Wed 11 January
Tow Bar Needed!
‘Tow Bar Needed: A Theatrical Road Movie’ is an inspiring mixture of live music, storytelling and film by Tjerk Ridder.
In collaboration with the ambassades of Hungary and Austria; Entrance: € 3 / € 5; for reservations please contact cultuur@rotterdam.goethe.org or call 010-2092090.
One groundbreaking journey brought Tjerk Ridder – a Dutch theater maker – from his hometown Utrecht in The Netherlands to Istanbul last year. Hitchhiking with a caravan, but no car, he traveled through Europe, looking for cars with a tow bar to help him on his way in the direction of Turkey. With him his travel companions: dachshund Dachs and writer/journalist Peter Bijl. Central philosophy of the project: You Need Others To Keep You Going.
In more than two months Tjerk, Peter and their caravan were pulled through eight European countries over 3,500 kilometers and by 53 different drivers. Together they made The Caravan Hitchhiking Project a true multimedia travel story connecting people, cultures and worlds.
‘Tow Bar Needed: A Theatrical Road Movie’ is an inspiring mixture of live music, storytelling and film, where he takes you along on this inspiring journey of hope and human connection. After its premiere at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, it was celebrated on festivals De Parade, Noorderzon and Lowlands. And now for the first time in Rotterdam!










