Each summer this locatietheater festival is held on the historical terrain of the NDSM shipyard , located on the “other side of the IJ” (the IJ being a body of water bordering the north side of the historical city center).  Shows here are held in all kinds of venues or locations (hence the Dutch word ‘locatietheater’), from giant boat sheds to tiny sea containers (previously used to transport items overseas) and then everything in between! It takes approximately 15 minutes to get there from Central Station by way of a little pedestrian (and bicycle) ferry, which for me only adds to the experience. It’s somehow refreshing to have a random snippet of 15 minutes all to myself, surrounded by nothing but water, with the wind (and sometimes rain) in my face, in the middle of an otherwise busy day. Then when I get to the other side, it’s almost literally like I’ve left everything belonging to the city behind. Working as a volunteer at this festival, I received a pass that allowed me to...

After some initial convincing, I have at last been tempted to join the - what's that now? - blogosphere. I guess it must be about time. From my outsider perspective the world of blogs seems to be expanding at practically the same rate as our universe (or perhaps the average waistline?). Although I prefer to read books, I like to pretend I'm somewhat digitally savvy as well (and therefore should actually keep up with this stuff!)   Despite my lack of posts thus far, I have put quite some thought into selecting this background photo. This was taken by my friend Chris Davids in a sweet little park in Berlin on our way to the international busstation. I like it because it looks lush and green, yet still shows respectful signs of human civilization. I also like that the curve of my back is parallel (can two curves be parallel to each other?) to the curve of the bridge which I am standing under.