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SUMMARY:Dreaming & Worldbuilding
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DTSTART:20261103T130000Z
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DESCRIPTION:“Playing\, Dreaming\, Worldbuilding” is a series of creative ga
	meplay workshops\nfacilitated by artist Kruthika NS (TheWorkplaceDoodler)\
	, empowering players to\nreimagine\, rebuild\, and rewild the worlds they 
	WANT to live in.\n\n💵 Pay-What-You-Can: to compensate Kruthika for her tim
	e and efforts\, a donation\nto her directly will be much appreciated. Feel
	 free to bring a friend too. We\ncan accommodate up to 20 people for this 
	game.\n\nWhat is it?\n\nEmerging from her Master's Thesis research and a l
	ifechanging class on feminist\nworldbuilding at NYU\, these workshops util
	ize the “Dreaming & Worldbuilding\nGame” co-designed by the artist with gi
	rls and young feminists across the globe\nduring her art residency with Ou
	r Collective Practice\, a global girls' rights\norganisation.\n\nThe game 
	offers players a space to dream of collective futures that resist\nimagina
	tions laced with dystopia\, helplessness\, and destruction — so much of\nw
	hich is being fuelled by the technological systems of the present. It begi
	ns by\noffering clues or prompts to get each player thinking about a brand
	 new world\ncompletely uprooted from our current reality. Through imaginat
	ive play and\ncollaborative dialogue\, players will build on these clues\,
	 challenge existing\nsocietal structures\, explore their collective desire
	s\, and lay seeds to future\nworlds they want to inhabit.\n\nThe workshop 
	will include a meditative dreaming session\, collective play\, and\nspace 
	to co-create art that provides a glimpse into the worlds they build.\n\nMo
	re on the game’s genesis: https://www.ourcollectivepractice.org/game\n[htt
	ps://www.ourcollectivepractice.org/game]\n\n✨ Featuring: Kruthika\, also k
	nown as TheWorkplaceDoodler is an anti-disciplinary\nartist\, researcher\,
	 and lawyer from Bengaluru\, India. Her practice brings\ntogether storytel
	ling\, feminist worldbuilding\, and visual communication across\nmedia oft
	en considered to be separate domains — illustration\, puppetry\, film\,\nc
	omics\, participatory installations\, writing\, and most relevant to this 
	Seed\nExchange — game design. She loves collaboration\, and encourages you
	 to reach out\nif this session resonates with you.\n\nIG: TheWorkplaceDood
	ler\n\n🍽️ Option to stay for dinner\n\nYou can support the venue by having 
	lunch (noon to 2pm) or dinner (18.00 to\n21.00) there.\n\nPrice: please pa
	y at the bar\, more info\nsee:https://desering.org/community-kitchen\n[htt
	ps://desering.org/community-kitchen]
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/dreaming-and-worldbuilding
GEO:52.3903578;4.8322542
LOCATION:De Sering - Rhôneweg 6\, 1043 AH Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,classes,community,dinner,film,game,games,sloterdi
	jk,workshop
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>“Playing, Dreaming, Worldbuilding” is a ser
	ies of creative gameplay workshops facilitated by artist Kruthika NS (TheW
	orkplaceDoodler), empowering players to reimagine, rebuild, and rewild the
	 worlds they WANT to live in.</p><p>​💵 Pay-What-You-Can: to compensate Kru
	thika for her time and efforts, a donation to her directly will be much ap
	preciated. Feel free to bring a friend too. We can accommodate up to 20 pe
	ople for this game.</p><p>​What is it?</p><p>Emerging from her Master's Th
	esis research and a lifechanging class on feminist worldbuilding at NYU, t
	hese workshops utilize the “Dreaming &amp; Worldbuilding Game” co-designed
	 by the artist with girls and young feminists across the globe during her 
	art residency with Our Collective Practice, a global girls' rights organis
	ation.</p><p>​The game offers players a space to dream of collective futur
	es that resist imaginations laced with dystopia, helplessness, and destruc
	tion — so much of which is being fuelled by the technological systems of t
	he present. It begins by offering clues or prompts to get each player thin
	king about a brand new world completely uprooted from our current reality.
	 Through imaginative play and collaborative dialogue, players will build o
	n these clues, challenge existing societal structures, explore their colle
	ctive desires, and lay seeds to future worlds they want to inhabit.</p><p>
	​The workshop will include a meditative dreaming session, collective play,
	 and space to co-create art that provides a glimpse into the worlds they b
	uild.</p><p>​More on the game’s genesis: <a href="https://www.ourcollectiv
	epractice.org/game" target="_blank">https://www.ourcollectivepractice.org/
	game</a></p><p>​✨ Featuring: Kruthika, also known as TheWorkplaceDoodler i
	s an anti-disciplinary artist, researcher, and lawyer from Bengaluru, Indi
	a. Her practice brings together storytelling, feminist worldbuilding, and 
	visual communication across media often considered to be separate domains 
	— illustration, puppetry, film, comics, participatory installations, writi
	ng, and most relevant to this Seed Exchange — game design. She loves colla
	boration, and encourages you to reach out if this session resonates with y
	ou.</p><p>​IG: TheWorkplaceDoodler</p><p>🍽️ Option to stay for dinner</p><p
	>You can support the venue by having lunch (noon to 2pm) or dinner (18.00 
	to 21.00) there.</p><p>Price: please pay at the bar, more info see:<a href
	="https://desering.org/community-kitchen" target="_blank">https://desering
	.org/community-kitchen</a></p>
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