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Here you will find news, background articles and interviews with artists and news from the cultural field.
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Our colleague Emel is looking forward to…
We asked our colleague Emel: “What are you most excited about for SPRING 2026?” Watch the video for her answers!
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Meet the artist behind Everything Falls Dramatic & TomorrowisNowTodayisYesterday, Sung Im Her!
Meet the artist behind Everything Falls Dramatic & TomorrowisNowTodayisYesterday, Sung Im Her! In this video Sung Im Her tells you more about these performances and the stories behind it.
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Our colleague Niek is looking forward to…
We asked our colleague Niek: "What are you most excited about for SPRING 2026?" Watch the video for his answers!
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Press release: SPRING PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL 2026: INTERNATIONAL THEATRE AND DANCE PERFORMANCES IN UTRECHT
From 14 till 23 May, Utrecht in The Netherlands is the stage for the 14th edition of the SPRING Performing Arts Festival. For ten days, the city welcomes urgent and innovative international theatre and dance performances, art installations, and more, both in theatres and in outdoor locations across the city, such as the Neude and Central Station. The full programme is now online and ticket sales have started. This year, SPRING’s theme is “Extended Bodies/Expanded Minds.”
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Festival theme: EXTENDED BODIES / EXPANDED MINDS
Once again, it is SPRING-time! Artists gather in Utrecht bringing their art and ideas to create a space for practice.
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Become a volunteer at SPRING!
Do you want to be involved behind the scenes of an international festival and experience the thrilling, artistic ambiance? Sign up as a volunteer of the SPRING Performing Arts Festival!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.