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Solstice at Nettle Green
GreenScreen Collective + Groene Connectie & Stadspark WestSunday 21 June I 21:00 - 23:30 I Essenburgpark amphitheatre I Essenburgsingel 59, Rotterdam
Solstice in a silent revelry of the year’s longest day, immersed in the hidden green universe of Essenburgpark under the constellation of the stinging nettle. It brings us together in celebration - around the table sharing food, exploring the park’s hidden pathways through storytelling, or watching @katarinajaz film Speaking in Nettle Hairs, shot in the very park.
𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗: Eat Your Feelings (Alina Turdean) brings you around the table to eat and cook with nettle. Expect a greenery food-scape inspired by the park’s wild fauna in a mix of foraged & fermented delicacies feat. a contribution from Jack Bardwell
𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 Gilliam Spliethoff leads as a conductor in a collective midsummer music ritual, where we become a summer wind orchestra using our own breathe.
𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞 Before the screening, at dusk, you’ll be invited to roam the paths of this urban nature reserve through a sound walk designed by Sam Koopman that shares knowledge and mythology surrounding nettles in various cultural contexts.
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Speaking in Nettle Hairs
2026, documentary, stereo sound, 31 min
In the summer in Essenburgpark park volunteers, urbanites, former Turkish Dutch gardeners, a biologist and an urban forest ranger get to know Stinging Nettles. Made possible by CBK Rotterdam
Read about the event here: https://trendbeheer.com/2026/06/22/midzomernacht-essenburgpark/