To Dance is to be Free
To Dance is to be Free
This autumn, the Amsterdam City Archives celebrates the night with an exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through Amsterdam’s club scene. The exhibition contains beautiful images captured by photographers such as Claudie Crommelin and Ronald Schmets, new artworks by Bogomir Doringer and Juha van ’t Zelfde, VJ installations by Heleen Blanken and Gerald van der Kaap, notable documents from the City Archives and personal stories and memories of clubgoers from the past and present.
This exhibition, organised by guest curator Manique Hendricks for the Amsterdam City Archives, aims to inspire and to explore important aspects of club culture in Amsterdam. Who were the players? How did they operate? What impact did clubs have on creatives and visitors alike? And how did the night affect the day?
The exhibition To Dance is to be Free explores the most important aspects of club culture in Amsterdam from 1980 until today, using photos, personal stories, flyers, video, music, visual art, documents and unique objects. Memories of clubs like the RoXY, Club IT, Mazzo, Club11 and TrouwAmsterdam are combined with the stories behind contemporary clubs and organisations such as Paradiso, Spielraum, X3 and Garage Noord.
The opening of the exhibition is free to attend.
Located in a monumental building, in the heart of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam City Archives are the largest – and many say the most beautiful – city archive in the world.
Located in a monumental building, in the heart of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam City Archives are the largest – and many say the most beautiful – city archive in the world.
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