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SUMMARY:AZART COME MAKE ART
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DESCRIPTION:This vibrant documentary tells the extraordinary adventure stor
	y of artist and\nfree spirit August Dirks and his ship of fools\, Azart\, 
	The Ship of Fools.\n\nFor more than 30 years\, August sailed the world wit
	h his absurdist theatre\nproject. Throughout that time\, he lived aboard t
	his floating work of art with an\never-changing crew. He transformed an ol
	d fishing vessel into a ship designed to\nmeet other cultures\, exchange i
	deas\, and above all\, have fun. As August himself\nput it: “I wanted to r
	ig up a ship of fools and sail around the world singing\nthe praises of fo
	lly.” He also drew inspiration from old carnival traditions.\nAfter all\, 
	the wheeled boat or wagon ship is the most joyful float in the\ncarnival p
	arade!\n\nThe ship hardly looked seaworthy\, and in truth August was not a
	 particularly\nskilled sailor. It is more a matter of luck than wisdom tha
	t everything always\nworked out.\n\nThe crew followed the old VOC route\, 
	this time not to conquer and exploit\, but\nto share\, play\, and connect.
	 In countless ports they sought genuine encounters\nwith local communities
	.\n\nHalfway through the journey\, near Ecuador\, disaster struck and inte
	rrupted the\nvoyage\, forcing the ship to set course for its final and spe
	ctacular resting\nplace. A hopeful true story about the art of navigating 
	between ambition\, dreams\nand setbacks while living an adventurous life. 
	And all of it told with a healthy\ndose of humour.\n\n“Hoe mooi het leven 
	is als je in onzin en mislukking plezier en schoonheid kunt\nzien” – Filmk
	rant\n“Vrolijke en inspirerende documentaire” – De Groene Amsterdammer\n“T
	weedekansfossiel\, gestrand uit liefde” – NRC\n“Een tomeloze bonk creativi
	teit en energie” – Het Parool\n“Hoe tegenslag veranderde in mogelijkheden”
	 – Trouw\n\nFilm Information\nDirectors: Annike Kaljouw & Masha Novikova\n
	Running time: 83 minutes\nGenre: Documentary\nLanguages spoken: English\, 
	Dutch\, French and Spanish\nSubtitles: Dutch (English/Spanish subtitles av
	ailable upon request)\nAge rating: Suitable for all ages\nDistribution: He
	t Gouden Oog & Amstelfilm\n\nImage: De Parade der Dwazen\, Azartplein\, Am
	sterdam\, 12 februari 1994
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/azart-come-make-art-2
GEO:52.3688806;4.891799
LOCATION:Arti et Amicitiae - Rokin 112\, 1012 LB Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,documentary,rokin,stories,theater
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This vibrant documentary tells the extraord
	inary adventure story of artist and free spirit August Dirks and his ship 
	of fools, <em>Azart, The Ship of Fools</em>.</p><p>For more than 30 years,
	 August sailed the world with his absurdist theatre project. Throughout th
	at time, he lived aboard this floating work of art with an ever-changing c
	rew. He transformed an old fishing vessel into a ship designed to meet oth
	er cultures, exchange ideas, and above all, have fun. As August himself pu
	t it: “I wanted to rig up a ship of fools and sail around the world singin
	g the praises of folly.” He also drew inspiration from old carnival tradit
	ions. After all, the wheeled boat or wagon ship is the most joyful float i
	n the carnival parade!</p><p>The ship hardly looked seaworthy, and in trut
	h August was not a particularly skilled sailor. It is more a matter of luc
	k than wisdom that everything always worked out.</p><p>The crew followed t
	he old VOC route, this time not to conquer and exploit, but to share, play
	, and connect. In countless ports they sought genuine encounters with loca
	l communities.</p><p>Halfway through the journey, near Ecuador, disaster s
	truck and interrupted the voyage, forcing the ship to set course for its f
	inal and spectacular resting place. A hopeful true story about the art of 
	navigating between ambition, dreams and setbacks while living an adventuro
	us life. And all of it told with a healthy dose of humour.</p><p><em>“Hoe 
	mooi het leven is als je in onzin en mislukking plezier en schoonheid kunt
	 zien” </em>– Filmkrant<br><em>“Vrolijke en inspirerende documentaire” </e
	m>– De Groene Amsterdammer<br><em>“Tweedekansfossiel, gestrand uit liefde”
	 </em>– NRC<br><em>“Een tomeloze bonk creativiteit en energie” </em>– Het 
	Parool<br><em>“Hoe tegenslag veranderde in mogelijkheden” </em>– Trouw</p>
	<p><strong>Film Information</strong><br>Directors: Annike Kaljouw &amp; Ma
	sha Novikova<br>Running time: 83 minutes<br>Genre: Documentary<br>Language
	s spoken: English, Dutch, French and Spanish<br>Subtitles: Dutch (English/
	Spanish subtitles available upon request)<br>Age rating: Suitable for all 
	ages<br>Distribution: Het Gouden Oog &amp; Amstelfilm</p><p><em>Image: De 
	Parade der Dwazen, Azartplein, Amsterdam, 12 februari 1994</em></p>
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