What’s so beautiful that it makes you forget all your sorrows?

Wanna hear personal stories behind familiar places around the Lijnbaan? Join BinnensteBuiten (Inside Outside) during ZigZagCity. In unexpected places actors share personal memories and anecdotes from residents and shopkeepers in the Lijnbaan Quartier with the audience. All stories are related to the buildings, squares and streets of the Quarter Lijnbaan.

Third Culture Kid is an absurd variety show that plays on expectation and is an open house to anyone who has ever felt homesick in their own home. Margo van de Linde has performed in Burlesque shows, performance theatre, comedy and children’s theatre…now you’ll see her from a different angle.

Wetenschapsmonologen (in Dutch) is playing in Rotterdam at Gouvernestraat. The monologues tell the story of courageous academics who were forced to escape their own country because of their work and opinions, and who now work at Dutch universities.

What’s so beautiful that it makes you forget all your sorrows?

Three Japanese men stand on an empty stage in silence.

Reading/discussion in collaboration with Stichting Cultuur & Kommunikation

The renowned play writer Theresia Walser invites theater makers and anyone interested to a reading at Goethe-Institut Rotterdam.

De Voordeelbundel (the gig) by stand-up poets Edwin de Voigt Moisturizer and Menno BMI Smit at De Komedie.

The newest Conny Janssen Danst! A dynamic, energetic and poignant performance with no time for looking back. With dance talent from Codarts and live music by Ming’s Pretty Heroes.

Watch Rotterdam Noord with the eyes of an eight year old. ZUUR presents Sluitertijd, a play about two children and the adults they have become. Take the change to step back in time with Els. She remembers her friendship with Maarten and asks herself: what if things went differently? In April Maarten tells his story, so don’t miss this part! (in Dutch)

A dance preformance inspired by the book ‘Lettere a un bambino mai nato’ (‘Letter to a child never born’) by Oriana Fallaci.

Imagine a place that defies your senses. Imagine rhythms that affect your vision. Imagine a room where the dimensions of the space appear resilient. Imagine the pressure of sound transforming a body into vibrations. Imagine light that makes you perceive darkness. GRIND offers this place – where the components of body, light and sound create binds that affect, confuse and move.

The programme focusses on the rotterdam filmmaker Karel Doing.

The program focusses on the Rotterdam filmmaker Karel Doing.

the programme turns on the Rotterdam filmmaker karel doing

Boek Nu is a monthly talkshow that’s hip and happening in Kantine Walhalla. The raw industrial feel of Katendrecht meets warm and cozy talking, drinking, writing and enjoying Music; excellent combinations

HipHopHuis gives a preview of the new location during the open door day. Everyone is welcome to get a tour of the new building in the Delftsestraat.

An American saying goes: “You only get one chance to make a last impression ‘. Did you ever ask yourself: how will I leave the stage of life? In WE’RE ALL FOR THE UNDERGROUND Hillary Blake Firestone choreographer, singer and musician Mark Morse Anat Spiegel contemplate the most dreaded cultural ritual: the funeral. They approach this from an intimate, almost morbid perspective.

Do you already have a list of good intentions for 2012? Have you stopped smoking? Want more exercise and drink more water? Will you save enough money to make a nice trip? Or is this the year of finally-having-sex-with-your-new-neighbour? Art-Jan and Lottie welcome you to this show to give you that familiar boost.

The artist director Rita Vilhena finds essential to address what most of people are busy celebrating or ignoring in this month, the convenient festivity, Christmas.