ADE managing director, discussing the festival’s 30-year history
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
This is a conference talk, not a performance. Expect a panel about how ADE scaled from a 300-delegate industry meeting to a city-wide event, with behind-the-scenes stories from the people who built it.
Jan-Willem van de Ven is the Managing Director of Amsterdam Dance Event. He appears here with Anna Knaup, Saskia Bruning, Richard Zijlma and Gary Smith for a 30 Years of ADE session at Felix Meritis, moderated by Dave Clarke. ([amsterdam-dance-event.nl](https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en/program/2026/30-years-of-ade-kick-off-talk/2807878/))
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