Welcome to the AZC/Welkom bij het AZC

Wanneer

28/11/2025    
20:00 - 21:30

Waar

Keizersgrachtkerk
Keizersgracht 566, Amsterdam
Aren’t we all “gelukszoekers”?/Zijn we niet allemaal “gelukzoekers”?

FESTIVAL THE SPIRIT

Come join us on a tour into the rooms and real lives of refugees. At SAWA Collective we believe we are all “gelukszoekers”. Refugees are not a burden, nor are they victims or heroes. They are people with stories, dreams, talents, flaws and jokes like anyone else. And they deserve a dignified life just like anyone else.

While politicians and media continue dehumanizing those who sought safety in the Netherlands, with this show we will give you a peek behind the closed doors of the AZC. Who is the so-called integration problem? With humor, painful silences and play, we will give you a raw insight into the real lives of asylum seekers, revealing the many barriers and constraints of a broken asylum system.

Welcome to the AZC is a co-creation project with and by young adults from Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan and Yemen from the AZC, Palestinian director Alaa Shehada (known for the play “The Horse of Jenin”) and Syrian actor Yazan al Hakim. The cast consists of non-professional actors playing scenes that reflect their real lives. Most of them are still living this reality…

LANGUAGE: English, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch

ORGANISATION: SAWA Collective

Doors open at 19:30 h.

Tickets starting from: €10
Stadspas tickets starting from: €5

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