Programme 

Nærmynd: Iceland Symphony Orchestra x Hildur Guðnadóttir

A concert featuring compositions by Hildur Guðnadóttir and composers who inspired her including Saariaho, Sakamoto and Pärt, performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Het Concertgebouw

Sada (Echo)

Oz Oz

A theatrical solo performance featuring beautiful recordings of Arabic songs by Oum Kalthoum, Fairouz, and Fadi Iskandar, live sound effects, and home recordings. Egyptian artist Oz Oz tells a moving, heartwarming story about loss. 

BIMHUIS

Story-Gami

Arab Origami Center

In this workshop, origami becomes the starting point for a collective story. With each fold, personal heroes and moments come together.

Hartwig Proxy

Brecht's First Play

Beijing Repertory Theater, Dead Centre, Tempest Projects

What do we do with an antihero: tolerate or cancel? And what does this reveal about morality, power, and control in both Western and Chinese context? A sharp and humorous adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play Baal.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Juggle & Hide

Wichaya Artamat, Duck Unit, For What Theatre

Floating pizza boxes, jingling bells, bath toys that move on their own… What happens when objects revolt against their director? What happens when the relationship between the powerful and the powerless changes?

Frascati

Spem in Alium

Saburo Teshigawara, Vox Luminis XL

Japanese choreographer and dancer Saburo Teshigawara brilliantly translates classical music into dance. Together with three dancers, he enters into a dialogue with the forty singers who perform English choral works from the 16th to the 20th century.

Muziekgebouw

Meredith Monk in Person at Hartwig Proxy

Meredith Monk

Meet the legendary artist Meredith Monk during a book signing. 

Hartwig Proxy

Sisters with Transistors

Lisa Rovner

Documentary about pioneering women who shaped electronic music, such as Pauline Oliveros and Maryanne Amacher, with Laurie Anderson as narrator. 

Eye

Opera in het park: Simon Boccanegra

Giuseppe Verdi, De Nationale Opera

Nature, sunshine, music: we bring opera into the outdoors. The only thing you need to do is to enjoy Simon Boccanegra on the big screen, free of charge.

Park Frankendael

Mirage

Damien Jalet, Kohei Nawa, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

Choreographer Damien Jalet connects dance with hypnotic, glittery aesthetics. A visually breathtaking spectacle in which sixteen dancers use their bodies to powerful effect in an ever changing sensory world.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Monk in Pieces

Billy Shebar

Documentary about the boundary-pushing composer and performer Meredith Monk, revealing how her unique music, vocal techniques, and performances continue to inspire new generations. Followed by a conversation between Monk and Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Eye

Voices

Hans Werner Henze, Nathalie Joachim, Karmit Fadael, London Sinfonietta

The eclectic 1974 protest songs of Hans Werner Henze, still as relevant half a century later, are complemented by new pieces from Nathalie Joachim, Klein and Karmit Fadael. Performed live by the London Sinfonietta.

Het Concertgebouw