Tense Tides

A (farewell?) party in three acts 

Dark clouds are gathering over the NDSM wharf. An ominous future looms over Nieuw Dakota, as it does for many fellow institutions in Amsterdam Noord. These last months are turbulent; can we continue our programs? In what way, do we put on a new face? Can we don another guise? For years we have been building towards a flourishing cultural life on the former wharf in the North of Amsterdam, and now condemning waves lap up against the quay...These are tense tides. Nieuw Dakota invites you to experience these turbulent times with us in a series of happenings that follows the structure of a three-act play: 

ACT I: In the eye of the storm 
2 November 

 
ACT II: System failure, on errors and glitches 
23 November 

 
ACT III: Beyond expiration date 
14 December

ACT I: In the eye of the storm  
November 2, 19:00 - 02:00   
During Museum Night in dialogue with Beautiful Distress House    

With ACT I: In the eye of the storm, we create the set-up for this stormy autumn.  We look for footing, but the water is at our lips. We lean against the wind as the cold whips across our faces with wet lashes.  Amid the turbulence, we suddenly stand still, feeling paralyzed by the frenzy. During Museum Night we show work by artists who play with the opposites of calm & commotion and invite you to experience this chaotic standstill for yourself.  
With work by Sanne van Balen, Tamar Blom & Federico Murgia and Antonia Klimsza.   

In parallel, our neighbors Beautiful Distress House present 'Techno Therapy', where you can dance the tension out of your body again. 

Program

19:00-22:00 Techno Therapy with Flo
22:00-22:30 Performance by Sanne van Balen, Distance in Blue (ca. 20 minuten)
22:30-23:15 Juliette Kool (Techno Therapy)
23:15-00:40 Roswitha & Mr. Henky
00:40-02:00 Claw & Catnip