{"id":109431,"date":"2020-02-18T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=109431"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:42","slug":"why-a-jury-member-of-x-factor-malta-organizes-gigs-in-student-rooms-in-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/02\/18\/why-a-jury-member-of-x-factor-malta-organizes-gigs-in-student-rooms-in-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a jury member of X Factor Malta organizes gigs in student rooms in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stukafest – probably the most secretive student festival – is just around the corner. On the evening of 21 February, artists and students will gather in intimate rooms to enjoy various performances. Chair Alexandra Alden, a musician herself and jury member of the Maltese version of TV show X Factor<\/em>, is looking forward to the festival.<\/p>\n

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Alexandra Alden – chairman Stukafest<\/span><\/p>

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Stukafest \u2013 which stands for Studenten Kamer Festival <\/em>\u2013 is taking place on the evening of 21 February. This small and private festival, hosted in real homes, student bedrooms, in which performers enter the space to amaze a small audience \u2013 usually only 15 or 20 people. Alexandra Alden is the chairperson of Stukafest Rotterdam. Having found home in music herself, she wanted to share the same experience with international students living in Rotterdam. \u201cI moved around my whole life. That\u2019s probably what drew me to music. I wanted to have something constant that I could always return to. It made me very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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\u201cStukafest is a multicultural, extremely diverse, cosy, intimate festival that is hosted in the realm of students\u2019 everyday lives\u201d, Alden describes the festival. \u201cIt\u2019s a very up close and personal approach to music and human connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the evening, all performances are organised in three consecutive rounds. Guests can move from one student house to another to enjoy all three shows. Every location is selected carefully, to make sure that they are no more than a 20 minute bike ride from each other, and so are the performances. Usually, artists reach out to the Stukafest board offering their participation, and then undergo a selection procedure. \u201cWe have a lot of confidence in our programmers. They choose quality acts. This year, when the board set down to see everything come together, we were like: yeah, this is going to be nice. This year\u2019s line-up features video art, theatre, spoken word, indie music, funk music, even an afterparty planned at Roodkapje\u201d, Alden says excitedly.<\/p>\n\n\t

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