Biergarten Rotterdam opens with sunny weather (!) and the Sommer Fest.

From June 2nd till June 9th, thousands of amateur artists will leave their hobby rooms and rehearsal spaces. During the Week of Amateur Art, they show their skills.

For these three events, we’ve invited special guest curators, artists and theorists who’ve developed unique artistic and cultural positions to create their own à la carte Evening of … Each will serve as a platform for exposing, showcasing and questioning The Power of Things.

For these three events, we’ve invited special guest curators, artists and theorists who’ve developed unique artistic and cultural positions to create their own à la carte Evening of … Each will serve as a platform for exposing, showcasing and questioning The Power of Things.

Are you a real estate owner, developer or working with empty spaces? Are you a creative entrepreneur looking for a temporary shop space to try your idea or start up?

3 days packed with all sorts of dance “Made in Rotterdam”. From modern to tango to urban. You can see great performances, breathtaking dance videos or participate in energizing workshops.

At the closing night of DEAF we will celebrate V2_’s 30th birthday!

DEAF & REWIRE present a night full of cutting-edge club music and experimental beats at DEAF 2012. The program is built around experimental rhythms and bass driven dance music. Kuedo Ital Tek, Kangding Ray and Torus, amongst others, will perform live.

For the 43rd consecutive year, the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam forms a stage for poetry from around the globe. The live sounds of the poets, their driven, inspiring view on the present, life and the world, de strength and the beauty of language and the encounters between the many languages and cultures of the world provide a large wealth to poetry. Explore the wonders of language: ‘Every word is changed when spoken’. This year the festival will run from the 12th to 17th of June, 2012.

Lowriders Collective is 5 years old and we want to celebrate this with our friends, partners and you in a small LOW (indoor) festival at WORM June 1st and 2nd.

Friday June 1st: Distal, Om Unit, RFunck, Sduk, Acre. Saturday June 2nd: Motëm, Dabrye, Debruit, Dizz1.

GROUNDS is back on Dunya! Here are the first names on the GROUNDS stage during Dunya Festival 2012. Also in 2012 we host our own stage at the festival, the Grounds Stage. Here are the first names on this stage (among others); Hindi Zahra and Tamikrest!