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<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Worm Upcoming events</title><link>https://worm.org</link><description/><item><title>b.o.m.b. + Cry-teary-ah + DJ G&#xC4;P, performance + poetry + experimental club night</title><link>https://worm.org/production/b-o-m-b-cry-teary-ah-dj-gap-performance-poetry-experimental-club-night/</link><description><![CDATA[09/05/2026 in Rotterdam. We invite you to a release party experimental club night intertwining b.o.m.b. – a body&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We invite you to a release party experimental club night intertwining b.o.m.b. – a body of poetry texts, birthed and performed by Slovakian multidisciplinary witch Dorota Matejová;  ́Cry-teary-ah ́, new album from Rotterdam-based vocal diva {Lisa}; and deconstructed club music set by Slovakian DJ GÄP: visiting specially for this party from Bratislava and introducing his magic to the Rotterdam-dance floor for the first time!<br />Our wish is to celebrate vulnerability, dance till we are sweaty and encounter each other in soft, honest, human ways. This night - cutely and dangerously - pushes and breaks down the boundaries between performing, dancing, clubbing, celebrating and connecting between the performer and the audience.</p><p><strong>b.o.m.b. : dorota matejová</strong><br />b.o.m.b. is a transformation, an explosion of expression, a book of poetry and everything beyond. Written, birthed and performed by the Bratislava-raised Rotterdam-based musician- mover-poet-composer Dorota Matejová, the performance b.o.m.b., standing for Ballade of My Body, as an embodiment of fragility and rawness, pain and playfulness, is a de- construction of the known, shifting and dismantling boundaries to be reborn into the unknown, an ode to the body as an act of self-love and resistance to social constructs and stereotypes surrounding it.<br />During the event you can also buy Dorota ́s freshly published poetry book b.o.m.b. which was made in collaboration with the graphic designer Silver J. Bosch.<br /><a target='_blank' href="https://pupavy.com/">https://pupavy.com/</a></p><p><strong>{Lisa}: Cry-teary-ah</strong><br />Cry-teary-ah is the new and third album from Rotterdam-based non-binary vocal diva {Lisa}. Heavy harmony, and breathy, sweaty voices form the basis of longer tracks, which {Lisa} calls her “little monsters”. The new album is “dancy as hell”, body-political and features live drums, and special guest appearances from other artists. {Lisa}’s former two albums were both released at ReWire, and her music is described as “sensual and highly dramatic”.<br /><a target='_blank' href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWztukHFNk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWztukHFNk</a></p><p><strong>DJ GÄP</strong><br />Bratislava born, producer who flips melancholy into euphoria and chaos into beauty. Known as an artist whose bootlegs and edits can be found on many of your favourite DJ's USBs, DJ tools circulating everywhere in the underground. With releases on Ashida Park, Cakeshop's Carousel, Low Income Squad, Promesses and Mäss. He has collaborated with artists such as Miss Jay, Joao Lagrima de Ouro and has been remixed by underground legends such as Tayhana, Nick León and Why Be.<br /><a target='_blank' href="https://soundcloud.com/djgapdjgap">https://soundcloud.com/djgapdjgap</a><br /><a target='_blank' href="https://instagram.com/djgapdjgap">https://instagram.com/djgapdjgap</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>TiSiTi: Moment in Time: Sustained</title><link>https://worm.org/production/tisiti-moment-in-time-sustained/</link><description><![CDATA[10/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Live reel-to-reel tape vocal performance and cassette tape releaseThere is no permanence in remembering. As&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Live reel-to-reel tape vocal performance and cassette tape release</strong><br />There is no permanence in remembering. As we look back, we are continuously transformed by the novelty of the present. In the beginning, three voices sang loudly and courageously. Their resonance was captured on reel to-reel tape, physically looped around a dark-lit room, sounding and slowly degrading over time.</p><p>This site-specific installation (which was part of the Wild Summer of Art 2025 exhibition at Brutus) now finds itself as a cassette (available at the event) and a live performance of voices and tape. Another attempt at sustaining a moment in time.</p><p><strong>TiSiTi</strong> is an international fem collective of three artists: Tara Reece, Ceola Tunstall-Behrens and Tisa World. Together they combine their practices of composition and performance, grounded in experimentation and vocal improvisation. They co-compose and perform with bodies, voices and language in site-specific situations. With their shared love for collective sounding they bring fun, empowerment and community into the space of sound.</p><p>This event is created in collaboration with Zavod Sploh (Ljubljana, Slovenia) and the project Sluhodvod: Zborovanje; as well as Niek van den Driesschen, Far Out Sound Studio (Rotterdam).</p><p><a target='_blank' href="https://tisa.world/?tisit">https://tisa.world/?tisit</a>i / <a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/_ti_si_ti_/">https://www.instagram.com/<em>ti_si_ti</em>/</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD</title><link>https://worm.org/production/dont-expect-too-much-about-the-end-of-the-world/</link><description><![CDATA[13/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Don't Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldDirected by Radu Jude2023, Romania, 163&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Don't Expect Too Much from the End of the World</em></strong><br /><strong>Directed by Radu Jude<br />2023, Romania, 163 min, Romanian w/ English subtitles</strong></p><p>TikTok videos, Zoom calls, corporate safety shoots, gritty black-and-white images, even footage from an old socialist film… yes, all in one film. Radu Jude, one of the most uncompromising filmmakers working today, brings these elements together in Do Not Expect… to reflect on the shittiness of living and working today. The film follows Angela over the course of a working day in Bucharest, driving through the city while producing a corporate safety video, answering calls, and managing an endless flow of tasks. It follows cloesely the rhythms of contemporary labour under neoliberalism, where exhaustion and exploitation are part of the everyday.</p><p>The film unfolds as a collage, where different kinds of images meet without hierarchy. It looks at how images are produced and put to work, how they reshape lived experience into something usable, and how they participate in the systems they seem to represent. At the same time, it proposes a way of doing cinema that remains open and porous, where no image is too minor or too degraded to matter. Jude creates a film that is formally unique, funny, messy, and sharply critical of how labor and images are entangled under late capitalism.</p><p>Before the screening, from 19:30, there will be a <strong>vegan community meal</strong> and a short introduction by Radu, initiator of dispositif film club and currently doing a PhD in the anthropology of labour. He will briefly unpack some of the references (some of them quite Romanian) and say a few words about Jude’s style to prepare you for the wild ride that this movie is. Please reserve your meal by buying a separate Community Ticket (€4) under 'tickets' above.</p><p><strong><em>Dispositif</em></strong> is a travelling film club based in Rotterdam. It moves between different spaces with the aim of making cinema-going more communal and accessible. The focus is on bringing a wider range of films into the city, especially those that engage with social and political questions, and presenting them in an open environment that encourages discussion. Screenings are often combined with community meals or other activities, as a way to bring people together around the films.<br />In the coming period, Dispositif will focus more on films dealing with labour, and on bringing more Eastern European films to Rotterdam, many of which are unfortunately often left outside the cinema circuit in the Netherlands.</p><p><strong>Cineville valid at the door and online the day of the screening!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mensen Zeggen Dingen Clubshow #3: met Rachad, Dean Bowen, Yanaika Zomer</title><link>https://worm.org/production/mensen-zeggen-dingen-clubshow-3-met-rachad-dean-bowen-oa/</link><description><![CDATA[13/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Mensen Zeggen Dingen strijkt opnieuw neer bij WORM. Verwacht een avond vol woorden die schuren,&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mensen Zeggen Dingen strijkt opnieuw neer bij WORM. Verwacht een avond vol woorden die schuren, fluisteren, knallen en helen. Wij brengen spoken word, poëzie, slam en verhalen, rauw, eerlijk, soms scherp als glas, soms zacht als adem. Elke editie is anders. Elke stem een universum.<br />We bewegen tussen het podium en de straat, tussen wat gezegd wordt en wat nog niet durft. Kom luisteren. Kom voelen. Kom dingen zeggen.<br />De krachtige line-up bestaat o.a. uit Rachad, Yanaika, Daniël Vis, Dean Bowen en Helene Rust. Meer namen volgen!</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/rachad.debdoubi/">Rachad</a></strong><br />Rachad is een schrijver en spoken word artiest die al bijna 10 jaar meedraait op podia, tv en radio. In 2024 won hij de El Hijzra literatuurprijs voor de poëzie en in 2025 kwam zijn eerste poëziebundel ‘Na’im’ uit. In zijn werk bespreekt hij onderwerpen als identiteit, politiek en mentale welzijn.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="http://www.instagram.com/yanaikazomer">Yanaika</a></strong><br />'Laat het maar aan Zomer over om de zwaarste dingen voor je op te tillen en te verplaatsen wat onverplaatsbaar leek. Ze doet het met een lichtvoetigheid die troostrijk is. En vaak: bedrieglijk.' - Ester Naomi Perquin.<br />'In de eerste plaats is Zomer een goochelaar, nee een buikspreker, nee een Houdini met de taal.' - Peter Vermaat, Meander magazine.</p><p>Yanaika Zomer is schrijver, dichter en stadsdichter van Den Helder. In die hoedanigheid won ze in 2022 De Grote Prijs van Gouda voor de beste stadsdichter en plaatste zich het jaar eropopnieuw voor de finale. In datzelfde jaar stond ze ook in de finale van het Nederlands Kampioenschap Poetry Slam. In 2024 kwam haar debuut 'U heeft nog 43 ongelezen gedichten' uit dat heel goed werd ontvangen en heeft in oktober 2024 de Granateprijs in ontvangst genomen. Terugkerende thema’s in Zomers werk beginnen opvallend vaak met een M. Meisjes, moeders, menselijk onvermogen, MILFs, mussen, merels en meer gevogelte, mentale<br />gezondheid, mannen, moed, minnaressen en de mogelijkheid aan alles te ontsnappen.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/klassiekebicpen/">Daniël Vis</a></strong><br />Daniël Vis (1988) is dichter en schrijver. Van zijn hand verschenen de bundels Crowdsurfen op laag water, Insect redux (genomineerd voor de J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs), Het weefsel en Aan wie, deze offers (bekroond met de Ida Gerhardt-poëzieprijs). In 2022 verscheen zijn eerste roman Een woelend lichaam. Voor zijn poëtische oeuvre ontving hij in 2021 de Frans Vogel-prijs. Momenteel werkt hij aan zijn tweede roman.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/dean_bowen/">Dean Bowen</a></strong><br />Dean Bowen (Nederland) is dichter, performer en programmamaker. In zijn werk kijkt hij hoe de identiteit van mensen zich verhoudt tot de maatschappij, zoals blijkt uit zijn meertalige bundel <em>Bokman</em> (2018). Zijn krachtige voordracht leverde hem de eerste Van Dale SPOKEN Award; hij was in 2019 en 2020 stadsdichter van Rotterdam. In zijn <em>Ik vond geen spoken in Achtmaal</em> (2020) beschrijft een naamloze figuur met dagboeknotities, gedichten, biechten, en rituelen de zoektocht naar wat er overblijft van een mens, lang nadat die gestorven is. Hij publiceerde gedichten op online platforms SampleKanon en Hard//Hoofd en in tijdschriften als nY en Kunsttijdschrift Vlaanderen. Hij is docent performance literature en poëzie aan de Creative Writing opleiding van ArtEZ. Samen met de Vlaamse schrijver en muzikant Joost Hoekaf maakt hij introspectieve hiphop in het project Vudu Cru. Zijn volgende bundel Masc:r verschijnt in januari 2026.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/marthealarts">Marthe van Bronkhorst</a></strong><br />Marthe van Bronkhorst is schrijver, dichter, theatermaker en psycholoog. Ze schrijft  politieke columns in tijdschrift hard//hoofd, acteerde bij het ZID theatergezelschap, maakt podcast Radio Kookpunt en schrijft voor radio, toneel en film. Haar film  'Zittenblijvers'; en haar boek 'Het ontduiken van Lo Laan' komen in 2026 uit.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/helenerust_/">Helene Rust</a></strong><br />Helene Rust is a Dutch singer with a unique sound that blends modern soul, enriched with R&amp;B and subtle jazz influences. Her deep, warm voice reflects her personal journey. Through her music, Helene shares stories that are both relatable and inspiring. With her performances and online presence, she creates a safe space where her audience feels seen and understood.<br />Info to come.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Levels league #2</title><link>https://worm.org/production/levels-league-2/</link><description><![CDATA[14/05/2026 in Rotterdam. ⚡️De energie is hoog.🥊De competitie is real.🌪️Season 6 van Levels Music League brengt 4 rondes&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>⚡️De energie is hoog.<br />🥊De competitie is real.</p><p>🌪️Season 6 van Levels Music League brengt 4 rondes vol talent, battles en onvergetelijke performances.</p><p>Van open mic tot de main shows, hier wil je bij zijn. 🔥</p><p>🏃Kom langs en support jouw favoriete team!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Nyege Nyege x WORM #2</title><link>https://worm.org/production/nyege-nyege-x-worm-dj-diaki-cheb-runner/</link><description><![CDATA[15/05/2026 in Rotterdam. After a sold-out edition last year (23 May 2025), Uganda’s trailblazing Nyege Nyege collective returns&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a sold-out edition last year (<a target='_blank' href="https://worm.org/production/nyege-nyege-x-worm/">23 May 2025</a>), Uganda’s trailblazing <a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/nyegenyegefest/">Nyege Nyege collective</a> returns to WORM for a second edition.</p><p>Expect high-voltage rhythms, raw energy and percussion-driven sounds at breakneck tempo.</p><p><strong>LINE UP</strong><br /><strong>DJ Diaki</strong><br />Nyege Nyege legend DJ Diaki’s hard thumping live electro balani show is the quintessential African rave sound, the one that can wake even the dead, drawing comparisons to shangaan, singeli and acholitronix as well as drum n bass and footwork. DJ Diaki’s style of balani show is a live performance on laptop, mic and drum machines. With influences of coupe decale and soukous, Diaki delivers an atomic blend of traditional balani electrified with all the West African candence! Diaki has perfected his craft over the last 30 years, and risen to fame after his Boiler room set at Nyege Nyege festival 2019 where legendary DJ-and WORM friend - DJ Marcelle called him “The discovery of the Century”.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5-NxgN9sjk&amp;list=RDx5-NxgN9sjk&amp;start_radio=1</p><p><strong>Cheb Runner</strong><br />Cheb Runner (real name Reda Senhaji) is a Moroccan producer and composerrooted in the coastal city of Agadir, exploring the electronic musical landscape. Cheb embodies a new sound of inbetweenness, shaped by different worlds while moving freely across time. Drawing from firsthand field recordings and a personal sample bank based on traditional instruments, Cheb Runner playfully merges analogue and digital textures, supported by a unique collection of synthesizers and other gear.</p><p>https://soundcloud.com/scenenoise/select-332-mixed-by-cheb-runner</p><p><strong>Shaun D</strong><br />Shaun D, born and raised in The Hague, was introduced to the vibrant world of bubbling at a young age, thanks to his Caribbean mother and Dutch father. Shaun started making bubbling tracks with a group of friends using MadTracker and FastTracker. These mixes were shared across platforms like Hyves, PP2G, Fiestainfo, YouTube, and MSN Messenger, gaining notable attention in an era before smartphones and social media dominated. This was a time when going viral was almost unheard of—you wouldn't even know if your work had gone viral. Yet Shaun's music organically spread, capturing the energy and imagination of listeners across the Netherlands. Inspired by Chuckie and nAffie, Shaun D took bubbling to the next level by blending it with house music, a bold innovation that resonated deeply with the youth at bubbling parties. Through this fusion, Shaun D also gave birth to the name &quot;Bubbling House,&quot; cementing his role as a pioneer in the scene.</p><p>https://soundcloud.com/dj-shaun-d/boeke</p><p><strong>Rav Fasi</strong><br />Rav Fasi is a Surinamese DJ who roots his sounds in cross-continental rhythms. Blending Afro-diasporic genres together with electronic elements, he creates a dynamic atmosphere that makes you irresistible to move. With an emphasis on bass and percussive elements, his mission is to contribute to the movement of bringing global Afro rhythms to the electronic nightlife.</p><p>https://soundcloud.com/ravfasi/open-source-radio-28-09-2025</p><p><strong>T.NO</strong><br /><strong>Princes Vineyard</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kalponik Rekha with Neo Geodesia &amp; Sidhartta Talukdar</title><link>https://worm.org/production/kalponik-rekha-with-neo-geodesia-sidhartta-talukdar/</link><description><![CDATA[16/05/2026 in Rotterdam. in the 8th season of Kalponik Rekha, presented for the 5th time at home base&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>in the 8th season of Kalponik Rekha, presented for the 5th time at home base WORM! An evening of avant-garde and electroacoustic improvisation brings artists with roots in Bangladesh and Cambodia; unstable systems, living circuit, frequency, leak, collide, reorganize, real time, biofeedback, modulate, voltage, radio, signals, synthetic, texture, voice, ritual rhythm, interference, chaos, field, tension, matter, granular, pressurized, drones, percussive, spectral, noise, tonal, absorb, control, unpredictability.</p><p><strong>কাল্পনিক রেখা (Kalponik Rekha)</strong> is a sound and performance art platform created to cultivate community and collaborative engagement between South Asian artists and across (cultural) borders. Primarily driven by fragments of displacement and as a phenomenological resistance to objectified romanticism; the term Kalponik Rekha translates to an imaginary terrain, referring as a metaphor for loose geographical definitions and contemporary contexts of south asian subculture.</p><p>with:<br /><strong>Siddharta Talukdar (Bangladesh)</strong><br />Sidhartta Talukdar is a Chakma (from Bangladesh) electroacoustic composer and improviser from Treaty 4, Turtle Island. He collects synthesizers, stringed instruments and radios (among other things) to forge sound sculptures in real time with the aid of biofeedback and controlled randomization, resulting in a soundtrack for post-capitalist dreams.<br />Bandcamp<br /><a target='_blank' href="https://sidtalukdar.bandcamp.com/album/murmuration-ep">https://sidtalukdar.bandcamp.com/album/murmuration-ep</a></p><p><strong>Neo Geodesia (Cambodia)</strong><br />Neo Geodesia is the recording name of Saphy Vong (born 1982), an experimental electronic music producer and composer of Cambodian heritage, born to Cambodian parents, raised in Nancy, France, and currently based in Brighton, UK. His work is known for intricate electronic compositions characterised by a strong emphasis on melody, hypnotic pacing, conceptually stylised structures, and an extreme use of audio processing techniques. Early incarnations of Neo Geodesia trace back to the mid-2000s, when he performed under the moniker Lafidki, a project that combined stylistic elements of electronica and experimental music with the structural intensity and abrasiveness of noise. He has released work on Orange Milk Records before going on to found Chinabot, a collective dedicated to Asian artists. In 2021, he released the LP 2562 Neon Flames on Chinabot, a project that focused heavily on experimental funeral compositions.<br />Bandcamp <a target='_blank' href="https://chinabot.bandcamp.com/album/oknha-stamina">https://chinabot.bandcamp.com/album/oknha-stamina</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Frontaal : Daan Borrel, Tatjana Almuli, Halima Ikane en meer!</title><link>https://worm.org/production/frontaal-daan-borrel-tatjana-almuli-halima-ikane-en-meer/</link><description><![CDATA[17/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Frontaal is hét literaire podium van nu! Verwacht ieder evenement verhalen, spoken word en interviews&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frontaal is hét literaire podium van nu! Verwacht ieder evenement verhalen, spoken word en interviews met jouw favoriete schrijvers. Met op de planken Grote Gasten (bekende auteurs) en Literaire Superhelden (aanstormende schrijvers). Frontaal brengt literatuur op een frisse manier aan de mens: gezellig en ongedwongen met een drankje in de hand. </p><p>Met deze maand op het programma: Tatjana Almuli, Daan Borrel, Halima Ikane en een open mic!</p><p>Frontaal trommelde de scherpste vrouwelijke stemmen van dit moment op om te spreken over lijf, liefde en politiek. Samen met Daan Borrel en Tatjana Almuli ontdekken we welke politieke en maatschappelijke trends ons lichaam, onze relaties en ons zelfbeeld vormgeven. Deze wil je niet missen!</p><p><strong>Daan Borrel</strong> is schrijver van essays, proza en theater. In haar recentste boek <em>Rechts verpest onze seks</em> zet ze op vlammende wijze uiteen hoe sociaal en progressief stemmen ons uiteindelijk een leuker seksleven oplevert. Wij zijn fan!</p><p>Meet our girl crush: <strong>Tatjana Almuli</strong>! Ze is schrijver, fotograaf, presentator en journalist. In mei verschijnt haar actuele en haarscherpe essayboek <em>Tot lijf gemaakt</em>, waarin ze onderzoekt hoe schoonheidsnormen onze autonomie en levensruimte beperken.</p><p><strong>Halima Ikane</strong> won de Talent Award bij de Spoken Word Awards, stond al op podia als Brainwash Festival, Poetry International, Spraakuhloos en Mensen Zeggen Dingen. Hoog tijd dat ze ook het podium van Frontaal beklimt!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pirate Stitching Club May 2026</title><link>https://worm.org/production/pirate-stitching-club-may-2026/</link><description><![CDATA[17/05/2026 in Rotterdam. 🌪️ Feeling overwhelmed by politics? Looking for a way to stay updated without feeling like&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>🌪️ Feeling overwhelmed by politics? Looking for a way to stay updated without feeling like it’s too much? Or do you love to stitch and want to get more connected to political movements and your community?</p><p>Then join in on May 17th from 16:00 to 19:00 for a special edition of the Pirate Stitching Club in collaboration with The Political Comforter! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️</p><p>The Political Comforter is a workshop at the intersection of craft and politics. In a cozy group setting we discuss politics and what’s going on in our communities while making little quilt blocks that will be used for a collaborative community quilt. Join in for a more relaxed way to take in the news and meet people in your community.</p><p>🧶 All materials and supplies are provided, but you’re always welcome to bring any fabrics or sewing tools you like.<br />No quilting experience is needed, we can teach you everything you need to know to make a quilt block. All we ask is you bring an open and respectful attitude.</p><p>Hope to see you there 🪡</p><p>if you want to join the Pirate Stitching Crew or collaborate feel free to email Dari ami.rinn@outlook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MAINTENANCE IS A DRAG</title><link>https://worm.org/production/maintenance-is-a-drag/</link><description><![CDATA[20/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Still image from the film Saute Ma Ville by Chantal AkermanThis screening is part of&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Still image from the film Saute Ma Ville by Chantal Akerman</em></p><p>This screening is part of a monthly film series presented by Soctalk and hosted and co-curated by WORM, exploring cinema through the lens of <a target='_blank' href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uur-pMk7XjY">social reproduction feminism</a>. In the words of Cindi Katz (2001), social reproduction is the fleshy and messy <em>stuff</em> of everyday life. The program invites audiences to look at film as a way of understanding the structures of regular practices that make life possible, while questioning whose labour remains unseen. Across four screenings, we explore how capitalist relations profit from the status quo and depend on keeping much of this work hidden.</p><p>The final screening focuses on <strong>domestic labour and housework</strong>, forms of maintenance work that are repetitive, gendered, and systematically undervalued. Cooking, cleaning, and caring are essential to everyday life, yet often naturalized into invisibility. This program highlights both the necessity and the frustration of domestic labour, exposing the social systems that rely on its continual erasure.</p><p>This concluding screening will be presented by speaker <strong>Amal Miri</strong>. Amal (Ghent University) holds a PhD in Gender &amp; Diversity. Her research explores the intersections of migration, critical feminist theory, and participatory methodologies. She examines the nuanced experiences of migrantised and racialised people through affective citizenship and agency, highlighting how (popular) culture both shapes and is shaped by these dynamics. She is committed to amplifying marginalized voices and fostering collaborative approaches that challenge dominant narratives in academic and community spaces.</p><p><strong>Deux ou trois choses que je sais d’elle<br />by Jean-Luc Godard<br />1967, France, 90 min, French with English subtitles</strong><br />Through a fragmented portrait of a woman navigating domestic labour, consumer culture, and sex work in Paris, the film exposes how gendered labour is commodified and embodied. Repetition structures everyday life in a society that refuses to acknowledge the work it depends on.</p><p><strong>Saute ma ville<br />by Chantal Akerman<br />1968, Belgium, 13 min</strong><br />Shot in her mother’s kitchen, Akerman’s short film follows a young woman performing an increasingly frantic routine of cleaning, cooking, and dancing. Both comic and ominous, the film turns domestic labour into an explosive gesture of excess and refusal.</p><p><strong>Soctalk</strong> is a junior staff initiative within the <em>Department of Public Administration</em> and <em>Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam</em>. The collective organizes workshops and courses both inside and outside the university. Soctalk aims to foster a culture of care that critically engages with institutional structures, while redistributing and collectivizing resources to support communities and initiatives in the city of Rotterdam.</p><p><strong>Cineville valid at the door and online on the day itself!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Levels league #3</title><link>https://worm.org/production/levels-league-3/</link><description><![CDATA[21/05/2026 in Rotterdam. ⚡️De energie is hoog.🥊De competitie is real.🌪️Season 6 van Levels Music League brengt 4 rondes&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>⚡️De energie is hoog.<br />🥊De competitie is real.</p><p>🌪️Season 6 van Levels Music League brengt 4 rondes vol talent, battles en onvergetelijke performances.</p><p>Van open mic tot de main shows, hier wil je bij zijn. 🔥</p><p>🏃Kom langs en support jouw favoriete team!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>WORM x O. :  Anthony H&#xFC;seyin - Songs from a Crime Scene</title><link>https://worm.org/production/worm-x-o-anthony-huseyin-songs-from-a-crime-scene/</link><description><![CDATA[23/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Kaarten hier te koopSongs from a Crime Scene is een intieme solovoorstelling waarin een reeks&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://o-festival.nl/voorstelling/crime-of-passion/">Kaarten hier te koop</a></strong></p><p><em>Songs from a Crime Scene</em> is een intieme solovoorstelling waarin een reeks vintage koffers één voor één wordt geopend, waaruit liederen, aria’s en monologen tevoorschijn komen over liefde, ballingschap, erbij horen en de onzichtbare wetten die ons leven bepalen. Elke koffer draagt een andere stem in zich: fragmenten van herinneringen, vaderland en verlangen die zich ontvouwen als getuigenissen.</p><p>Door materiaal uit O-shaped Songs te combineren met geselecteerde aria’s en monologen uit Crime of Passion, creëert het werk een gelaagd verhaal waarin persoonlijke verhalen elkaar kruisen met de historische en culturele context van de ‘misdaad uit passie’. Liefde verschijnt niet alleen als intimiteit, maar ook als iets dat wordt beoordeeld, geromantiseerd en soms bestraft.</p><p>Vloeiend schakelend tussen concert, verhalen vertellen en theatraal ritueel, verandert het podium in een archief van bewijsmateriaal. Liederen worden documenten, bekentenissen en getuigenissen. De uitvoerder wisselt tussen de rollen van zanger, verteller en drager van verhalen en leidt het publiek door een landschap van emotionele en politieke spanningen.</p><p>Songs from a Crime Scene is een draagbare en minimalistische kameropera voor één stem. Het nodigt het publiek uit tot een poëtisch en intiem onderzoek naar liefde, recht en de voortdurende menselijke zoektocht naar thuis.</p><p><strong>Trigger warning: stroboscoop, rookmachine</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Queer Oriental Vol.5</title><link>https://worm.org/production/queer-oriental-vol-5/</link><description><![CDATA[23/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Queer Oriental Rotterdam is a cultural queer gathering and entertainment event organized by Stichting Sirkaf.&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Queer Oriental Rotterdam is a cultural queer gathering and entertainment event organized by Stichting Sirkaf. The event provides a platform for cultural exchange, featuring music, dance, and stage performances inspired by motifs from Türkiye, Mesopotamia, and  Southwest Asia (in the colonialist terminology the Middle East).<br />Under the name Queer Oriental, we aim to highlight the existence of queer communities in Türkiye, Mesopotamia, and Southwest Asia drawing attention to their struggle for rights and equality. Additionally, this event pays homage to the culture, entertainment, and oriental dance traditions of these regions: bringing that cultural heritage here and connecting it with the local queer community.</p><p>We strive to create a safe space where the LGBTQIA+ community can come together to socialize, enjoy, and build new friendships and connections.  Queer Oriental Rotterdam is a hetero friendly event.</p><p>Looking forward to seeing you at our fifth gathering on Saturday, May 23rd.</p><p>*The figure on the poster is Shahmaran: a symbol of feminine power, knowledge, and transformation.</p><p><em>NL</em><br />Queer Oriental Rotterdam is een cultureel queer ontmoetings- en entertainmentevenement, georganiseerd door Stichting Sirkaf. Het evenement biedt een platform voor culturele uitwisseling met muziek, dans en podiumoptredens geïnspireerd door motieven uit Turkije, Mesopotamië en het Zuidwest Azië – in koloniale terminologie het Midden-Oosten...</p><p>Onder de naam Queer Oriental willen we de aanwezigheid van queer gemeenschappen in Turkije, Mesopotamië en het Zuidwest Azië benadrukken en aandacht vragen voor hun strijd voor rechten en gelijkheid. Dit evenement eert tevens de cultuur, het vermaak en de oriëntaalse danstradities uit deze regio’s, en brengt dat culturele erfgoed hierheen om het te verbinden met de lokale queer gemeenschap.</p><p>Ons doel is een veilige plek te creëren waar de LGBTQIA+ gemeenschap samen kan komen om te socializen, genieten en nieuwe vriendschappen en connecties op te bouwen.<br />Queer Oriental Rotterdam is een heterovriendelijk evenement.</p><p>We zien je graag op onze vijfde evenement op zaterdag 23 mei.</p><p>TR<br />Queer Oriental Rotterdam, Stichting Sirkaf tarafından organize edilen kültürel queer bir buluşma ve eğlence etkinliğidir. Etkinlik, daha çok Türkiye, Mezopotamya ve Güneybatı Asya -kolonyalist tanım ile Ortadoğu- motifli müzik, dans ve sahne şovlarının sergilendiği, kültürel bir kaynaşmayı amaçlayan bir platform sunmaktadır.</p><p>Queer Oriental adıyla, parçası olduğumuz Türkiye, Mezopotamya ve Güneybatı Asya’daki queer topluluklarının varlığını hatırlatmayı ve hak ve eşitlik mücadelesine dikkat çekmeyi hedefliyoruz. Aynı zamanda bu etkinlik, oradaki topluluğun kültürüne, eğlencesine ve o coğrafyaya ait oryantal dansa bir göndermede bulunarak bu kültürü buraya taşımayı ve buradaki queer toplulukla buluşturmayı amaçlamaktadır.</p><p>LGBTİQA+ topluluğunun bir araya gelip sosyalleşeceği, eğleneceği ve yeni arkadaşlıklar kuracağı güvenli bir buluşma etkinliği olmayı hedefliyoruz.<br />Queer Oriental Rotterdam hetero friendly bir etkinliktir.</p><p>23 Mayıs Cumartesi günü beşincisini düzenleyeceğimiz buluşmamızda görüşmek üzere.</p><p><strong>Line Up</strong><br />Dj set:<br />(https://www.instagram.com/ashtattz)<br />(https://www.instagram.com/djipek)<br />(https://www.instagram.com/deejay_peony)</p><p>Performance:<br />(https://www.instagram.com/thedarvishofficial)<br />(https://www.instagram.com/hassonans)</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>WORM x O. : Letters of a Javanese Princess</title><link>https://worm.org/production/worm-x-o-letters-of-a-javanese-princess/</link><description><![CDATA[24/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Kaarten hier te koopOntroerende muzikale reis vol herinnering, strijd en hoop.In dit bijzondere recital versmelten&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a target='_blank' href="https://o-festival.nl/voorstelling/letters-of-a-javanese-princess/">Kaarten hier te koop</a></strong></p><p><em>Ontroerende muzikale reis vol herinnering, strijd en hoop</em>.<br />In dit bijzondere recital versmelten westerse kunstliederen met traditionele Indonesische keroncong, uitgevoerd op ukelele en viool. Geïnspireerd door de brieven van Raden Adjeng Kartini, pionier van vrouwenrechten in Nederlands-Indië, brengen Saputra en Kalamenios een diep menselijk en poëtisch programma.</p><p>Klassieke componisten als Berg, Copland en Saariaho worden afgewisseld met Indonesische meesters als Poniman, Marzuki en Martohartono. Elke lied wordt gekoppeld aan een fragment uit Kartini’s brieven: over natuur, idealisme, moederschap, verlangen en veerkracht. Zo ontstaat een rijk, reflectief en vernieuwend recital dat bruggen slaat tussen culturen, tijden en stemmen. Een ontroerende muzikale reis vol herinnering, strijd en hoop.</p><p><em>Deze voorstelling is een samenwerking met International Vocal Competion, waarbij jonge talentvolle zangers een podium krijgen.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Folk Music; Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, Ches Smith</title><link>https://worm.org/production/folk-music-nate-wooley-chris-corsano-ches-smith/</link><description><![CDATA[25/05/2026 in Роттердам. Please be aware; this concert is NOT IN WORM, though it's a WORM concert, but&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Please be aware; this concert is NOT IN WORM, though it's a WORM concert, but in WGW, Zomerhofstraat 71, Rotterdam</em></p><p><strong>Nate Wooley</strong> – trumpet/amplifier/field recordings<br /><strong>Chris Corsano</strong> – percussion/half-clarinet/electronics<br /><strong>Ches Smith</strong> – percussion/sampler/electronics</p><p>After a decade of conceptually-minded bands such as Mutual Aid Music and knknighgh, trumpeter Nate Wooley put together the trio Folk Music to reconnect with pure improvisation.<br />Wooley asked two of his favourite collaborators, the percussionists Chris Corsano and Ches Smith to join him, with the only rules being flexibility and spontaneity. The result has become an improvising trio capable of whispering sensitivity and huge monoliths of sound.</p><p><strong>Nate Wooley (b.1974)</strong> was born in Clatskanie, Oregon and began playing trumpet professionally with his father, a big band saxophonist, at the age of thirteen. He made his debut as soloist with the New York Philharmonic at the opening series of their 2019 season. Considered one of the leading lights of the American movement to redefine the physical boundaries of the horn, Wooley has been gathering international acclaim for his idiosyncratic trumpet language.</p><p><strong>Chris Corsano (b. 1975, USA)</strong> is a New York-based drummer who has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music since the late 1990s. He's been the rim-batterer of choice for some of the greatest contemporary purveyors of &quot;jazz&quot; (Joe McPhee, Paul Flaherty, Mette Rasmussen, Zoh Amba) and &quot;rock&quot; (Sir Richard Bishop, Bill Orcutt, Jim O'Rourke), as well as artists beyond categorization (Björk for her Volta album and world tour, Michael Flower, Okkyung Lee).</p><p>Originally from Sacramento, California, <strong>Ches Smith</strong> is a drummer, percussionist, and composer based in New York. He has collaborated with a host of artists on many scenes since the early 2000s, including Marc Ribot, Tim Berne, John Zorn, Darius Jones, David Torn, John Tchicai, Nels Cline, Mary Halvorson, Trevor Dunn, Terry Riley, Kris Davis, Dave Holland, Secret Chiefs 3, Xiu Xiu, Good for Cows, Theory of Ruin, and Mr. Bungle, among others.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>BAGASI - WHAT WE CARRY</title><link>https://worm.org/production/bagasi-what-we-carry/</link><description><![CDATA[27/05/2026 in Rotterdam. Bagasi - Wat We Meedragen (Bagasi - What We Carry)by Emma Maria Lesuis, co-produced by&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bagasi - Wat We Meedragen (Bagasi - What We Carry)<br />by Emma Maria Lesuis, co-produced by Docmakers and HUMAN<br />2019, Netherlands, 55 minutes, Dutch w/ English subtitles</strong></p><p><strong>NL -- Scroll for English</strong><br />Wanneer regisseur Emma Lesuis van haar schoonvader een koffer ontvangt met het archief van diens grootvader, Maarten de Niet, ontvouwt zich een confronterende familiegeschiedenis. De koffer bevat foto's, politieke documenten, krantenartikelen en een pop met twee gezichten: wit aan de ene kant, zwart aan de andere.<br />De Niet was tussen 1926 en 1953 procureur generaal en waarnemend gouverneur van Suriname, betrokken bij de arrestatie van verzetsstrijder Anton de Kom en de opsluiting van vakbondsleider Louis Doedel in de psychiatrische inrichting. In diezelfde periode leefden Emma's Surinaamse grootouders onder zijn bewind. Hun werelden lagen dicht bij elkaar, maar werden gescheiden door macht en kleur. In een tijd waarin het gesprek over koloniale erfenissen steeds urgenter wordt, werd de drang groter om alle foto's, documenten en brieven van de Niet aan het licht te brengen. Dat doet ze op het moment dat ze een kind verwacht. Door het openen van de koffer komt niet alleen die vergeten periode van koloniale machthebbers naar boven, maar duikt ze ook samen met haar moeder in hun eigen verzwegen geschiedenis.<br />Wat draagt haar kind mee?<br /><strong>Inclusief introductie en nagesprek met filmmaker Emma Maria Lesuis</strong></p><p><strong>ENG</strong><br />When director Emma Lesuis’s father-in-law hands her a suitcase that belonged to his late grandfather, Maarten de Niet, an unsettling family history is about to unfold. The suitcase contains an archive of photographs, political documents, newspaper articles and a double-faced doll: white on one side, black on the other. From 1926 to 1953, De Niet was Attorney General and Acting Governor of Suriname. As such, he was involved in the arrest of resistance fighter Anton de Kom, and the imprisonment<br />in a psychiatric institution of trade union leader Louis Doedel. During this same period, Emma’s own Surinamese grandparents lived under De Niet’s government. Their worlds touched, but were effectively separated by power and origins. Emma has Surinamese roots on her mother’s side. At a time when the debate about colonial legacies grows ever more urgent, she decides to open the archive. She does so while expecting a child who will combine both histories. As a film maker of Surinamese origin, what does it mean to investigate the colonial past of her in-laws, and her own?<br />What will her child inherit?<br /><strong>Including introduction and talk with filmmaker Emma Maria Lesuis</strong></p><p><strong>Cineville valid at the door and online on the day of the screening!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Levels league #4</title><link>https://worm.org/production/levels-league-4/</link><description><![CDATA[28/05/2026 in Rotterdam. ⚡️De energie is hoog.🥊De competitie is real.🌪️Season 6 van Levels Music League brengt 4 rondes&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>⚡️De energie is hoog.<br />🥊De competitie is real.</p><p>🌪️Season 6 van Levels Music League brengt 4 rondes vol talent, battles en onvergetelijke performances.</p><p>Van open mic tot de main shows, hier wil je bij zijn. 🔥</p><p>🏃Kom langs en support jouw favoriete team!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Nepo Baby Rotterdam</title><link>https://worm.org/production/nepo-baby-rotterdam/</link><description><![CDATA[29/05/2026 in Rotterdam. YOU ARE A BABY OF NEPOYou are a nepo baby.THE LONG AWAITED THROWBACK PARTY.Decadence, nostalgic&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YOU ARE A BABY OF NEPO<br />You are a nepo baby.</p><p>THE LONG AWAITED THROWBACK PARTY.<br />Decadence, nostalgic electro, 2000s.<br />Don't be silly: party like the rich kids did back then!</p><p>Line up:<br />DIVO<br />A mix of spoken word, rap and heavy electronic music with elements of gabber, deconstructed club and glitched EMO sound.<br />http://soundcloud.com/ylguwzbgk4mj/</p><p>PARIS DOPING<br />Sexy french synth punk duo.<br />http:/http://soundcloud.com/parisdoping/</p><p>GATTOMUSiC<br />Vienna / Amsterdam based duo showcasing electro-clash, dubstep and hardcore, in a universe where fashion, music, and attitude merge.<br />http:/soundcloud.com/gatto-global/sexdreams/</p><p>Denn Glanzig<br />A blend of electronic sounds, from euphoric trance to heavy eurodance, elevated by unexpected hiphop and grime elements.<br />http:/soundcloud.com/dennglanzig/4preview/</p><p>CZAR<br />(“cee-zar”) is a Rotterdam-based DJ who creates his own Afro-electronic, Baile Funk, UKG, and other high-energy Club-sound mixes, where he loves to apply his own creativity by making crossovers between genres, while also sporadically trowing his own edits in the mix.<br />http:/soundcloud.com/czra/attitude/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>4 YEARS OF UNLOCKED</title><link>https://worm.org/production/4-years-of-unlocked/</link><description><![CDATA[30/05/2026 in Rotterdam. 4 years of UNLOCKED with a 4 HOUR set of Tim Reaper.4 years of beautiful&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>4 years of UNLOCKED with a 4 HOUR set of Tim Reaper.</p><p>4 years of beautiful memories, 4 years of the craziest events and 4 years of captivating stories. Through out the years we heard that strangers became friends for a lifetime, we heard that people found love on the dancefloor and we heard that people experienced unity like nowhere else. That is what make use so proud and keep pushing for more moments like this.</p><p>Focussed on Jungle, D&amp;B and Footwork, this high energy night is not for the weak. 160+ BPM pumping through your veins giving you stankfaces and gunfingers galore all night long.</p><p>Celebrate our 4 year anniversary with us!</p><p>Line up:<br />TIM REAPER<br />4 hour celebration set</p><p>DJ BLAIZE<br />MC Dart<br />DJ Crisps<br />Rayven Lux<br />MAC-V</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Viscerally Gentle Art-Gang expo day 1</title><link>https://worm.org/production/viscerally-gentle-art-gang-expo-day-1/</link><description><![CDATA[03/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Art-Gang presents: Viscerally Gentle, an exhibition where about 15 artists join to show their art&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Art-Gang presents: Viscerally Gentle, an exhibition where about 15 artists join to show their art works. There will be textile art, installations, photography, paper art and more. All the different artists will be showcasing what interests them and the different ways they express that.</p><p>Wed 3rd of June 15:00-20:00<br />Thu 4th of June 15:00-20:00<br />Fri 5th of June 15:00- 22:00 + performance night 19:00 – 20:30<br />Sat 6th of June 15:00-20:00</p><p>On the Friday night there will be a performance night with dance, poetry and more!</p><p>Some of the artists joining:<br />Daan <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/bird___boy/">@bird___boy</a></strong><br />Ada <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/_adaucar_/">@<em>adaucar</em></a></strong><br />Lucy <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/lucydetheije/">@lucydetheije</a></strong><br />Aitana <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/aproapetablouri/">@aproapetablouri</a></strong><br />Talitha <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/mami_tera_/">@mami_tera_</a></strong><br />Nina <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/anakrojak/">@anakrojak</a></strong><br />Anneke <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/anneke883/">@anneke883</a></strong><br />Kristina <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/kristyvicious/">@kristyvicious</a></strong><br />Ezgi <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/ezgiaktug/">@ezgiaktug</a></strong><br />Sol <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/solcicaetano/">@solcicaetano</a></strong><br />Chiara <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/chiaramucciarella/">@chiaramucciarella</a></strong><br />Lot <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/lot_groen/">@lot_groen</a></strong><br />Luhe <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/soaked_inblue/">@soaked_inblue</a></strong><br />Dieu <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/triufoo/">@triufoo</a></strong><br />Bia <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/internetsession/">@internetsession</a></strong></p><p>Art-Gang and WORM are collaborating in organising an exhibition project, where around 15 artists work on, or make, art for an exhibition in a period of three months. During this project they take part in workshops, visit different kinds of art mediums and work on their personal art works. This project is part of SKILLS COURT and is organised through MDT.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>THE SEALED SOIL (Khak-e Sar b&#xE9; Mohr)</title><link>https://worm.org/production/the-sealed-soil/</link><description><![CDATA[03/06/2026 in Rotterdam. (scroll naar beneden voor Nederlands)The Sealed Soil (Khak-e Sar bé Mohr)by Marva Nabili1977, Iran, 90&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(scroll naar beneden voor Nederlands)</p><p><strong>The Sealed Soil (Khak-e Sar bé Mohr)<br />by Marva Nabili<br />1977, Iran, 90 minutes, Farsi w/ English subtitles</strong></p><p>Set in rural Iran, The Sealed Soil portrays 18-year-old Roo-Bekheir as she navigates her young adulthood and the societal expectations imposed on her. Despite being old enough to be married, she refuses all suitors and is deemed possessed by her family. Composed of arresting locked-off shots, the film traces the protagonist’s quiet rebellion, one that goes far beyond the personal.</p><p>The Sealed Soil is one of the first-ever Iranian films by a female filmmaker. Shot in 1977 in just six days while working on a miniseries for National Iranian Radio and Television, without an official permit and with a non-professional cast, the film was later edited and dubbed in New York. Produced in secret just before the Islamic Revolution, The Sealed Soil was never shown in Iran. The original reels were restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive in 2024 and officially released in the United States in 2025.</p><p>This screening is a prelude to the sixth edition of Field Recordings - a platform for experimental and anthropological film, sound, and landscape cinema. This year's Field Recordings takes place June 12–14.</p><p><strong>Cineville valid at the door and online on the day itself!</strong></p><hr /><p><strong>The Sealed Soil (Khak-e Sar bé Mohr)<br />by Marva Nabili<br />1977, Iran, 90 minutes, Farsi met Engelse ondertiteling</strong></p><p>The Sealed Soil speelt zich af op het Iraanse platteland en volgt de achttienjarige Roo-Bekheir, die zich een weg zoekt door de maatschappelijke verwachtingen die haar worden opgelegd. Hoewel ze oud genoeg is om te trouwen, wijst ze alle huwelijkskandidaten af, waardoor haar familie denkt dat ze door boze geesten bezeten is. Met indringende, statische shots verbeeldt de film de stille rebellie van de hoofdpersoon.</p><p>The Sealed Soil is de oudste Iraanse speelfilm van een vrouwelijke regisseur die in zijn geheel bewaard is gebleven. De film werd in het geheim geproduceerd, vlak voor de Islamitische Revolutie, en is nooit in Iran vertoond. De opnames vonden in 1977 plaats in slechts zes dagen, zonder officiële vergunning en met een niet-professionele cast. Nabili filmde de scènes tijdens haar werk aan een miniserie voor de Iraanse nationale radio en televisie. De montage en nasynchronisatie vonden later plaats in New York. De originele filmrollen werden in 2024 gerestaureerd door het UCLA Film and Television Archive en in 2025 officieel uitgebracht in de Verenigde Staten.</p><p>Deze vertoning vormt een opmaat naar de zesde editie van Field Recordings, een platform voor experimentele en antropologische film, geluid en landschapscinema. Field Recordings vindt dit jaar plaats van 12 tot en met 14 juni.</p><p><strong>Cineville geldig aan de deur en online op de dag zelf!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Viscerally Gentle Art-Gang expo day 2</title><link>https://worm.org/production/viscerally-gentle-art-gang-expo-day-2/</link><description><![CDATA[04/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Art-Gang presents: Viscerally Gentle, an exhibition where about 15 artists join to show their art&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Art-Gang presents: Viscerally Gentle, an exhibition where about 15 artists join to show their art works. There will be textile art, installations, photography, paper art and more. All the different artists will be showcasing what interests them and the different ways they express that.</p><p>Wed 3rd of June 15:00-20:00<br />Thu 4th of June 15:00-20:00<br />Fri 5th of June 15:00- 22:00 + performance night 19:00 – 20:30<br />Sat 6th of June 15:00-20:00</p><p>On the Friday night there will be a performance night with dance, poetry and more!</p><p>Some of the artists joining:<br />Daan <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/bird___boy/">@bird___boy</a></strong><br />Ada <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/_adaucar_/">@<em>adaucar</em></a></strong><br />Lucy <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/lucydetheije/">@lucydetheije</a></strong><br />Aitana <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/aproapetablouri/">@aproapetablouri</a></strong><br />Talitha <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/mami_tera_/">@mami_tera_</a></strong><br />Nina <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/anakrojak/">@anakrojak</a></strong><br />Anneke <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/anneke883/">@anneke883</a></strong><br />Kristina <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/kristyvicious/">@kristyvicious</a></strong><br />Ezgi <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/ezgiaktug/">@ezgiaktug</a></strong><br />Sol <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/solcicaetano/">@solcicaetano</a></strong><br />Chiara <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/chiaramucciarella/">@chiaramucciarella</a></strong><br />Lot <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/lot_groen/">@lot_groen</a></strong><br />Luhe <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/soaked_inblue/">@soaked_inblue</a></strong><br />Dieu <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/triufoo/">@triufoo</a></strong><br />Bia <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/internetsession/">@internetsession</a></strong></p><p>Art-Gang and WORM are collaborating in organising an exhibition project, where around 15 artists work on, or make, art for an exhibition in a period of three months. During this project they take part in workshops, visit different kinds of art mediums and work on their personal art works. This project is part of SKILLS COURT and is organised through MDT.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Viscerally Gentle Art-Gang expo day 3 + performance night</title><link>https://worm.org/production/viscerally-gentle-art-gang-expo-day-3-performance-night/</link><description><![CDATA[05/06/2026 in Rotterdam. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Viscerally Gentle Art-Gang expo day 4</title><link>https://worm.org/production/viscerally-gentle-art-gang-expo-day-4/</link><description><![CDATA[06/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Art-Gang presents: Viscerally Gentle, an exhibition where about 15 artists join to show their art&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Art-Gang presents: Viscerally Gentle, an exhibition where about 15 artists join to show their art works. There will be textile art, installations, photography, paper art and more. All the different artists will be showcasing what interests them and the different ways they express that.</p><p>Wed 3rd of June 15:00-20:00<br />Thu 4th of June 15:00-20:00<br />Fri 5th of June 15:00- 22:00 + performance night 19:00 – 20:30<br />Sat 6th of June 15:00-20:00</p><p>On the Friday night there will be a performance night with dance, poetry and more!</p><p>Some of the artists joining:<br />Daan <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/bird___boy/">@bird___boy</a></strong><br />Ada <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/_adaucar_/">@<em>adaucar</em></a></strong><br />Lucy <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/lucydetheije/">@lucydetheije</a></strong><br />Aitana <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/aproapetablouri/">@aproapetablouri</a></strong><br />Talitha <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/mami_tera_/">@mami_tera_</a></strong><br />Nina <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/anakrojak/">@anakrojak</a></strong><br />Anneke <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/anneke883/">@anneke883</a></strong><br />Kristina <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/kristyvicious/">@kristyvicious</a></strong><br />Ezgi <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/ezgiaktug/">@ezgiaktug</a></strong><br />Sol <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/solcicaetano/">@solcicaetano</a></strong><br />Chiara <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/chiaramucciarella/">@chiaramucciarella</a></strong><br />Lot <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/lot_groen/">@lot_groen</a></strong><br />Luhe <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/soaked_inblue/">@soaked_inblue</a></strong><br />Dieu <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/triufoo/">@triufoo</a></strong><br />Bia <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/internetsession/">@internetsession</a></strong></p><p>Art-Gang and WORM are collaborating in organising an exhibition project, where around 15 artists work on, or make, art for an exhibition in a period of three months. During this project they take part in workshops, visit different kinds of art mediums and work on their personal art works. This project is part of SKILLS COURT and is organised through MDT.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Asian Ambiance: Madhav Agerwal's Sirens for Silence &amp; Sarojini Lewis with Razia</title><link>https://worm.org/production/asian-ambiance-madhav-agerwals-sirens-for-silence-sarojini-lewis/</link><description><![CDATA[07/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Asian AmbianceAn evening of gentle contrast that highlights change, and ways of dealing with legacy.&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Asian Ambiance</strong><br />An evening of gentle contrast that highlights change, and ways of dealing with legacy. Atmospheric music and intriguing investigations are in store!</p><p>acts;<br /><strong>Sirens for Silence</strong> is an ensemble currently based in India, creating meditative experiences for listeners in improvised settings using introspective sound and movement. Our journey has led us to pose some essential questions: If words were stripped away, what truths would we wish to convey? What drives that desire to express and how can we express it?<br />The concert lasts around 45-60 minutes and is unconventional with the intention of creating a surreal, dream-like atmosphere, yet being deeply rooted in an almost devotional presence.<br />with:<br /><a target='_blank' href="https://madhavagarwal.net"><strong>Madhav Agarwal</strong></a> is a musician, composer and producer currently based in Mumbai, India and has trained in North Indian Classical singing since the age of 4 (Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad). He moved to the Netherlands in 2013 to pursue an education in Music Production / Sound Engineering (Art of Sound, Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands). His music is a mixture of the traditional and the avant-garde, his sound is described as strong and cinematic. He is also well versed with sound manipulation and design, and uses analog electronics and live processing to create a rich textured world of sound for the audience to immerse themselves in.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNQnwXwloM<br /><a target='_blank' href="http://tamarakazziha.com"><strong>Tamara Kazziha</strong></a> is an Egyptian-Scottish violinist and singer. She has studied Western Classical and Scottish/Irish violin at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, and has traveled extensively through Europe, Africa and Asia, collaborating and sharing music along her travels.<br />She uses her lived experience to create a deep, multi-faceted, womb-space of sound. Inspired by her own ongoing transmutational journey and background in Psychology, she is interested in offering a sense of belonging and care to those who are dealing with grief and have her music serve as a wake up call to reconnect with spirit, to feel what wants to be felt.<br /><strong>Felician Erlenburg</strong> is an Austrian saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Felician has been active as a performer and composer in Austria and the Netherlands. He received his education from Berklee College of Music, the National Conservatoire of Paris and the Conservatoire in The Hague. His most recent projects are the songwriting project What Is A Human and the experimental trio Zero Happy Campers. Felician also explores various somatic and philosophical disciplines in relation to sound, although aiming to place the human experience center stage.</p><p><strong>Trespassing the Blind Site, Sarojini Lewis &amp; Razia Barsatie</strong><br />In Trespassing the Blind Site, Sarojini Lewis develops a dreamlike narrative with Razia Barsatie, together they use a series of performative gestures to unfold fragments of memory, movement, and voice, inviting the audience into an intimate, layered experience. Sarojini Lewis and Razia Barsatie share an Indo-Caribbean background and explore themes of migration, intergenerational silence, and women’s identity.  Their collaboration is ongoing for five years, in dialogue they share materials that come from their culture like turmeric, blue pigments and autobiographical texts on these experiences.<br />They use these texts in the shape of a ritual in written form and spoken word to point to fragments of dreams and the emotion of guilt that remains invisible. Rather than constructing a linear narrative,the work unfolds through a sequence of gestures in which responsibility, loss, and self-determination intersect. The performance does not seek redemption; it remains present through the residues it leaves behind.</p><p><strong>Sarojini Lewis</strong> is of mixed Asian-and Surinamese descent and works as an artist  and researcher based in the Netherlands, with a background in fine arts and visual studies. She engages with archives, migration, and overlooked histories through photography, video, and performative research. <strong>Razia Barsatie</strong> is a Surinamese visual artist based in the Netherlands, her work emerges from her experience of growing up as a daughter within a religious Indo-Caribbean Muslim household, where obedience and restriction shaped both identity and belonging.</p><p>Both artists use the body as an archive, while Sarojini’s work focuses on indentured labour archives, articulated through self-portraits that reveal her vulnerability through the body and performative gestures. Razia Barsatie’s work explores materiality as a carrier of emotion and memory, in which scent, objects, and bodily actions function as memory structures that evoke sensory and affective responses. The body is central as an archive where personal and collective histories converge.texts on these experiences.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LOLA UND BILIDIKID</title><link>https://worm.org/production/lola-und-bilidikid/</link><description><![CDATA[10/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Lola und Bilidikid (Lola and Billy the Kid)by Kutlug Ataman1999, Germany, 93 minutes, German w/&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Lola und Bilidikid (Lola and Billy the Kid)<br />by Kutlug Ataman<br />1999, Germany, 93 minutes, German w/ English subtitles</strong></p><p>17-year old Murat from Turkey, living in Berlin, Germany, slowly discovers his homosexuality. His older brother Osman, head of the family since the father's death, wants him to finally lose his virginity (in a heterosexual manner) and thus causes Murat to run away. In a bar, Murat meets Lola, who has some things to tell about him.</p><p><strong>Cineville valid at the door and online the day of the screening!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Meindert Talma - Celluloid Illusies</title><link>https://worm.org/production/meindert-talma-celluloid-illusies/</link><description><![CDATA[19/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Onderdeel van Worm's Futbalzomer!!Meindert Talma speelt Celluloid Illusies / De Grote Meindert Talma WK-voetbalshowOp 10&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Onderdeel van Worm's Futbalzomer!!</em><br /><strong>Meindert Talma speelt Celluloid Illusies / De Grote Meindert Talma WK-voetbalshow</strong></p><p>Op 10 april 2026 verschijnt Talma's solo-album Celluloid Illusies bij Excelsior Recordings, een elpee / cd met daarop negen gezongen (levens)verhalen van Nederlandse acteurs, actrices en regisseurs uit de jaren ‘70 en begin jaren '80.</p><p>Het album kent twee lange ballades; over Hans van Tongeren (7:26) en over Sylvia Kristel (14:24) en kent verder liedjes, veelal in de eerste persoon, over Paul Verhoeven, Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy,  Monique van de Ven, Wim Verstappen, Andy Vrielink en Adriaan Ditvoorst.</p><p>Zoals vanouds bij Talma gaat het om een multimediale voorstelling: bij alle liedjes is er beeld, evenals bij alle korte, onderhoudende inleidingen van de liedjes. Na de Integrale uitvoering van Celluloid Illusies vindt De Grote Meindert Talma WK-voetbalshow plaats met daarin de grootste Oranje hits van Talma's drie voetbalbums (Eenmaal Oranje (2012, Balsturig (2019) en Minna (2021).</p><p>Het WK voetbal zal gehouden worden in Canada, Mexico en de VS en vindt plaats van 11 juni t/m 19 juli 2026.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNFsxPTFyMg</p><p>Recensies over Talma's voetballiedjes:<br />Menno Pot in <em>De Volkskrant</em>: &quot;Talma's voetbaloeuvre is als een groene, bloemrijke oase midden op de dorre akker van de Nederlandse voetbalmuziek.&quot;<br />Klaas Knooihuizen in Trouw (<strong><strong>):  &quot;Dikwijls zoomt hij in op een detail, een enkele keer vertelt hij een levensverhaal, en telkens weet hij te ontroeren. (...) Het is genieten, zelfs wanneer je niets om voetbal geeft.&quot;<br />Peter van der Heide in Dagblad van het Noorden / Leeuwarder Courant (</strong></strong>):   &quot;Het levert muzikale standbeeldjes op: voor voetballiefhebbers niet te versmaden, onderhoudend genoeg voor voetbalhaters.&quot;<br />Danny Koks in de Nieuwe Revu (****): &quot;Koesteren deze collectie gortdroge liedjes met een hartje van goud.&quot;</p><p>Live-recensie<br />Edwin Struis in de Nieuwe Revu (24-1-2018): &quot;(…) Ik hield m'n hart vast. Moest deze zonderling een voetbalpubliek van zeshonderd man vermaken? (…) Ik had me vergist, bleek een paar uur later. Zijn 'Koning van de kluts' bleek al een regelrechte voltreffer, maar toen moest het hoogtepunt van de avond nog komen. 'Met een stem als een snijbrander wond hij de toeschouwers om zijn vinger' schreef de recensent van Haarlems Dagblad een dag later en zo was het ook. Meindert Talma hoefde daarvoor enkel het refrein van zijn lied over Oekie Hoekema in te zetten.&quot;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>TERMINAL x WORM x BAILE DA GALECTA w/ DJ Babatr</title><link>https://worm.org/production/terminal-x-worm-x-baile-da-galecta-w-dj-babatr/</link><description><![CDATA[19/06/2026 in Rotterdam. On June 19, WORM teams up with Terminal and Baile da Galecta for a night&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On June 19, WORM teams up with Terminal and Baile da Galecta for a night shaped by underground club mutations from across Latin America and beyond.</p><p>At the centre is the Mexico City pioneer DJ Babatr, whose raw and futuristic take on Raptor house helped define an entire movement and continues to influence contemporary global club music. Joining him is Terminal affiliate and sonic shapeshifter Ruisenor, weaving together high-intensity rhythms and Baille Funk expert Galecta for all your Brazilian and Favela sounds.</p><p>The lineup is completed by Rotterdam-based selectors 20Uñas and Leona Bruxx, bringing fierce blends of bass-heavy club sounds, perreo mutations, tribal pressure, and late-night heat to the WORM dancefloor.</p><p>From dembow to tribal, hard drums to underground rave frequencies, this is a meeting point between scenes, cities, and sounds built for the dancefloor.</p><p>TERMINAL x WORM x BAILE DA GALECTA<br />19 June @ WORM Rotterdam</p><p>DJ Babatr<br />Galecta<br />Ruisenor<br />20Uñas<br />Leona Bruxx</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sounding Here presents Nacht van de Componist</title><link>https://worm.org/production/sounding-here-presents-nacht-van-de-componist-newmusicnow/</link><description><![CDATA[20/06/2026 in Rotterdam. As part of Dag van de Componist, Sounding Here hosts a late-night programme at WORM&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As part of Dag van de Componist, Sounding Here hosts a late-night programme at WORM in collaboration with New Music NOW. Expect a festival-in-an-evening with live electronics, audiovisual performances, and DJ sets—moving from concert into afterparty. Why not round off watching a day of concerts in Rotterdam by ending it all in WORM?</p><p><a target='_blank' href="https://worm.org/projects/sounding-here/">Sounding Here</a> is an experimental performance series curated by Christine Cornwell and Otto Rissanen, bringing together music, electronics, and performance art in direct interaction with the audience. (Since its inception, Sounding Here has organised over 25 events across the Netherlands, connecting local and international artists through experimental, cross-disciplinary performances.)</p><p>Line up:</p><p><strong>Doelen Ensemble – Happening</strong><br />A collective performance with &quot;postcard scores&quot; and audience text scores: expect a happening with two musicians from Doelen Ensemble and other artists performing this evening - and audience possibly joining in. (Postcard scores are open scores composed by Rotterdam composers (including Rotterdam's City Composer, Aart Strootman).)</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkqFSQDjoQQ</p><p><strong>Lucija Gregov &amp; Bernat Boronat + Otto Rissanen</strong><br />Electronics, cello, bass clarinet.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8dWethFv74</p><p><strong>Soon to Expire: Jorrit Westerhof &amp; Austėja Zvirblytė</strong><br />Live electronics, vocals. <a target='_blank' href="https://r3v3rs3ord3r.bandcamp.com/album/threshold-of-desolation">Bandcamp</a></p><p><strong>YoKolina</strong><br />DJ and performance-art, and doombia / cumbia.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycFpHf6XkxA</p><p><strong>Exra</strong><br />Modular synth. <a target='_blank' href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5LO8OmH3wDK8k1K23Kl5aF?si=qnd1iBspR8-Dysy8kvPbQQ&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=c103027ac95b4944">Spotify</a></p><p>In Cooperation with <a target='_blank' href="https://newmusicnow.nl/">NewMusicNow</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>WORM's Underground Kino Club</title><link>https://worm.org/production/worms-underground-kino-club-2/</link><description><![CDATA[23/06/2026 in Rotterdam. DON'T FORGET TO RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETMore information about the second editon is TBA.Underground Kino&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>DON'T FORGET TO RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKET</em></p><p>More information about the second editon is TBA.</p><p><strong>Underground Kino Club</strong><br />A space for underground DIY filmmakers and video artists based in the Netherlands to share their work, talk about it, and build an alternative film community.  Facilitated by Riccardo Calandro.</p><p><em>Action, drama, experimental video art, erotica: there’s no limit to what we screen!</em><br />Just a few rules: you must be able to attend the screening, no reactive videos, it must be under 25/30 minutes, and has to be DIY (or DIT: collective works are more than welcome) - films with an established production behind them will be immediately discarded.</p><p><strong>Come one, come all, and come build this cinematic DIY-underground community!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CoOPe: WORM SOUND STUDIO NIGHT with lots and lots and lots of people playing</title><link>https://worm.org/production/coope-worm-sound-studio-night-with-lots-and-lots-and-lots-of-people-playing/</link><description><![CDATA[25/06/2026 in Rotterdam. Live Sound Explorations from the WORM soundstudio cooperation! It's the 6th edition after the very&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Live Sound Explorations from the <a target='_blank' href="https://www.instagram.com/soundstudio.worm/">WORM soundstudio</a> cooperation! It's the 6th edition after the very successful one in June, and the other very successful one in October and the other very, very, incredible, and  - of course  - successful one in December, not to mention the incredible successful ones in February &amp; April.</em></p><p><strong>HEY.</strong><br />NEW THING: Studiocoope started it's own Bandcamp label, check here, or here, no <strong><a target='_blank' href="https://wormstudiorecords.bandcamp.com/music">HERE</a></strong></p><p><strong>YEAH.</strong></p><p><strong>The CoOPe returns and returns</strong><br />After a buzzing first and second and third (etc.) edition, the WORM Studio CoOPe is back for another evening of live sound experiments. Emerging from  shared practice in the studio, these sessions dive into the unpredictable edges of sound – textures, rhythms, resonance, noise, and everything in between.<br />The CoOPe is a community of artists, synth-heads and sound explorers who work, play in, and maintain, the WORM Sound Studio. Once again, they’ll bring out their sound devices and studio equipment to share new experiments from their current explorations.<br />During the first three editions, spontaneous sets emerged from people playing together – unplanned, playful, and full of surprises. Let’s find out if this second edition can build on that energy and evolve into a recurring event that moves in unknown directions, encouraging improvisation and collaboration, and unexpected outcomes.<br />The night is informal and open... and full of questions – literally. Ask about the how, the why, the gear, the process. Listen in or nerd out. Everyone’s welcome.</p><p><strong>FREE ENTRANCE. HEY.</strong><br />🎛 Live sets<br />🤝 Spontaneous collaboration<br />💬 Open questions<br />🔧 Sound devices and studio equipment in action<br />🆓 Free Free all free take your friends</p><p>Program; tbc. <strong>YEAH. HEY. YAY. HEH.</strong><br />De gesticulerende zotskolf uit de mouw van god. Is geen god.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SOUND DREAMS OF ISTANBUL</title><link>https://worm.org/production/sound-dreams-of-istanbul-film-concert/</link><description><![CDATA[01/07/2026 in Rotterdam. Sound Dreams of Istanbulby Anıl Eraslan2025, Turkey, 70 minutes, Turkish w/ English subtitlesInspired by a&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sound Dreams of Istanbul<br />by Anıl Eraslan<br />2025, Turkey, 70 minutes, Turkish w/ English subtitles</strong></p><p>Inspired by a dream, Anıl Eraslan sets out to make a documentary about Istanbul's free improvisation music scene. Featuring his musician friends who are invited to recite their sonic dreams and stage them as musical performances,the film evolves into a phantasmagoric portrait of Istanbul, shifting between dream and reality.</p><p>This is not simply a screening, but a cineconcert- after the film, we will journey through the narration with as the featured musicians will take over the stage and play live.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="http://www.anileraslan.com/music">Anıl Eraslan</a> - director, improviser (cello)</strong><br />Cellist, composer and improviser Anil Eraslan is working in various musical projects in between Berlin, Strasbourg and Istanbul. From Anatolian traditional music to experimental/noise/free music, he multiplies his experiences with many ensembles and creative musicians from all over the world.  As a filmmaker, he just finalized his first feature documentary film Sound Dreams of Istanbul on the free improvisation scene in Istanbul. WORM thought it would be a good idea to invite him personally to talk about the film (do not fear, it won't take too long) and to also invite a few musicians that play in the film, and let them play a set afterwards.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="http://www.oguzbuyukberber.com/welcome">Oğuz Büyükberber</a> - improviser clarinetist, present in the film</strong><br />Award winning clarinetist composer Oğuz Büyükberber’s wide ranging work could be heard on over 60 CDs full of original music for acoustic and electronic formations. His visual impairment has shaped the way he learns, creates  and teaches, and as a life long student, he studied bass clarinet, composition, electronic music and visual arts and  holds multiple degrees. He has published a book of his own approach to composition and improvisation, recorded for ECM and Blue Note, was invited to prestigious residencies such as the EMS, Erica Synths HQ, STEIM and taught at universities worldwide.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="http://soundcloud.com/ipekodabasi">İpek Odabaşı</a> - improviser, co-founder of Berlin’s richten25_space and of A.I.D. collective, present in the film</strong><br />İpek Odabaşı is an Istanbul-born, Berlin-based noise maker, sound artist, experimental DJ, and curator. Her practice centers on experimental music, including noise and improvised performance, where samples and field recordings are combined with live sound created using various hardware. She is a co-founder of the artist-run project space Richten25, co-curator of the Neu Berlin Institute of Improvised Music series, one of the bookers at B.L.O. Ateliers – Kantine, and co-founder and coordinator of the A.I.D concert series.</p><p><strong><a target='_blank' href="http://www.instagram.com/eges_____/">Ege Şahin</a> - improviser, organizer at WORM</strong><br />Ege Şahin (b.1996, Turkey) is an experimental composer and improviser based in the Hague, working across experimental music and sound studies with sensitivity to perception, participation, and metaphysics. His work draws on rational tunings, feedback, noise, and field recordings—using guitar, computer, found objects, and audience’s mobile phones in performances, recordings, and installations. He is co-founder of the independent music label Rubber Commune, a co-curator of the improvised concert series Electric Umbrella in WORM Rotterdam, and is a research associate at the Institute of Sonology.</p><p>Click <a target='_blank' href="https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ47EbIN3hY">here</a> to watch the offical trailer!</p><p><strong>In cooperation with North Sea Round Town</strong></p><p><strong>Cineville valid at the door and online the day of the screening!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Queer Dreams</title><link>https://worm.org/production/queer-dreams-2/</link><description><![CDATA[04/07/2026 in Rotterdam. Queer Dreams Slumber Party is back and better!Step into a night where fantasy, freedom, and&hellip;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Queer Dreams Slumber Party is back and better!<br />Step into a night where fantasy, freedom, and Caribbean heat collide.</p><p>QUEER DREAMS is a celebration of queer joy, sensuality, and rhythm without limits. Slip into your sexiest pyjamas, bring your boldest self, and get ready to move.<br />We’re turning up the temperature with dancehall, soca, reggaeton, and a wave of Caribbean sounds that will keep your body whining till late. Expect sweat, softness, and pure energy on the dancefloor, a space where you can be playful, seductive, and unapologetically you.</p><p>This is your invitation to dream out loud, dance without boundaries, and connect under neon lights and silk sheets.<br />Come soft. Come sexy. Come free.<br />Welcome to QUEER DREAMS. 💋</p><p>Our mission:<br />With Queer Dreams we want to create a safer space for Queer Caribbean<br />people of all genders and queer identities. In this space we aim to celebrate<br />our full and intersecting identities, without having to hide any part of who<br />we are. We want to underline that this party is a space centered around<br />queer Caribbeans and we explicitly prioritize the safety of trans* folx in this<br />space. If you are not queer or from the Caribbean be mindful of the space<br />you take up at the party. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination, NO<br />-isms or -phobias. Finally, safer spaces are created through community, so<br />we count on your cooperation and are open to remarks and suggestions.</p><p>PARTY GUIDELINES<br />!! Age: 21 years and older to enter. ID check at the door !!</p><p>NO CAMERAS<br />We want to encourage everyone to lock up your phones in the available lockers provided by WORM or keep it in your pocket. We want to respect everyone’s privacy who chooses to attend this party. We will have a photobooth set up for those who would like to take pictures &amp;/or videos!<br />Designated members of our crew will also be documenting the evening but will not be taking pictures of our guests without permission. Pictures will be used for Social media and promotion purposes.<br />Prefer not to show your face? Grab a fan to cover your face and still slay!</p><p>Photo Booth<br />To help ensure everyone’s privacy, we will set up a fun area where you can take pictures of yourselves (with help of the photographer).</p><p>Safety<br />Our aim is to create a safer space for everyone to party and have fun. Our Dream Guardians will be walking around to help maintain a safe space. Like we mentioned above, we do not tolerate any form of prejudice or harassment. Anyone who violates the guidelines can be escorted out. If at any point you feel unsafe or uncomfortable or witness inappropriate behavior, you can come up to any of the Dream Guardians who will be wearing reflective vests during the party. We reserve the right to deny entry regardless of purchase of the ticket if guidelines are not followed.<br />Consent, consent, consent<br />Let’s all let loose and have fun with each other! But always ask for consent first ;) the more explicit the better. We ask everyone to respect others' pronouns, their bodies and their boundaries! Consent is sexy. Anything less than an enthusiastic YES does not count as consent.</p><p>Lockers<br />WORM has available lockers to store your important belongings. A locker costs 2 euros. It is non-refundable so use your 2 euros wisely!</p><p>Shared space with Wunderbar<br />While the party will take place in a separate area upstairs, bathrooms will still be shared with Wunderbar.</p><p>Smoking, alcohol &amp; drugs.<br />There’s no designated smoking area. Please go outside if you want to have a smoke.<br />Be mindful of your alcohol and drug consumption. No hard drugs allowed inside.<br />Be mindful of WORM’s house rules!</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>
