BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20501@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:DRIFT Philosophy Festival // Between Dream and Deed DTSTAMP:20260407T195713Z DTSTART:20260516T170000Z DTEND:20260517T010000Z DESCRIPTION:https://i0.wp.com/deceuvel.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/logo_0 1b-scaled-1.png?ssl=1\n\nDRIFT 2026 – Between Dream and Deed\nDate & Time: May 16\, 2026\, 19:00 – 03:00\nLocation: De Ceuvel\nTickets: various opti ons available\n\nDRIFT 2026 explores the space between dream and deed. Phi losophers and thinkers\nexamine metaphysics\, epistemology\, philosophy of language\, and ethics to\nunderstand how ideas relate to reality. What tr uly stands between what we dream\nand what we do? Are dreams and deeds sep arate\, or is their difference the very\ncore? Together\, we also reflect on the role of philosophy itself: between theory\nand practice\, dreamines s and action.\n\nJoin us for an evening full of questions\, explorations\, and liminal\nexperiences—so that nothing stands between your curiosity an d participation!\n\nTICKETS [https://www.festivaldrift.nl/ticketsnl/]\n\nS tandard ticket: €16.50\nStudent / CJP ticket: €11.50\nSUPPORT DRIFT ticket : €22.50\n\nhttps://i0.wp.com/deceuvel.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/79284 9000009-1-2048x1358-1.jpg?ssl=1\n\n\nPROGRAM\n\nHerman Westerink (1968) is affiliated as endowed professor and associate\nprofessor at the Center fo r Contemporary European Philosophy\, Radboud University\nNijmegen. He is a lso director of the Titus Brandsma Institute. He has published\nnumerous b ooks and articles in the fields of psychoanalysis\, philosophical\nanthrop ology\, and philosophy of religion. Most recently\, he published monograph s\non Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality (2019)\, and (together with P hilippe\nVan Haute) on Freud’s theory of sexuality (2021) and his metaphys ics of trauma\n(2022). A monograph on Freud’s Jenseits des Lustprinzips is forthcoming.\nmore information about the program [https://www.festivaldri ft.nl/programma-3/]\n\nAnna-Sofia Maurin is Professor of Theoretical Philo sophy at the University of\nGothenburg (Sweden). She specializes in analyt ic metaphysics (especially the\nmetaphysics of properties) and metametaphy sics (in particular explanation and\njustification in the context of metap hysics).\n\nmore information about the program [https://www.festivaldrift. nl/programma-3/]\n\nIngmar Heytze (1970\, Utrecht) writes poetry for peopl e who do not like poetry\,\noften writes on commission\, and regularly per forms on radio and television. In\n2000 he was the first house philosopher of the Centraal Museum\, and from 2009 to\n2011 the first official Poet L aureate of Utrecht. Eight years later he received\nthe C.C.S. Crone Prize for his oeuvre and in 2016 the Maartenspenning of the\ncity of Utrecht. As a columnist and essayist he has written for Onze Taal\, Kijk\,\nde Volksk rant\, NRC\, Trouw\, and AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad. He regularly appears as\n house poet on the radio program Met het Oog op Morgen on Radio 1. Together with\nJohn Jansen van Galen\, he creates the (more or less) monthly poetr y podcast\nCamping de Vrijheid. Solo or with his band Asfaltfeeën\, he has performed\neverywhere from student living rooms to the pop festival Lowla nds and many\nstages in between\, including seven editions of the Nacht va n de Poëzie.\n\nmore information about the program [https://www.festivaldr ift.nl/programma-3/]\n\nEvelyn Wan is an artist-scholar and dramaturg. She is Assistant Professor in\nMedia\, Arts\, and Society at the Department o f Media and Culture Studies at\nUtrecht University. Her research reflects on historical and contemporary\nemerging technologies through the lens of decolonial media studies and\nperformance studies.\n\nmore information abo ut the program [https://www.festivaldrift.nl/programma-3/]\n\nNikita Dhawa n holds the Chair of Political Theory and History of Ideas at the\nTechnic al University of Dresden. Her research and teaching focus on global\njusti ce\, human rights\, democracy\, and decolonization. In 2017 she received t he\nKäthe Leichter Prize for outstanding achievements in women’s and gende r studies\nand for supporting the women’s movement and advancing gender eq uality. Selected\npublications include: Impossible Speech: On the Politics of Silence and Violence\n(2007)\; Reimagining the State: Theoretical Chal lenges and Transformative\nPossibilities (ed.\, 2019)\; Rescuing the Enlig htenment from the Europeans:\nCritical Theories of Decolonization (forthco ming\, Duke University Press). In\n2023 she was awarded the Gerda Henkel V isiting Professorship at Stanford\nUniversity and the Thomas Mann Fellowsh ip in Los Angeles.\n\nMaría do Mar Castro Varela is Professor of Education and Social Work at the\nAlice Salomon Hochschule in Berlin\, with a focus on gender studies. She holds\ndegrees in Psychology and Education and a P hD in Political Science. Her current\nresearch focuses on ethics\, protest \, emancipation\, and knowledge production.\n\nmore information about the program [https://www.festivaldrift.nl/programma-3/]\n\nYpe de Boer is a ph ilosopher and lecturer at Radboud University Nijmegen and\nendowed profess or at North-West University in South Africa. His work explores\nrelationsh ips between ontology\, ethics\, and imagination.\n\nmore information about the program [https://www.festivaldrift.nl/programma-3/]\n\nMari Mikkola i s Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. Her\nareas of ex pertise include feminist philosophy and social ontology.\n\nmore informati on about the program [https://www.festivaldrift.nl/programma-3/]\n\n\nABOU T THIS EDITION OF THE DRIFT FESTIVAL\n\n“Between dream and deed / stand la ws in the way and practical objections\,” wrote\nElsschot in ‘Marriage’. W ith this\, he names the impotence that has taken hold of\na misogynistic\, exhausted man who cannot bring himself to murder his wife in\norder to re alize his manic escape plan. But let us leave that bleak figure\nbehind. T he distance between ideas and reality is fundamental to our experience\nan d reveals itself in all branches of philosophy. What stands between dream and\ndeed?\n\nDRIFT 2026 grapples with the questions Elsschot raises. We i nvite our speakers\nto descend into all the small in-between spaces they c an find.\n\nFinally\, we invite our speakers to reflect on the place of ph ilosophy itself:\nhow do we as philosophers mediate between dream and deed ?\n\nWe warmly invite you to join us on this liminal journey—so mark May 1 6\, 2026 in\nyour calendar.\n\n\nDRIFT AT DE CEUVEL\n\nOn the grounds of a former shipyard in Amsterdam North\, a dream is realized.\nCultural hub D e Ceuvel is a living vision of the future.\n\nWalking along the winding je tties\, surrounded by stranded houseboats and lush\nnature\, you will feel a certain anticipation in the air—a silence filled with\nexpectation.\n\n TICKETS [https://www.festivaldrift.nl/ticketsnl/]\n\nStandard ticket: €16. 50\nStudent / CJP ticket: €11.50\nSUPPORT DRIFT ticket: €22.50\n\nhttps:// i0.wp.com/deceuvel.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/792978000020-2048x1358-1. jpg?ssl=1\n\nhttps://i0.wp.com/deceuvel.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025 _drift_f_poster_CMYK_web.jpg?ssl=1https://i0.wp.com/deceuvel.nl/wp-content /uploads/2026/04/DSC1973-scaled-1.jpg?ssl=1 URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/drift-philosophy-festival-between-dream -and-deed GEO:52.3930912;4.9096685 LOCATION:De Ceuvel - Korte Papaverweg 2\, 1032 KB Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,books,buiksloterham,democracy,festivals,gender,p erformance,poetry X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

DRIFT 2026 – Between Dream and Deed
Da te & Time: May 16, 2026, 19:00 – 03:00
Location:< /strong> De Ceuvel
Tickets: various options available

DRIFT 2026 explores the space between dream and deed. Philosophers and thinkers examine metaphysics, epistemology, philosop hy of language, and ethics to understand how ideas relate to reality. What truly stands between what we dream and what we do? Are dreams and deeds s eparate, or is their difference the very core? Together, we also reflect o n the role of philosophy itself: between theory and practice, dreaminess a nd action.

Join us for an evening full of questions, explo rations, and liminal experiences—so that nothing stands between your curio sity and participation!

TICKETS

Standard ticket: €16.50
< em>Student / CJP ticket: €11.50
SUPPORT DRIFT ticket: €22.50< /em>

PR OGRAM

Herman Westerink (1968) is affiliated as en dowed professor and associate professor at the Center for Contemporary Eur opean Philosophy, Radboud University Nijmegen. He is also director of the Titus Brandsma Institute. He has published numerous books and articles in the fields of psychoanalysis, philosophical anthropology, and philosophy o f religion. Most recently, he published monographs on Michel Foucault’s Hi story of Sexuality (2019), and (together with Philippe Van Haute) on Freud ’s theory of sexuality (2021) and his metaphysics of trauma (2022). A mono graph on Freud’s Jenseits des Lustprinzips is forthcoming.
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Anna-Sofia Maurin is Profes sor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). Sh e specializes in analytic metaphysics (especially the metaphysics of prope rties) and metametaphysics (in particular explanation and justification in the context of metaphysics).

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Ingmar Heytze (1970, Utrecht) writes poetry for peopl e who do not like poetry, often writes on commission, and regularly perfor ms on radio and television. In 2000 he was the first house philosopher of the Centraal Museum, and from 2009 to 2011 the first official Poet Laureat e of Utrecht. Eight years later he received the C.C.S. Crone Prize for his oeuvre and in 2016 the Maartenspenning of the city of Utrecht. As a colum nist and essayist he has written for Onze Taal, Kijk, de Volkskrant, NRC, Trouw, and AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad. He regularly appears as house poet on t he radio program Met het Oog op Morgen on Radio 1. Together with John Jans en van Galen, he creates the (more or less) monthly poetry podcast Camping de Vrijheid. Solo or with his band Asfaltfeeën, he has performed everywhe re from student living rooms to the pop festival Lowlands and many stages in between, including seven editions of the Nacht van de Poëzie.

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Evelyn Wan is an a rtist-scholar and dramaturg. She is Assistant Professor in Media, Arts, an d Society at the Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht Univer sity. Her research reflects on historical and contemporary emerging techno logies through the lens of decolonial media studies and performance studie s.

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Nikita Dhawan holds the Chair of Political Theory and History of Ideas at the Te chnical University of Dresden. Her research and teaching focus on global j ustice, human rights, democracy, and decolonization. In 2017 she received the Käthe Leichter Prize for outstanding achievements in women’s and gende r studies and for supporting the women’s movement and advancing gender equ ality. Selected publications include: Impossible Speech: On the Politi cs of Silence and Violence (2007); Reimagining the State: Theoret ical Challenges and Transformative Possibilities (ed., 2019); Res cuing the Enlightenment from the Europeans: Critical Theories of Decoloniz ation (forthcoming, Duke University Press). In 2023 she was awarded t he Gerda Henkel Visiting Professorship at Stanford University and the Thom as Mann Fellowship in Los Angeles.

María do Mar Castro Vare la is Professor of Education and Social Work at the Alice Salomon Hochschule in Berlin, with a focus on gender studies. She holds degrees i n Psychology and Education and a PhD in Political Science. Her current res earch focuses on ethics, protest, emancipation, and knowledge production.< /p>

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Ype de Boer is a philosopher and lecturer at Radboud University Nijmegen and endowe d professor at North-West University in South Africa. His work explores re lationships between ontology, ethics, and imagination.

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Mari Mikkola is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. Her areas of expertise include feminist philosophy and social ontology.

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About THIS EDITION of the DRIFT FESTIVAL

“Between dream and deed / stand laws in the way and practical objections,” wrote Elsschot in ‘Marriage’. With this, he names the impotence that has taken hold of a misogynistic, exhausted man who cannot bring himself to mu rder his wife in order to realize his manic escape plan. But let us leave that bleak figure behind. The distance between ideas and reality is fundam ental to our experience and reveals itself in all branches of philosophy. What stands between dream and deed?

DRIFT 2026 grapples w ith the questions Elsschot raises. We invite our speakers to descend into all the small in-between spaces they can find.

Finally, we invite o ur speakers to reflect on the place of philosophy itself: how do we as phi losophers mediate between dream and deed?

We warmly invite you to j oin us on this liminal journey—so mark May 16, 2026 in your calendar.

DRIFT at De Ceuvel

On the grounds of a former shipyar d in Amsterdam North, a dream is realized. Cultural hub De Ceuvel is a liv ing vision of the future.

Walking along the winding jettie s, surrounded by stranded houseboats and lush nature, you will feel a cert ain anticipation in the air—a silence filled with expectation.

TICKETS

Standard ticket: €16.50
Student / CJP ticket: €11.50
SUPPORT DRIFT ticket: €22.50

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