Dockyard Festival at the NDSM Werf in Amsterdam is a unique, one-of-a-kind event. Caught between water and land, between the brick warehouses slipways, cranes, and tracks, the Werf radiates a sturdy, yet derelict character. Raw and full of energy. Dockyard Festival springs from the seeds spread from the surrounding ageing materials that express the NDSM's maritime industrial heritage. The sawing, drilling and hammering of the past are replaced with the beats of the DJs that punch through the air this coming ADE. The sound of ships sledded from the slopes under loud cheering now become music and cheering voices of the audience as they dance and become a part of The Dockyard's futuristic dystopia.