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Good new about our festival: the program of Spoffin OFF, the talent part of the Spoffin outdoor theater festival, is complete! This year there were almost two hundred registrations for Spoffin OFF, usually from young artists, from 24 countries in Europe and far beyond. The entries have been viewed and assessed, and an exciting and interesting program has been put together from those selected.
Read moreGood new about our festival: the program of Spoffin OFF, the talent part of the Spoffin outdoor theater festival, is complete! This year there were almost two hundred registrations for Spoffin OFF, usually from young artists, from 24 countries in Europe and far beyond. The entries have been viewed and assessed, and an exciting and interesting program has been put together from those selected.
Read moreSpoffin IN is the main programme of the festival: performances that were seen and selected personally by the artistic director. Bookings are never made based upon videos. The artistic director visits festivals in the Netherlands and abroad on a regular basis. Feel free to send an invitation to in@spoffin.nl for upcoming shows! On invitation only, no application.
Spoffin OFF is the showcase part of the Spoffin Festival in Amersfoort (The Netherlands), an annual street arts festival with 25+ theatre, dance and circus companies from all over Europe. In 2024 Spoffin takes place from Friday evening, 23 August through Sunday afternoon, 25 August. Application for 2025 opens on 1 January 2025.
Spoffin LAB is the festival's residency programme. Spoffin supports young theatre makers in the creative phase of a new project created for public spaces (streets, squares, parks, etc.). The residency takes place in Amersfoort in August, in cooperation with Scholen in de Kunst and Circus Amersfoort. On invitation only, no application.
Spoffin IN is the main programme of the festival: performances that were seen and selected personally by the artistic director. Bookings are never made based upon videos. The artistic director visits festivals in the Netherlands and abroad on a regular basis. Feel free to send an invitation to in@spoffin.nl for upcoming shows! On invitation only, no application.
Spoffin INSpoffin OFF is the showcase part of the Spoffin Festival in Amersfoort (The Netherlands), an annual street arts festival with 25+ theatre, dance and circus companies from all over Europe. In 2024 Spoffin takes place from Friday evening, 23 August through Sunday afternoon, 25 August. Application for 2025 opens on 1 January 2025.
Spoffin OFFSpoffin LAB is the festival's residency programme. Spoffin supports young theatre makers in the creative phase of a new project created for public spaces (streets, squares, parks, etc.). The residency takes place in Amersfoort in August, in cooperation with Scholen in de Kunst and Circus Amersfoort. On invitation only, no application.
Spoffin LABThe 13th edition of Spoffin festival is coming to the streets of Amersfoort with an intense and diverse programme of 120+ performances represented by artists from more than 10 countries of the world - France, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Israel, Portugal, Netherlands and others. The complete programme is available here: spoffin.eu/programme/2023/
Italian outdoor art is in the focus of this year festival edition. “Due to the renewed interest towards the street arts and numerous artistic attempts to reimagine circus and street theater over the past decade, the Italian outdoor art has made tremendous progress. This has led to a new flourishing of these disciplines, and this year we are reaping the benefits", says Alfred Konijnenbelt, artistic director of Spoffin.
Spoffin PROThe 13th edition of Spoffin festival is coming to the streets of Amersfoort with an intense and diverse programme of 120+ performances represented by artists from more than 10 countries of the world - France, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Israel, Portugal, Netherlands and others. The complete programme is available here: spoffin.eu/programme/2023/
Italian outdoor art is in the focus of this year festival edition. “Due to the renewed interest towards the street arts and numerous artistic attempts to reimagine circus and street theater over the past decade, the Italian outdoor art has made tremendous progress. This has led to a new flourishing of these disciplines, and this year we are reaping the benefits", says Alfred Konijnenbelt, artistic director of Spoffin.
Spoffin PROPerforming arts where the audience is: in the streets, squares, parks and other public spaces. This is the mission of Spoffin, the international circus, dance and street theatre festival. Since 2010, the festival has been held on the last weekend of August against the medieval backdrop of Amersfoort's city centre. The festival offers a curious and open-minded audience an exciting mix of summer carelessness and enticing complexity. High quality, low barriers: that's why visitors decide what to pay after each and every show.
Alfred Konijnenbelt general and artistic director
Julia Droogers financial director
Jantien Tap executive producer
Annemarie Degens PR and communications
Ingelise de Vries marketing and sales
Marcoen Hopstaken master of ceremonies
José Kistenkas (KEES cultuurvrijwilligers) volunteers coordination
Martin Wolber graphic design
Bert Meijers administration
Helma Keller office manager
+50 volunteers from the city of Amersfoort
Performing arts where the audience is: in the streets, squares, parks and other public spaces. This is the mission of Spoffin, the international circus, dance and street theatre festival. Since 2010, the festival has been held on the last weekend of August against the medieval backdrop of Amersfoort's city centre. The festival offers a curious and open-minded audience an exciting mix of summer carelessness and enticing complexity. High quality, low barriers: that's why visitors decide what to pay after each and every show.
Alfred Konijnenbelt general and artistic director
Julia Droogers financial director
Jantien Tap executive producer
Annemarie Degens PR and communications
Ingelise de Vries marketing and sales
Marcoen Hopstaken master of ceremonies
José Kistenkas (KEES cultuurvrijwilligers) volunteers coordination
Martin Wolber graphic design
Bert Meijers administration
Helma Keller office manager
+50 volunteers from the city of Amersfoort