17 May

19:00

DB55

Danzigerbocht 55, 1013 AM, Amsterdam

A phone-free social for the queer community focused on friendship, featuring guided sharing, performances, and connection.

Phone-free Hangout: Friendship Edition

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Event Program: Friendship Edition

Friendships often outlast our romantic connections, and in queer dating we often remain friends with our exes. Why is that? This event explores the meaning of friendship in our lives.

INTROVERTED part

Chilling, getting in the zone, being.

AMBIVERT part

A short, guided, open floor share about the meaning of friendships in our lives.

EXTRAVERTED part

Socialising, making friends, mixed media + storytelling performance.

Queer Talents

Mix media performance and storytelling by:

Ceyhun Firat - mixed media performance

Ceyhun works across image, storytelling, music, and performance. He recently emerged from the Sea (the great unknown), which is a metaphor for movement, risk, and lack of control, as well as power, depth, and imagination.

Phillip Melchers - storytelling performance

Phillip’s work explores queerness, spirituality, the human shadow, and personal growth. His stories aim to warm the heart and spark laughter, while also addressing the mysterious bouts of deeply felt melancholy that sometimes beset him. Born in the snowy wastes of Canada, he holds to the belief that even in the coldest of times, a little love is enough to break the ice.

Important Notes:

Please bring with you a book, journal, crochet set, or whatever helps you connect with yourself during the INTROVERTED TIME. We will also provide some crosswords, books, and drawing materials.
Please bring cash or a physical card with you to pay for your drinks/snacks, as you won’t have access to your phone till the end of the event.