Explore the North Festival is a three-day journey through unconventional art and culture. With stories in many forms: dance, music, poetry, spoken word and more. The festival transforms beautiful locations in the historic city centre of Leeuwarden into meeting places for artists and audiences. A festival where experimental performances, live concerts and literary performances meet.
On the poster: Club Guy & Roni, Boris Acket and HIIIT present The Current, a new performance in which visitors become part of an alternative reality. Dance, live percussion and electronic music blend together. Actress Sarah Janneh (known from Wie is de Mol) is part of the cast.
From Sweden come musician and spoken word artist Joshua Idehen and the choir XTC in the XIV to Friesland. Also on the programme: a new performance by Leeuwarden poet and spoken word artist Mees van Rijswijk, and the world premiere of All Real Living is Meeting by Esmé van den Boom (former City Poet of Groningen).
New names on the lineup have been announced!
Alabaster DePlume * Anne Marijn Voorhorst & Goldscammer * Aunty Rayzor * Begeester Mij * Brik Tu-Tok * Club Guy & Roni, Boris Acket & HIIIT – The Current * Dans!Dichter!Dans! – Het Poëtisch Orakel * De Literaire Kerkdienst met Laurin Nargy, Sarah de Koning, Bob Vanden Broeck en Paul van Dijk * De Poezieboys * De Rustruimte * De Seizoenen met Ester Naomi Perquin, Max Temmerman en Marie François * De Verwonderkamer * De Zweefclub * Devin Shaffer * E’DU & JUDGITZU * Ellemieke Meijers – U heeft ergens last van * Emma Tijssen – Het gevaar van rechte lijnen. * Esmé van den Boom * Fox Paloma * Frans Kalf * Housepainters * HYPERPOËZIE – read me i’m famous * HYPERPOËZIE – PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT * J.M. Baccus * Joshua Idehen * Karla da Silva * Louis Ottley * Luango Stories – Mond van de Mode * MAHA * MAYA MARIA * MAYTE * Mees van Rijswijk – AAAARGH * N I T E F I S H * Plafonddienst – Plafonddienst * Rinske Bouwman – De Mismis * Ruth Ruijgers & Olaf Visser – De Slaperdijken * Sanam Tahmasebi – Light Has Teeth * Sarathy Korwar * Vind het licht * Vincent Swierstra – De Magiër * XTC in the XIV * YATTA
For €60.50, experience the entire weekend from November 20–22, or purchase a day pass. More info via the website.
- Friday ticket (Nov 20) — €33.50
- Saturday ticket (Nov 21) — €38.50
- Sunday ticket (Nov 22) — €30.50
