About

What to expect

An Amsterdam writer of colour goes back in time and explores the complicated history of his family.

  • He meets distant German family
  • Memories, insights and histories from Amsterdam Noord
  • Based on Rashid Novaire's book Afkomst
  • Asks what rejection and racism bring
  • An intimate and unsettling fever dream

Questions

When does The Familiar Unknown - Rashid Novaire / Theaterstraat start and end?

The Familiar Unknown - Rashid Novaire / Theaterstraat is on Wednesday, 16 December 2026, 20:30.

Where is The Familiar Unknown - Rashid Novaire / Theaterstraat?

The Familiar Unknown - Rashid Novaire / Theaterstraat takes place at CC Amstel, Cullinanplein 1, Amsterdam.

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Getting there

CC Amstel, Cullinanplein 1, 1074 JN Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

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