The AECFest CAMP is a new 4-day platform where mid-career performing arts producers and curators come together to connect, learn, and collaborate across Asia and Europe. It’s designed to spark dialogue, exchange ideas, and explore ways festivals can create lasting artistic impact in a world where mobility and collaboration are increasingly complex.

Participants will be selected with ASEF’s partners across Asia and Europe, forming a carefully curated group to ensure rich, meaningful encounters and sustainable creative connections.

The pilot edition in 2026 unfolds within the 8th Asia–Europe Cultural Festival in Utrecht from 19–23 May, in partnership with SPRING Performing Arts Festival, and will grow into an annual gathering that blends professional development with immersive festival experiences, nurturing future-oriented, collaborative performing arts ecosystems.

Stay tuned for the programme announcement in April!