On this page you can find more information about our different projects.
“Transforming Stories” hosted by The Transformers & Pauluskerk Registration required: https://motelmozaique.nl/line-up/transforming-stories/ Step into the world of The Transformers as they host this gathering centering Rotterdam’s hidden stories, brought to life through music, art, and community. The Transformers, a local band that transforms authentic experiences of the city streets into powerful performances, hold space during MoMo […]
At the beginning of March 2025, we created a big Open Choir in De Pauluskerk, our partner organization. The choir brought together our band, visitors from De Pauluskerk—many of whom face homelessness and related challenges—Codarts students, befriended musicians, and our crowdfunders and supporters. Together, we recorded a piece that will be featured on our new […]
In december 2024 haalden we ruim €12000 op om een documentaire en een nieuwe EP op te nemen. Hier gaan we in 2025 mee aan de slag.Ga naar de Voordekunst pagina voor meer informatie.
Meet the band in this mini-docu made by Thomas de Boer! With excerpts from our concert in WORM, rehearsals while ‘undercover in UBIK’, and of course interviews with our band members.
Recorded in March 2024 in New Grounds, taken from our EP New Grounds Sessions. Caterpillar, a song about real experiences of transformation.Listen to our full EP on your favourite streaming platform
My Name Is NeeDit lied schreven we ter gelegenheid van Wereldvluchtelingendag op 20/6/2023. We speelden het live in Theater Rotterdam in de talkshow van Rotterdam Late Night. De avond werd mede georganiseerd door onze partner De Pauluskerk en ging specifiek over de ervaringen van ongedocumenteerden. Het lied is gebaseerd op de verhalen, ervaringen en klanken […]
From September 2023 until March 2024 we worked on new material in New Grounds. We welcomed new members to the group from Pauluskerk, Pluspunt and Ontmoeting, bringing together ideas, perspectives, stories, melodies and rhythms in new songs. This resulted in a showcase concert in New Grounds on December 3rd 2023. In March 2024 we recorded […]
De Erasmus Universiteit speelt als wetenschappelijke instelling een cruciale rol bij het vinden van slimme, duurzame oplossingen voor ‘grote vraagstukken’ als armoede, sociale ongelijkheid, klimaatverandering, pandemieën en mensenrechten.Tijdens de 110e Dies Natalis speelde The Transformers enkele nummers.
On December 20th The Transformers took part in ‘Stadsgesprek: Homeless in Rotterdam’. An evening organized by our partner De Pauluskerk in ‘Het Bibliotheektheater’. An interactive discussion evening aiming to open up new dialogue about the need for people to have a safe place to live and sleep, as the beginning of a solution. The band […]
Every Tuesday in November, The Transformers meets up in WORM to write new songs of the city, combining the vocabularies of people who know best what the city is about. This first project runs throughout the months of November, and December 2022 and January 2023, ending with a first show in UBIK on January 24.