Vision and mission - Worm - a Rotterdam -based organization that works at the intersection of culture and art. (2024)

Worm Ultimate Playground offers optimism for a future world where polyphony is celebrated!We strive for magical meetings full of life, activism, do -self -mentality and humor.

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Our vision as a mission: worm as a catalyst forNew perspectivesand contributes toCheerful polyphony!

Here we do not go after a revolution, but for a development:floor,,clutch,,expansionianker.

Worm develops and presents art in all its expressions.And to wormPluriform perspectivesIndispensable to promote innovation and an inclusive society in a sustainable way.To achieve pluriform perspectives, we develop an artistic frame of reference for our programsand social -cultural behavior: AGaming culture(man as a playful creature),Pleasure activism(Set optimism in motion) and oneFertile.

Playing culture - The importance of playing(in life and art)

• We believe that everything we see as "culture" comes from games.

Fun activism - Fun and pleasure as values ​​to fight for

• We stand for radical (cultural) self -expression of optimism.We associate the words of Adrienne Maree Brown."We raised bones to fear in the uncles" (Pleasure Activism, Adrienne Maree Brown).Worm will fight for that fear.

Confirm soil - A safe playing field and a land for innovation and genre development

• We embrace the diversity of people and opinions because we believe that uniformity does not lead to new perspectives.

Worm goes after an influence on the micro -scale with a growing effect.In the process we test the possibilities of a post-polar community together with producers and visitors., where we can cultivate talents.In the coming period we will focus on developing and expanding, and we will increase our dedication to the programs based on our artistic principles.

Worm has always been a master of new, radical and different ideas, often through collective practice.

With Ultimate Playground, Worm offers space for play and experiments where new perspectives arise and celebrate for Worm is art.ofMedium to celebrate plural.doesn't-In and for the development of future sounds, languages, photos and dance, as well as new ways of coexistence.

Our vision as a mission: Worm is the catalyst for new perspectives and a contribution to progressive plurality!

In this new phase we do not provide a revolution, but a development: against a deeper and wider feeling of what we do and do, against stronger and more valuable relationships with people, and both an expansion and anchoring "of our core values.

Worm develops and presents art in all its forms.programs and social -cultural behavior: what we callGaming culture(Humanity as essentially legend),Pleasure activism(Establishing optimism in motion) and oneFertile.

Play culture - The importance of playing in life and art

• We believe that everything we see as "culture" of playing.

Fun activism - Joy and joy as values ​​to fight for

• We stand for radical (cultural) self -expression based on optimism.We appreciate the words of Adrienne Maree Brown.

Confirmed soil - A safe gaming field and sown for innovation and genre development

• We embrace the diversity of people and opinions because we believe that uniformity does not lead to new perspectives.

Worm is aimed at real influence on a microskala.We believe that creative activities from person to person generate babbling effects in the wider world.is needed for playing and experimenting;It can be a fruitful reason in which we can plant and cherish ideas, and a where we can grow talents.Our programs.

The open city became a self -fulfilling prophecy: a great success, but a success that almost overwhelmed us.Knowledge and professionalism in a very short time.

Worm ends the open city theme in 2024. Thanks to the constant dialogue since 2021 (with our partners and internal), we are more adaptable in our practice.Now we are more than ever the feeling that it is a place for optimism and fantasy., Those who are curious about each other's perspectives.

Where else in Rotterdam?How different, but through connections with all our local, national and international producers and partners?