In addition to studio space, technical facilities and tutorial support for independent work, the Piet Zwart Institute offers an annually changing programme of thematic projects, which function as a framework for joint exploration of issues that are relevant to contemporary culture and society.

In this section you will find information about the projects and public lecture series of 2008-2009. These included:

Speechless: The Proximity of Gesture, Philosophy and Cinema
A thematic project by Hadley+Maxwell (October 2008-January 2009)

Histories of Desire: Write Your Own Canon, Befriend Your Own Ghosts
A thematic project by Jan Verwoert (October 2008-June 2009)

The Monstrous at Play
A thematic project by Felix Ensslin (Dec 2008-March 2009)

Show and Tell
A thematic project by Hila Peleg (January-June 2009)

The Dancer's Two Bodies
A thematic project by Jalal Toufic (March 16-25, 2009)

Court Theatre: Performance, Staging, and Technology in Art and Technology
A thematic project by Judy Radul (May 2009)

Part of the 2008-2009 programme is an excursion to visit the Polish art scene.