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Opening night – double bill
Thu May 14 20:00
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LILITH.AEON
Thu May 21 till Sat May 23 12:00-22:00
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What Will We Do Without Exile?
Thu May 14 12:00-18:00, Fri May 15 til Sun May 17 12:00-21:00
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asses.masses
Sat May 16 13:00 & Sun May 17 13:00 uur
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Utrecht is counting down to the ten-day SPRING festival
The SPRING Performing Arts Festival and Utrecht are ready for the start of the fourteenth edition of the international performing arts festival. This year, the flags are flying in black and pink, and the sets are in place in the theatres. From Argentina to Palestine, and from Japan to Australia: more than 100 performers are on their way to Utrecht from home and abroad. Together, they will present more than 30 individual productions, spread across 13 venues throughout the city.
Interview with Maarten Heijnens on NPO Cultuur
Maarten Heijnens was interviewed by NPO Cultuur about his performance installation The Meeting. You can watch the full video here.
Interviews with AECFest artists
Our colleagues at AECFest have interviewed a number of creators; read more below about Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Kecoq of LILITH.AEON, Choy Ka Fai of SoftMachine: The Return, Daniel and Luke George of Home Bound, and Eddie Hara, Serene Hui and Tam Thi Pham of IsLand Bar.
Our colleague Elise is looking forward to…
We asked our colleague Elise: “What are you most excited about for SPRING 2026?” Watch the video for her answers!
Before the temple, where the people are Magic, Marxist feminism and Khadija El Kharraz Alami’s SHRINE
Performance artist and writer Kopano Maroga talked to Khadija El Kharraz Alami about her new performance SHRINE. The result is a text that takes us into a shared world, where the author and interviewee ask each other questions about where we come from, where we are going, and what connects us.
A (k)night: In conversation with Ainhoa Hernández Escudero
As part of SPRING 2026, club EKKO transforms into a silver-drenched sanctuary. A (k)night, curated by Ainhoa Hernández Escudero, is not just a party; it is a collision of worlds where the high-art of the theater meets the vital energy of the drag and burlesque scenes. We sat down with Ainhoa to talk about the night, the power of the ‘dolls’, and why joy is a form of resistance.
A low-stimulus welcome during SPRING
Are you sensitive to stimuli and would you like to attend performances at SPRING? We offer you the opportunity to prepare yourself properly before your visit to the festival. There are also a number of performances that have a special reception.
Language no problem programme
Performances labelled ‘language no problem’ are accessible even if you don’t speak the language. This applies to dance, mime, physical and visual theatre. We’ve listed them here for you.
Queer route through the SPRING programme
The SPRING Festival in Utrecht celebrates all kinds of performing arts. Once again this year, the programme features performances with a queer theme. In this article, we highlight four of them for you.
Merch alert!
Take an old clothing item or canvas bag at SPRING and give it a new life FOR FREE by having one of SPRING's cool designs printed on it. That way, you will go home with a unique design and give an old item a new life.
10 Days of Dance, Theatre and More
May 14 — 23 2026
SPRING Performing Arts Festival is a ten-day international festival with innovative dance, theatre, performance and more in the city of Utrecht. You will find SPRING in the theatres, at special locations and in public spaces. At the festival you will see more than 25 adventurous and urgent performances from both near and far that dare to ask questions about the state of the world.
Images of SPRING 2025 by Allard Willemse, Alex Heuvink en Luz Soria.
Aftermovie 2025
