Amersfoort
Coming closer
Our performances, which center on dance and sculpture, are associative and narrative. In a theater, we set those stories within a world of light, set design, video, and soundscape. Magic at its finest. But even without that world, the magic remains. It starts with a dancer and a piece of foam rubber. What emerges from that is the essence of everything we create.
As a dancer, Duda wanted to break through the fourth wall, and he used a sculpture to do so. Now he is expanding his stage to get even closer to his audience. In the coming years, we will therefore be placing extra emphasis on local projects in our home base of Amersfoort.
In June 2025, Amersfoort was transformed into a living street theater for the first time during the The Sound of Silence parade, in collaboration with the Musica Mundo Festival. This coming summer, you’ll meet the orangutan, who leads a procession of extinct and endangered animal species. More than 50 artists, musicians, and performers will bring the streets of Amersfoort to life. Come by and experience it for yourself!
Local projects
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence: a parade with a message During the last week of June, Amersfoort’s city center transforms into a lively street theater. “The Sound of Silence” is a 90-minute parade filled with dance, puppetry, and percussion. The orangutan takes center stage in a procession of extinct, endangered, and
Matter that Moves
Makers Lab 2026 Before your very eyes, pieces of foam rubber come to life. They take on breath, weight, and a character of their own. During Matter that Moves, you’ll see the familiar foam creations of Duda Paiva and Cat Smits, but performed by a new generation of visual theater