Batik, Beats & Bumbu



Director Claire Pijman follows third-generation artists with Indonesian roots in the documentary Batik, Beats & Bumbu. At De Balie Amsterdam, you can explore how they—through fashion, music, and food—breathe new life into a shared cultural past, together with artists from Indonesia.
Batik, Beats & Bumbu
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A new voice on a shared past
Indonesia was a Dutch colony for over 350 years. After the Second World War, some 350,000 Dutch people of Indonesian descent came to the Netherlands, where they quietly built a new life. Each generation deals with that heritage differently. The third generation is curious about what has been passed down and what that means today. In the documentary Batik, Beats & Bumbu, director Claire Pijman follows young Dutch creators who are shaping that shared cultural past in their own way.
Fashion, music, and food as a cultural language
The film portrays four makers. Fashion atelier Guave translates batik into contemporary fashion. DJ and record label founder Sekan breathes new life into Indonesian pop music from the 70s and 80s. Culinary artist Vanja van der Leeden looks beyond the traditional rijsttafel. And the band Nusantara Beat builds a bridge between languages, styles, and generations with their music.
Cooperation between the Netherlands and Indonesia
In collaboration with artists from Indonesia, a story unfolds about identity, exchange, and giving new meaning to what you have been given. The film is showing at De Balie in Amsterdam. Are you interested? Use the link for tickets.
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Dates and times
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Friday 3 July | Time: 10:45 - 12:19 |
| Friday 3 July | Time: 19:15 - 20:49 |
| Saturday 4 July | Time: 12:45 - 14:19 |
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- Service dog allowed
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessible restroom
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- Closed captioning
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- Hidden disability Sunflower-keycord recognised here
- Low stimulus hours
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- Material in Braille
- Stairs with handrail
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