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Engeki Quest
Disclaimer
Theater Kikker is the starting point of this adventure, where you can pick up the book.
Openingstijden:
Thu May 14 mei till Sun May 17: 12:00 – 01:00
Mon May 18: 12:00 – 18:00
Tue May 19 till Sat May 23: 12:00 – 01:00
Explore Utrecht on foot with Engeki Quest, a flâneur-style adventure guided by an Adventure Book. Alone, you step into the perspective of fictional characters, uncover hidden streets, stories, and social life, and experience the city in a deeply personal and immersive way, offering a new perspective for both locals and visitors.
Engeki Quest is a flâneur-style walking project that invites you to explore a city in a completely new way. Alone, you follow instructions from an Adventure Book, stepping into the perspective of a fictional tourist, student, or other characters, and discover hidden stories, streets, and social layers.
Because the text comes alive only in response to the actual place, it must be experienced on site. Walking alone allows for a deeply personal encounter, where your own gaze blends with the character’s thoughts, revealing the city from fresh perspectives.
Bibliotheek Utrecht Neude is the starting point of this adventure. Since 2014, Engeki Quest has been created in Yokohama, Tokyo, Kinosaki, Takatsuki, Myoko, Ota (Japan), Ansan, Macau, Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Makhanda, Düsseldorf, Lausanne, Milan, and Bilbao. Each version has its own unique story and structure, and the Utrecht version is a completely new work.
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Credits
Artistic Direction, Writing, Illustration, Editing, Book design: orangcosong (Chikara Fujiwara 藤原ちから＋Minori Sumiyoshiyama 住吉山実里)
Translation: Niek Span
Producer: Stéphane Noël (Materialise)
This performance is a part of AECFest, a multidisciplinary public arts festival that alternates annually between Asia and Europe. In 2026, it will be presented as a festival-in-a-festival within SPRING, taking place from May 14 to 23. This edition marks the third consecutive year that AECFest is hosted within a major international festival platform, following editions in Italy (2024) and China (2025).
The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival (AECFest) is organized by Asia Europe Foundation with the financial support of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. 
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