How do you create dance with people who are not professional dancers? In the lead-up to ICAF 2027, ICAF presents The Human Dance Method: a five-day intensive course for community arts practitioners, developed by DIK Danstheater.
Millions of people in the Netherlands care for a partner, parent, child, family member, friend or neighbour. Carers are an essential force in our society, yet they often remain unseen. How do we give attention to the people who care for others every day?How do we make visible the small gestures that carry so much…
During the opening of ICAF 2026, Artistic Director Jasmina Ibrahimovic spoke about the power of participatory arts, care, and connection. As many visitors asked whether the speech would be made available after the festival, we are pleased to share the full text below. Good evening, It took me a while to understand what I wanted…
We are proud to share that TAKE CARE – Gesti di Cura · Gebaren van Zorg · Gestos de Cuidado – has been selected for funding through the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. TAKE CARE is an international cooperation project that brings together cultural organisations and artists from across Europe to explore artistic, social and…
During the anniversary edition of ICAF, the life-size animals of The Herds will come to life in Rotterdam — and you can move with the herd. Don’t stand on the sidelines, become part of the spectacle. Sigining up for participation is no longer possible. Step into the world of public art and puppetry with THE…
We are incredibly excited to announce that Early Bird tickets for ICAF 2026 are now officially on sale. Our Early Bird ticket offering will be available from today until Friday January 30, 2026. To secure your ticket for the festival please send an e-mail to: info@icafrotterdam.com There are several types of ticket available for ICAF…
As part of his graduation performance for the Maastricht Theatre Academy, Kai Slaghek, ICAF NWE MRK 2025/2026 is searching for the feeling of ‘home’. In his own experience, Kai believes he arrives at this feeling of ‘home’ faster than most people – making it difficult to leave the apartment whilst he is on vacation, becoming…
On Thursday November 27th, 2025 the International Community Art Festival (ICAF), cordially invite you to the second edition of the Community Art Zwolle Symposium, organised by the partners of Community Art Zwolle, in collaboration with ICAF. This symposium will focus on community art in practice. Inspiring examples from Zwolle will be shared, and together we…
ICAF NWE MKRS Part 2 event will be taking place on Thursday 30th October* from 19-22h at Podium Islemunda, Rotterdam. NWE MKRS is an annual event that connects, inspires, celebrates and gives a stage to young community arts talents from the Netherlands. For 2025 we are delighted to have Sophie Polhuis as our ICAF NWE…
Since receiving a historic number of Open Call applications in January of this year, the ICAF team have been busy reviewing and responding to the exceptional list of people and projects who have applied, and puzzling together the programme for the International Community Arts Festival 2026 (our 10th Edition!) We are now deep in the…