About Us

Festival a/d Werf is an annual festival that takes place at a wide range of locations, steeping the city of Utrecht in culture for ten days each May. The installations, theatre, dance and music performances are known for its large experimental content. Productions from young artists, partly developed in Huis a/d Werf, are shown next to the creations of internationally renowned makers. It is a festival for artists with a unique view on the world and for audiences unafraid of questioning their own perspectives.

Last year, the 26th edition of Festival a/d Werf (2011) carried the motto Take it personal! It referred to dealing with important social and political issues such as interculturality, migration, war and conflict of generations, as well as to accessibility and to personal views from artists from several countries. The new artistic director Rainer Hofmann presented work which combines social and political awareness with the search for an adequate contemporary form. About 25 productions from all fields of performing arts have been shown. Part of these came from Huis a/d Werf, the production house of the festival.

Programme
Click programma for the programme schedule per day. There, you can click on the blocks of the performances you are interested in to read more (texts are available in English and Dutch).

International Programmers Event
Every year, Festival a/d Werf offers the International Programmers Event (IPE). Download the 2011 IPE programme here.

International Newsletter
If you want to stay informed about Huis en Festival a/d Werf's activities, please sign up for the International Newsletter (sent four times a year).

2012
In 2012, the 27th edition of Festival a/d Werf takes place from 17 - 26 May.

Contact
Huis en Festival a/d Werf
Boorstraat 107
3513 SE Utrecht - the Netherlands
T: 0031 30 231 58 44 (between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm)
or send an e-mail