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Swan Lake Remixed for ADE - Extra show
Wed 21 · 17:45 · Gashouder · Amsterdam
Due to the high demand for tickets, an additional Swan Lake Remixed for ADE show has been added. Classic ballet, hip-hop dance, electronic music and digital art come together. For the opening of 30 years of ADE, the Dutch National Ballet, ISH Dance Collective, Amsterdam Dance Event and Gashouder bring their worlds together around one of the most iconic ballets ever created. The story of Swan Lake revolves around desire, freedom and the tension between light and darkness. Swan Lake Remixed for ADE brings these themes into the present day. Because questions of identity, freedom and boundaries are more relevant than ever. Dancers from the Dutch National Ballet and the Junior Company share the stage with performers from ISH Dance Collective and guest dancers from a variety of dance worlds. Together, they bring ballet and urban dance into dialogue, creating a performance in which tradition and innovation reinforce one another.
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 .
Elisa Zuppini - Disambiguation
Wed 21 · 19:00 · De Duif · Amsterdam
presented by WhyNot, Stadsherstel, and ADE Arts & Culture. 15 dancers explore the state of nightlife, post-clubbing. “Wonderful and devastating performance (…) Definitely the most impressive group work I saw in years.” Fransien van der Putt, dramaturg, theatre critic and author. Elisa Zuppini choreographs a system in which human perception converges with other-than-human agencies. Fifteen dancers form a pulsing structure, extending toward and withdrawing from the audience’s perceptual field. Like chthonic waves, they generate a hybrid circuit of sensation. Within the insomniac framework of post-clubbing, the dancers explore the effects and aftereffects of hedonistic nightlife. They perform through a dissociative state of depersonalization, allowing them to resource from something other than conditioned subjectivity. By inhabiting liminal and viscous spaces, the dancers explore multiple sensibilities, navigating the condition of metathreshold—a ceaseless transition in which boundaries dissolve, transformation occurs, and ambiguity itself sculpts tangible states. Accompanied by deconstructed melodies and industrial rhythms, a haunting gothic tendency emerges. Navigating a world erratically attempting to understand itself, Disambiguation reflects on collective agency and on how distributed cognition gives rise to a dramaturgy of affect. A second p erformance also takes place at 21:15 at De Duif Duration 50' Credits: Concept and choreography: Elisa Zuppini creation in collaboration with the performers Hannah Badura, Rowan van den Boomen, Tara Brügger, Lola Dupriez, Mandisa Gramelsberger, Katrina Gusca, Jieon Ko, Edward Lloyd, Maxine van Lishoet, Clémence Masakidi, Esteban Alejandro Obregon Moriano, Efua-Maria Raknerud Aikins, Jentel Schiettekatte, Envel Serazin, Ditte Toppet. Sound composition: Fabian Reichle, featuring original tracks by Lotic and BFRND dramaturgy Bruno Listopad. Costumes: Elisa Zuppini and Bruno Listopad. Lighting design: Martijn Smolders. Technic: Pablo Fontdevila. Production: Michael Scerbo.
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 .
Swan Lake Remixed for ADE
Wed 21 · 19:45 · Gashouder · Amsterdam
This show is sold out. Due to the high demand for tickets, an additional Swan Lake Remixed for ADE show has been added. More details on this page . Classic ballet, hiphop dance, electronic music and digital art come together. For the opening of 30 years of ADE, the Dutch National Ballet, ISH Dance Collective, Amsterdam Dance Event and Gashouder bring their worlds together around one of the most iconic ballets ever created. The story of Swan Lake revolves around desire, freedom and the tension between light and darkness. Swan Lake Remixed for ADE brings these themes into the present day. Because questions of identity, freedom and boundaries are more relevant than ever. Dancers from the Dutch National Ballet and the Junior Company share the stage with performers from ISH Dance Collective and guest dancers from a variety of dance worlds. Together, they bring ballet and urban dance into dialogue, creating a performance in which tradition and innovation reinforce one another. CREDITS Dutch National Ballet dancers Principal dancers: Salome Leverashvili, Timothy van Poucke, Giorgi Potskhishvili + large corps de ballet + dancers from Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company. Total: 35 dancers. ISH Dance Collective: performers Gino Jagessar, Herrold Anakotta, Lars de Vos, Ethan Elkaim, Lisha Chen, Oscar Starink, Paris Crossley, Raquel Tijsterman, Shane Boers, Sophia Mason, Stasy Terehhova, Thersa Bergmann Guest dancers: Zoë Greten, Rutkay, Ahmad Joudeh, Sedrig Verwoert, Nnamdi Nwagwu Direction: Ernst Meisner (Director of Dutch National Ballet) and Marco Gerris (Artistic Director of ISH Dance Collective) Composer: Rik Ronner Lighting design and video: Ben Kreukniet Costume design: Oliver Haller Partners: Dutch National Ballet, ISH Dance Collective, Amsterdam Dance Event, Gashouder and XSAGA Thanks to Zadelhoff Cultuurfonds
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest x EINDER by Boris Acket
Wed 21 · 20:30 · Centrale Markthal · Amsterdam
One monumental art installation. Two weeks on view. Four extraordinary concerts. Celebrate ADE’s 30th anniversary with EINDER by Boris Acket . On 21 October , monumental music, art and architecture come together to celebrate 30 years of ADE. The Concertgebouworkest will perform Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with 70 musicians inside Amsterdam’s monumental Centrale Markthal. Enjoy this true classic from 1808 conducted by Riccardo Minasi , beneath the largest-ever version of Boris Acket’s EINDER. The rhythmic motif of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is repeated constantly, taking on ever-changing forms, and in this way Beethoven builds his symphony layer by layer. While EINDER will shift and reshape above the orchestra creating a dance that is never the same twice. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony was revolutionary 200 years ago, and it still is today. This energetic music never ceases to surprise. 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. Note: To celebrate the opening night of Einder, we're extending the concert programme. Artist Boris Acket will open the concert with a personal introduction, and you will experience a unique glimpse into Einder, composed especially for this evening. With these additions, the performance will run for approximately 55 minutes and offer something you won't hear anywhere else. As a result, it is no longer possible for us to host two concerts on the same evening. Instead, we'll present one unique concert, taking place from 20:30 - 21:25 on Wednesday, 21 October. If you already purchased tickets for the initial time slots, your tickets will remain valid, and the updated time will also be reflected on your ticket. Get your tickets now! Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at Centrale Markthal here .
No One Vinyl Release: Queer Sounds from Philadelphia by Kevin JZ Prodigy, DJ Delish, Precolumbian, and local talents
Wed 21 · 20:30 · club RAUM · Amsterdam
Vinyl Artists: Lorboo, Deluxe Ultra, G I N A ft. Ann Artist, DJ Delish, Kevin JZ Prodigy, afro.fem, Precolumbian Performance Line-up: Rex Collins, Andrea Cantoro, Alistair Payne, Troy Florent, Anna Riley-Shepard, Maria Pisiou, Teresa Santos Free with RSVP
Elisa Zuppini - Disambiguation
Wed 21 · 21:15 · De Duif · Amsterdam