Archive A/Z

Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2025

A not-so-traditional musical comedy about traditional women.

Club Satelliet

Tradwives de Musical

A visual performance that explores the tension between the 'self' and the 'collective,' focusing on the search for balance between autonomy and connection.

Coco van der Wiel

Tussen Wij en Ik

A visual performance that explores the tension between the 'self' and the 'collective,' focusing on the search for balance between autonomy and connection.

Coco van der Wiel

Vriendenactie | Tussen Wij en Ik

A fusion of vintage funk, mind-bending psychedelic rock, and laid-back surf guitar riffs: altogether crafting a groovy, retro vibe. Stir your imagination.

Cocobolo

BUI stirs up a sonic soup — a whirlpool sweeping across the island in search of ingredients.

Collectief BUI

Stenensoep

Dance

A search for a sense of home—within yourself, with one another, and in an unstable world.

Collectief Heim

HEIM

Before there was theatre or religion, there was celebration. With NAU, Collective Walden is building new festivities from the ground up. With you.

Collectief Walden

NAU, 1e jaring

Collectief Walden has disbanded. Who will take over their long-term thinking about art, philosophy and science? Come celebrate one last time during the very final performance of NAU.

Collectief Walden

NAU, 2e jaring

Reprise 2025

Two characters contradict and complement each other. They make caricatures of each other - and ultimately of themselves. A compelling exploration of the human condition.

Comp. Marius

Houthakken

A roving theatrical spectacle on the edge of imagination and reality, about two fisherwomen at sea — and all the troubles they might face out there.

Compagnie DaaD

BOAT

A roving theatrical spectacle on the edge of imagination and reality, about two fisherwomen at sea — and all the troubles they might face out there.

Compagnie DaaD

Vriendenactie | Boat

The renowned French acrobatic collective shines a light on the human need to be nurtured and supported. How long has it been since you were last carried?

Compagnie XY

Les Voyages

free admission

Embark on an adventure in the Hoornse forest with Compagnie XY.

Compagnie XY

Vriendenactie | Compagnie XY

Dive into an immersive 3D audio journey, where you're enveloped in a captivating sound landscape, right alongside the performer.

Cosmic Bride

A performance in _____

A group meditation where your phone isn’t a distraction, but a portal — revealing stories, memories and objects from far away, beyond time and space.

Cristina Maldonado

I'm Here I'm Not

Première INSITU 2025

Dutch première INSITU 2025

A compelling, meditative journey that invites you to question your ideas about memory, eternity and mortality. Find your place in the endless cycle of the Infinite Game.

Cristina Maldonado

Infinite Game

Let’s celebrate self-exploration in a vibrant display of curiosity and courage!

Daan Colijn

QUEER MONSTERS

Explore Oerol's lively programme with host Daan Doesborgh.

Daan Doesborgh

De Dag met Daan Doesborgh

The Dancing Divas are Terschelling’s newest dance sensation!

Dancing Diva's

Dance

In a world full of noise, thought and movement, do you dare to pause and embrace the silence - or do you let the storm carry you away?

Danstheater Rorschach

(Stil)Stand

Visual art

Salt takes centre stage in this installation — as a constant witness to every geological age on Earth and as evidence of climate change and anthropogenic interference with ecosystems

Dávid Koronczi

Guardians of the savory

The best, funniest and most surprising lokroepjes — those cheeky personal ads in the Oerol Dagkrant — and the songs that match them best (or most bizarrely).

De Dagkrant

Lokroepjes Live

Music theatre

A dance concert on the brink of the future. An exploration of interdependence, not as weakness but as an ideal.

De Dansers / Club Gewalt

DEEP/END

De Gestampte Meisjes: cabaret duo live in concert. Brace yourself for a theatrical set with beats that slap and choreo that’s straight-up fire.

De Gestampte Meisjes

Première Explore the North 2025

A comic quest by poets who believe inspiration comes from beyond. De Poezieboys and Joost Oomen explore these mysterious forces with curiosity and awe.

De Poezieboys, Joost Oomen & Explore the North

GEESTEN

Vriendenactie | Wonderlijke Waarheden van Terschelling

What do the Romans, the English and Griend have in common? Everything has its own history and stories. Come and listen!

De Terugreizigers

Vriendenactie | Wonderlijke Waarheden van Terschelling

Performance

A raw, physical performance about the spark ignited through contact with another — between catching fire and burning out, between holding on and letting go.

DEGASTEN

The Dutch 'Philosopher laureate' takes a closer look at Oerol.

Denker des Vaderlands / Oerol

Denker des Vaderlands

It really hurts when your head hits the concrete

Immerse yourself in an absurd world where the weight you carry is brought to life.

DeRonde/Deroo

It really hurts when your head hits the concrete

free admission

An 'indie-glam band' inspired by the early 2000s garage-rock revival, with hints of '80s rock and modern pop.

Dixi

A treat for all your senses!

DJ Tracksuit / Shady Lady

Rock 'n' roll sensation Doctor Velvet brings an unforgettable show to the closing day of Oerol where you simply can't sit still!

Doctor Velvet

Druiprek is a rave formation with live musicians.

Druiprek XL Live

Professionals

An informal networking moment for anyone ready to turn inspiration into international plans — with drinks, engaging conversations and new connections.

DutchCulture / Creative Europe Desk NL x Oerol Professionals

Oerol Professionals x DutchCulture / Creative Europe Desk NL | Networking reception

with professional wristband and ticket

Storytelling

Electrifying feminist punk cabaret that both wakes up and shakes its audience. Celebrate your anger with Elfie Tromp and change the world!

Elfie Tromp

Op de barricade van het hart

Visual art

What if a beloved relationship dissolves into something greater? Together, we carry compost—fertile soil—back to the forest in a ritual act.

Elmo Vermijs

Vergaan

Take part in one of the mourning rituals connected to the project Vergaan.

Elmo Vermijs

Vergaan - verdiepende sessies

Expedition

A small sound. A big warning. What lies dormant in this constructed forest landscape? Surround yourself with creaking trees and explore decay as a teacher.

Elmo Vermijs / Chihiro Geuzebroek

KRAK installatieroute

Workshop

Do you hear the fabricated landscape creaking? Following an installation route and guided forest experience, we curiously explore with constellations the lessons of decay and neglected relationships.

Elmo Vermijs / Chihiro Geuzebroek

KRAK installatieroute + bosworkshop

From archival material to new creations.

Emma Lesuis / Abhishek Thapar / Yuki Kho / Oerol

De archieven

A musical documentary narrative about Suriname during the time of World War II.

Emma Lesuis / Silbersee

Meer dan Bauxiet

The tastiest r&b, pop and hip-hop from the 90s to the present comes from DJ Esmazing. You can't help but dance to this!

Esmazing

What's better: to die or to reproduce? Within Werkplaats Oerol, Eva Bartels explores poignant questions that align with the painful phases of our human existence on Earth.

Eva Bartels

Mothers of Art IV: Ana Mendieta

What's better: to die or to reproduce? Within Werkplaats Oerol, Eva Bartels explores poignant questions that align with the painful phases of our human existence on Earth.

Eva Bartels

Mothers of Art IV: Ana Mendieta

Women in the visual arts and theatre world: how do we restore the (im)balance?

Eva Bartels / Wieke ten Cate / Yuki Kho / Oerol

Meesterwerken en meesteressen

Visual art

In the heart of the dunes, an installation rises, offering space for stillness, slowing down and rest. A place between the worldly and the sacred, built from architectural elements.

Felipe van Laar

Silent Fragments

Figi & Luca dell’Orso celebrate the fresh release of their EP Mr. Computer at Oerol with a high-energy set full of Italo disco, hypnotic synths, and drum machines.

Figi & Luca dell'Orso

An explosive mix of post-punk, shoegaze, funk and hip-hop — guaranteed to get you moving.

Fit

Food

Enjoy a local meal with a story in Flang's beautiful tasting garden!

Flang in de Pan

Eten Van Eigen Bodem in de Proeftuin

Food

Enjoy a local meal with a story in Flang's beautiful tasting garden!

Flang in de Pan

Eten Van Eigen Bodem in de Proeftuin

2026

Food

Experience the tastes of nature! During Oerol, our Proeftuin is a place to get acquainted with the flavours of the wadden region.

Flang in de Pan

Wildpluk lunch en Proeftuin Diner

2026

Experience an absurd, brief performance by young artists/performers/disruptors and winners of the Kunstbende: FloenK!

FloenK / Kunstbende

Kapotte poppenkoppen

Experience an absurd, brief performance by young artists/performers/disruptors and winners of the Kunstbende: FloenK!

FloenK / Kunstbende

Kapotte poppenkoppen

Florence Adooni seamlessly blends the meandering melodies of the Ghanaian Frafra gospel with the rhythm of Ashanti highlife music.

Florence Adooni

Guaranteed giggles and the craziest boxing match you've ever seen, brought to you by international award-winning comedian Fraser Hooper.

Fraser Hooper

Funny Business

Music theatre

Beats, Brabants, and big noise! Frino spits razor-sharp, absurdist lyrics over warped electro beats — rapping on the edge where Brabant street slang meets wrung-out poetry.

Frino

Kuilkwark

Discover yourself on an mesmerising operatic journey through language, time, and space.

Futurists

ZUAM