I'm a Finnish-Dutch artist, educator and organiser living in Amsterdam-Noord. In my work I explore the revolutionary potential of collective creativity. As an autodidact DJ, filmmaker and anarchist, clubs are my art school and protests my phd.
I'm a Finnish-Dutch artist, educator and organiser living in Amsterdam-Noord. In my work I explore the revolutionary potential of collective creativity. As an autodidact DJ, filmmaker and anarchist, clubs are my art school and protests my phd.
14.10.2023 - 18.02.2024
Artists: Sven Bijma, Heleen Blanken, Cleo Campert, Children of the Light, Claudie Crommelin, Bogomir Doringer, Gerald van der Kaap, Max Natkiel, Erwin Olaf, Ronald Schmets and Juha van ’t Zelfde.
Curator: Manique Hendricks
Photos: StudioLNDW
Tags: art, club culture, music
To Dance is to be Free explores the core of club culture in Amsterdam from 1980 to the present day with breathtaking photos, personal stories, historical flyers, immersive videos, exceptional visual art, valuable documents, and unique objects. Relive memories of iconic clubs like RoXY, iT, Mazzo, Club11, and Trouw, and discover the stories behind contemporary organizations such as Spielraum, 3X, and Garage Noord.
ROXY
The video RoXY by artist Juha van't Zelfde outlines the social, political and cultural climate from 1945-1999 in Amsterdam. Johan Huizinga's 1938 book Homo Ludens (Man at Play) provides the starting point for an exploration of radical events in the history of club culture. Documentary footage of protests and art movements merge into partying crowds and early electronic dance music at Club RoXY. A new culture for a new society, in search of freedom and collective joy.