With these outstanding productions, we proudly kick off the new festival season:
Nærmynd: Iceland Symphony Orchestra x Hildur Guðnadóttir
music by Saariaho, Sakamoto, Pärt, Lucier, Levi and Guðnadóttir
Hildur Guðnadóttir, together with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, performs her film scores and works by composers who inspired her including Saariaho, Sakamoto and Pärt.
15 June, The Concertgebouw
A Trial - after An Enemy of the People
Christiane Jatahy, Wagner Moura
Christiane Jatahy, together with film star and co-writer Wagner Moura – known for the Netflix series Narcos – creates a razor-sharp reinterpretation of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, in which the audience decides how the story unfolds.
25-28 June, ITA
When I Saw the Sea
Ali Chahrour
A hopeful portrait of three real-life heroines who fight against Lebanon's system of modern slavery. With music, song and movement the three migrant workers tell their stories of suppression and liberation.
10-14 June, Theater Bellevue
A Possibility
Germaine Kruip
Germaine Kruip merges light, sound and performance merge to create a world of infinite possibilities of perception. On show in Amsterdam and Heerlen.
13-14 June, ITA
25-26 June, PLT Theater Heerlen
The 79th edition of the Holland Festival will take place from 3 to 28 June 2026 (start date subject to change). We look forward to welcoming you!