Backstage

Press release: SPRING Performing Arts Festival 2026 explores the boundaries of bodies and minds

Announcement of the first performances and festival theme

New collaboration: Asia-Europe Cultural Festival during SPRING 2026

Ready for take off!

We are thrilled to share the new campaign image for SPRING 2026 and a glimpse of this year's theme with you!

Meet the class/festivalteam of 2026

It's going to be a much fuller house this years SPRING Festival, do you want to know who is who? Check out the team page on our website: springutrecht.nl/team

Looking back on SPRING x Gaudeamus: Meet the Residents

On 3 December, you had the opportunity to meet two creators, Annabel Schouten and Nahuel Cano. In this short video, you can see what the evening at Theater Kikker was like.

SPRING joins ROOMS Performance Festival

ROOMS Performance Festival, initiated by Marres, has become an important point of reference for artists developing interdisciplinary practices, especially at the intersection of the performing arts and gallery spaces.

Got some rope to spare? Join Home Bound!

We are collecting used or leftover rope material to create an immense collective knotwork at De Neude. During SPRING 2026, the ambitious art project Home Bound from Melbourne will come to Utrecht. 

Lights, Camera, Campaign!

We are excited to give you a behind-the-scenes look at our campaign shoot for the SPRING 2026 campaign image. Do you recognise the location?

SPRING x Gaudeamus: Meet the Residents

Are you interested in how a performance comes about? On December 3, meet two interdisciplinary creators, Nahuel Cano and Annabel Schouten, who are developing new work for both SPRING Performing Arts Festival and Gaudeamus Festival in the 25/26 season.

Come and do an internship at SPRING

We are looking for interns! This is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable experience with a festival organization in a short period of time and to work with a dynamic team on SPRING edition 2026!

No business as usual, cultural boycott Israel

SPRING joins the cultural boycott of Israel www.cultureleboycotisrael.nu . Committing to a boycott is never something to be taken lightly. Perhaps especially in the arts sector, where we are constantly working to build bridges, foster connections, and deepen mutual understanding. But what we hold dear in the arts also includes honesty, justice, and freedom.

Changes in Subvisory Board

This summer, a number of changes took place in SPRING's Supervisory Board. Franc Faaij has been appointed chair of the Supervisory Board. He succeeds Tanja Mlaker, who has held this position for the past seven years. We thank her for her commitment and excellent cooperation. We are delighted that Cécile de Vos joined the Supervisory Board this summer.