#33 Gemeente Amsterdam

This is Amsterdam. Carnival of love! Everyone is unique and beautiful, this is Amsterdam! Our boat is a carnival of love, a cacophony, with a motley crew. Everyone dances along because everyone is part of it and that is a party that must be celebrated.

We dress up with feathers, glitter and flowers, in many bright colors. All unique, and yet all here together as one. Our attire symbolises what we’ve been through. Our quirks, our talents, and everything that makes us “us”. Under all the finery, we are all equal. We are united in our convictions and in the love for Amsterdam and its people.

For the boat we are asking for help from set builders and designers to help spread the party on board to the crowds on the quay. With large feathers, bubble machines, sky dancers and sustainable balloons, it will be a colourful and festive spectacle.

Connection is key this year. We are organising all-inclusive recruitment , with the aim of getting colleagues on board from as many departments as possible, from garbage man to director.

The music comes from different parts of the world. The dance moves are accessible and provide plenty of opportunities for interaction with the crowds. We want to add drum elements so that everyone on the dock looks on with anticipation when we pass under the bridge.