Het Laagland is a youth theatre company that enriches a wide audience on regional, national, and international stages with original productions that take children seriously, challenge young people, and move adults. The company appeals to the imagination and empathy of its audience, telling relatable stories about the complexity of growing up and finding one’s place…
Listening Lab is a New York–based initiative dedicated to strengthening social cohesion through the simple yet powerful act of listening. The organisation designs programmes that engage communities in the practice of listening as a way to foster empathy, understanding, and connection across social and cultural boundaries. Its work spans education, community action, and research —…
Eva Koopmans (1993) is a relational artist and designer. With a background in scenography, she focuses on spatial interventions that bring people and places into contact with one another. Facilitating encounters forms the common thread throughout her work — whether in theatres, at festivals, or within organisations. Eva uses art as a means to participate…
Het Markttheater is a theatre collective that brings new life to the tradition of market theatre, performing with the spirit of the street and engaging directly with the world around it. Led by artistic directors Sean Hauser and Justin van der Veen, together with business manager Sofie de Vroom, the company works with a broad…
KULTURA COLLECTIVA is an art collective based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia since 2020 and founded by Dias Prabu, who is a visual artist, muralist, and drawing artist. Previously, Kultura Collectiva was a personal art project worked on by Dias Prabu called Kultura Project from 2017. This art project prioritizes painting and mural art programs based on…
Under the Blue Surface is a foundation that creates projects at the intersection of cultural heritage, art, and community participation. Through collaborations with local communities, artists, and educational partners, the foundation brings stories, craftsmanship, and cultural memory to life. Their work often connects Surinamese and Dutch heritage, using theatre, visual arts, architecture and research to…
Isabela Jones is an Artistic Director / sound weaver / audio describer/ singer vocalist, socially engaged audience as makers, body voice interaction site specific-artist. She has been Salamanda Tandem co-founder & Director from 1989 – 2025 (current) Maker type:Artist, Educator, Facilitator, Organisation Maker discipline:Dance, Music, Site-specific Performance, Workshop
YOU ARE INVITED TO ICAF 2026 TAKING PLACE FROM WEDNESDAY 25-SUNDAY 29 mARCH, 2026 The International Community Arts Festival will be back and take place again in Rotterdam, in March 2026. Mark your calendars and start arranging your travel for Wednesday 25-Sunday 29 March, 2026! For this Edition of the Festival (our 10th Edition!) we…
Nature of hope The 11th edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) with the title Nature of Hope will take place from 29 June to 13 October 2024 and will include an exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut, a public program and Botanical Monuments, green places in Rotterdam. Every two years, the IABR presents an…
On Saturday June 1, 2024 in the streets of Brussels. The Zinneke Parade is a large folkloric, surreal and typically Brussels procession that passes through the streets and avenues of Brussels every 2 years. The Zinneke Parade aims to bring together residents, associations and schools from the different neighborhoods of Brussels around a common project.…