Plantage Dok

Taste before you waste – Wasteless Wednesday
2022-11-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-11-30 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Taste before you waste – Wasteless Wednesday

As always, dinner is a donation-based 100% vegan feast created from zero waste ingredients salvaged from nearby Amsterdam food stores.

Doors open at 18:30 and we are operating on a first come, first served basis.

Dokhuis NIGHT - Benefiet Watch the Med / Alarm Phone
2022-11-24 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Every Thursday night = Dokhuis Night
“Freedom of Movement for All”

19h Dinner – Ethiopian Injera
21h short presentation on the work of Alarmphone.org
www.alarmphone.org

De Warme Winkel speelt Lady Chatterley’s Lover
2022-11-25 20:30 - 22:00, 2022-11-26 20:30 - 22:00, 2022-11-27 20:30 - 22:00, 2022-11-28 20:30 - 22:00, 2022-11-29 20:30 - 22:00, 2022-12-17 20:30 - 23:00, 2022-12-18 20:30 - 23:00, 2022-12-21 20:30 - 23:00 and 2 more dates | Dokzaal
Lady Chatterley’s Lover

In de beruchte en grensverleggende roman Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) van D.H. Lawrence valt de adellijke Constance Chatterley halsoverkop voor de brute charmes van boswachter Oliver Mellors. Vanwege de opwindende inhoud veroorzaakte de roman een groot schandaal en was het lange tijd verboden in Engeland en ver daarbuiten. In het geniep werd het boek decennia van hand op hand doorgegeven.
Hoewel Lawrence toen vooral werd gezien als provocateur, was dat allerminst zijn bedoeling. Hij voelde heilig vuur om eerlijk te spreken over seks en seksuele voorkeur. Hij wilde nieuwe rolmodellen creëren en zette zijn lezers aan in het reine te komen met kanten van onszelf die we het liefst aan het daglicht onttrekken.
Houvast zoekend in het verleden, van henzelf en van het begin 20e-eeuwse Engeland, gaan Florian Myjer en Lisa Verbelen de dans aan met deze schandaalroman. Vol overgave omarmen ze hun seks en hun driften. Schaamteloos wentelen ze zich in perversie en genot en nemen Lady Chatterley’s Lover een beetje ruig en een beetje teder mee naar de 21e eeuw.

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De Warme Winkel is een collectief dat graag op het scherpst van de maatschappelijke en artistieke snede opereert. Geschiedenis en literatuur zijn vaak inspiratie voor voorstellingen die hun pijlen op het heden richten en de bedenkers zijn nadrukkelijk op het toneel aanwezig. Na een steeds intensievere samenwerking is Florian Myjer op 1 januari 2021 toegetreden tot de artistieke kern van dit illustere gezelschap. Lady Chatterley’s Lover is zijn eerste voorstelling in die hoedanigheid en hij schreef deze samen met Marieke de Zwaan en Lisa Verbelen.

Meer informatie en kaartverkoop: dewarmewinkel.nl/

Dokhuis NIGHT | Hominkukelus - Acoustic 4 piece live music
2022-12-08 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis
DOKHUIS NIGHT PRESENTS
19h
Vegan food by Suzy Creamcheese
20h30
Hominkukulus
2 gitaren, bucket bass en achtergrond frontman met shizzel klompen jazz

Dokhuis NIGHT – Vegan Food & Symbiopsychotaxicinema
2022-12-15 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis
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19:00 Affordable Vegan Dinner by Hafid
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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema presents The war at home (1979)
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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.

THE WAR AT HOME 1979
Directed by Barry Alexander Brown, Glenn Silber
100 minutes
In English

This is such an important film, a document from the past about social change. I’m often asked where I came from…. Well my whole life I was moving…. But the place I went to university was a city called Madison Wisconsin. During the late 60s and early 70s it was a hotbed of social and cultural unrest, especially active in the strong anti-war movement. This documentary focuses on the counterculture movement in Madison, and some of my teachers were even involved with the making of this film.
One of the beautiful aspects of this flick is in watching how a movement that begins with only a few hundred people, grew into a mass movement. We see the numbers grow, and we also see the police, even the army, being brought in to handle the situation. The Madison university campus became a battleground. The film also debates the issue of violence, and whether violence should be used in an anti-war movement. Along the way we have some great music from that time, and some major players in the field including the beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It was a groundbreaking film when it hit the movie screens, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1980. Personally, I think it is crucial viewing for anyone who wants to create real direct-democratic change, no matter what issue is being addressed.
By the way, the co-director Barry Alexander Brown would later go onto editing several Spike Lee joints such as Do the Right Thing.
I’m not a fan of Micheal Moore, but he did say this was one of the most important movies ever made.
What can I say? It’s a crime it isn’t being seen these days. Wanna see the trailer? Click here
Hope to see you at this special screening!

Free screening

Dok Night - Vegan food en bubbels
2023-01-05 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Vegan food & nieuwjaarsbubbels!
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Dok Night - Vegan Food & Opening expositie Landschapslijnen
2023-01-12 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
OPENING EXPOSITIE LANDSCHAPSLIJNEN
dubbelexpositie van Annelinde de Jong en Suzanne Glerum

Suzanne Glerum en Annelinde de Jong presenteren tijdens deze dubbelexpositie Landschapslijnen gezamenlijk hun werk in de etalage van woon- werkpand Plantage Dok en in het atelier van Suzanne Glerum.
Suzanne Glerum toont olieverfschilderen en Annelinde de Jong ruimtelijke papieren objecten.
Ze vinden elkaar in hun omgang met de materie waarmee ze werken, maar ook hun werkproces toont overeenkomsten. Voor allebei begint het werkproces buiten. Ze trekken eropuit, het landschap in. Buiten verrichten ze ieder op eigen wijze veldwerk. In het landschap zet Suzanne Glerum de eerste lijnen in haar schetsboek. Niet om het landschap letterlijk weer te geven, maar om het gevoel van in het landschap zijn te vangen. Annelinde de Jong verzamelt het landschap op een letterlijke manier: op verschillende buitenlocaties verzamelt ze plantaardig materiaal. Terug in het atelier dienen de schetsen als uitgangspunt voor de schilderijen. De plantenverzameling wordt omgevormd tot vellen papier om ruimtelijke objecten mee te bouwen.
suzanneglerum.nl | annelindedejong.com

vanaf 19:00
Vegan Food by Chef Lips & Vegan Cake by Miss Whips

Dok Night - Vegan Food & Symbiopsychotaxicinema MANDABI (1968)
2023-01-19 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokzaal & Dokhuis galerie, Plantage Doklaan 8, Amsterdam, 1018CM, Netherlands
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19:00 Affordable Vegan Food by Suzie Creamcheese

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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema

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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.

MANDABI 1968
(Money Order)
Directed by Ousmane Sembène
92 minutes
In Wolof with English subtitles
Ousmane Sembène is a seminal figure in African cinema, and was also a profound writer. When he arrived in France, he encountered racism immediately as a worker at a Citroen car factory, and later on the docks of Marseille. When he was inspired to make movies he tried to get into the film school in Paris which rejected him, probably for racial reasons, so he went to study cinema in Moscow instead, where he was accepted. Directly after making an international splash with his biting debut Black Girl (1966), he began working on this movie in his homeland of Senegal. As I mentioned, he was also a writer, and here he takes one of his short stories and conjures up this Kafkaesque flick about postcolonial bureaucracy set in West Africa.
It follows the story of a Senegalese man who has some cash sent to him from Paris, which might seem like an easy task, but in the hands of Sembène it ends up being a wild critique of the modernized world and how money functions in society. But let’s be clear, although this film is about a nightmare, it carries with it a breezy sense of humor, warmth and absurdity—it’s a razor sharp satire, but with a deep humanitarian edge.
This will be a high-definition screening.
Free screening.

Dok Night! Reading group - The role of gas in industrial agriculture & MOLK Night!
2023-01-26 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17:30 Aseed presents
Reading group – The role of gas in industrial agriculture

We are reviving our ASEED Reading Group! Let’s grow our brains together as we discuss hot topics in our Fossil Free Agriculture Campaign. We are ready to get cozy and dive deep into the first of four reading group topics, and we need your help to foster a rich co-learning environment!

For this session, we will focus on the role of gas in industrial agriculture. How many fossil fuels are actually in our food? How does this industry continue to grow under the radar? Together we investigate how fossil fuels, and increasingly gas, are deeply engrained in the food system. We will provide a list of materials in different formats to prepare for the meeting, such as articles, information videos, zines, podcasts, etc., so you can engage with the topic according to your capacity and interests. To help us create an interesting discussion and learn about these topics together, we will aim to include someone outside of ASEED with particular knowledge on the given topic. This week we will have a guest from the Gastivists.

Send an email to info@aseed.net to let us know you would like to attend this first reading group session so we can send you a list of recommended materials to browse. There are no requirements to attend, we just want to provide the opportunity to learn about these important topics together!

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19:00 Affordable Vegan Food by Suzie Creamcheese
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20:00 MOLK Night! in the Dokzaal (contribution € 10)
Come listen, hang, lay down and journey in this monthly sonic happening.

RUISVOGEL
Ruisvogel is the ambient solo project of Rotterdam-based guitarist/vocalist Daanie van den IJssel (Neighbours Burning Neighbours, Volca Nova).
Ruisvogel creates compelling noisy drones and experimental lush soundscapes. They use DIY tapeloops, old tascams, walkmans, synthesizers and samples.

PABLO DIAS
“The Gold Fish Club”
An audiovisual improvisation setup by Pablo Dias. It’s a laboratory where audio and video devices, new and old, professional and amateur, are recombined live in order to generate images and sounds.
Pablo is interested in how these machines work as objects — their materiality, the physicality of their low-resolution signals, how they can be arranged in space, how they invite certain physical interaction.
Also he is fascinated by their expressiveness – how these dated and ‘limited’ technologies can produce images and sounds that are often more intriguing to our eyes and ears than the latest pristine technologies and almost infinite resolutions.

DJ Superinca
aka Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti melts, melds and calls upon her roots system, to spin some hot songs. From Latin American experimental to dirty beats, her goal is to sonically collide embodiment and pleasure. Shake the dust off!

The exhibition Landschapslijnen is on display till February 2nd 2023.

MOLK NIGHT: Ruisvogel / Pablo Dias / DJ Superinca
2023-01-26 20:00 - 23:30 | Dokzaal
On the 26th of January, the MOLK FACTORY is happy to present these artists:

RUISVOGEL
Ruisvogel is the ambient solo project of Rotterdam-based guitarist/vocalist Daanie van den IJssel (Neighbours Burning Neighbours, Volca Nova).
Ruisvogel creates compelling noisy drones and experimental lush soundscapes. They use DIY tapeloops, old tascams, walkmans, synthesizers and samples.

PABLO DIAS
“The Gold Fish Club”
An audiovisual-spatial improvisation laboratory by Pablo Dias where audio and video devices, new and old, professional and amateur, are recombined live in order to generate images and sounds.

Pablo is interested in how these machines work as objects — their materiality, the physicality of their low-resolution signals, how they can be arranged in space, how they invite certain physical interaction.

DJ Superinca
aka Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti melts, melds and calls upon her roots system, to spin some hot songs. From Latin American experimental to dirty beats, her goal is to sonically collide embodiment and pleasure. Shake the dust off!
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Molk nights is a monthly event, organised by artists and members of the MOLK Factory. For these nights MOLK collective aims to host space for listening, sharing and celebrating community. We invite a range of various sound artists, conceptual concerts, noise in all forms and are kin to embrace hybrid aspects of performative and visual outputs.

Dok Night | Docu Hippies From Hell
2023-02-02 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00
Vegan Moroccan Food by Hafid
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20:00
Poppe & Nemeth presenteren
HIPPIES FROM HELL
documentaire van Ine Poppe en Sam Nemeth uit 2001

Start 20:00 / 53 min.
Ine Poppe en Sam Nemeth tonen op hun eerste Dokavond (de tweede is donderdag 9 februari) de gerestaureerde versie van de legendarische documentaire Hippies from Hell uit 2001. De film is een portret van de gemeenschap achter Nederlands’ eerste echte internetprovider XS4all. Uitgebreid komt de generatie hackers aan het woord die het blad Hacktic publiceerde. De subcultuur is rond 2000, toen de film werd gedraaid, net aan het eerste moment van reflectie toe. De roerige eerste decennia van de digitale revolutie zijn achter de rug en er wordt door een aantal mensen de balans opgemaakt. De documentaire werkt toe naar het hackerfestival HAL (Hackers at Large) in 2001, waar alle draadjes bij elkaar komen.
Hippies from Hell beleeft na de presentatie op het IDFA in 2002 een opmerkelijke geschiedenis. Opdrachtgever VPRO wil hem aanvankelijk om onopgehelderde redenen niet uitzenden. Daarna eist Ine in de onderhandelingen die erop volgen het auteursrecht op. De VPRO gaat daar uiteindelijk mee akkoord. Vervolgens wordt HFH de eerste Europese film die officieel een Creative Commons licentie krijgt, persoonlijk door CC initiatiefnemer Lawrence Lessig uitgereikt. De VPRO organiseert rond 2010 een digitale docu-reeks en wil dan alsnog HFH uitzenden (maar moet dan betalen voor het uitzenden van hun eigen productie).
Hippies from Hell is in de beginjaren via de server van de Waag downloadbaar geweest en in die vorm rond de 2 miljoen keer bekeken. Daarna is de documentaire op diverse manieren gepirateerd, ondanks de CC licentie. Nog in 2022 moesten we Journeyman film -tevergeefs- sommeren de film niet meer te verkopen onder de naam Hackers from Hell via Amazon. Journeyman doet dat nog steeds, in de US, waar ze voor het Europees recht lastig te bereiken zijn.
The exhibition Landschapslijnen is on display till February 2nd 2023.

Subbacultcha X MOLK: Julia Reidy + Frö
2023-02-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Dokzaal
We’re happy to welcome back Julia Reidy and Frö for a night of sci-fi folk music.
Critics have described Julia Reidy‘s music as “properly singular,” blending “immense knowledge of American primitive folk music with microtonal experimentalism and abstract pop vocalizing.” Reidy’s work has been compared to a range artists, from Hope Sandoval and Talk Talk to Jim O’Rourke and Tashi Wada Group, while ultimately remaining distinct. Frö makes experimental electronics with haunting vocals, “going from femme-folk to post-internet information-overload.” Her fascination lies in the voice as the body’s given instrument, one we always carry with us. Join us for this special show at Dokzaal, MOLK Factory on February 3rd.

Tickets are free for Subbacultcha members and €15,- for non-members. Please make a reservation by sending an email to mailinglist@subbacultcha.nl with ‘Julia Reidy’ in the subject line + your name in the email. Tickets can be purchased here. We update the RSVP list every Wednesday.

Dok Night | Docu Them Fucking Robots
2023-02-09 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00
Vegan Food by Chef Lips
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20:00
Poppe & Nemeth presenteren
THEM FUCKING ROBOTS

documentaire van Ine Poppe en Sam Nemeth uit 2011

Start 20:00 / 53 min.
Voor wie nu de populariteit van kinetische kunst meemaakt is het moeilijk te geloven dat de combinatie techniek en kunst aanvankelijk behoorlijk problematisch was. Norman White, een van oorsprong Amerikaanse kunstenaar die al sinds de seventies vanuit Toronto opereert was een van de pioniers van wat hij zelf ‘robot-kunst’ noemt.
White gaf naast zijn kunstpraktijk tot 2016 les aan Radio Television Arts Department of Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Them Fucking Robots graaft in White’s geschiedenis en laat diverse collega-kunstenaars en kunsthistorici aan het woord. We zien Norman White uitgebreid in zijn werkplaats in Durham, Ontario. Ook spreken de makers met kunstenaars die hij les heeft gegeven of door hem beïnvloed zijn.
Them Fucking Robots is een indringend project van een onafhankelijke geest die een generatie kunstenaars opleidde die inmiddels overal op de wereld hun invloed laten gelden.

Dok Night – Vegan Food & Symbiopsychotaxicinema presents CAIRO STATION (1958)
2023-02-16 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokzaal & Dokhuis galerie, Plantage Doklaan 8, Amsterdam, 1018CM, Netherlands
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19:00 Affordable Vegan Food by Hafid

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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema

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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.

CAIRO STATION 1958
(باب الحديد )
Directed by Youssef Chahine
77 minutes
In Arabic with English subtitles

When this movie was made it opened up what was possible in Egyptian cinema. The kinds of movies made in Egypt during this period were mostly light, upbeat romantic comedies. This film showed another side of Egypt and humanity in general… a dark sensual side that almost embodies a kind of madness. This flick is certainly about eroticism, but is also about the perilous predicament of any outcast, anyone excluded from society. It is also a snapshot of Egypt going through massive social change, with Egyptian rock n’ roll entering the picture at one point, along with feminist gangs demonstrating before news reporters.
The story is about many different characters at the teeming Cairo train station… but at the same time it focuses on the lives of several key players. The main one is a poverty-stricken newspaper seller named Qenawi who lives in a ramshackle shack/hut. This guy has gone a bit nuts, and surprisingly is played by the director himself in a totally lunatic performance. Director Chahine has a wicked ability to enter human psychology, with the sharpness of a scalpel. I have personally become skeptical whenever someone talks about ‘human nature’ as if it can be totally separated from the society and culture it developed in. I’m not sure, but it seems to me Chahine came to the same conclusion.
The dazzling visuals of the film is a beautiful fusion of neo-realism and film noir. The mood is mostly bright, but can suddenly switch on a dime, without any expectation, from light to dark and vice versa. It is a film that documents how the poor survive, forced into petty crime and always being chased by the police… but it also emerges as a cutting edge thriller about repression in general—not only of the lower classes, but also the repression of sexuality, and of women through male violence.

Start 20:30
Free screening

Dok Night 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙
2023-02-23 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
19h00
Vegan Food by Suzy Creamcheese
20h00
Questions Collective presents
𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙

Singing together is so much fun and we hope to make this a habit. Thursday February 23rd we invite everyone to our first 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 at the Plantage Dok café to sing along. The bar is our stage and everyone is a performer. Everyone and everything is welcome! All musical styles, all instruments, all languages. No auditions, no judgements, only fun. Send us the song you definitely want to sing and we will print out lyrics and chords so we can play together. Bring an instrument if you have one. There is a piano available. Hope to see you there!

Dok Night - Opening War Paint
2023-03-02 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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19:00 Vegan Food by Suzie Creamcheese (€ 10)

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20:00 Opening Exhibition War Paint
schilderijen van de oorlog in Oekraïne door Ine Poppe

met een openingswoord door Raymond v/d Bogaard
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muziek van accordeoniste en zangeres Cato Fluitsma
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Dok Night - Soundscapes by Hessel Moeselaar
2023-03-09 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hessel Moeselaar presents Mengelmoes: colourful and dynamic soundscapes
Mengelmoes is a program that I developed in 2022. It is a solo project where the viola is combined with synthesizers and live electronics, creating a kaleidoscope of melancholic and colourful soundscapes.
I love introducing the viola to the audience in a unique and experimental way, whilst simultaneously bridging the gap between different styles of music. Besides classical and electronical elements, my music also consists of elements of minimal music; ambient music; Arabic music, and cinematic music. All in all, it’s a mishmash of different music styles and sounds.
Mengelmoes has taken place at numerous festivals and locations, such as Grachtenfestival, Splendor Amsterdam and Lavafest.
With this project I was also given the opportunity to create the music of the eight-part Youtube documentary series ‘KiKa Stories’ by KiKa (the Dutch childhood cancer foundation), which sheds a light on different aspects of childhood cancer. The documentary was released in September of 2022.

Dok Night 'GAIA'
2023-03-16 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
diner & live music
19:00 vegan meals by Suzie Creamcheese
20:30 ⚡ 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.

Dok Night - Vegan Food & Symbiopsychotaxicinema presents THE MOON OVER THE ALLEY (1975)
2023-03-23 18:00 - 23:00 | Dokhuis, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 Bar open
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19:00 Vegan Ethiopian Food (€ 10)
& Vegan cakes
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20:30 Symbiopsychotaxicinema

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SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXICINEMA presents Moon over the alley

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.

THE MOON OVER THE ALLEY 1975
Directed by Joseph Despins
107 minutes
In English
Wow, this is one hell of an odd bird that’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen, and it really shines because of it. Set deep in the Notting Hill district of 1970s London, it follows the lives of several residents of varied racial and cultural backgrounds who live in a boarding house. It is an incredible depiction of the times… we see then-crumbling, then-affordable, gritty London matched to an outrageously varied music score reflecting its multiculturalism. The music shifts as the locations change, from Jamaican calypso pop through glam rock to folk and reggae. Its amazing, but in fact, the haunting music score was created by composer Galt McDermot, legendary for his 60s musical ‘Hair’. It is through these spiritual torch ballads that our characters sing of their dreams, and their hope to break through the harsh world around them.
So it’s the combination of this musical aspect, fused with the gritty black and white cinematography, that makes for such a wild and unimaginable concoction. It smashes all stereotypes and genres. We follow the main characters as they try to survive in the streets of London, full of urban violence, racism, demonstrations—with these events punctuated by music. It was shot on a low budget (which allowed the director more freedom to play and experiment), and has a wild made-on-the-streets vibe. The Moon over the Alley is a bizarre “kitchen-sink musical” that borders on the surreal, a well crafted flick that when seen today feels like discovering a buried treasure.
This will be a high-definition screening.
Free screening.

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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