Sunday School Fantasio

Sundayschool with Jan Rothuizen and Pepijn Reeser (historian) on the creation of the mural Fantasio. Rothuizen and Reeser spoke many eyewitnesses and searched trough many archives. They take you on a guided tour of this tumultuous period in the building’s history, drawing on popular myths, recollections of visitors, and factual sources.

Sundayschool with Jan Rothuizen and Pepijn Reeser (historian) on the creation of the mural Fantasio.

For Artificial Amsterdam de Appel arts centre asked Rothuizen to produce a 9 meter high drawing for the central hall of its premises. Jan Rothuizen went back to the late 1960s. The present location of de Appel arts centre was then one of the first pop temples in The Netherlands, the renowned Fantasio. Together with Paradiso and the avant-garde Shaffy Theater, in the years 1968-69 Fantasio was the most important place in the underground and youth culture in the country, famed (and notorious) not only across Europe but also overseas. Popular bands like Pink Floyd performed here, and it was the cradle of the Dutch soft drug culture.

During the Sundayschool in de Appel arts centre an 'external expert' is asked to select, on the basis of his or her interest and expertise, one single work from the exhibition and on this basis to tell a story. That story can take many forms - an informal conversation, a quick tour through the exhibition or a mini-lecture.

Entrance: regular
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