Veem House for Performance

At the start of this year, we promised to keep you informed about any updates regarding Veem’s future. In short:

– The theatre and studio will remain active at Werkgebouw VEEM

– Programs like Life Long Burning and 3PackageDeal will continue through

– Our archive has been proposed to the theatre collection

If you want to stay updated on the programs, the use of the spaces, or Veem’s archive, sign up for the newsletters of Bau and Allard Pierson, and check the website of Werkgebouw VEEM for updates.

Again, we thank all those who have made these past 42 years of Veem House possible. You have our eternal gratitude!

With kind regards,
Veem House for Performance

A week ago we came together one last time in the theater of Veem. Cradled between its arches we mourned and celebrated the place where so many of us shared their first performances, fell in love with theater, made lifelong friends and found comfort. 

Through a variety of set-ups, talented artists shared their creative interpretations of grief and the bittersweet celebration of endings. Their performances took us on an emotional journey: moments of sadness were followed by bursts of laughter. At one point, we screamed at the top of our lungs; the next, we listened with rapt attention. We danced together, shared hugs, and reconnected with those we hadn’t seen in a while. We could not have hoped for a more meaningful farewell.

So, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the three incredible curators who brought this evening to life with their creativity and hard work: Alice Pons, Olivia Reschofsky and Vincent Riebeek. You made this farewell a moment we will always treasure. We would also like to thank all the artists who shared their energy, passion, and creativity with us:

Mavi Veloso, Aryelle Freeman, Clara Saito aka SadSato ClaClown, Raoni/Muzho Saleh, Anto Lopez Espinosa, Reza Mirabi, Taka Taka, Sheng-Chiun (Rick) Lin, Maria Pisiou Pimara and Margo van de Linde.

And finally, we would like to thank you for supporting Veem—as a visitor, performer, former employee, board member, co-producer, or friend. As we say goodbye to Veem House, let it be a joyful farewell, one from a friend whose path may be uncertain for now but will always hold a special place in each and every one of us.

Good-bye! a kind good-bye,
I bid you now, my friend,
And though ’tis sad to speak the word,
To destiny I bend
– Mark Twain

In Lily Screams alex blum insists on the crisis of representation and its (im)possibility of trans embodiment. She explores through reasearch the refusals of visibility, legibility, and regulation by insisting on the study of overwhelm, loss of control, and madness.

Joined by her critical friends juli frodermann and Ghaith Kween Quotainy she will continue her vocal movement research to sketch a new solo work LILY SCREAMS (NOT YOUR DANISH GIRL).

Haven't got your tickets for Lily Screams yet? What are you waiting for? Don't miss out! Go to our website!

https://veem.house/program/lily-screams-not-your-danish-girl-alex-blum/

📢Calling all the bodyminds who feel a close affinity for embodied experiences of shyness, introversion and/or neurodivergence! Saturday November 2 Aion Arribas and antje nestel (they/theirs) bring their participatory performance Doing Neurodiversity to Veem!

shy*play’s Doing Neurodiversity is a three hour long participatory performance. Through embodied and physical techniques of relation, participants will explore together-in-difference the potential for valuing otherwise when departing from neurodivergent tendencies. What if there is no center of attention or space? How to practice a decentered visibility? How can we create an architecture that challenges the view that the human subject is at the center of experience?

Get your tickets now here: https://veem.house/program/shyplay-doing-neurodiversity-aion-arribas-and-antje-nestel-flam-festival-2/

This performance is part of Flam Amsterdam Whispering Skins, from 29 October to 2 of November. FLAM embraces the versatile medium of performance art and shows work that transcends disciplinary codes. Local and international artists present works that vary from subtle to physical, from conceptual to theatrical, from durational to fleeting encounters, from participatory works to installation. More than focusing on results FLAM opens space for artists to risk and experiment, cross discipline borders and present works which arise from artistic research.