A BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNDERWORLD AND THE UPPER WORLD

You snort a line or watch your friend succumb to it. You can earn thousands of dollars by picking up a package or turning a blind eye at the port where you work. Even if you eat blueberries, they are transported along the same routes used by the underworld. Whether you like it or not, you're dealing with drugs.

The compelling theatre and dance performance DOPE shows how drugs connect all layers of our society like an invisible thread. Through dynamic (hip-hop) dance, monologues, and intimate conversations, an outsider, a parent, a customs officer, and a user tell the honest story about the role of drugs in their world. For some, that's a party, for others, literally the dumpster. That's how you sometimes end up in a drug deal. Slowly, you are confronted with the consequences of dreaming of quick money, the allure of social media, failing poverty policies, and the feeling of worthlessness that many young people experience.

For DOPE, thanks to the FORT-PORT program, WHAT WE DOEN has conducted research into the dilemmas in the fight against drugs in the Netherlands. With the results of that, WHAT WE DO and Lloydscompany are creating DOPE together.