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…
19 - 23 MAY UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS ESTONIA, KOREA, JAPAN,LATVIA, THAILAND, VIET NAM | CAMP 2026 EDITION Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2026 | AECFest CAMP Pilot EditionThe new AECFest CAMP is a capacity-building and professional networking platform for mid-career performing arts…
21 - 23 MAY, VARIOUS TIMINGS VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN 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.…
17 MAY 2026, 4PM 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…
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…
14 MAY, 8PM STADSSCHOUWBURG - GROTE ZAAL, UTRECHT GREECE, KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM | CONTEMPORARY DANCE 2026 EDITION The opening night of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2026 features a double-bill of two performances that each open up their own world, but…
23 - 25 APRIL, 8PM 26 APRIL, 3PM TAI KWUN ARTS CENTRE, HONG KONG SAR CHINA, DENMARK | THEATRE 2026 EDITION Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2026 | Curtain RaiserThe 8th edition of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival will officially open on 23…
ASIA-EUROPE CULTURAL FESTIVAL UNVEILS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SPRING PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL FOR 2026 The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and SPRING Performing Arts Festival join forces for the 8th edition of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival (AECFest), taking place in Utrecht, the Netherlands,…
