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ADE picks
Rethinking Dance in Nightlife
Wed 21 · 18:30 · DB55 · Amsterdam
Lately we've observed fewer dancers on the dancefloor, fewer dancers hired or planned as part of an event's programming, and audiences standing facing the DJ with their phones out. What happened to dancing all night long, connecting to the music and to each other? Have we lost the essence of clubbing? This indepth session is organized in the context of The Better Move , a project supported by VibeLab . Its goal is to increase the employment of dance professionals in the nighttime economy, and integrate more movement-based, health-enhancing, and culturally rooted experiences into club programming. This event is donation-based. Would you like to support our work? You can donate via the QR code on the day of the event. Program: 18:30 doors open 19:30 Part 1: How big is the disconnection between dancers and clubs? What we observe nowadays. Featuring Polli Panda (dancer, DJ), Diego Oliveira (dancer), and Sophie Koffeman (Doka). 20:30 Part 2: Best practices and learnings from people in the space, featuring Nick V. from La Mona (Paris) and Lottie Horton (Defected Records) 21:00 Dance activation by Diego Oliveira 21:30 - 23:00 Tunes by Polli Panda There will be opportunities to ask questions during the talk.
Dome Concerts presents: THYLACINE - visuals by Julius Horsthuis
Wed 21 · 19:30 · Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam
A cinematic fusion of electronic music and immersive visual art This ADE, Dome Concerts opens a new chapter at FABRIQUE DES LUMIERES — one of Amsterdam's most extraordinary cultural venues. Across four days, internationally acclaimed artists transform this monumental space through sound, light and architecture. French producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist THYLACINE has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary electronic music. Blending organic instrumentation with rich electronic textures, his work is shaped by a deep curiosity for travel, culture and the places that influence human experience. From recording aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway and exploring the landscapes of the Andes and the Faroe Islands to learning the Turkish bağlama during his travels, Thylacine transforms every journey into music. His acclaimed Roads series reflects an ongoing search for new perspectives, where movement itself becomes an essential part of the creative process. For this special performance at Fabrique des Lumières, Thylacine is joined by internationally acclaimed fractal artist JULIUS HORSTHUIS . Together they create an immersive audiovisual experience where cinematic soundscapes, monumental architecture and evolving visual worlds merge into one extraordinary journey through music, light and space. Dome Concerts is an immersive 360° live audiovisual series taking place throughout ADE at ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumières .
Dome Concerts presents: CATCHING FLIES - visuals Julius Horsthuis
Thu 22 · 19:00 · ARTIS Planetarium · Amsterdam
A soulful fusion of electronic music and immersive visual art Following a completely sold-out programme during ADE 2025, this year Dome Concerts proudly returns to the iconic ARTIS Planetarium . On ADE Thursday, multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ CATCHING FLIES (George King) has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary electronic music. Blending soulful melodies, deep basslines and intricate rhythms, his music effortlessly draws inspiration from hip-hop, house, jazz and ambient influences. With releases on Ninja Tune, Anjunadeep, Cercle and his own label Indigo Soul, Catching Flies has built an international reputation for emotionally rich productions that balance technical precision with warmth and intimacy. His work has earned support from artists including Bonobo, Diplo, Keinemusik, Jungle, Nils Frahm and Loyle Carner, while collaborations with Sofia Kourtesis, Actress and Hot Chip further underline his versatility as a producer. For this special performance beneath the dome of the ARTIS Planetarium, Catching Flies is joined by the visuals internationally acclaimed fractal artist J ULIUS HORSTHUIS . Together they create an immersive audiovisual experience where soulful electronic music and breathtaking visual worlds merge beneath the stars. Dome Concerts is an immersive 360° live audiovisual series taking place throughout ADE at ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumières .
Dome Concerts presents: GIDGE - visuals by Julius Horshuis
Thu 22 · 19:30 · Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam
Where nature becomes sound, and sound becomes space. This ADE, Dome Concerts opens a new chapter at FABRIQUE DES LUMIERES — one of Amsterdam's most extraordinary cultural venues. Across four days, internationally acclaimed artists transform this monumental space through sound, light and architecture. Swedish duo GIDGE have established a unique voice in contemporary electronic music, blending organic electronics, field recordings and cinematic ambience into deeply atmospheric compositions. Inspired by the forests of northern Sweden, their music captures the quiet beauty of nature through warm synthesisers, delicate melodies and subtle rhythms. Presented inside Fabrique des Lumières , their immersive sound is accompanied by the extraordinary fractal visual worlds of JULIUS HORSTHUIS . Inspired by the hidden geometry of nature, his visuals transform the monumental architecture into an ever-evolving landscape of light, pattern and atmosphere. Together they create an immersive experience where forests become constellations, mathematics feels organic, and silence remains part of the composition. Dome Concerts is an immersive 360° live audiovisual series taking place throughout ADE at ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumières .
Dome Concerts presents: ANDERT TYSMA featuring Maarten Hogenhuis - visuals Julius Horsthuis
Thu 22 · 21:30 · ARTIS Planetarium · Amsterdam
Following a completely sold-out programme during ADE 2025, this year Dome Concerts proudly returns to the iconic ARTIS Planetarium . On ADE Thursday, Dutch composer and ambient artist ANDERT TYSMA creates deeply atmospheric soundscapes where acoustic instruments and subtle electronics merge into immersive, emotionally resonant compositions. Inspired by nature, transformation and transcendence, his music explores the space between classical minimalism and contemporary ambient music. This special performance also marks the live premiere of his new album Parallels. Following the release of his acclaimed albums Children of Trinoom (R&S/Apollo Records) and Hana (R&S/Apollo Records), Andert Tysma has established himself as one of the Netherlands' most distinctive contemporary composers. Parallels continues this artistic journey, exploring the lives we live and the lives we leave behind through expansive sonic landscapes and immersive composition. For this special performance at the ARTIS Planetarium, Andert Tysma is joined by acclaimed Dutch saxophonist MAARTEN HOGENHUIS , known for his work with jazz group BRUUT!, Thomas Azier and guitarist Jesse van Ruller, as well as internationally acclaimed fractal artist JULIUS HORSTHUIS . Together, they create an immersive audiovisual experience where live music, geometry and the cosmos converge beneath the iconic dome Dome Concerts is an immersive 360° live audiovisual series taking place throughout ADE at ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumières .
Djrum (live) x EINDER by Boris Acket
Thu 22 · 22:00 · Centrale Markthal · Amsterdam
One monumental art installation. Two weeks on view. Five extraordinary concerts. Celebrate ADE’s 30th anniversary with EINDER by Boris Acket. On 22 October , experience Djrum (live) with his self-built instruments: hybrid acoustic-electronic sculptures made from raw and found materials. For EINDER , Djrum not only creates the soundscape and music, but also performs live with a genre-defying discography released on labels including Houndstooth, and performances at international platforms such as Berlin Atonal, Djrum creates an ever-evolving, physical landscape of sound in which the architecture of the space itself becomes part of the instrument. About EINDER EINDER is an artificial sky in constant motion. A vast expanse of ultralight fabric floating above the space, animated by hundreds of electronically controlled fans. The system is precisely programmed, yet what happens overhead can never be entirely controlled. Air currents collide, gravity pulls and turbulence interrupts, turning every movement into something new.At times, EINDER resembles a rolling sea. At others, a passing cloud or the beginnings of a storm. It moves somewhere between choreography and weather. Always changing. Never performing the same way twice. This is a production by artist Boris Acket and Making Waves. Acket has previously collaborated with institutions and artists including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Van Gogh Museum, Lowlands and Fred again. The production is realised by Goonie Crew. EINDER brings together movement, space, sound, material and light in an installation that invites people not only to observe, but to experience. Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at Centrale Markthal here .
ANOTHER - EROTICA
Fri 23 · 18:30 · ANOTHER ROOM · Amsterdam
For one night, Another Room turns into the ghost of an erotic press. Glorious once, now quiet and slowly coming undone, left behind with the last issue never making it to print. The artists showing their recent work for this issue wake it up. One night only. Another Erotica is erotic art in all its forms: female, male, queer, sexuality through every medium that will hold it. Music, fashion, Illustration, photography, moving image and readings, plus the first showing of Another Room's latest collection, erotic drawings and sketches printed on silk and velvet. Next to the body & catsuits that Lhana is known for in the going out and night life. Hosted by fashion & print designer Lhana Marlet (Another Room) and erotic writer Florence van de Haar (Playboy) Line-up: Art & moving images: Nina Mathijsen (Studio Detour) · Maaike Verdonkschot · Noah van den Berg · Lhana Marlet Writing & live spoken word: Florence van de Haar, Isa Misset, Noah van de Berg Music: Eric de Man & Karel Boudewijn Vinyl session.
Maarten Vos & Maotik present: Erratic Weather
Fri 23 · 22:15 · ARTIS Planetarium · Amsterdam