Programme 

Your Eyes in My Head/Sunday Without Love

Laurie Anderson, Ragnar Kjartansson

Two installations, by Laurie Anderson and Ragnar Kjartansson, explore listening and reflection.

Molen van West

Voices

Hans Werner Henze, Nathalie Joachim, Klein, 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

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

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

Chernobyl

Hildur Guðnadóttir, Sam Slater

The iconic, haunting music of the HBO series Chernobyl, partly shaped from industrial sounds, now as a musical experience. Live performed in the Gashouder, by Hildur ­Guðnadóttir. With a guestperformance by the Netherlands Radio Choir.

Gashouder

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

Passing Remark

Hildur Guðnadóttir

A free, open-air listening experience in Westerpark: dozens of brass players from conservatories perform new work by Guðnadóttir as you move among them.

Westerpark

Simon Boccanegra

Giuseppe Verdi, De Nationale Opera

An intense opera about political intrigue, fatherly love and betrayal. A torn city and a lonely leader desperately seek reconciliation and peace. Brought to life by the Royal Concertgebouw.

Nationale Opera & Ballet

Duet Behavior 2026

Meredith Monk, John Hollenbeck

The groundbreaking composer and singer Meredith Monk and versatile percussionist John Hollenbeck expand and improvise on a selection of Monk’s pieces to generate new arrangements of her iconic compositions.

BIMHUIS

Honor

Suzanne Bocanegra, Tanya Selvaratnam

Pop culture and the rich characters of a 16th-century tapestry are being lightheartedly woven together. Played by actress, writer and activist Tanya Selvaratnam.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Deep Listening Workshop

Dario Calderone, Maaike van der Linde

Workshop by Dario Calderone and Maaike van der Linde, according to the method of Pauline Oliveros, pioneer of ‘deep listening’.

Muziekgebouw

Where To From

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Hildur Guðnadóttir sings and plays as part of her latest performance, built from musical diary fragments. With five musicians and an intimate 3D-lighting space by Theresa Baumgartner.

Muziekgebouw