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A concert that takes you on a trip.
You know what a low dose can open up. Now imagine it with music built for exactly that.
SOFIA'S TRIP isn't a DJ set or a festival stage — it's a live performance composed and shaped specifically for this experience, pairing the raw intensity of Sofia Gubaidulina with the trance pull of Soheil Shayesteh. A guided, intentional deepening of a journey you already know — not a substitute for it.
This is what happens when your trip gets a soundtrack made for it, not found for it.
📍 Mediamatic, Amsterdam
📅 September 13
🎟️ €15 - €35
You journey through the music of Sofia Gubaidulina and Soheil Shayesteh - from the earthly to the heavenly - performed live by an ensemble of strings, bassoon, piano and kamancheh, heightened by a low, controlled dose of psychedelic truffles. This isn't a light, happy trip. It's deep, intense, and confronting at times. That's exactly the point.
You don't go alone. In a small group of about ten people, you're guided step by step by an experienced sitter, so you know exactly what to expect - from the truffles, and from the music. Expect the experience to last around 4 to 6 hours, most intense in the first hour and a half to two hours.
Sofia's Trip is a production by Lonelinoise. PRSM-lab at Leiden University will research our project and the effects of truffels on contemporary music.
How do you prepare?
Eat lightly beforehand: a full stomach makes the truffles less effective and can worsen nausea.
Chew the truffle thoroughly as soon as you drink the tea - this helps the effect and reduces nausea.
Don't combine truffles with alcohol or weed/hash: this makes the experience unpredictable and increases the chance of a "bad trip".
Only come if you feel physically and mentally well. Not feeling fully sure? Better to wait for a moment when you are - no one obliges you to do this.
Make sure you have nothing else planned that evening: the calmer and freer your mind, the more room there is for the experience.
Programme
Time Programme
13:00 – 13:30 Arrival and welcome. You sign the liability waiver and the health declaration. The truffle tea is prepared in the meantime.
13:30 Shared tea moment: together with your group, you drink the truffle tea, guided by your Psycare NL sitter.
13:30 – 15:00 Introduction to the music and the experience, with short excerpts from the music of Gubaidulina and Shayesteh so you know what to expect. Getting acquainted in small groups and space to settle as the first effects set in.
15:00 – 16:30 The concert.
16:30 – 18:30 Aftercare: time to reflect with soothing music, tea, biscuits and drinks. We ask you not to leave yet during this period.
18:30 You're free to leave.
until 19:30 Psycare NL remains present and available for anyone who still needs support.
Who can't join the truffle performance?
If you have any of the list below we unfortunately cannot let you participate in this performance. Check the list below before buying a ticket for a truffle performance.
- I have, or a member of my immediate family has, a history of psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder.
- I am currently experiencing severe psychological complaints or am going through an unstable period in my mental health.
- I currently have suicidal thoughts, have recently attempted suicide, or have dealt with this in the past.
- I have a cardiovascular condition, including untreated high blood pressure or heart rhythm disorders.
- I am pregnant or breastfeeding.
- I use MAO inhibitors.
- I use SSRIs, other antidepressants, lithium, or other psychiatric medication.
- I am under 18 years old.
- I have epilepsy.
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