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BANGS X SLUT WALK

Oct. 4 – 17:30 – Dam to Oudekerksplein – 3 hours

drag, Hot, hot, hot, interactive, performance, political, protest
BANGS x DE TRUT

OCT. 4 – 22:00 – De Trut – ALL NIGHT

drag, party
BANGS x VRANKRIJK

OCT. 3 – 20:00 – Vrankrijk – TIL LATE

food, music, party, performance
BANGS x Joe’s Garage

Oct. 1 – 19:00 – Joe’s Garage – All evening

food, performance
Reading Vigil for Palestine

Daily – 12:30 – Dam – 1 hour

interactive, performance, political, protest, reading
The Universe or the University

Oct. 1 – 12:30 – Roeterseiland – 30 min.

banging, clown, political, storytelling, theatre
Soft-Boy Turkish Oil Wrestling

Oct. 1 – 20:00 – Joe’s Garage – 20 min.

BIPOC, clown, performance
tea and land stories

Oct. 1 – 20:30 – Joe’s Garage – 30 min.

food, interactive, land, performance, political, storytelling, tea, theatre
Sesten Sese: A Curated Evening of Shared Voices

Oct. 1 – 21:30 – Joe’s Garage – 1,5-2 hours.

Alevi Songs, Anatolian Folk, BIPOC, choir, mad, music, performance, poetry, political, queer
I had this dream

Oct. 1 – 20:00 – Plantage Dok – 50 min.

music, performance, political, protest, theatre
Marr Not Meeger

Oct. 1 – 21:30 – Plantage Dok – 60 min.

music, performance, solo
DOGGY STYLE wip

Oct. 1 – 19:30 – De Hoek – 60 min.

banging, dance, farming, performance, queer, rural, storytelling
GCPPSM (Gesture Controlled Performance Program for Slow Music)

Oct. 1 – 21:00 – De Hoek – 15 min.

BIPOC, digital lives, experimental sound, music, performance, queer, sound art, storytelling, technology
The Vice Device

Oct. 1 – 21:30 – De Hoek – 30 min.

dance, mad, music, performance, solo, storytelling, theatre
Tachy Bunker: A Cosmic Microtonal Ritual

Oct. 1 – 22:00 – De Hoek – 1h20 min.

dance, electronic music, microtonal, music, performance, shamanic ritual, solo, throat singing
There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.

Oct. 1 – 19:30 – Vondelbunker – 30 min.

banging, dance, film, music, performance, solo, storytelling
TRAUMA PARTY

Oct. 1 – 20:00 – Vondelbunker – min 40 min./ max 1h20 min.

banging, Catharsis Partying, dance, film, interactive, music, performance, protest
UNCOMBE

Oct. 1 – 21:30 – Vondelbunker – 25 min.

Drone, Growling, Industrial ambient, music, noise, performance
Droplets

Multiple days – multiple locations – 30 min

banging, clown, dance, installation, interactive, join in, mime, performance, public, theatre
The divine body

Oct. 2 – 17:00 Lola Lieven – 1.50 hrs

banging, dance, music, performance, theatre, workshop
Silent songwriting class for beginners

Oct. 2 – 19:00 – Lola Lieven – 60 min.

interactive, music, performance, storytelling, workshop
Poppy

Oct. 2 – 20:30 – Lola Lieven – 25 min.

clown, performance, queer, solo, storytelling
On War & Images – Surprise Performance

Oct. 02 – 21:15 – Lola Lieven – 60 min.

banging, performance, poetry, political, theatre
Unbecoming

Oct. 2 – 19:00 – Cafe Gilde – 1.5 hours

comedy, performance, queer, solo
MC SHABOOPI

Oct. 2 – 20:00 – Cafe Gilde – 30 min.

avant garde, banging, chaos, comedy, hip-hop, music, nsfw, performance, raunchy
Can You Hear It? // Machine

Oct. 2 – 18:30 – 4bid Gallery – 10 min on loop for two hours

banging, crip, film, neurodivergent, performance, poetry, political, queer, reading, Remote, solo, storytelling
Secret Street Fairies

Oct. 2 – 20:30 – Westergasbrug – 30 min. til forever changed

banging, glitch
Buenos Aires

Oct. 2 – 19:00 – Oost House – 15 min.

desire, erotic, intimate, performance, reading, solo, storytelling, stripping
bug bite

Oct. 2 – 19:30 – Oost House – 5 min.

animals, banging, film, performance, solo
CHABABCHICHI CALLS FOR YOUR NAME

Oct. 2 – 19:45 – Oost House – 30 min

monster, performance, solo
Disruption

Oct. 3 – 15:00 – Spui through Kalverstraat to Bijenkorf – possibly three hours

clown, interactive, performance, political, queer
playing “time for oneself”

Oct. 3 – 15:00 – Spui – 15 min.

clown, mad, performance, solo, theatre
Brand in Mokum

Oct. 3 – 15:30 – Spui – 30 min.

banging, performance, political
Frantic Antic

Oct 3 – 16:00 – Kalverstraat – 30 min.

clown, interactive, performance, queer, storytelling, theatre
Dear, This is Propaganda

Oct. 3 – 17:30 – Dam – 20 min.

dance, performance, poetry, political, protest, reading, solo, theatre
ESPACE VIVANT

Oct. 1 – 21:00 – Vondelbunker – 15 min.

dance, performance, solo, theatre
a song for the runaways – what happened to the rooster

Oct. 3 – 19:30 – Corner near Vrankrijk – 30 min.

mime, performance, poetry, storytelling, witchcraft
TO DO: ‘draw and look at’

Oct. 3 – 14:00 – Vrankrijk – couple hours

interactive, painting, performance, storytelling, workshop
Squat Family Square

Oct. 3 – 13:00 – Spui – 3 hours

banging, food, installation, interactive, music, performance, protest
Sharing with Strangers – Workshop

Oct. 3 – 13:30 – ADM Noord – 2 hours

dance, workshop
We are the Toys of Dionysus

Oct. 3 – 17:45 – ADM Noord – 1 hour

dance, mad, performance, poetry, queer, Ritual, solo, witchcraft
Be The Moon For Me?

Oct. 3 – 17:00 – ADM Noord – 20 min.

musical, performance, storytelling, theatre
Trash Skeleton and the Dumpster Divers Present: Please Don’t Leave Me Alone!

Oct. 3 – 16:00 – ADM Noord – 3 hours max

interactive, performance, political, queer, theatre
SHOWDOG

Oct. 3 – 20:00 – ADM Noord – 10 min.

animals, banging, circus burlesque dog, dance, mad, performance, political, queer, theatre
Please Do Not Lift Alone

Oct. 3 – 19:30 – ADM Noord – 10 min.

BIPOC, durational, installation, interactive, live installation, performance, social choreography, solo
The Compound – Live EP Performance

Oct. 3 – 16:00 – ADM Noord – 1 hour

interactive, music, performance, queer, storytelling
Open Noise Floor

Oct. 4 – 15:00 – Mime Fabriek – 30 min.

interactive, jam, mad, music, noise, performance
Ghost Towns

Oct. 3 – 19:00 – Villa Kamal – 45 min.

banging, ghost story, improvisation, interactive, queer, storytelling, theatre
Wax Negotiations

Oct. 3 – 20:00 – Villa Kamal – 1,5/2 hours.

banging, installation, performance, poetry
GAP 45. temporary absence of reference. Resilience series – WORKSHOP

Oct. 03 – 14:30 – Jakoozi – 60 min.

dance, performance, political, protest, queer, theatre, witchcraft, workshop
GAP 45. temporary absence of reference. Resilience series

Oct. 03 – 15:45 – Jakoozi – 30 min.

improvisation, language no problem, mime, performance, resilience practices
GIERIG

Oct. 3 – 18:30 – Buurthuis De Bol – 30-45 min.

dance, drag, music, performance, queer, solo, storytelling, theatre
The Wonderful and Amazing Jim!

Oct. 3 – 18:00 – Buurthuis de Bol – 20 min.

mad, music, performance, puppetry, solo, storytelling, theatre
Blabylonia

Oct. 03 – 18:00 – AstaroTheatro – 45 min.

banging, interactive, performance, poetry, political, theatre
La Danse du Diable

Oct. 3 – 19:30 – Takland – 20 min.

music, performance, puppetry, theatre
Tri0

Oct. 3 – 20:30 – Takland – 60 min.

ambient, dance, deep sea, experimental, live electronic, mermaids, music, performance, political
The opposite of a butterfly dancing

OCT. 3 – 16:30- Jakoozi – 20 min.

dance, performance, solo
Klara Krczer: Concert

Oct. 3 – 20:30 – Vrankrijk – 45 min.

banging, bangingHot, bangingraw, bangingsuper banging, Hot, hot, hot, music, performance, political, solo
This time Harper will put on a Show

Oct. 3 – 21:30 – Vrankrijk – 30 min.

dance, music, performance, queer, solo, storytelling, theatre
Kill The Writer

Oct. 3 – 22:30 – Vrankrijk – 60min.

music, performance, solo
NANO live

Oct 3. – 23:30 – Vrankrijk – 45 min.

music, performance, queer
De CHNICS

Oct. 3 – 00:00 – Vrankrijk – 20 min.

crip, mad, music
I’m singing while the world is on fire

Oct. 3 – 00:30 – Vrankrijk – 20 min.

banging, BIPOC, crip, mad, music, performance, poetry, political
Bedevaart van de koe

Oct. 4 – 11:30 – Kinderboerderij De Uylenburg – 30 to 60 min.

animals, interactive, performance, political, protest
Frog and Moss

Oct 4. – 13.00 – Kinderboerderij De Uylenburg – 15 min.

animals, banging, music, performance, queer, storytelling, theatre
I thought you could maybe look into my six eyes

Oct 4. – 13.30 – Kinderboerderij De Uylenburg – 15 min.

puppetry, queer, Ritual
House of Extinction Drags the House Down

Oct. 4 – 14:00 – Kinderboerderij De Uylenburg – 40 min.

drag, interactive, performance, political, queer
Love Letter to Resilience

Oct. 4 – 15:30 – Waterlooplein – 20-25 min.

mime, performance, poetry, political
“have you had the chance to try scat?”

Oct. 4 – 16:00 – Waterlooplein – 20 min.

banging, poetry, theatre, witchcraft
Love Songs for Offices

Oct. 4 – 14:00 – Queer Hub – 1 hour

conference, film, interactive, office party
favourite_animal

Oct. 4 – 13:00 – Wanakam – 60 min.

ambient, animals, folk, glitch, music
No te quería matar pero no me dejaste otra opción (I didn’t want to kill you but you left me no other choice)

Oct. 4 – 17:00 – Wanakam – 45 min.

banging, dance, mad, music, performance, queer, solo, witchcraft
SadoMusical

Oct. 4 – 15:00 – Wanakam – 30 min.

banging, clown, interactive, mad, music, queer, theatre
Lullabies for Monsters / Sound Bathing

Oct. 4 – 16:30 – 4bid Gallery – 1,5 hour

crip, interactive, mad, performance, poetry, political, queer, storytelling, storytellingLullaby – Rest – Nap – Synthesizer, witchcraft
vandaag, morgen en gisteren

Oct. 4 – 18:00 – 4bid Gallery – 20 min.

music, performance, poetry, queer
To the bone

Oct. 4 – 16.00 – Mime Fabriek – 15 min.

dance, performance, solo
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Oct. 4 – 16.30 – Mime Fabriek – 17 min.

performance, queer
Leaking star(t)s

Oct. 4 – 17.00 – Mime Fabriek – 30 min.

banging, dance, music, performance, theatre
Everything you are

Oct. 4 – 17.30 – Mime Fabriek – 21 minutes

dance, performance, solo
Ghoula

Oct. 04 – 17:00 – AstaroTheatro – 60-70 min.

banging, interactive, music, performance, poetry, storytelling, theatre
Poetic Resistance

Oct. 4 – 18:30 – Boedapest – 2 hours incl. breaks

poetry, political, protest, storytelling, storytellingSpoken Word
There’s a world in this tree

Oct. 4 – 18:00 – MKZ – 60 min.

animals, film, performance
Composition for Four Ropes

Oct. 4 – 21:30 – MKZ – 20 min.

music, performance
Life is a drag

Oct. 4 – 21:30 – De Trut – 60 min.

drag, Uncategorized
MUZIEK DJ

Oct. 4 – 1:30 – De Trut – 1,5 hours

music, queer
Trust The Glitch

I can do all days.

interactive, performance
Brieven aan mannen die niks verkeerd hebben gedaan- CANCELLED

I can do all days.

banging, performance, poetry, political, queer, reading, storytelling, theatre
the state gave me a bad rap

Oct. 1

music, performance, poetry, political
Saint’s basket

Oct. 1 – 22:00 – Vondelbunker – 60 min.

Ritual, Uncategorized