Dries Verhoeven: Do not go gentle into that good night
25 juni – 29 juni 2025
Dries Verhoeven
While the world is falling apart, activism is reimerging in the arts – sometimes urgent and sincere, sometimes hardly more then a symbolic gesture. With a intervention at Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen Dries Verhoeven explores the aesthetics of resistance.
Can an artistic expression bring about change, or is the protest a toothless ritual? Do we believe in the impact of our actions, or are we overcome by fatigue in the face of political and societal stagnation?
Dramaturgy: Miguel Melgares / Hellan Godee
Technical coordination: Roel Evenhuis
Production: Ellen van Bunnik, ‘N More
Photo credits: Willem Popelier
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