Category Archives: Theater

In Its Own Right at ACU Utrecht

In Its Own Right
To Multiply Voices of Palestinian Artists

To multiply the voices of Palestinian artists that believe in the importance of their practice as cultural resistance, we are echoing the stories of lives under settler colonialism. Mixed with our own reflections about political theatre as a way to reignite Palestinian cultural flame. Believing this is an act of political love and solidarity with those who need that we exercise our rights and freedom of speech to make echo of their legitimate claim to exist.
In Its Own Right is our theatrical answer to the call to join a global artistic collaboration with The Revolution’s Promise, a collaboration between Artists on the Frontline and The Freedom Theatre in Jenin.

Friday 1 March, 20:00
ACU
Voorstraat 71 Utrecht
www.acu.nl
www.astarotheatro.com
www.therevolutionspromise.com
An AstaroTheatro Production

Theatre as Communal Experience at Lola Lieven

Theatre as Communal Experience
Workshop at Lola Lieven



This theatre workshop aims to gather around the necessity of grassroots, multidisciplinary, multilingual, transcultural artistic expression based on theatre, music, singing, visual arts, voice and body performance.
We explore the basics of the performative practice: posture, movement, presence, body, the other in the space, games and the voice in many of its expressions.
Our voices engage in spoken word, text and poetry to reach the poetry performance: from poetry to theatre.
Our bodies will play roles and will accompany impros and storytelling. Our practice will originate from ourselves: memories, stories and sounds of stones and steps, images of repopulated land, memories of touching each other, smell of seaweed.
The workshops aim to build communities and commonalities with theatrical, performative pedagogies, As a cultural space of Lola Lieven, we are engaged in creating a connected neighbourhood. With this series of workshops, we would like to give space to different backgrounds of people, people with refugee, undocumented experiences, activists, artivists, elderly and young people and different identities. Racialised backgrounds have priority in the space of Lola Lieven.
Theatre as Communal Experience is open to neighbourhood residents of Lola Lieven but also to anyone willing to participate. No artistic background is required, we only aim at creating community and awareness.
Five Sessions of 180 minutes each

Anyone can do theatre, even actors. And theatre can be done everywhere. Even in a theatre
Augusto Boal

Languages; English, Dutch, Turkish, Italian.

***Entrance is donation based and participation to four sessions is necessary to be able to join the workshops.

2 March Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
9 March Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
16 March Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
23 March Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
30 March Saturday 14:00 – 17:00

Lola Lieven and AstaroTheatro Collaboration
Register from: aysenur@lolalieven.nl +0687772951
Please Note: This workshop takes place at Lola Lieve Location: Lola Lieven Rodenrijsstraat 43 Amsterdam

Theatre of the Oppressed Workshops

Theatre of the Oppressed Workshops 
Hosted by AstaroTheatro


Part 1: Sunday 18th of February 12:00 – 18:00 @ AstaroTheatro, Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam
Part 2: Monday 19th of February 12:00 – 18:00 @ Vrankrijk, Spuistraat 216 Amsterdam

We are hosting free workshops on the theory and practice of the Theater of the Oppressed! The workshop is in English and split into two parts of each 6 hours on two seperate days. We expect everyone to join both days. There are 15 spots available, to sign up send us an email at: mensen@riseup.net Also let us know in your mail if you have any accessibility requests/questions. If you signed up and cannot make it anymore, please let us know so someone else can take your spot! For the workshop; please bring comfy clothes and lunch <333 We bring drinks and snackies.

!Some more info on what Theater of the Oppressed is!
The Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) is a participatory theater that fosters democratic and cooperative forms of interaction among participants. TO invites people to become “spect-actors,” capable of taking action and using theater as a rehearsal space for social transformation.  Our workshops employ a variety of processes based on Theatre of the Oppressed, developed by world-renowned theatre-maker, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Augusto Boal, to define issues, clarify objectives, build skills, and rehearse practical action.
Boal believed that “we are all theatre” because, as human beings, we can all act, watch ourselves acting, and based on what we see, change what we do. Changes in our actions can, in turn, change the world around us. Theatre of the Oppressed provides a process for testing actions which can transform the groups, communities, and social systems in which we work and live. It is a rehearsal for change.
Constructive dialogue provides the route to discovery, but words alone limit the scope of discussion and short-circuit the experiences needed to test the impact and practicality of actions. Applied Theatre uses whole-body/whole-mind activities to assist groups to clearly identify problems and actively rehearse solutions. The workshops release potential in individuals while building group cohesion and promoting positive change. Initiating more than just a dialogue, the process frees the thinking of participants and awakens their abilities to move toward agreed upon goals.

Sunday, 18 February, 2024 – 12:00 to 18:00
AstaroTheatro
Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam

In Its Own Right at Joe’s Garage

In Its Own Right
To Multiply Voices of Palestinian Artists

To multiply the voices of Palestinian artists that believe in the importance of their practice as cultural resistance, we are echoing the stories of lives under settler colonialism. Mixed with our own reflections about political theatre as a way to reignite Palestinian cultural flame. Believing this is an act of political love and solidarity with those who need that we exercise our rights and freedom of speech to make echo of their legitimate claim to exist.
In Its Own Right is our theatrical answer to the call to join a global artistic collaboration with The Revolution’s Promise, a collaboration between Artists on the Frontline and The Freedom Theatre in Jenin.

Friday 16 January, 20:00
Joe’s Garage
Pretoriusstraat 43 Amsterdam
www.joesgarage.nl
www.astarotheatro.com
www.therevolutionspromise.com
An AstaroTheatro Production

Whispers of the Wild – A Theatre Performance

Whispers of the Wild
Zapatista Tales of Resistance and Connection


Music, dance and spoken word originated by the universal Zapatista tales of nature, humanity and wisdom transcending borders.
A theatre performance where drops of rain meet the earth to become a river, a fish and a tree that know all too well that real joy only lies in acknowledging the other.
This theatre performance is originated by months of communal workshops and rehearsals at AstaroTheatro in the spirit of resistance and connection.

With: Cristina, Eva, Giusy, Maria, Martin, Mehdi, Roberto, Savalan
Music: Baschira

Friday 9 and Saturday 10 February, 20:00
AstaroTheatro
Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam
Entrance by Donation

In Its Own Right at IIRE

In Its Own Right
To Multiply Voices of Palestinian Artists

To multiply the voices of Palestinian artists that believe in the importance of their practice as cultural resistance, we are echoing the stories of lives under settler colonialism. Mixed with our own reflections about political theatre as a way to reignite Palestinian cultural flame. Believing this is an act of political love and solidarity with those who need that we exercise our rights and freedom of speech to make echo of their legitimate claim to exist.

In Its Own Right is our theatrical answer to the call to join a global artistic collaboration with The Revolution’s Promise, a collaboration between Artists on the Frontline and The Freedom Theatre in Jenin.

IIRE International Institute for Research and Education
15 December, 20:00
Lombokstraat 40 Amsterdam
www.iire.org
www.astarotheatro.com
www.therevolutionspromise.com
An AstaroTheatro Production
Entrance by Donation

In Its Own Right

In Its Own Right

To multiply the voices of Palestinian artists that believe in the importance of their practice as cultural resistance, we are echoing the stories of lives under settler colonialism. Mixed with our own reflections about political theatre as a way to reignite Palestinian cultural flame. Believing this is an act of political love and solidarity with those who need that we exercise our rights and freedom of speech to make echo of their legitimate claim to exist.

In Its Own Right is our theatrical answer to the call to join a global artistic collaboration with The Revolution’s Promise, a collaboration between Artists on the Frontline and The Freedom Theatre in Jenin

AstaroTheatro
25 November, 20:30
Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam
Entrance by Donation
www.therevolutionspromise.com

The Want – An Evening of Theatre and Talks

The Want
An Evening of Theatre and Talks


We perform a short excerpt from ‘In the solitude of the cotton fields’ by Bernard-Marie Koltès where our dramaturgical analysis underlines the consumerism and the commodification in society.
We sit together and we engage in an open conversation about the topics highlighted by the theatre performance: from commodification to war from environmental disaster to autonomous communities, from the manipulation of love to anything we would like to discuss.
Because The Dealer is always there to remind you that ‘you must want something’. So be aware that you are nothing but a consumer in a consumers’ world. Unless you don’t want The Want.

Friday 17 November, 20:00
Joe’s Garage
Pretoriusstraat 43, Amsterdam
Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam

Harun Turan: Bilur
Roberto Bacchilega: Performance
An AstaroTheatro and A La Muntagna Production

Kypseli Quintet at AstaroTheatro


Kypseli Quintet is an ensemble of classical music that aims to present unique music programs by re-exploring old gems and working with new upcoming composers. The ensemble is a mix of wind and string instruments, this gives us a variety of colors which we wish to showcase as much as possible with our own arrangements and to reflect that in our programs with a variety of works in contrasting styles!

The inspiration behind the program is to touch different moments in time with works from different time periods.Starting from the 17th century with the “Old Hungarian Dances” and carving a line to modernity. Along the way we dive into different styles from Elliot Carter’s embellished neoclassicism to Gershwin’s “third wave” jazz-infused playfulness!It’s a program we put our heart into and really believe the audience will enjoy.

Kipseli Quintet at AstaroTheatro
Saturday 18 November, 20:30
Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam
Entrance by Donation. Cash Only