This year it’s Over het IJ Festival’s 20th anniversary. Years ago Over het IJ Festival was first organized on the old NDSM shipyard in the Northern part of Amsterdam. Since then, this jagged edge of the city, numerous theater companies have creative arts show and there are many unique ideas and projects.
The container program of Over het IJ Festival has been popular for many years now. Because of the 20th birthday there had to be implemented a theme throughout the program. In 3 to 100 minutes people entertain you with their imagination and creativity. In it, they allow themselves challenged by the unique, powerful and sometimes restrictive space of the containers in which / on / under and above the performance takes place.