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THE OVERKILL
THEME 2024
HOW TO
HOUSE RULES
The Overkill is the playful festival celebrating indie and arthouse games, interactive arts and alternative films within a cultural and social context. Interdisciplinary, experimental and international, The Overkill presents and welcomes game makers, digital creators and playful artists from all over the world. Following a theme, the festival tells a story, connecting one piece to another and inviting visitors to engage into multiple worlds.
The festival explores its theme through the multiple voices of the artists presented and creates a space for the public to react and engage with one another. The festival presents immersive and interactive exhibitions, film screenings, a selection of workshops and talks and live performances. The festival is a space to play, meet, experience, share and collaborate.
The Overkill 2024 is curated by Marie Janin and Aike Lütkemöller from Sickhouse alongside playful curator Zuraida Buter and artist researcher Erik Peters.
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The Overkill is hét speelse festival dat het bestaan van; indie- en arthouse games, interactieve kunst en alternatieve films viert, binnen een culturele en sociale context. Interdisciplinair, experimenteel en internationaal, The Overkill presenteert en verwelkomt game makers, digitale makers en speelse kunstenaars van heel de wereld.
Geleid door een thema, vertelt het festival een verhaal, het verbindt stukken met elkaar en nodigt zo bezoekers uit om zich te mengen in meerdere werelden. Het festival ontbloot zijn thema via de verschillende stemmen van gepresenteerde kunstenaars en creëert een plek voor het publiek om te reageren en engageren met elkaar. Het festival presenteert meeslepende en interactieve tentoonstellingen, filmvertoningen, een selectie aan workshops en talks, en live optredens. Het festival is een plek om te spelen, ontmoeten, ervaren, delen en samen te werken.
The Overkill 2024 is samengesteld door Marie Janin en Aike Lütkemöller van Sickhouse, naast speelse curator Zuraida Buter en kunstenaar onderzoeker Erik Peters.
picture: LASTESIS – Chile
Triggered by a feeling of powerlessness in a world that seems wrapped in violence, The Overkill festival is looking into the role of play within activism, the place joy can take in times of great crisis and the power of pleasure in movement of resistance. The festival is wondering what are the (digital) tools, the (virtual) places, the encounters, the (online) gatherings we can create to give each other courage and build new lines of defence. The program will create room for the voices that we don’t hear, open its space for listening, to speak up, to share and try together.
The Overkill invites playful artists to engage with us in the troubles and help us activate disruptive movements, may it be small, loud, temporary or transformative.
The Overkill festival takes place over several locations :
Performance factory, Hall Zuid : Hoge Bothofstraat 39F, 7511 ZA Enschede
BlackBrick : Hoge Bothofstraat 31F, 7511ZA Enschede (not yet on google maps)
Concordia : Langestraat 56, 7511 HC Enschede(film program of Friday and Saturday)
Vestzak theater : Walstraat 35, 7511 GG Enschede(Playful Friday)
Wednesday 20 : Secret Gathering (on invite, for participants and volunteers only)
Thursday 21 : Expo open + Official opening
Friday 22 : Expo + Playful Friday with talks and workshops for students & professionals
Saturday & Sunday 23 & 24 : Expo + activities for everyone
1- REGULATIONS FOR SAFE SPACE
To participate in The Overkill, we ask you to read, respect and endorse these regulations. We want the festival to be a place where you feel free to act and react and unleash your inner self. But we ask you to be considerate of others around you who may be shyer or prefer a softer atmosphere. Let’s enjoy the space together! There must be room for all playful spirits.
SAFE SPACE
We ask everyone who enters The Overkill festival, in its physical form and in our online spaces, streaming locations and their chat programs, to be kind and respectful to all others; artists, crew and fellow visitors.
We do not tolerate any form of sexual harassment, discrimination, racism and aggression. It will result in an immediate removal of the location on site or a ban from our online spaces.
If at any time you feel intimidated, unsafe or unsure during an event of The Overkill, please let a member of staff know so we can assist you immediately. We are here for you!
2- GENERAL RULES ON SITE
If the house rules are violated, a local ban from The Overkill may be issued.
For more security and an easier administration, we prefer PIN payment at the entrance and at the bar.
Please follow the instructions of the festival’s volunteers and security, they are clearly recognisable by their work clothes.