Passing on is een indringende wandeling met gesloten ogen door de stad, waarin je onder begeleiding wordt uitgenodigd om controle los te laten, het onbekende te omarmen en na te denken over afscheid, overgave en de verbondenheid tussen leven en dood.
An immersive walk in which you encounter the unknown with your eyes closed. Will you join us?
In his new project Passing on, experience creator Bart van de Woestijne explores how you can transform the familiar world simply by closing your eyes. With your eyes closed, you walk through the city, guided only by a hand that takes you to the edge of life. As the world feels further and further away, you are invited to enter the great unknown. What happens when you trust what you cannot see?
An experience about letting go, surrender and the connection between life and death. An exercise in saying goodbye – and how to support each other in doing so.
This project is under development and is part of a broader research project in which Bart van de Woestijne immerses himself in the practice of the funeral world. Together with funeral director Florine Schaap and dramaturge Maarten Bos, he is developing various theatrical rituals that place death in life. During The Spirit of Amsterdam, a special interim version will be presented, tailor-made for the Amstelkerk. Through sensory, physical experiences, they encourage people to reflect on what fundamentally connects us: our humanity, vulnerability and mortality.
This event is also available on Sunday.
This performance takes place in small groups at fixed times. Reserve your preferred time slot using the button below.
Credits
Bart van de Woestijne, Maarten Bos, Florine Schaap
This program is part of the Dood Gaan We Allemaal Church
Dood Gaan We Allemaal is a platform dedicated to death, grief, and farewells. Through events and content, we invite visitors to reflect on their own mortality and open meaningful conversations about loss and life. With openness, curiosity, vulnerability, a touch of dark humor, and outstanding music, we demonstrate that facing death can help you engage more deeply with life itself.