The End - Part 2

How do we perceive each other as our identities grow more transparent? What do we share in a culture where so much feels exposed? At what point does our presence become real? The performance The End - Part 2 creates an amorphous realm of connections: between the three performers, their queer male bodies, and video projections. What emerges is a collection of short stories where energy, stillness, distortion, sensitivity, the digital, and the skin magnify one another. As the performers reveal different facets of themselves, they dismantle physical boundaries — the walls we were taught to trust yet reach across.

Inspired by the Stonewall Riots, often seen as the “end” of an era of queer oppression in the 1960s, the title The End – Part 2 plays an ironic twist, embodying both closure and its refusal. Embracing this tension, the work traces the ongoing path toward queer liberation, challenging fixed views and provoking open-endedness and a multi-layered perspective. Beginning with a simple, deliberate step, each narrative thread weaves into the next, laying bare the fragile dynamics that define our social gaze—and our curated selves.

After talk Soft Activism in stormy times on Tuesday, April 15

After the performance, Arno Schuitemaker will engage in a conversation with Barnaby Savage and Monique Doppert. Because, a storm is brewing for the queer movement. Even in Amsterdam. But this is not the first time in history, and our past offers hope. What role can 'soft activism' play in queer resistance? What can you do to face the rising storm?

Arno Schuitemaker invites Barnaby Savage (queer theater maker) and Monique Doppert (author of Amsterdam, the Pink History) to discuss this urgent topic. The conversation will be moderated by Linda Duits and will last until 10:15 PM.