project35:Interactions

The Floating Theater can act as a cultural catalyst in the RDM area. Focused primarily on education and production, a joint effort by the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam Port Authority, city of Rotterdam and Albeda College can make this area a new cultural meeting point. The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is using the nearby Onderzeebootloods to exhibit art installations and could be willing to invest in a stage for performance art and theater. The Port Authority Rotterdam, who are considered to be the owner of the Cranes, can benefit from the positive effect of the theater on the area. The cranes are an essenstial component connecting the production capabilities in the Innovatie Dok to the water, moving past the Onderzeebootloods. They can also be used to suspend either seating, roofing or stage constructions. The students from the Albeda College could put their knowledge and skills to practice in a work-learn environment, building stage constructions. In the early fase of the project the stage could be used for public performances by local theatre schools and groups like the MBO Theater School. Initially the theatre may require funding from external sources, possibly subsidies (eg. FondsBKVB) or grants. If it proves itself a succesful formula it will be able to expand and sustain itself.

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