this confronting situation unfold. Notre Nazi was directed by exiled American filmmaker Robert Kramer, who was living in Paris. What we get is an amazing situation, but Kramer then adds another layer by questioning the entire film process, revealing how we are easily manipulated by cinema—by what we are shown and what we aren’t. There are still quite a few more hidden Matryoshka dolls in this amazing flick, but it’s best to let them unravel for themselves. As director Robert Kramer himself described the shooting, once the camera started going it released a whole torrent of unpredictable energy that swept the set, and even more than the set.
This will be another ultra-rare screening of a criminally neglected cinematic gem.

Dok Night | Tailor Birds Dream joined by Cato Fluitsma
2023-05-11 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Suzie Creamcheese (€ 10 / cash only)
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Music by Tailor Birds Dream joined by Cato Fluitsma

folk wonder, sound immersive, electric 5 string violin with live looping gorgeousness. Tailor Birds is Sophie Kinston. think Sigur Ros meets Tash Sultana, inspired by the people she meets, the stories she hears. This music is about hopes and dreams of us all. Joined by Cato Fluitsma for that extra piece of magic, on accordeon and vocals.

Dok Night
2023-05-04 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Chef Lips (€ 10)
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⚡ more info about the rest of the evening coming soon ⚡

No Dok Night tonight
2023-04-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Dokhuis
No Dok Night tonight because of King’s day

Dok Night
2023-04-20 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Hafid (€ 10)
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⚡ more info about the rest of the evening coming soon ⚡

Dok Night - Denk Anders #3 met Harry Merry, Alex Winters, Johan Kleinjan & a Mystery Guest
2023-04-13 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Ethiopian Vegan Food by Moknen (€ 10, cash please)
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Denk Anders / Think Different #3
met
Harry Merry
Alex Winter
Johan Kleinjan
&
A mystery guest

3rd in a series of evenings about alternative ways of thinking. For example with edition #2 [thinking that Amsterdam was an island with alternative government] all visitors received 3 euros upon entry, just for being there. THINK DIFFERENT are low profile meetings to gain new insights together: every evening has its own subject and makers, musicians, artists and thinkers who have something to do with that topic are invited…

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3e van een serie avonden over alternatieve manieren van denken. Bijvoorbeeld bij editie #2 [‘Wat als Amsterdam een eiland was, met een alternatief [zelf]bestuur?’], kregen alle bezoekers bij binnenkomst 3,- euro omdat ze waren gekomen. DENK ANDERS zijn laagdrempelige ontmoetingen om samen tot nieuwe inzichten te komen: iedere avond heeft zijn eigen onderwerp en makers, muzikanten, kunstenaars en denkers die iets met dat onderwerp hebben worden uitgenodigd…

Dok Night – Vegan Food & Symbiopsychotaxicinema presents IN GEFAHR UND GROßTER NOT BRINGT DER MITTELWEG DEN TOD (1974)
2023-04-08 19:00 - 23:00 | Dokzaal
19:00 Vegan Food

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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema

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SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXICINEMA presents
IN GEFAHR UND GROßTER NOT BRINGT
DER MITTELWEG DEN TOD (1974)

Films for Those Who Care
Presented by Jeffrey Badcock
A series of socially engaged movies, screened once a month on Thursdays. Touching on such hot topics as immigration, homelessness, racism, education, radical gender propositions, the pandemic and gentrification, these films not only explore visionary politics, but are also chosen to stir our imagination and creativity. The essence of cinema is the collective experience, and these screenings are aimed at creating intimate communities again in an increasingly hectic and fragmented world.

IN GEFAHR UND GROßTER NOT BRINGT
DER MITTELWEG DEN TOD 1974
(In Danger and Deep Distress the Middle-way Spells Certain Death)
Directed by Alexander Kluge and Edgar Reitz
86 minutes
In German with English subtitles

These kinds of movies coming from Europe in the 60s and 70s have an openness and fundamental playfulness that can’t be found in cinema today. What happened? At what point did everything become so straight-laced, uptight and unimaginative? The answer is that the cinema changed according to the dictates of society, and after the leftist movements were crushed, the only narrative that existed was right-wing and corporate.
This movie loosely focuses on two women living in West Germany. One woman steals men’s wallets to survive, and the other is a spy for the East German government. But don’t expect a thrilling suspense drama here… instead this is more a movie about the public sphere, about how our society works. We watch our two characters as they try to survive in a male dominated world, and the editing creatively juggles narrative fiction with documentary. For example, mixed in with the narrative we see real-life attacks of the police on students, along with the eviction of an occupied building in Frankfurt am Main. There are potshots taken at stuffiness on both sides of the Berlin wall, for example our East-German spy is reprimanded because her spy reports are more like poetry than dry factual documents. Obviously she has a different idea of truth than the state officials.
It was directed by the leading figure of the New German Cinema Alexander Kluge, but strangely enough it was co-directed with Edgar Reitz, who would later create the famous Heimat series. In the end, it is another wonderful snapshot of a different era, opening up possibilities that we could be embracing today.

Free screening

Dok Night - Game Night
2023-04-06 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis
18:00 Bar open

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19:00 Vegan Food by Chef Lips (€ 10)
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Op donderdag 6 april 2023 organiseert Plantage Dok game night. Er zullen natuurlijk spelletjes zijn: gewone, hippe bordspelletjes van allerlei soorten en maten voor de bijdetijdse homo ludens. Daarnaast kun je ook ouderwetse computergames spelen in de kelder van het restaurant. Games uit de jaren ‘0 en beyond worden op de beamer en grooote PA gespeeld via een Xbox 360 plus Kinect (je lichaam is de controller) met o.a. het legendarische spel Child of Eden. Er kan ook gespeeld worden met een nog klassiekere controller (met force feedback!). Laat je onderdompelen in tech van weleer of, neem je eigen spelletjes mee en maak er met ons wat moois van.
On Thursday, April 6, 2023, Plantage Dok is organizing game night. There will be games, of course: regular, hip board games of all shapes and sizes for the modern homo ludens. You can also play old-fashioned computer games in the basement of the restaurant. Games from the zeroes and beyond are played on the beamer and large PA via an Xbox 360 plus Kinect (your body is the controller) including the legendary game Child of Eden. You can also play with an even more classic controller (with force feedback!). Immerse yourself in tech from yesteryear or, bring your own games and make something beautiful with us.

Dok Night - Subbacultcha X MOLK
2023-03-30 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open
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19:00 Vegan Food (€ 10)

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20:00 Jerusalem in My Heart in the Dokzaal (tickets € 15)

On the 30th of March, Jerusalem in My Heart will grace Dokzaal with a live audio-visual performance that’ll be sure to captivate. Hosted in collaboration with The Rest is Noise.
Jerusalem in My Heart consists of Montréal-based producer and musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Montréal-based filmmaker Erin Weisgerber. The duo will provide “an immersive sonic and visual live experience and an evolving effort to forge a modern experimental Arabic music wed to hand-made visuals using analog 16mm film at site-specific screen installations.” Have a listen to their latest album Qalaq, which is shaped by a “dismantled orchestra” of musical collaborations with Tim Hecker, Lucrecia Dalt and Moor Mother among others. Jerusalem in My Heart’s performance will be supported by VÍZ, a project by Réka Csiszér that explores experimental ambient music and liminal sounds.
Tickets for are free for Subbacultcha members and €15,- for non-members. Please make a reservation by sending an email to mailinglist@subbacultcha.nl with ‘JIMH’ in the subject line + your name in the email. Tickets can be purchased here.

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