Zid Theater

LANDSCOOP
Migrations and nomads in your own city Theatre/dance/performance for the entire family A colourful village with new residents comes to life. The audience is taken on a journey to various worlds of people who are on the move. This performance is based on the experiences of residents of Amsterdam. LANDSCOOP is about staying behind, nostalgia, newcomers and children who have no choice but to come along. Get swept away by a mix of theatre, contemporary life stories and adventure. Pack a suitcase and join us! LANDSCOOP will be shown Saturday June 26 at 13:45 and 16:45 and Sunday June 27 at 13:15 and 16:45. For more information: www.sloterplasfestival.nl Concept and Direction Karolina Spaic and Sebo Bakker. With actors from the ZID Theater and residents from Amsterdam .


Sweet & Salty in the Big Apple
Following a successful performance in the Meervaart theatre in Amsterdam and winning the Movisie Audience Award with our community art project Sweet & Salty, ZID Theater have now been invited by the renowned research centre Eastside Institute for a presentation at the Performing the World Conference 2010 – Can Performance Change the World? Karolina and Sebo will give guest lectures and have exchange meetings with international theatre companies and organisations that work in a similar way as ZID. The conference will be held in New York on 30 September and 1, 2 and 3 October. The invitation to ZID fits in very well with our wish to present this project in an international setting.


Sweet & Salt reunion
On sundag the 24th Zid theatre will celebrate with the whole staff and the performers teh winning of the audience price 2009. We will take time to look back and as well look forward.


Sweet & Salty at Holland Doc
On the VPRO’s Holland Doc website Sweet & Salty is mentioned as a very special project. Part of the Century of the City theme was the Dream City project, where people could submit their initiatives for and ideas about a liveable city. Unfortunately, Sweet & Salty came too late to participate in Dream City that it's still got some attention here. Click here to visit the Holland Doc website.


Sweet & Salty wins audience price!
Gathering 26.3% of all votes, Sweet & Salty by ZID Theater Foundation and Lize Foundation won the Audience Award of the Movisie Art and Culture Festival. The film and the project were selected from 140 community art projects from both the Netherlands and abroad. An expert jury finally nominated 12 projects for awards, including Sweet & Salty. This is proof for us that Sweet & Salty should continue both in Amsterdam New West and in other cities in the Netherlands and also abroad. We will keep you informed of new developments. On 24 November, we proudly accepted the award. For press release go to: http://www.kunstencultuurvoorjewijk.nl


Workshop at Pluspunt
On 20 November, Sebo Bakker and Karolina Spaic gave workshops about the “Sweet & Salty” project at Pluspunt, the centre of expertise for senior citizens and participation in Rotterdam. It was a festive conference that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the successful project ‘Story wise’. Professionals and participants of ‘Story wise’ took part in both workshops, and before we knew it we were witnessing touching scenes about food, cooking, and unfamiliar new eating traditions. It was a successful introduction to our working method, in this instance focusing on senior citizens.


Sweet & Salty nominated for the ‘Art & Culture in your neighbourhood’ Award
ZID Theater has been nominated for the Art & Culture in your neighbourhood Award of MOVISIE for the project Sweet & Salty, in the category ‘Encounter and Cultural Heritage’. You may cast your vote for our YouTube film up to 17 November. Click HERE to vote. (Click on 'Stem nu op Zoet & Zout' below on the page) In the ‘Kunst & Cultuur in je wijk’ Festival MOVISIE demonstrates how art and culture projects contribute to the quality of life in neighbourhoods. Films from the video site YouTube have been nominated in four categories, and as of today people can vote for their favourite clip. The best appreciated short films, from both the Netherlands and abroad, will be announced at the awards ceremony on 24 November.


Master class by Adilah Barnes at ZID Theater
On Thursday, 12 November 2009, there is a unique opportunity to take part in a Master Class Acting given by the American actress Adilah Barnes at ZID Theater, Amsterdam. Adilah Barnes is an award-winning actress in both theatre and film; she is also co-founder and director of the Los Angeles Women Theatre Festival. For almost 20 years, she has been touring across three continents (North America, Africa and Europe) with our international show I Am That I Am: Woman, Black. As a television and movie actress she has appeared in Roseanne, Erin Brockovich and Cold Case. See also www.adilahbarnes.com. Adilah is the guest of honour at the Black Magic Woman Festival in Amsterdam in November 2009. The festival's theme is New Beginnings, which is also the motto of the master class she will give at ZID Theater. Click here for more information or contact Karolina Spaic.


Milkwhite in Holstebro, Denmark
On 14 August 2009, as part of the Magdalena Festival, we performed the production Milkwhite / The Ritual of Disguise in Holstebro in Denmark. The show was very well received. For more information about the festival, please visit www.odinteatret.dk or www.themagdalenaproject.org. For more information about Milkwhite, click here.