BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20855@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:OTION presents W.A.V.E DTSTAMP:20260416T201656Z DTSTART:20260529T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Part Two: Riding The Wave\n\nOTION returns to Felix Meritis wit h the second part of W.A.V.E: We All Vibrate\nEternally\, an immersive per formance series exploring the invisible forces that\nconnect sound\, body\ , and space. Through sound\, movement\, and ritual\nstorytelling\, OTION t ransforms live music into a fully spatial experience\, where\nsound is not just heard\, but physically felt.\n\nThe series unfolds in three chapters : Floating on the WAVE\, Riding the WAVE\, and\nMaking the WAVE\, each off ering a distinct atmosphere within a continuous\njourney. Together with a sound artist and dancer\, OTION activates three\nessential elements: space \, voice\, and body\, guiding audiences along a path from\nlistening\, to embodiment\, to creation\; from surrender\, to safety\, to play.\n\nBeginn ing with vibration as sound moving through space\, shifting into vibration \nas sensation within the body and beyond\, W.A.V.E explores how stillness \,\npresence\, sound\, voice\, song\, movement\, and dance shape both indi vidual and\ncollective experience. Join us on May 29th and step into OTION ’s inner\nlandscape\, where vibration becomes a shared language and perfor mance transforms\ninto a living field. After the performance\, join the Af ter WAVE to relax\, enjoy\ndrinks\, and dance to our live DJ. Whether or n ot you joined the first wave\,\nyou’re welcome in the second.\n\n\nLINE-UP \n\nOTION\nOTION (Guillermo Armand Blinker)- Theo d’Or (VSCD) and Amsterda m Art Award (AFK)\nnominee (2024) Designer Award (VSCD) nominee 2025 – is a multidisciplinary\nartist who works with vibration as material. Through sound\, movement\, and ritual\nstorytelling\, OTION creates immersive expe riences that attune bodies\, spaces\,\nand communities to one another.\n\n Water is both source and guide in OTION’s practice\, a living metaphor for \ncontinuity\, memory\, and transformation. Like water\, his work moves be tween\nstates: sonic\, physical\, spiritual. It flows through liminal spac es where\nidentity softens\, time expands\, and new ways of being become p ossible.\n\nRooted in a background of choreography\, dance\, songwriting\, and composition\,\nOTION composes environments rather than performances. Harmonized\, loop-based\nvocals form dense soundscapes. These vibrating la yers carry the audience into\nceremonial states\, where movement\, breath\ , and listening become acts of\ncollective tuning.\n\nOTION’s poetic lyric ism weaves themes of transformation\, spiritual connection\,\nand a queer way of sensing the world. His work does not aim to be consumed\, but\nente red: a shared frequency where personal and collective healing can unfold.\ n\nLees meer\n\nJordan Achiano\nJordan Achiano is a multidisciplinary arti st whose work spanning dance\,\nphotography\, film\, and performance serve s as an exploration into the human\nessence. His practice is rooted in end less conversation with the self\,\nnavigating the specific complexities of a Surinamese identity within a Western\nlandscape.\n\nEverything Jordan c reates begins with S.S.M.A. (Sacred Sexual Movement Alchemy)\,\na personal ritual used to tap into a deep\, creative reservoir. By honoring the\n“in ternal feminine\,” he accesses a bridge to a raw\, ancient power\, allowin g\nancestral codes to surface as snippets of insight within his modern mov ements\nand visuals.\n\nJordan’s aesthetic is a deliberate fusion of the o ld and the new\; a bridge\nbetween heritage and the future. Through the ma stery of light\, shadow\, and form\,\nhe constructs “sacred spaces” that i nvite the viewer into a state of profound\nclarity.\n\nUltimately\, Jordan aims to move beyond the superficial constraints of the modern\nworld. He doesn’t just want you to observe his work\; he seeks a deeper\nunderstandi ng of himself through the act of creation\, inviting the audience to\nconn ect with their own souls instead of their time. He leaves you with a feeli ng\nthat only you can define.\n\nLees meer\n\nSHARC\nSHARC (Siem Schellevi s) is an artist director focusing on artist identity and\nart direction\, and working at the intersection of body\, perception\, and meaning.\nHe wo rks with art made in short arcs\, or as he calls it: SHARCS. His work does \nnot aim to explain or persuade\, but to reorient experience.\n\nDrawing from martial arts science\, ancient wisdom traditions\, philosophy and hip \nhop\, he designs immersive services that allow the artist to speak direc tly\nthrough and to the BODYMIND rather than the intellect.\n\nSHARC is kn own for translating complex human mechanisms into simple\, felt\nexperienc es. His direction is minimal\, precise\, and experiential. Less\nnarrative . More signal. His work spans across film\, music\, language\, spatial\nde sign\, and embodied practice. SHARC invites artists to develop a healthy\n distinction between the self they have and the spirit or soul that they ar e\, so\nthey may create vacuums in spacetime where people can explore mean ing\,\nfulfillment and connection.\n\nWorked with national and internation al acts like The Child of LOV\, Cameron\nMcVey\, Illnoledge\, Alain Clark and Khadijia El Kharraz-Alami\, among others.\n\nStillness is not an aesth etic in his work. It is the medium. Stillness First.\n\nLees meer\n\nLucas Benjamin (DJ for the after W.A.V.E)\n\n\nLucas Benjamin is an Amsterdam-b ased DJ\, promoter and true musicologist. He’s\nbeen traveling across the globe for the past 20 years\, first competing in dance\nbattles and then a s a DJ. Lucas started his own record label in 2017 called\nWicked Wax\, co -founded a music platform named Steppin’ Into Tomorrow\, is part of\nthe i nfamous Ghetto Funk Collective\, and organized plenty of club nights\, liv e\nconcerts\, documentary screenings & gives music lectures and DJ classes . In\nshort\, a person living music in its totality.\n\n\nMORE ABOUT CHAPT ER 2: W.A.V.E — RIDING THE WAVE\n\nRiding the Wave is immersion. Where “Fl oating On The Wave” invited stillness\,\nthis chapter enters motion as res ponse\, as rhythm\, as lived time. Participants\nare invited to feel how v ibration organizes experience from within\, how the body\nbegins to mark\, stretch\, and become time itself. Here\, the body is centered as a\nvesse l and spaceship. A fleshy\, messy\, mysterious architecture through which\ nfrequency is generated\, shaped\, and received.\nRhythm becomes a way of navigating\, creating the wave and the frequency band\nthrough which reali ty is sensed and made. Sound and body meet in an intimate\nexchange\, a co ntinuous dialogue between the tactile and the ethereal\, where each\nmovem ent gives form to the invisible.\nThis second part\, ‘Riding the Wave’ exp lores the balance between control and\nsurrender\, revealing both the limi ts and freedoms of inhabiting the body as an\ninstrument. It asks: what ha ppens when we not only follow rhythm\, but become the\nshifting currents d ancing in the endless oscillation between matter and\nvibration?\n\nWould you like to attend this program\, but don’t have the means to pay for a\nt icket? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl\, we can work something out.\ n\nNote: By booking this ticket\, you agree to potentially be photographed during\nthe event. 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Part Two: Riding The Wave

O TION returns to Felix Meritis with the second part of W.A.V.E: We All Vibrate Eternally, an immersive performance series exploring the invi sible forces that connect sound, body, and space. Through sound, movement, and ritual storytelling, OTION transforms live music into a fully spatial experience, where sound is not just heard, but physically felt.< /p>

The series unfolds in three chapters: Floating on the WAVE, Riding the WAVE, and Making the WAVE, each offering a distinct atmosphere within a continuous journey. Together with a sound artist and dancer, OTION activ ates three essential elements: space, voice, and body, guiding audiences a long a path from listening, to embodiment, to creation; from surrender, to safety, to play.

Beginning with vibration as sound moving through space, shifting into vibration as sensation within the body and beyond, W. A.V.E explores how stillness, presence, sound, voice, song, movement, and dance shape both individual and collective experience. Join us on May 29th and step into OTION’s inner landscape, where vibration becomes a shared l anguage and performance transforms into a living field. After the performa nce, join the After WAVE to relax, enjoy drinks, and dance to our live DJ. Whether or not you joined the first wave, you’re welcome in the second.

Line-up

OTION
OTION (Guillerm o Armand Blinker)- Theo d’Or (VSCD) and Amsterdam Art Award ( AFK) nominee (2024) Designer Award (VSCD) nominee 2025 – is a multidi sciplinary artist who works with vibration as material. Through sound, mov ement, and ritual storytelling, OTION creates immersive experiences that a ttune bodies, spaces, and communities to one another.

Water is bo th source and guide in OTION’s practice, a living metaphor for continuity, memory, and transformation. Like water, his work moves between states: so nic, physical, spiritual. It flows through liminal spaces where identity s oftens, time expands, and new ways of being become possible.

Rooted in a background of choreography, dance, songwriting, and composition, OTI ON composes environments rather than performances. Harmonized, loop-based vocals form dense soundscapes. These vibrating layers carry the audience i nto ceremonial states, where movement, breath, and listening become acts o f collective tuning.

OTION’s poetic lyricism weaves themes of trans formation, spiritual connection, and a queer way of sensing the world. His work does not aim to be consumed, but entered: a shared frequency where p ersonal and collective healing can unfold.

Lees meer

Jordan Achiano
Jordan Achiano is a multidisciplinary artist wh ose work spanning dance, photography, film, and performance serves as an e xploration into the human essence. His practice is rooted in endless conve rsation with the self, navigating the specific complexities of a Surinames e identity within a Western landscape.

Everything Jordan creates be gins with S.S.M.A. (Sacred Sexual Movement Alchemy), a personal ritual use d to tap into a deep, creative reservoir. By honoring the “internal femini ne,” he accesses a bridge to a raw, ancient power, allowing ancestral code s to surface as snippets of insight within his modern movements and visual s.

Jordan’s aesthetic is a deliberate fusion of the old and the new ; a bridge between heritage and the future. Through the mastery of light, shadow, and form, he constructs “sacred spaces” that invite the viewer int o a state of profound clarity.

Ultimately, Jordan aims to move beyo nd the superficial constraints of the modern world. He doesn’t just want y ou to observe his work; he seeks a deeper understanding of himself through the act of creation, inviting the audience to connect with their own soul s instead of their time. He leaves you with a feeling that only you can de fine.

Lees meer

SHARC
SHARC (Siem Schelle vis) is an artist director focusing on artist identity and art direction, and working at the intersection of body, perception, and meaning. He works with art made in short arcs, or as he calls it: SHARCS. His work does not aim to explain or persuade, but to reorient experience.

Drawing f rom martial arts science, ancient wisdom traditions, philosophy and hip ho p, he designs immersive services that allow the artist to speak directly t hrough and to the BODYMIND rather than the intellect.

SHARC is know n for translating complex human mechanisms into simple, felt experiences. His direction is minimal, precise, and experiential. Less narrative. More signal. His work spans across film, music, language, spatial design, and e mbodied practice. SHARC invites artists to develop a healthy distinction b etween the self they have and the spirit or soul that they ar e, so they may create vacuums in spacetime where people can explore m eaning, fulfillment and connection.

Worked with national and intern ational acts like The Child of LOV, Cameron McVey, Illnoledge, Alain Clark and Khadijia El Kharraz-Alami, among others.

Stillness is not an a esthetic in his work. It is the medium. Stillness First.

Lees meer

Lucas Benjamin (DJ for the after W.A.V.E)

Lucas Benjamin is an Amsterdam-based DJ, promoter and true musicologist. H e’s been traveling across the globe for the past 20 years, first competing in dance battles and then as a DJ. Lucas started his own record label in 2017 called Wicked Wax, co-founded a music platform named Steppin’ Into To morrow, is part of the infamous Ghetto Funk Collective, and organized plen ty of club nights, live concerts, documentary screenings & gives music lectures and DJ classes. In short, a person living music in its totality.

More about Chapter 2: W.A.V.E — Riding the Wave

Riding the Wave is immersion. Where “Floating On The W ave” invited stillness, this chapter enters motion as response, as rhythm, as lived time. Participants are invited to feel how vibration organizes e xperience from within, how the body begins to mark, stretch, and become ti me itself. Here, the body is centered as a vessel and spaceship. A fleshy, messy, mysterious architecture through which frequency is generated, shap ed, and received.
Rhythm becomes a way of navigating, creating the wav e and the frequency band through which reality is sensed and made. Sound a nd body meet in an intimate exchange, a continuous dialogue between the ta ctile and the ethereal, where each movement gives form to the invisible. < br>This second part, ‘Riding the Wave’ explores the balance between contro l and surrender, revealing both the limits and freedoms of inhabiting the body as an instrument. It asks: what happens when we not only follow rhyth m, but become the shifting currents dancing in the endless oscillation bet ween matter and vibration?

Would you like to attend thi s program, but don’t have the means to pay for a ticket? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl, we can work something out.

Note: By booking this ticket, you agree to potentially be photographed during the e vent.

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