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The entrance is free but it is necessary to reserve the ticket beforehand by sending an email to reservations@getlost-artroute.com with date, time, and number of people. There is limited capacity. Facebook event here

'As a spectator and a 'walker’ you experience a strange mix of personal memories, your own social and historical references and associations, combined with the wonderful logic of dreams that have their own architecture.' ★★★★ Theaterkrant

The performance is in English.

Dates & times:
- Thursday July 22, 20:00 (fully booked)
- Friday July 23, 18:30 & 21:00
- Saturday July 24, 18:30 & 21:00

· Dream Logic - On 2 May, together with Erik Willems and Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink, we will be examining what happens when we take the organic structures and the logic of dreams seriously as a way of thinking about our relationship to our surroundings; the structures we build, nature and one another. What happens if we claim the domain of dreaming as a way of reimag(in)ing the here and now? We will also discuss the porous relationship between artist and audience, between art and the public space: how does this third space arise, through art?

Erik Willems is a hypnotherapist and NLP trainer with his own practice in Amsterdam: Hypnoworks. He also teaches and gives various workshops, lectures and training courses. His background is in the theatre: as an actor and theatre-maker, he has created and/or performed in various productions with Toneelgroep Amsterdam, NNT and Stichting Nieuwe Helden, among others.

Dr. Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink is a teacher and researcher in Theatre Studies at the University of Utrecht and an editor for the scenographers’ network Platform Scenografie [Scenography Platform]. She is also involved in (PhD) research into ‘nomadic theatre’, as part of which she is investigating different forms of mobility and uses of space in contemporary (location-specific) theatre.

· Urban Environment and Mental Mapping – how can we redefine our urban environment on the basis of a psychological approach to space?
The discussion on 3 May will concentrate on the relationship between social processes and urban development, between imag(in)ing and architecture. We will talk with urban psychologist Sander van der Ham and Charlie Clemoes (Faile Architecture) about the identity of the urban environment and the process of Mental Mapping: the hyper-individual selective representation of reality. How do you experience a space, an area, the city? How does perception of the city take place and how does architecture relate to perception, and to the psychology of the city? This time, we will claim the space to investigate whether it is possible to redesign the urban space.

Sander van der Ham works as an urban psychologist and advisor throughout the Netherlands, including for urban consultancy STIPO and ‘sense of home’ specialists Thuismakers Collectief [Homemakers Collective]. His research and expertise operate particularly at the intersections of developments in cities and psychology, community building and residents’ participation, the sense of home and public space. He co-authored the book ‘De stoep, ontmoetingen tussen huis en straat’ [‘The Sidewalk: meetings between home and street’], which sees the sidewalk as a space where a liveable, pleasant city begins.

Charlie Clemoes writes and talks about architecture, culture and social issues. Originally from England, he now lives and works as a writer in Amsterdam. He is the editor of Failed Architecture and part of Amsterdam-based art&design platform fanfare, where he develops podcasts. He also works as a ‘Cultural Streetscaper’ with Kantar Futures.

Aukje Verhoog (dramaturge and Fringe Director Amsterdam Fringe Festival) will moderate both evenings.

More information here

18:30 & 21:30
POROCITY
a performance by Andrea Božić and Julia Willms

ongoing
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASSES
an extended version of the installation based on Ganzfeld effect (no space experience)
by Andrea Božić,  Julia Willms and Robert Pravda

ongoing
RAPID AIR DISPLACEMENT Nr. 3
a sound installation by Robert Pravda

20:00
(following the 18:30 performance)
CONVERSATIONS AROUND SPACE AS AN ORGANISM

two evenings of talks with invited guests moderated by Aukje Verhoog:

- 2 May - Dream Logic
Together with Erik Willems and Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink, we will be examining what happens when we take the organic structures and the logic of dreams seriously as a way of thinking about our relationship to our surroundings; the structures we build, nature and one another. What happens if we claim the domain of dreaming as a way of reimag(in)ing the here and now? We will also discuss the porous relationship between artist and audience, between art and the public space: how does this third space arise, through art?

- 3 May - Urban Environment and Mental Mapping
How can we redefine our urban environment on the basis of a psychological approach to space? The discussio will concentrate on the relationship between social processes and urban development, between imag(in)ing and architecture. We will talk with urban psychologist Sander van der Ham and Charlie Clemoes (Faile Architecture) about the identity of the urban environment and the process of Mental Mapping: the hyper-individual selective representation of reality. How do you experience a space, an area, the city? How does perception of the city take place and how does architecture relate to perception, and to the psychology of the city? This time, we will claim the space to investigate whether it is possible to redesign the urban space.

PoroCity
Andrea Božić and Julia Willms | TILT

PoroCity is a performance as a journey based on mapping dreams into special architectural locations. The familiar but elusive logic of dreams merges with everyday reality and, in their overlap, a third space emerges – a porous space we do not know yet. A space where anything is possible.

PoroCity weaves the dreams collected from various people into a larger dream narrative. Two performers alias ‘dreamers’ lead the audience through a labyrinth of spaces and map the dreams as though they take place in the here and now. PoroCity moves through a series of special architectural buildings as a living organism, in Amsterdam and further, such as Burgerweeshuis designed by Aldo van Eyck, Frascati Theatre and other iconic locations. Each location is a unique experience where the dreams, the location, the building, the audience and the space itself are woven into each other and become part of the performance. The whole series becomes a performance in itself: a unique journey through the city.

Until spring 2019, PoroCity will appear on a series of special and unexpected locations in Amsterdam, Netherlands and internationally. Check the Calendar for dates