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WATT's vision
WATT will be the talk-of-the-town and experimental pop stage in the Netherlands with a top-quality catering establishment, where excellent service and an inspiring experience are given top priority. WATT is city-credible and proves that clubbing, sustainability and commerce can definitely blend into a successful enterprise. WATT is a pioneer in sustainable business practice within the branch and will continue to innovate.

Sustainability
Sustainability is the pioneering aspect adopted throughout the WATT organisation. The very first Sustainable Dance Club in the world will focus on sustainability in a creative and attractive way throughout its business activities. Sustainability can in fact be summarised into three keywords: People, Planet and Profit. For WATT we prefer the phrases Treading a New Path, Great Times, and Try to Beat This. Physical elements should be innovative and add value to the visitors' entire experience. All elements are subject to practical and financial feasibility and the added value of a unique clubbing experience.

Program
Stage: The  stage will be trendsetting in Rotterdam and the Netherlands. With a healthy ambition to put Rotterdam back on the international scene. A fertile ground for new pop bands as well as established names. A wide range of music styles. It will be a low-threshold and top-class ‘platform' for anything and everything qualifying as cultural/social, such as film, fashion, literature, art (exhibitions) and music. No obscure joint staging a small band and no inaccessible gallery showing priceless art. The ‘right' blend of commerce and pure culture. Think of exhibitions, radio and television broadcasts, fashion shows and young persons' debates.

Modern club: Staging of various club nights from Thurdays to Sundays inclusive. Mainly dance music, wide range.

Café: A bustling and accessible meeting place. Business appointments, a drink with some friends before the start of a concert, coffee with coconut pie with grandma. The menu offers authentic dishes for a get-together or a modest dinner. In the summer of 2009 WATT will have extended the café well outdoors, towards the park.

Theater: The name represents the atmosphere of the room. Theater stands for entertainment, culture and artistic productions. It is the perfect space for spontaneous, smaller performances or relaxed get-togethers. It can also be opened up towards the café, which makes having a cup of coffee a unique experience in itself.

Business to Business: WATT's function rooms are especially suitable for facilitating your business meetings, product presentations as well as staff parties of 20 to 2000 people. Needless to say, WATT's function rooms are a great profiling opportunity for companies aiming to contribute to a sustainable society.

Contact information
WATT
West-Kruiskade 26-28
3014 AS Rotterdam
the Netherlands
T: +31.(0)10.2179190

Press
For any copyright-free visual material and interviews, please contact the Communications Department at WATT; communicatie@WATT-rotterdam.nl

Access
• by public transport
WATT is located at five minutes' walking distance from the Central Train Station and has excellent public transport connections (train, tram and metro). Tram lines 21 and 23 stop right outside WATT.
• by car
There are good parking facilities at various nearby car parks. The nearest car park is the underground car park at Schouwburgplein. Advance booking facility of parking spaces is not available. The car parks listed below are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
•¨Underground car park Schouwburgplein, Schouwburgplein 22, tel. +31 (0)900.1458 (35 cpm)
• Multi-storey car park Weena, Karel Doormanstraat 10, tel. +31.(0)10.4129006
• Multi-storey car park Plaza, Kruisstraat 13, tel. +31(0)10.2068206
• Multi-storey car park Stad Rotterdam, Kruisstraat 13, +31(0)10.2170970