A musical journey
This year, Verre Binding is organizing a series of atmospheric living room concerts on the COA boats on the Rijnkade. Intimate concerts with musicians from here and far, where you can relax to sounds from all over the world.
On April 9 , a living room concert will take place at the Arena, with a special musical act. Yazan, Pari and Awn take us on a musical journey from the lounge of the Arena ship.
These concerts are organized by and for the residents of the Rijnkade.
A musical journey
This year, Verre Binding is organizing a series of atmospheric living room concerts on the COA boats on the Rijnkade. Intimate concerts with musicians from here and far, where you can relax to sounds from all over the world.
On April 1, Hamid Reza Behzadian will take you on a musical journey through Persia from the lounge of the Fortuna ship.
Hamid at De Niemanders Presents
Biborder
Hamid is a crossover musician with Iranian roots. In his hometown of Tehran, he immersed himself in early blues on slide guitar and harmonica, developing his own, typical Persian blues sound. In the Netherlands he graduated from the conservatory in Indian classical music on Indian slide guitar. Under the name Biborder, he surprisingly combines influences from Persian music with Indian ragas and Delta blues during his performances — a unique musical experience that you don’t want to miss.
This event is organized by and for the residents of the Rijnkade.
Attention for each other
In recent months, the group has experimented with languageless interaction and human connection under the guidance of theater maker Marene van Holk . Because really looking at each other, really listening — we rarely do that. As a result, we miss out on valuable interactions, opportunities to enrich ourselves or be comforted by someone’s story, or to share what we carry with us.
By exchanging theatre and sports exercises, cooking skills, knowledge and stories, the group discovered how much they can mean to each other. Now the close-knit group feels the urgency to share the energy, warmth and comfort they have discovered in each other with an audience.
But in order to experience this, this audience has to take lessons. You get educated, you get the chance to participate, you learn a new language and if you do well enough … Then you might be allowed to stay.
The performance
On Saturday, April 5, the Nieuwe Arnhemse Meisjes invite you to the Town Hall of Arnhem. The doors open at 18.45 and the performance starts at 19.00. During the performance we eat together.
Tickets
- 15 euros
- 10 euros (pay what you want)
- 7,50 (pay what you want)
- free with Gelrepas and COA-pas
Arnhem Town Hall is a wheelchair-accessible location with disabled toilets. We eat vegetarian. Questions about accessibility or do you have allergies? Mail renee@ruimtekoers.nl so that we can make your visit as pleasant as possible.
Verre binding presents: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Focus Filmtheater invites Arnhem residents from near and far to watch the film together. This screening is part of the program surrounding International Women’s Day. Before the screening, there will be an introduction by Niloofar Azimian.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is an Iranian film by Mohammad Rasoulof from 2024. The film has a runtime of 167 minutes and is spoken in Farsi with Dutch subtitles.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Father Iman is promoted to the position of ‘investigative judge’ in Tehran, where he must approve execution orders issued by others. His new role puts him, his wife Najmeh, and their three daughters under intense scrutiny, making Iman so paranoid that he no longer trusts his own family. When his gun suddenly goes missing and protests erupt across the country, the entire household is on the verge of collapse.
Director Mohammad Rasoulof interweaves his portrayal of an Iranian family with real footage of protests and the arrests of women in Tehran. The internet and social media play a significant role in The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes. Just before the film’s premiere, Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison. He fled to Germany and walked the Cannes red carpet carrying photos of lead actors Soheila Golestani and Missagh Zareh, who are still not allowed to leave Iran.
After the screening, there will be an opportunity to discuss the film in the foyer while enjoying drinks and snacks.
Regular tickets available via Focus Filmtheater.
About the performance: Singer Giovanca presents her ideal music evening with Phion with Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, among others.
This special evening focuses on Giovanca and her love for music. She talks about what music means to her and how it gives meaning to her life, even as a religious person. With Phion conducted by Rolf Verbeek, she also shows the music she cherishes. One of those works is an instrumental selection that Gershwin compiled from Porgy and Bess. More information can be found here!
Meet Arnhemmers from near and far at Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem
Especially for Verre binding, Musis & Stadstheater and the platform for connection Buddy to Buddy are organizing a supporting program, in which Arnhemmers from here and residents or former residents of Arnhem asylum seekers’ centers meet and exchange each other, and then experience the performance together. After the performance, there is also room for further exchange.
Sign up for the free performance with supporting programme
Do you want to go to this performance? The performance is free to visit with participation in the supporting programme. The registration link will put you in touch with the Buddy to Buddy team who coordinate the program.
The program
The support act starts at 19:00. The performance starts at 20.00 hours.
Buddy to Buddy
Buddy to Buddy is the platform where newcomers who had to leave their country of origin are matched with new fellow citizens on the basis of equality and interests. Would you like to know more about Buddy to Buddy or sign up as a buddy directly? Then go to Buddy to Buddy Arnhem.
About the performance: It’s on the one with Ghetto Funk Collective and Ruben Chi
Discover the rousing rhythms and raw energy of the Ghetto Funk during this performance by Arnhem’s Ruben Chi! Immerse yourself in an evening of dance, film, and conversation, dedicated to the origins and meaning of Funk. ‘On the one’ is a phrase often used in funk music to describe a tight and syncopated rhythm that emphasizes the first beat of each bar. In addition to the breathtaking dance performance, the makers also give a look behind the scenes with a fascinating short film. More information can be found here!
Meet Arnhemmers from near and far at Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem
Especially for Verre binding, Musis & Stadstheater and the platform for connection Buddy to Buddy are organizing a supporting program, in which Arnhemmers from here and residents or former residents of Arnhem asylum seekers’ centers meet and exchange each other, and then experience the performance together. After the performance, there is also room for further exchange.
Sign up for the free performance with supporting programme
Do you want to go to this performance? The performance is free to visit with participation in the supporting programme. The registration link will put you in touch with the Buddy to Buddy team who coordinate the program.
The program
The support act starts at 7.30 pm. The performance starts at 8.30 pm.
Buddy to Buddy
Buddy to Buddy is the platform where newcomers who had to leave their country of origin are matched with new fellow citizens on the basis of equality and interests. Would you like to know more about Buddy to Buddy or sign up as a buddy directly? Then go to Buddy to Buddy Arnhem.
About the performance: Mystic by Shailesh Bahoran, ICK Dans Amsterdam, Illusionary Rockaz Company and the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
With a background in hip-hop culture, Shailesh Bahoran is looking for the universality of the mystical. How can something in different cultures, in different times, in different places, and in all kinds of different people bring about the same experience? Together with dancers from the ICK Dans Amsterdam with a classical and contemporary background and musicians from the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra. More information can be found here!
Meet Arnhemmers from near and far at Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem
Especially for Verre binding, Musis & Stadstheater and the platform for connection Buddy to Buddy are organizing a supporting program, in which Arnhemmers from here and residents or former residents of Arnhem asylum seekers’ centers meet and exchange with each other, and then experience the performance together. After the performance, there is also room for further exchange.
Sign up for the free performance with supporting programme
Do you want to go to this performance? The performance is free to visit with participation in the supporting programme. The registration link will put you in touch with the Buddy to Buddy team who coordinate the program.
The program
The support act starts at 19:00. The performance starts at 20.00 hours.
Buddy to Buddy
Buddy to Buddy is the platform where newcomers who had to leave their country of origin are matched with new fellow citizens on the basis of equality and interests. Would you like to know more about Buddy to Buddy or sign up as a buddy directly? Then go to Buddy to Buddy Arnhem.
About the performance: Queen of Disco by RIGHTABOUTNOW INC.
QUEEN OF DISCO is a musical theatre performance about the irresistible rise, tragic demise and inevitable rebirth of disco music, embodied by the life of disco icon and flamboyant LGBTQ activist SYLVESTER. Marjorie Boston and Maarten van Hinte of RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. tell the insane story of the ‘mighty real’ Sylvester, from choirboy to superstar and a cultural revolution that changed our world forever. More information can be found here!
Meet Arnhemmers from near and far at Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem
Especially for Verre binding, Musis & Stadstheater and the platform for connection Buddy to Buddy are organizing a supporting program, in which Arnhemmers from here and residents or former residents of Arnhem asylum seekers’ centers meet and exchange with each other, and then experience the performance together. After the performance, there is also room for further exchange.
Sign up for the free performance with supporting programme
Do you want to go to this performance? The performance is free to visit with participation in the supporting programme. The registration link will put you in touch with the Buddy to Buddy team who coordinate the program.
The program
The support act starts at 7.30 pm. The performance starts at 8.30 pm.
Buddy to Buddy
Buddy to Buddy is the platform where newcomers who had to leave their country of origin are matched with new fellow citizens on the basis of equality and interests. Would you like to know more about Buddy to Buddy or sign up as a buddy directly? Then go to Buddy to Buddy Arnhem.
The Caramel film screening on Saturday, March 8, unfortunately cannot take place.
Verre binding presents: Caramel
One-time screening of Nadine Labaki’s delightful comedy Caramel. This screening is part of the International Women’s Day program. The film was selected by the film council of Verre binding. There will be a short introduction.
Warm comedy in which the lives of five very different women intersect in a beauty salon in Beirut. In between combing, cutting, varnishing, filing and waxing (hence the caramel…) lively and intimate conversations are held about men, sex and motherhood. Layla loves Rabih, a married man. Nisrine is Muslim. She is getting married, but is no longer a virgin. Rima is attracted to women. Jamale refuses to grow older. And Rose takes care of her sick sister.
After the film screening, there will be an opportunity to chat and reflect together in the foyer while enjoying drinks and snacks.
Program Council
In the project Verre binding, film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.
The program board, which launched in October 2024, choose films from around the world with universal themes that offer viewers different perspectives. Verre binding gives visitors the chance to meet Arnhemmers from near and far and to discuss universal themes together.
Tickets (online soon!)
- Normal 12.00
- Student/CJP 8.50
- Cineville/Focus pass/Focus pass free pass/Focus Joker/COA pass: 0.00
Verre binding presents: The Breadwinner
A program board of Arnhemmers from near and far is programming their third movie at Focus Filmtheater: The Breadwinner. The film, about an Afghan girl living with her family under the Taliban regime, touches on themes such as freedom, oppression, courage, and the strength of family. Following the film, there will be a discussion with guests, including Shaheera Barmaki, who fled from Afghanistan and now lives and works in Arnhem. What does freedom mean, and what is it like to live without it?
Program Council
In the project Verre binding, film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.
The program board, which launched in October 2024, choose films from around the world with universal themes that offer viewers different perspectives. Verre binding gives visitors the chance to meet Arnhemmers from near and far and to discuss universal themes together.
Tickets (online soon!)
- Normal 12.00
- Student/CJP 8.50
- Cineville/Focus pass/Focus pass free pass/Focus Joker/COA pass: 0.00
