Het Dromenpaleis
What do our dreams tell us about the world we live in?
Het Dromenpaleis invites you to share your nightly dreams. In this open to the public and ongoing programme, we collect dreams of Amsterdam residents and together build a collective dream diary of the city. A search for images we share - often without knowing it - with each other.
Location The Bookshop
Genre Perspective
Language Dutch
Free walk-in admission
Het Dromenpaleis
In Nazi Berlin, journalist Charlotte Beradt secretly recorded the dreams of fellow citizens. She discovered that her personal nightmares - full of fear, alienation and loss of identity - were not unique. The dreams turned out to be a mirror of an oppressive society. Her book Das Dritte Reich des Traums became a timeless document of the mind under pressure.
Inspired by Beradt's work, Het Dromenpaleis now explores what our dreams say about the present. What do we see when we close our eyes in 2025? What do Amsterdammers dream today - about their city, their lives, their fears and desires?
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On 17 and 18 April, Het Dromenpaleis will be present at The Bookshop. Share your dream - over a cup of coffee or dream tea. You can do this completely anonymously.
On 19 April and on 18 May, the team will also organise dream workshops. During these sessions, they will engage with participants about dreams, with a dream packet and hot lunch included.
Creators
Niels Kuiters, Zephyr Brüggen and Bambi Benkö
“We are a temporary confluence of theater makers and artists. We believe in the power of collective imagination, and the connection between people through art. In our work, we want to make the audience participant and co-artist, and we look for connections between the tangible and the magical, between reality and fiction, between the personal and the collective.”
The Bookshop
The Bookshop is ITA's new cultural living room on Leidseplein. This compact stage offers a space for innovation, reflection and new perspectives. Here, makers, performers and visitors meet for special programmes, from experiments to intimate performances. The Bookshop is a place for everyone, with a focus on accessibility and openness. It is a gift to the city, made possible by the support of more than 500 donors and various funds and partners.
Credits
dream facilitators Bambi Benkö, Zephyr Brüggen, Niels Kuiters
