New Time for the Oude Kerk

A marathon programme for a building in transformation. Amsterdam's oldest building is transforming into a place for contemporary culture. In the run-up to its new programming, the Oude Kerk invited visitors to help shape its future. For 12 hours on a Saturday, the church became a stage for scientists, artists, architects, musicians, and cultural initiatives from across the city. How do they see the future of the Oude Kerk? And what would visitors most like to see emerge in the space of the Oude Kerk? Every hour, an artist, speaker, or initiative from the city was given the space to add culture of the present to the building. Together, this explored time and space within the church, testing the Oude Kerk as a location for contemporary art. Part of the programme included a conversation with director Jacqueline Grandjean where visitors could ask questions and share their own views. The programme included:

12.00 Diagram for Pulse Interval - sound installation by Zeno van den Broek & Tim Hollander
13.00 Encounters - concert by Paul van der Feen, Matthias Havinga & Jacob Lekkerkerker
14.00 Oude Kerk feat. Penny University - presentation by the collective Penny University, in conversation with Maurits de Bruijn
15.00 Tracking Traces - a route along tracks through the church by Rafe Copeland & Amie Dicke
16.00 BE AS IT MAY - lecture-performance by Perrine Bailleux
17.00 New Time for the Oude Kerk - conversation with Jacqueline Grandjean, Non-fiction and audience
18.00 Soundwwwalk - curated by Florian Weigl, with new work by Jonas Lund, in collaboration with Bernhard Garnicnig, Rafe Copeland, Martin Valenzuela, Jonathan Reus and others
19.00 Olimpic, Amstel 41 presents Daniel Jacoby - performance
20.00 Boys of the world - fashion show by collective k.i. beyoncé
21.00 Muziekgebouw: The Rest is Noise, Bismuth - live music performance
22.00 Afterparty- performance by Manolis Tsipos & Jeroen de Graaf
23.00 Decay Music Outside the Mastership, Red Light Radio - DJ set by Orpheu the Wizard

New Time for the Oude Kerk was curated by Michiel van Iersel, Radna Rumping, and Juha van 't Zelfde of Non-fiction. Local brewery Butcher's Tears provided a pop-up bar. Flyer and handout design was done by Experimental Jetset.