Festival WhyNot

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Festival WhyNot

WhyNot An initiative to give contemporary dance to a diverse audience in an alternative space.

A weekend with dance from emerging choreographers, performance artists, dance films, interactive installations, workshops, aftertalks and a lot of improvisation

07/10/2026

⚡ Come and see 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗭𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶 at ADE!
15 dancers explore the state of nightlife, post-clubbing. 
“𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 (…) 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.” Fransien van der Putt, dramaturg, theatre critic and author. 
choreographs a system in which human perception converges with other-than-human agencies.  Fifteen dancers form a pulsing structure, extending toward and withdrawing from the audience’s perceptual field. Like chthonic waves, they generate a hybrid circuit of sensation.
Within the insomniac framework of post-clubbing, the dancers explore the effects and aftereffects of hedonistic nightlife. ⛓️🖤 They perform through a dissociative state of depersonalization, allowing them to resource from something other than conditioned subjectivity.
Accompanied by deconstructed melodies and industrial rhythms, a haunting gothic tendency emerges.

Presented by , and .
Tickets via link in bio. 
🌑 Wed 21 October ⚡ 19:00 & 21:15 📍 De Duif, Amsterdam

29/09/2026

And… 💫we finally have a new website!💻
www.whynotdance.nl

WhyNot is a platform for contemporary dance and performance, bringing together our biennial festival, events, interdisciplinary productions, associated artists, and in-depth publications.
Creating an online home for everything we do was quite a challenge, but thanks to our designer Angela Lidderdale (.lidderdale) and Daisy Benz we hope we’ve managed to capture the energy and diversity of WhyNot in one place!
Take a peek and dive into the stories behind our interdisciplinary programmes.📱💚
The link is in our bio!

27/08/2026

Becoming Mountain⛰

How can ancient rituals inspire new ways of creating, communicating, and relating to the world around us?

This three weeks, multidisciplinary artist Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and installation artist Zalán Szakács begin a residency to further develop Becoming Mountain, a new performance-installation with a presentation later this year.

Drawing on the Andean ritual Phujllay, they explore how sound, textiles, movement, and performance become interconnected forms of knowledge. At the heart of their research lies a beautiful worldview where humans, nature, and unseen forces are deeply intertwined, inviting us to rethink our relationship with the ecosystems we are inherently part of.🌄 We can't wait to see Becoming Mountain take shape.

A residency by WhyNot x BAU Dance & Performance Amsterdam in co-creation with Fiber Festival.

15/07/2026

⚠️ Fraud Warning ⚠️ SCAM!

We have once again been alerted to fraudulent messages circulating within the European dance and performance community that falsely use the names of Festival WhyNot and Marcelo Evelin.

These messages invite male dancers to audition for a new work and request explicit video material. This is a scam.

❌ We are not holding auditions.
❌ We would never ask for explicit material as part of an audition or open call.
❌ We do not approach dancers privately with audition requests.

All official auditions and open calls are announced only through our official website and communication channels.

If you receive one of these messages:
• Do not respond.
• Do not send any material.
• Contact us if you are unsure: 📩 [email protected]
• Please consider reporting the incident to your local police or cybercrime authority.

We are taking this matter very seriously and continue to pursue legal action against those responsible.

Please help protect our community by sharing this post.

WhyNot & Marcelo Evelin

11/06/2026

🖤15 dancers explore the state of nightlife, post-clubbing.
Disambiguation probes the libidinal drive and the sensorial overload linked to the diversified milieus of nocturnal life in its most alluring, enigmatic, and shadowed dimensions.

𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗭𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶 | 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
In this performance crafts a system where human perception converges with the presence of other-than-human agencies. The fifteen dancers form a pulsing structure in which they extend toward and withdraw from the audience's perceptual field. Like subterranean waves a hybrid circuit of sensation is generated.
Co-produced by WhyNot and ATD Expanded Contemporary Dance.

🌑 12 June | 20:30
📍 Theater Rotterdam
🎟 During De Dansweek
https://www.theaterrotterdam.nl/agenda/disambiguation-5hvb

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.

📍
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.
📍
📅 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.

📍
🎟 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

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