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ADE picks
Listening Session & Bites with Disco Arabesquo
Wed 21 · 18:30 · Van Eesteren Museum · Amsterdam
What does a film sound like if you take away the visuals? During this special ADE listening session, DJ Disco Arabesquo dives into his collection of vinyl and cassettes, taking you into the world of Egyptian film music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Expect unique soundtracks, hidden gems, and music you might recognize without knowing where you’ve heard it before. With this listening session, Disco Arabesquo shares his love for the music, the films, and the culture in which these sounds continue to live on outside the cinema. In addition, Qibli Bahri will provide delicious Egyptian snacks , so you can dive into ADE with a well-filled stomach. You can also explore the exhibition Dreams of Films - Films of Dreams . Please note: we are keeping this event small and intimate, so don't wait too long to buy your tickets. The exhibition Dreams of Films - Films of Dreams is part of ADE Arts & Culture. Discover more about it at this link .
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.
The Art of Noise – Part One
Thu 22 · 18:00 · SPRMRKT · Amsterdam
For the first time, SPRMRKT joins ADE Arts & Culture, turning its 400 m² concept store and creative hub into a meeting point for fashion, photography and music. On Thursday 22 October, DJ, artist and photographer Dave Clarke is joined by Parisian fashion designer Isaac Sellam and Belgian fashion designer and DJ An Vandevorst to talk about the interaction between fashion, photography and music. Who and what inspires each of them? Where does the process start, and where will it finish? With An on the decks. The conversation is moderated by Jonas Zitter of KledingCast. Before or after the talk, visit Dave's exhibition Slam Bam! Must Click! : twelve monochrome portraits of artists, on view at SPRMRKT throughout ADE. Free entry. RSVP via the link.
Foam x Echobox present: The Sounds of In Here Own Way
Thu 22 · 19:00 · Aladdin's Notenhoek · Mercatorplein · Amsterdam
On ADE Thursday, Foam and Echobox present an evening of music and storytelling inspired by In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة , Yomna El Beyaly 's outdoor exhibition on Mercatorplein. Developed as part of Foam's collaboration with Middle East Archive , a platform dedicated to celebrating and reimagining visual narratives from the Middle East and North Africa, the programme invites audiences to engage with the exhibition's themes through sound, conversation, and collective exchange. For one evening, Echobox takes over Aladdin's Notenhoek , a beloved local business that has long been part of daily life on Mercatorplein. In this intimate and unexpected setting, Karmel , Noise Diva , and ZINEB share musical selections alongside personal stories, cultural references, and sources of inspiration. Moving beyond the traditional DJ set, the programme creates space for listening, reflection, and dialogue. Through sound, the artists respond to themes that resonate throughout El Beyaly's work: identity, femininity, community, and the ways women see, define, and represent themselves and one another. About the exhibition: In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة is a public-space exhibition by Egyptian-French photographer Yomna El Beyaly, presented by Foam and Middle East Archive. Through photographs made in Cairo, El Beyaly explores identity, femininity, and everyday life, creating a visual world shaped by colour, movement, intimacy, and personal perspective. The exhibition is on view at Mercatorplein from 1 to 29 October 2026.
Motie - Thursday (Opening Night)
Thu 22 · 19:00 · STOPERA · Amstel 1 · Amsterdam
For three days, Amsterdam City Hall becomes a home for the people, sounds and ideas that shape Amsterdam after dark. Music, light, food and art come together in a setting that belongs to the city as much as it belongs to the people who inhabit it. A temporary and custom-built world where familiar faces meet new perspectives and where Amsterdam's creative night culture is celebrated without translation. Rooted in Amsterdam yet open to the world, Motie celebrates the city's creative spirit during its most international week. Curious by nature, uncompromising in taste, and welcoming to everyone willing to discover something new. Initial program release: Helios by Heleen Blanken (AV Installation) Young Marco (live) ft. Jonny Nash Oceanic (live) Gizem Öz (live) Presented by Nxt Museum Sophia Bulgakova (installation) Arno Schuitemaker (choreo) L'atelier du Champagne (wine) Living Room Session w/ Shaquille Joy, Tamara Shogaolu (Nationale Opera & Ballet) PEEL (music) Pintai (music) Sprezzatura (Wine) File #002 and program per day coming soon. About Motie ADE: The former municipal service desks of Amsterdam City Hall becomes a meeting place for Amsterdam’s creative ecosystem. Music, food and art come together in a custom-built world. From Amsterdam, for Amsterdam. At the centre of the stage sits Helios, a kinetic audiovisual installation by Heleen Blanken. Each evening, Helios takes on a different musical interpretation. Young Marco ft. Jonny Nash, Oceanic and Gizem - artists known for moving dance floors - step into slower, more atmospheric territory for a series of one-off performances. As an official part of ADE Arts & Culture, the program extends beyond music, featuring newly commissioned and previous work by interdisciplinary Ukrainian artist Sophia Bulgakova , curated by Nxt Museum. Bulgakova’s practice connects personal experience with wider political realities, exploring how art and activism can exist side by side. Her works Spomyny (2024) and Sensitive Guidelines (2026) will pull the audience into the passage. As the hours pass, the former bureaucratic hallway starts to shift. What was once a place for forms and numbers becomes a place to wander into and experience the full width of Amsterdam night culture.
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.
DISCO I’m coming out - Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Fri 23 · 19:00 · Wereldmuseum Amsterdam · Amsterdam
DISCO changed nightlife forever. But how did it all begin? What did Amsterdam sound like when the first disco records drifted in from New York? Who was there at the forefront when everything was still new, raw and exciting? And what remains of those nights filled with glitter, freedom and unapologetic dancing? During this ADE Arts & Culture special, we dive into the history of the disco scene and the dawn of the DJ era. From pioneers and tastemakers to clubs like Vrijhaven and today’s festivals. We trace the journey from disco to house and ask ourselves: is that energy still alive? Do we still dare to embrace the disco spirit? Expect stories, music, performances and fresh perspectives. We honour the past, question the present and celebrate everything in between. Tickets now available! Programme: 19.00 – 20.00 Welcoming tunes with Shirley Hart & visit to the DISCO exhibition (open all evening) 20.00 – 20.45 Indepth session: Do we still dare to disco? Speakers: disco legend Eddy de Clercq, disco diva Sunny Jansen, and disco lover Thijs Weijland (Adonis/ Supernature). Moderator: Manique Hendricks. 20.45 – 21.00 Performance: Amber Vineyard/House of Vineyard 21.00 – 22.00 DJ set Sunny Jansen 22.00 – 22.05 Performance: Juno Dijkshoorn 22.00 – 23.00 DJ set Thijs Weijland 22.00 – 23.05 Performance: Anydee Anytime 23.00 – 00.00 DJ set Suze Ijó Featuring: Jean Paul Paula, Amber Vineyard (host), Eddy de Clercq, Sunny Jansen, Suze Ijó, Thijs Weijland, Manique Hendricks, Juno Dijkshoorn, Shirley Hart and Anydee Anytime. Guest curators: Jean Paul Paula & Thijs Weijland Host: Amber Vineyar Image: Bill Bernstein, Paradise Garage 1979 © Bill Bernstein
Motie - Friday
Fri 23 · 19:00 · STOPERA · Amstel 1 · Amsterdam