Practising Peace Out Loud
Peace feels farther away than ever, and with it come rising tensions, widening divides, and hardened hearts. Now more than ever, we refuse to look away. So we come together to practise peace. The three-day White Flag Fest (and four-day hackathon) marks the beginning of a gentle movement that carries into the future. And you can be part of it.
This is your chance to repaint and reclaim the white walls of the foyer at Korzo together with the colorful artists’ collective United Paintings. Discover the rebel within through the acclaimed interactive performance OPSTAND by Marte Boneschansker. And join the White Flag Hackathon, where six artists from different practices and perspectives will formulate a physical and tangible response on the spot to the question: what kind of world do we raise the flag of peace, equality and connection for?
White Flag Fest is a space to experience what a body feels like when it is no longer on edge. How a society sounds without hierarchy or competition, and what it feels like when we finally act from equality. This hopeful world of tomorrow is what we will begin to embody together at Korzo.
Peace out? Peace in.
The Program
Korzo brings together six interdisciplinary artists for this physical Hackathon. Under the guidance of maker and curator Jiaxin Chen, they are tasked with developing a physical manifestation over four days and presenting it to the public. In this way, Korzo will become an extension of the Malieveld.
The question they work with: for which world do we raise the flag of peace, equality and connection?
Each artist will receive the Manifesto of the White Flag, the book Prefigurative Politics (Building Tomorrow Today) by Paul Raekstad, a white piece of textile, and dream images and audio recordings from the audience. They will also be creatively inspired by artist and Black Futurist Richard Kofi and sound artists Strijbos and Van Rijswijk.
Expect no ready-made solutions, but a temporary world that engages different senses and offers an experience of what peace might feel like.
The artists taking on the challenge are:
- Néné (Naomi Streefkerk) | Visual artist, Afro-futurist
- Raymond Landegent | Green initiator | NK Tegelwippen & National Park Rotterdam
- James Parnell | Community leader, game designer, ballroom dancer and creator
- Claire Hermans | Physical theatre maker, dancer, choreographer
- Yoko Haveman | Dancer, creator, photographer, educator
- João Brito | Percussionist, performer, maker
From Brazilian favelas to European refugee camps, the massive murals created by United Paintings inspire real change around the world. The artists’ collective brings together people from every corner of society through group painting projects. These projects create moments of connection, and contribute to public spaces that are shaped collectively.
Join this world-renowned collective in painting the walls of Korzo and help make our theater more yours. It’s free and there’s no artistic experience required.
In this theatrical audio performance, Marte Boneschansker asks: when do we say no? When is enough enough? When do we rise up?
For OPSTAND (‘Resistance’), Boneschansker spoke with people who aren’t afraid to take a stand: Climate activists, feminists, anti-racism fighters, anarchists, and angry farmers. What drives them to act? From mass demonstrations to quiet protests, resistance is a fundamental part of the human experience. You can make a difference. You do matter. You give a damn.
This is a hopeful attempt to move the silent middle. Who will rise up as a counterforce?
De Volkskrant ★★★★ on OPSTAND:
‘Boneschansker doesn’t just make you think about resistance, she makes you feel your inner rebel. OPSTAND is thought-provoking and inspires powerful conversations about how resistance shows up in your own life.’
In June 2025, the NATO summit took place in our City of Peace and Justice. So we raised the White Flag on Korzo's facade. Not as a counter-measure, but as an alternative voice. We want, especially in times like these, to be a place where people can connect more deeply with one another. White Flag Fest is for us the next step.
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