DSPS / DE PLAYER - ABOUT US

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ABOUT US

DSPS' official documents
activities 2003-2004
activities 2005-2006

about DSPS & DE PLAYER

DSPS is an artist-run foundation based in Katendrecht, Rotterdam.

In the beginning there was DE PLAYER, a former nightclub on the south side of Rotterdam, Holland. It focussed, in the tradition of a nightclub, on presenting live performative stuff. Not 'titties and beer', but more artistic in a spectrum from highbrow underground till low-fi übergund. Unfortunately, the beautiful nightclub was bound to be demolished and razed to the ground to give way to more 'decent' entrepreneurs...

But then we became part of the project Groeibriljant Deliplein, an initiative to enhance the neighbourhood by fysical renovation and cultaral activity. DSPS was founded and organised Zomerkamp #1, 8 weekends of total-entertainment: concerts, performance, exhibitions and food: http://www.deplayer.nl/zomercamp/.nl

We took it from there to keep organising art-projects in the public space of Katendrecht and moving club DE PLAYER around in various dilapidated dwellings.

DE PLAYER is a soundgallery/performance-stage with a strong preference for the experiment.
Besides hosting (international) artists who have their roots in the 'popular' (experimental, electronic) music, we also programmed both classical and contemporary composed music, our so called Player's Classico's. As an experimental stage we think it is nessecary and essential to think of new ways of programming and presenting contemporary music. To develop a space where new work can take shape, instead of just focussing on executing concerts. Besides that, we just like to listen to music in our own way and create our own context.

so: FEEL AVANT!

With love from the Team: team_dsps

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