We'd like to take this opportunity to invite all of you already now to the festive final presentation of the Sweet & Salt project: stories and eating rituals from Amsterdam New West, with theatre, dance, video and food!

This is a community arts project in collaboration with the Lize Foundation.

Over the past few months, both young and old people from Amsterdam New West have exchanged their memories of and experiences with food, festivities and culinary customs.

This exploration will be festively presented in the grand café of Theatre de Meervaart. Allow yourself to be carried away to the sensuous world of Sweet & Salt. It’s party time!

Saturday 7 February 2009 at 3 pm

Location: Theater De Meervaart/cafe, Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam (v www.meervaart.nl <http://www.meervaart.nl/> Reservations, by e- mail: zoetenzout@lize.nl <mailto:zoetenzout@lize.nl> or at +31/20-4888449/ +31/615645054

9 October

Book presentation “The Sun is Rising in New West”Venue:

De Meervaart, Amsterdam, 8 pm

To attend this event and for more information, please visit

www.koersnieuwwest.amsterdam

www.meervaart.nl

A double portrait of Karolina Spaic and Sebo Bakker is included in a book publication of Koers Nieuw West, entitled “The Sun is Rising in New West” by Maria Douwes. The presentation will take place at Theater De Meervaart on 9 October, where Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen will receive the first copy.

Milkwhite / The Ritual of Disguise will be performed on the opening day of the International Festival MAN. IN. FEST at Cluj, Rumania.

Start of new project
Zoet & Zout (Sweet & Salty)
1st presentation at the Eigenwijze Blend-it Fair 2008 in Utrecht

In collaboration with LIZE, ZEG, CABO and Wijkalliantie, ZID Theater starts a project within the framework of the European Year of the Intercultural Dialogue.

Read the article Lizebulletin / nr 58. page 3
(in Dutch)

16 November

ZID MIXES SUNDAY is starting up again! During October there will be various gatherings on location, but the 1st new edition at ZID Theater will be on 16 November, 3 pm. With food, theatre, music and visual art.

With thanks to the following funds:
Bos en Lommer Community
VSB Fund
Amsterdam Art Fund (AFK)
Prince Bernhard Culture Fund

On one Sunday each month ZID Theater organises a cultural gathering / mini festival in our own venue in Bos en Lommer, Amsterdam. Artists from various disciplines engage in a dialogue with the audience.

Are you interested in taking part in the festival? Would you like to be a volunteer worker on those Sundays? Contact us.

Dizz Kids Theater

Visit the site of Dizz Kids Theater for more information on our educational activities and the latest programme: Dizz Kids Club.

Looking back….

See the photos of the National Women’s Day of LIZE on 8 June 2008, organised by ZID Theater

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Talks, workshops, performance Milkwhite and presentations

Looking back….

Inside Out II. 22 June 2008 at the Bos en Lommer Festival

Photo link:

Inside Out / Bos en Lommer Festival 2008

Interested in our:

- trainings
- research group
- community art projects
- custom projects
- performance coaching

Please call our office for more information.