STOPERA

Motie takes place at the Stopera, Amsterdam City Hall at Amstel 1. Designed by architects Wilhelm Holzbauer and Cees Dam, the building combines two distinct worlds: the solidity of City Hall and the openness and grandeur of the ballet. Its architecture reflects this duality, bringing civic life and cultural expression into one shared space.

The building itself was the subject of intense public and political debate. Its design, costs and location were widely contested, and protests against its construction were so significant that the name Stopera also became associated with the slogan 'Stop Opera'.

Both that history and the Stopera’s current role as a meeting point for civic, social and cultural life, makes it a perfect home for Motie. By building a temporary cultural world, firmly rooted in Amsterdam's night culture, Motie creates new encounters to experience for the first time this ADE.