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March

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: Moeras!

12 – 14 March 2026

3 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Souterrain

In the Souterrain at Dutch National Opera & Ballet, a mysterious universe emerges in which...

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: Oh, so many things to feel lost about

6 – 15 March 2026

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Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Entrance Hall

Film and opera merge to tell a new, alternative origin story. The large LED screen in the...

Opera Forward Festival

The Knife of Dawn

14 – 18 March 2026

4 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

The Knife of Dawn tells the compelling story of the Guyanese political activist and poet...

Opera Forward Festival

Theory of Flames

6 – 22 March 2026

5 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

In this new film opera, Michel van der Aa explores pressing themes such as disinformation...

Opera Forward Festival

Les enfants terribles

14 – 24 March 2026

5 performances

Tour, Various locations

Les enfants terribles by Philip Glass is a haunting and poetic chamber opera, in which the...

Opera Forward Festival

Requiem for Mariza

13 – 21 March 2026

3 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

What happens in the final seconds before you disappear forever? This intriguing question...

June

Ballet

Jump Dance Day

13 June 2026

1 performance, 5 workshops

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

Come and dance during the most fun day of the year: the Jump Dance Day! We organise fun...