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PLACCC 2011 - Hidden Dimensions
Discover the hidden dimensions of Budapest at the 5th edition of PLACCC Festival!

From 23 September till 2 October local and international artists present cutting edge site-specific work in well-known public spaces and special locations around the city. The Brussels-based company CREW equips the public with video-goggles and takes us on an extraordinary quest to the South Pole, inviting us to explore our own minds during a multi-sensorial performance experience. The Invisible Playground collective from Berlin sets up a field office at Nyugati Square and transforms this bustling public space into an arena for site-specific urban games designed on the spot. The Austrian duo Matsune & Subal sells performance products in their Store in city centre, don’t miss a chance to make a good bargain. The visual arts programme of the festival draws attention to detail and challenges our "spatial blindness". We gain entry into one of the legendary Lotto Houses and can also map a nano invasion of urban details on the streets of Budapest.

Once again the artists invited by PLACCC transform our everyday urban experience and not only use the city as a stage and setting for their work, but also re-interpret often unnoticed urban details and objects.


Photo: Stefan Dewickere