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Intimate performance, with and about an artist who will be with the audience all the time, but never shows up
Inciting first-hand report about life under inhuman dictatorship in the heart of Europe
The newest stage work by Lewis covers the history of colonialism as written in historical books and the one embodied in the personal history of her ancestors
Artistic duo conquering European stages with their theatre project about the impossibility of finding each other in the world of social media
Live opera in virtual reality allowing your mind to unwind
Celebration of dance by an upcoming star of choreography, directly confronting the audience with the queer body on stage
Location moved to Stadsschouwburg Utrecht. Astonishing acoustic music duo of mother and daughter blind & lame
Well-known Ukrainian band opens the festival with a mixture of folk music and electronic beats
A performance straight from Lagos, Nigeria about our shifting European self-image
VR installation invites the audience to join the heroes Eurydice and Orpheus of the ancient epos in their journey to the underworld
Canceled due to a injury. Come see Panflutes and Paperwork by Ingrid Berger Myhre!
Four musicians and Artificial Intelligence in a performance about the meaning of life and death
Unexpected excursion across shopping mall Hoog Catharijne, changing our perception of public space and daily shopping decisions
Legendary British group that paved the way for independent performing arts in Europe, in their most recent stage work, full of perverse humor.
Hersch continues her successful search for theatre as a place where not obvious encounters between strangers can be a safe space to talk about the most intimate topics
Funny and nostalgic story about the notion of care and its crucial role in building connections
An energetic celebration of the collectivity and the individuality of dancers
New intimate intriguing chapter, in Katja’s choreography project, on archiving and transferring the movement of an individual person into collective memory
In this duet, the relationship between dance and music is playfully examined
Charming low-tech micro-theatre created by and for two audience members at the time
A story about friendship between two artists, and about struggling to relate to the normativity of the world around
Artistic protest against the political persecutions in Belarus
In this international project, a rising star of Polish theatre investigates the unfinished feminist revolution in Europe
An interactive and dynamic installation in which light and motion are used as creative elements
Two great provocateurs join forces to reveal the perverse aspects of the water industry and its impact on our society
Large scale dance production on the colonial past and presence by one of the strongest choreographic voices of this time
Movement- and sound lead feminist ritual, taking back control over a civilization shaped by and for men
Conversation about provocation and invitation in performing arts with Samara Hersch, Amparo González Sola, Julian Hetzel and Ntando Cele
Conversation about the black body on stage with makers Harald Beharie, Ligia Lewis, and Dries Verhoeven
Conversation about care in life and in performing arts with Jija Sohn, Aleksandra Lemm, Paweł Duduś and Kim Ramona Ranalter
Launch of the book "Doing Dramaturgy: Thinking Through Practice" and the new Dramaturgy Database from Utrecht University
Open round table on art and AI in collaboration with Utrecht University and SPRING festival fellow Chris Salter
Lectures & Studio Presentations in collaboration with Utrecht University
Peter Power reflects on the tensions of urban living through a walk in the city
Double bills with the work-in-progress of new makers