13 Jun

18:00

Club Raum

Danzigerbocht 29, Amsterdam

Holobiont is a five-hour happening that blends a queer rave, collective ritual, and anarchist playground. Performers and attendees explore identity, fluidity, and freedom in an immersive, transformative space.

Holobiont

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Holobiont by Boogaerdt/VanderSchoot is a happening where bodies are anything but fixed. It's a queer rave, a collective ritual, and an anarchist playground in one, where performers use their bodies to play with identity, fluidity, and the binary view of humanity. Nothing stands still: everything moves, shifts, and transforms.

For five hours, raw performances, absurd costumes, and radical gender euphoria merge into a world where you become part of the whole. You can walk along, hang around, disappear into a dark corner, and reappear on the dance floor. There are no chairs, but you can rest or grab a beer. You decide how actively you participate, how long you stay, and how deep you go.

It's a place where glitter, unkempt wigs, dark corners, and unexpected movements meet to form a new community. A space where identities are not fixed, where bodies experiment, meet, and move freely. Holobiont invites you to discover the unknown in yourself and others. To move along, breathe along, and experience together what freedom looks like.

Credits

Concept Jef Van gestel, Suzan Boogaerdt, Bianca van der Schoot
Artistic Direction Jef Van gestel, Suzan Boogaerdt, Bianca van der Schoot
Performance Rita Bifulco, Suzan Boogaerdt, Ayrton Fraenk, Jef Van gestel, Barnaby Savage, Mara Snip, Isadora Tomasi
Special Guest Performer Bleach, Black Pearl De Almeida Lima, Wet Mess, Lou Vives
Scenographic Advice Marloes en Wikke
Campaign Image Lisa Schamlé
Photography Casper Koster
Production Yola Parie
Technique Bart Coenen
Co-production Boogaerdt/VanderSchoot, Stichting Jef Van gestel, Holland Festival
With thanks to Dioraphte