Festival WhyNot

03/06/2026

Friday June 12th choreographer Elisa Zuppini will be presenting her beautiful performance Disambiguation during De Dansweek '26 in Theater Rotterdam.

15 dancers explore the state of nightlife, post-clubbing. The dancers explore an insomniac framework, particularly that of 'post-clubbing' in which the stimulating effects and aftereffects of hedonistic nocturnal life are examined.

More info and tickets: https://www.theaterrotterdam.nl/agenda/disambiguation-5hvb

Disambiguation is co-produced by WhyNot and Expanded Contemporary Dance

12/05/2026

⚡WhyNot x Bimhuis | This week! 14th of May

Sound, theatre, memory, movement.
Two artists meeting live on stage for an improvisation unfolding entirely in the moment.

Amber Docters van Leeuwen is a composer and performer whose work emerges from a research-based approach, weaving together sound, theatre, and documentary elements. She studied at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and the Manhattan School of Music in New York.
Klára Alexová is an actress with a background in dance theatre. Moving between the Czech Republic and The Netherlands, her work crosses disciplines and worlds. She has collaborated with artists and companies including Boukje Schweigman, Davy Pieters, and The Paper Ensemble.

One encounter.
A live conversation between sound, body, and imagination.

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14th of May - 20:30
🎟 Tickets via https://www.festivalwhynot.nl/festivalwhynot/thu-14-may-whynot-x-bimhuis/

11/05/2026

⚡WhyNot x Bimhuis | 14th of May

Raphael Vanoli & Tú Hoàng

Distorted guitar landscapes meet fluid movement and martial precision.
Two artists entering the unknown together, live on stage. Guitarist Raphael Vanoli has developed his own sonic universe through electronics and unorthodox techniques. He is part of the duo Knalpot and collaborates with artists and ensembles including Jameszoo, Slagwerk Den Haag, and Asko|Schönberg.

Tú Hoàng is a Vietnamese-Dutch choreographer and movement artist known for his fusion of contemporary dance, martial arts, urban styles, and Taoist philosophy. His work moves across dance, film, and multidisciplinary platforms around the world.
One improvisation.

A collision of sound, movement, rhythm, and energy unfolding in real time.
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📅 Thursday 14th of May
🎟 Tickets: https://www.festivalwhynot.nl/festivalwhynot/thu-14-may-whynot-x-bimhuis/

08/05/2026

⚡WhyNot x

What happens when a cellist and a choreographer meet for the very first time, live on stage?

Cellist and composer creates dazzling sound worlds where lyricism, groove, texture, and dynamics constantly shift and collide. Awarded with prizes such as the Dutch Jazz Competition, De Jonge Makers Prize, and Keep an Eye The Records, his music moves between intensity and fragility.
ved creates work that feels both raw and poetic, investigating movement as a living, breathing language. Born in the US and now based in The Netherlands, she has danced with Royal Swedish Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater, among others.

One improvisation.
One unrepeatable encounter between sound and movement.
Happening only in the moment.

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🎟 Tickets via link in bio

05/05/2026

💚WhyNot x Bimhuis. Coming this 14th of May.

Four performances, each with a dancer and a musician, improvising freely.

Presenting: Annelie Koning & Miri Lee
The voice forms the heart of the work of Annelie Koning. The Amsterdam-based performer and singer moves between music and theatre, exploring the voice in relation to poetry, among others in the formation BLIK, which she co-founded with Luc Ex and Tristan Renfrow.
Miri Lee is an imprographer and choreographer who has left a distinct mark on Amsterdam’s artistic landscape. She is known for her collaborations with leading figures across visual art, music, science, poetry, theatre, and film.
Two distinct languages meeting in the moment.
Voice and body, sound and movement, unfolding live on stage.
📍 BIMHUIS
🎟 Tickets : https://www.bimhuis.nl/en/calendar/music-meets-dance-annelie-koning-miri-lee-joshua-herwig-lea-ved-raphael-vanoli-tu-hoang-amber-docters-van-leeuwen-klara-alexova

30/04/2026

🩶Today and tomorrow!
30 Apr & Fri 1 May | 21:00
‘Himalaya’ by
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Get your tickets now. via or link in bio.

Himalaya unfolds as a cinematic landscape where sculpture, metaphysical fiction, and post-clubbing converge. The work invites the audience to reflect on our perception of time and on the many ways time can unfold.
Previously, Elisa appeared at Frascati with Disambiguation.
Supported by WhyNot.

Camera credits: Saskia Habermann, at Feeling Curious? Festival
Cover photo: Presentation of ‘Himalaya’ at OFF VENUE 2021 WhyNot x Julidans. Photographer Nick Chesnaye

15/04/2026

Choreographer Elisa Zuppini () presents two works this month. Her work unfolds between intensity and subtlety, constantly reshaping the boundaries of the body and choreography.
Make sure you don’t miss these performances! 🖤

📍 The Knot
April 17 | Theater Rotterdam


📍 Himalaya
April 30 & May 1 | Frascati Theater Amsterdam


This video is a snapshot of the performance ‘Himalaya’ at WhyNot x Julidans: OFF VENUE 2021.


Supported by WhyNot and a network of partners of

10/04/2026

Thursday May 14 WhyNot X BIMHUIS present a new edition of Music meets Dance. 💚
Dancers and musicians express the art of being in the moment, in four improvised duets.
Tickets via link in bio

With .ved .alexova

08/04/2026

⚡ECD x WhyNot

70 hours of dancing together, now landing in public space.
The thirds year ECD students collaborated with choreographer Connor Schumacher for 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗪𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 / 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱.
A performance balancing choreography and improvisation, exploring energy, togetherness, and what we claim as our own.

📍 April 9 & 10 | 19:30
At the artwork of André Volten, Amstel 1 (Waterlooplein)
Free access, no reservations — just show up and step into it

More info via festivalwhynot.nl

02/02/2026

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