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: een parade met een boodschap De laatste week van juni verandert de binnenstad van Amersfoort in een levend straattheater. The Sound of Silence is een 90-minuten durende parade vol dans, poppenspel en slagwerk. De orang-oetan speelt de hoofdrol in een stoet van uitgestorven, bedreigde en levende

Matter that Moves
Makers Lab 2026 Duda Paiva Company and De Lieve Vrouw launch a new talent development project in Amersfoort. With this initiative, they create space for a new generation of makers to broaden the spectrum of visual theatre through animated forms — where objects and sculptures become living stage partners. This