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View of Point presents The Rat Raise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At last\u2026 hibernation\u2019s breath falls quiet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Eyes drift from screens to the window and we see the city\u2019s awakening.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

The green deepening with every dawn speaks of undeniable growth.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

In this age of acceleration, growth is caught in its own paradox.<\/p>

Every action becomes a transaction as we increasingly lionize individualism, competition, and greed.<\/p>

In the confusion of time, the cult of consumption undermines the space for genuine felt connections.<\/p>

Whilst the rising disillusionment with corporate life drives us to step out of the wheel of perpetual tail chasing, the racing has infected the energy of nightlife\u2019s undercurrent.<\/p>

Strengthened by social media, the backstage underground contradicts its own ideals. Surging identity elitism reinforces hierarchy, shaping a new generation of dancers and artists blinded by narcissistic satisfaction.<\/p>

When partying becomes a continuation of the office, the gathering loses its ritual colours and drifts into a breeding ground for passivity.<\/p>

Since one cannot know whether a radically better world is possible, are we not betraying ourselves by insisting on continuing to justify and reproduce the mess we have today?<\/p>

More than ever, your commitment to optimism is an act of faith, a moral imperative for our collective grounding.<\/p>

Coming together allows us to reorganize beyond the paradigms that facilitate our doom.<\/p>

As we raise the rats, we shatter the illusion of paradoxical power and come to see that we are all, in essence, imaginative beings capable of positive framing.<\/p>

The Rat Raise<\/strong>
Saturday May 16, 2026<\/strong>
From 12:00 PM to 4:00 AM<\/strong>
Tickets: 15 euros<\/strong><\/p>

Registration via the website View of Point<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

and use info@hetgroeneveld.amsterdam<\/strong> as the referral email.<\/p>

After this you\u2019ll receive the newsletter from where you can buy tickets.<\/p>

Spring is all around us and woven into our movements.<\/p>

See u soon!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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