WE SPEAK WITH DIRECTOR TUE BIERING AND ACTOR CHAN TAI YIN ABOUT THEIR COLLABORATION ON 'THE LIAR - 偽人' - A NEW THEATRE WORK QUESTIONING PERCEPTION AND REALITY, PERFORMED AS THE CURTAIN RAISER OF AECFEST 2026 1. The Liar -…
22 MAY, 9PM STADSSCHOUWBURG - GROTE ZAAL, UTRECHT GERMANY, INDIA, INDONESIA, SINGAPORE | CONTEMPORARY DANCE 2026 EDITION 2026 EDITION SoftMachine: The Return is a project that weaves together a decade of experiments in dance-making through the critical lens of Asian…
PERFORMANCE: 21 MAY, 2:30-3:30PM ONGOING: 21-23 MAY, 12-10PM BAK - BASIS VOOR ACTUELE KUNST, UTRECHT FRANCE, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM | EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCE 2026 EDITION Drawing on experiences of personal bereavements and inspired by the true story of the youngest cryogenized…
22 MAY, 5PM STADSSCHOUWBURG - HEKMANFOYER, UTRECHT SPEAKERS TO BE CONFIRMED | PANEL DISCUSSION 2026 EDITION For centuries, Asia and Europe have shaped one another through trade, colonisation, migration and imagination. Yet many of the narratives that frame these relations still reflect…
21-22 MAY, 7PM STADSSCHOUWBURG - BLAUWE ZAAL, UTRECHT GERMANY, SINGAPORE | MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE 2026 EDITION The world is absurd, and it is time to accept that the only way to meet it honestly is to delve into its absurdity. This…
17 MAY 2026, 7PM INSTITUTO CERVANTES, UTRECHT CHINA, JAPAN, SPAIN |FILM 2026 EDITION Bringing together four short works by Adrià Guxens, this programme traces an intimate cartography of distance, memory and belonging across Asia and Europe. Based in Barcelona yet…
14 - 23 MAY, 5:00PM NEUDE PUBLIC SQUARE, UTRECHT CHINA, GERMANY, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS,PHILIPPINES, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, VIET NAM | PERFORMANCE 2026 EDITION IsLandBar is a unique performance project that blends the art of cocktail-making with personal storytelling. Set…
OFFICIAL LAUNCH: 15 MAY, 1PM ONGOING: 15-23 MAY BIBLIOTHEEK UTRECHT NEUDE JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS LITERATURE 2026 EDITION Engeki Quest is a flâneur-style walking project that invites you to explore a city in a completely new way. Alone, you follow instructions…
14-15 MAY, 6PM STADSSCHOUWBURG, UTRECHT GERMANY, INDIA | THEATRE 2026 EDITION Wait To Be Seated is a theatrical collaboration between two feminist collectives: Sandbox Collective from Bangalore and She She Pop from Berlin. The performance explores hospitality by playing with…
14 - 23 MAY, 9:30AM-9PM NEUDE PUBLIC SQUARE, UTRECHT AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE | EXHIBITION 2026 EDITION In Home Bound, diverse rope materials and practices are woven together to form a massive social tapestry. Members of different communities — knitters, scouts, shibari…
