De Wereld van Witte de With

The second weekend of September is highlighted by the Wereld van de Witte de With in Rotterdam. This 3-day festival claims the streets for young national and international artists.

The Festival

Art seeks interaction during the Wereld van de Witte de With. Interaction with buildings, the street, inside and in public space, between the audience and the artist! For three days the Wereld van de Witte de With brings art by young European artists, on the streets but also with 30 art institutions at Rotterdam's art axis.

Opening Cultural Season
The new cultural season in Rotterdam will be opened with 24 hours of non-stop theatre, dance, visual arts, music, film, architecture and design. From Saturday 10 September at 5 pm until Sunday afternoon 11 September at 5 pm the cultural institutions of Rotterdam open their doors to the public. De Wereld van Witte de With festival is also taking part in 24 uur cultuur. Parfum de BoemBoem will organize cycling routes along all the different activities, 24 hours non-stop. Rotterdam opens the new cultural season with 24 hours of non-stop culture for an excellent value all-in ticket.

Passe-partout: adults: €10,-, children free. Pre-sale: rotterdam.info, Coolsingel 195-197. www.24uurcultuurrotterdam.nl

the Victory of the Bottom up approach

From September 9 to 11 2011 the Wereld van de Witte de With festival takes place in Rotterdam. This year's theme is Victory of the Bottom-up Approach. During the festival young European artists show how they manifest themselves, without interferance by institutionalised institutions, in public space, add and alter ideas on art and the public space and offer a new vision on the open space through estrangement. With their 'do-it-yourself' mentality they claim public space, on the streets but also in art institutions on the Rotterdam art axis de Witte de Withstreet. The international architect collective Exyzt shows how hotel rooms can be created anywhere out of anything, Bill Drummond (ex-KLF) carpents a bed out of wood and V2_ presents the solution for environmental problems through open source software and hardware and a bottom-up approach.

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