This could be Rotterdam or anywhere……
Liverpool or Rome! tenantspin travelled to Rotterdam last week to plan for an event we are taking part in March 2008. We were met by Eugene and Arno from Rotterdams Wijktheater, a international community-based theatre festival which takes place in the Zuidplein Theatre in Rotterdam’s southside biannually. It has been a feature of the cultural landscape since Rotterdam itself was awarded capital of culture 2001.Arno and Eugene took us to meet their colleagues at the theatre and also at the local retirement home as well as taking us for some lovely meals and to an interesting perfomance by local young people.tenantspin are hoping to run a filmmaking stall in the cafe area of the theatre for the duration of the festival capturing staff, visitor and performers experiences of the event as well as involving participants in the process and doing a bit of editing on the spot.We are also running a discussion event in the retirement home based on our webcast model from home, engaging the residents with tenants and a panel of local people to discuss the Rotterdam of the past, present and future as well as having a game of question bingo and watching a few musical interludes from local talent.We had a great time meeting all of our colleagues from Rotterdam, visiting the Maritime Museum and enjoying the atmosphere in a city that is not dissimilar to Liverpool in its Mercantile history and Capital of Culture title – we can’t wait for March!Please check here for more information on the Rotterdams Wijktheater (although this is in Dutch!)