THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO DISCOVER IN RCD!

How wonderful that you’ve picked up this issue of RCD Magazine! Featured on the cover are two dazzling young ladies who work at Tuesday. Located on the 23rd floor of the Millennium Tower, Tuesday is a company on a mission to make meetings fun again, from brainstorming and decision-making to forging and sealing deals. After our interview with Martine and Marischka, we were all revved up for our next meeting. And their view across the Rotterdam Central District is, in a word: amazing!

This issue shines a spotlight on sustainability, and we’re thrilled to feature several brilliant organizations that were happy to share their own sustainability stories with us. Savills told us why sustainability certificates matter, but don’t paint a complete picture. Michel Pan of D&B The Facility Group explained that we need to expand our thinking about sustainability beyond bricks and mortar to include people. And we paid a visit to DakAkker on the roof of the Schieblock.

We were also hugely impressed with Graciëlla van Vliet’s story. She is the creator of Closure, a one-stop platform based in the Groot Handelsgebouw that cancels subscriptions, memberships, contracts and accounts of the deceased as a service to the bereaved.

In short: we give you another terrific issue packed with RCD gems! Happy reading!

Rob Ittmann & Romy Lange

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BIRDSESSIONS: TALLULAH ROSE

Wednesday 8 February @ Bird

Tallulah Rose combines infectious grooves and melodies with ethereal soundscapes and heartfelt poetry to create one massive hypnotic sound explosion. Indebted to the UK jazz scene, Tallulah and her music borrow inspiration from the likes of Jordan Rakei, Robert Glasper, Lianne La Havas and Shabaka Hutchings, interweaving the genres of neo-soul, jazz, hip hop, funk and African music.

MUSIC FOR BREAKFAST NO. 3

Sunday 12 February @ De Doelen

Get your day off to a lazy start over a lovely breakfast and the most beautiful music. Savour your time alone or together this Sunday morning with a musical breakfast composed by members of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Try Not To Know What You Know

Friday 10 February @ TR Schouwburg, Rotterdam

Try Not To Know What You Know is an extraordinary theatrical performance in which Merel Severs and Milou van Duijnhoven square off in a homemade arena to explore the dichotomous longing and aversion for heroism. Playing with martial arts, destruction, creation and everything in between, they struggle for liberation from the conditioned body and primacy of violence over connection.

MAHER’S KITCHEN

Friday 10 & 17 February @ De Doelen Studio

Syrian chef Maher Al Sabbagh is back with another delicious buffet! Maher is an established name in Rotterdam’s cultural and culinary scene, whose gustatory arts have been surprising and delighting diners for years. This time, enjoy his international dishes in the special ambiance of the Doelen Studio.

KINGS & QUEENS

Friday 17 February to Sunday 12 March

@ Jeugdtheater Hofplein

Join director Iris Heusschen and her actors in a voyage of discovery through the world of drag. A provocative production with a showy edge, but also with personal moments and profound encounters, Kings & Queens is a theatrical ode to being yourself in full technicolour.