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SUMMARY:NEW New Nickerie
DTSTAMP:20260722T031217Z
DTSTART:20260909T180000Z
DESCRIPTION:–\n\n\nA SURINAMESE SPACESHIP DESTINED FOR A NEW PLANET\, A JOU
	RNEY WITH GLAMOUR\, COMEDY\nAND MUSIC.\n\nYou find yourself on the spacesh
	ip heading to this almost utopic destination.\n\nIn the year 2099 the coun
	try of Suriname has taken over the world. (Kind of what\nthe Spice girls d
	id in 1996 but with even more political implications.)\n\nThe multi-billio
	n dollar oil & gas investment in 2024 transformed the small\nformer Dutch 
	colony to the #1 economic superpower on the planet.\n\nBeyond their Earthl
	y success they’ve acquired a new planet and dubbed it: NEW\nNew Nickerie. 
	With a similar tropical climate\, universal healthcare\, 3-day work\nweek\
	, pension age of 32 and mansions for everyone.\n\nYour charming host is al
	so the pilot\, co-pilot\, cabin crew\, on-flight musical\nentertainment an
	d space marshall. When the ship accidentally ends up in a part\nof the gal
	axy hidden by the government an adventure starts where you slowly\nuncover
	 an inconvenient truth about the Surinamese empire.\n\n\nBIOGRAPHY\n\nLASH
	AAAWN (They/Them She/Her) self proclaimed Amsterdam’s Sweetheart is a drag
	\nperformance artist. A fantasy world builder who in her work critically a
	nd\ncomedically reflects on themes such as queerness\, colonialism and The
	 Real\nHousewives of AtlantaTM\n\nAcknowledged contributions by Black Quee
	r Townhall Podcast by Bob The Drag Queen\n& Peppermint (2024)\, Dutch Desi
	gn Week (2019 & 2024)\, De Bijlmerbundel (2025)\,\nVoetbalmeisjes (Zapp)\,
	 Papadag(NPO3)\, the internationally acclaimed documentary\nGenderblend (2
	017) NPO/BNN/Videoland & the Gouden kalf filmfestival.\n\nRecent stage app
	earances at: De Tolhuistuin\, Welcome to the village festival\n(Leeuwarden
	)\, Maaspodium\, Felix Meritus\, Becoming: Healing\, Radion\, Frontrow\nFe
	stival\, Compagnietheater\, Ostadetheater\, Bijlmerpark theater\, de Meerv
	aart\,\nFestival Van ‘T Andere Theater\, What You See Festival\, ’T Kooren
	huis\, Amsterdam\nFringe Festival\, Heesterveld creative community\, theat
	er Kikker en Bar Blend.\n\n\nCREDITS\n\nMusic production Studio 3-01\, Fot
	ograaf Hermen
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/new-new-nickerie
GEO:52.3711125;4.8900771
LOCATION:Theater de Richel - Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 282\, 1012 RT Amsterda
	m
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,colonialism,comedy,community,documentary,drag 
	queen,english,festivals,music,muziektheater,performance,queer,spui,theater
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>–</p>  <h1>A Surinamese spaceship destined 
	for a new planet, a journey with glamour, comedy and music. </h1> <p>You f
	ind yourself on the spaceship heading to this almost utopic destination. <
	/p><p>In the year 2099 the country of Suriname has taken over the world. (
	Kind of what the Spice girls did in 1996 but with even more political impl
	ications.)  </p> <p>The multi-billion dollar oil &amp; gas investment in 2
	024 transformed the small former Dutch colony to the #1 economic superpowe
	r on the planet.  </p><p>Beyond their Earthly success they’ve acquired a n
	ew planet and dubbed it: NEW New Nickerie. With a similar tropical climate
	, universal healthcare, 3-day work week, pension age of 32 and mansions fo
	r everyone.  </p> <p>Your charming host is also the pilot, co-pilot, cabin
	 crew, on-flight musical entertainment and space marshall. When the ship a
	ccidentally ends up in a part of the galaxy hidden by the government an ad
	venture starts where you slowly uncover an inconvenient truth about the Su
	rinamese empire. </p> <h2>BIOGRAPHY </h2><p>LASHAAAWN (They/Them She/Her) 
	self proclaimed Amsterdam’s Sweetheart is a drag performance artist. A fan
	tasy world builder who in her work critically and comedically reflects on 
	themes such as queerness, colonialism and The Real Housewives of AtlantaTM
	 </p><p>Acknowledged contributions by Black Queer Townhall Podcast by Bob 
	The Drag Queen &amp; Peppermint (2024), Dutch Design Week (2019 &amp; 2024
	), De Bijlmerbundel (2025), Voetbalmeisjes (Zapp), Papadag(NPO3), the inte
	rnationally acclaimed documentary Genderblend (2017) NPO/BNN/Videoland &am
	p; the Gouden kalf filmfestival.  </p><p>Recent stage appearances at: De T
	olhuistuin, Welcome to the village festival (Leeuwarden), Maaspodium, Feli
	x Meritus, Becoming: Healing, Radion, Frontrow Festival, Compagnietheater,
	 Ostadetheater, Bijlmerpark theater, de Meervaart, Festival Van ‘T Andere 
	Theater, What You See Festival, ’T Koorenhuis, Amsterdam Fringe Festival, 
	Heesterveld creative community, theater Kikker en Bar Blend. </p> <h2>CRED
	ITS </h2><p>Music production Studio 3-01, Fotograaf Hermen </p>
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