Werkplaats x Oerol Professionals

Oerol Professionals x Werkplaats

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Access with wristband

Duration 60 minutes

Location Diverse locaties

Oerol Werkplaats is our talent development programme for new work and emerging artists and themes. Each year we’re delighted to share work in progress with audiences and professionals, offering a glimpse into the creative processes behind future projects. For Oerol Professionals we’ve selected three Werkplaats projects which delve into the bigger themes that we’re thinking about at Oerol and within the cultural sector at large.

Please note: the Oerol Professionals x Werkplaats meetings are exclusively for registered professionals with an Oerol Professionals wristband. Want to register as an Oerol Professional? Fill in your application via our website here.

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You will need a festivalband for this programming. No festivalband? You can get one here.

Sunday 9 June 10:30

de Deining: het Strand Festivalhub

Raaklijn | Rita Hoofwijk / SoAP Rita takes us to the Raaklijn, the imaginary line between the where we’re allowed to be (humans) and not welcome (nature) that emerges during Oerol as a result of our festival permit. We will search for the raaklijn together and reflect on its meaning under Rita’s guidance, who will then tell us more about the project and the multi-year cooperation between SoAP and Oerol. Please note that the working language of this Oerol Professionals x Werkplaats meeting is English.

Wednesday 12 June 15:00

de Deining: het Strand Festivalhub

What are you building in there!? | Collectief BUI Musicians are constructing a moving playground in the surf, where for six hours, following the tide, their rhythms and melodies resonate along with the sound of the sea. Collectief BUI invites Oerol Professionals and guests to experience their final hour starting at 15:00, and then join the creators to reflect on their residency, concluding with a celebratory toast. 15:00 | Gather at the ‘BUI beachflag’, welcomed by Esther Ledeboer (Business Manager)
15:00-16:00 | Final hour
16:00-16:45 | Closing drinks and discussion

Thursday 13 June 10:30

2. West-End Theater West

More White Money | Flinn Work / Afra Tafri Creations
In More White Money, Abhishek Thapar (India / The Netherlands) along with artists Ada Mukhina (Russia / Germany), Aderemi Adegbite (Nigeria), Anuja Ghosalkar (India), Konradin Kunze (Germany) and Sophia Stepf (Germany) challenge the influence of European arts funding on the global art market and explore the markets’ imbalance in the production of the arts. Oerol is facilitating an international residency on Terschelling, where they enter into dialogue with audiences and professionals. For Oerol Professionals x Werkplaats they’ll share their first impressions and findings. In November 2025 the performance will premiere at the Sophiensæle in Berlin and will tour across The Netherlands. The residency of More White Money is made possible by Performing Arts Fund NL. Please note that the working language of this Oerol Professionals x Werkplaats meeting is English.

Saturday 15 June 10:30

Bessenschuur West

Niet mijn huis | Jessie L’Herminez, Maarten van der Graaff , Tom Dello, Funda Müjde en Ali Shafiee Within Werkplaats Oerol, the team from Niet Mijn Huis explores how different language forms can coexist and how to increase the accessibility of site specific theatre. The piece is in spoken Dutch, Dutch Sign Language and audio description. During Oerol, you will have the unique opportunity to get an insight into the creative process and attend an open rehearsal. For Oerol Professionals x Werkplaats, we will organise a breakfast meeting prior to their open rehearsal to further discuss accessibility in the (site-specific) arts and provide feedback on this work in progress. Please note that the working language of this Oerol Professionals x Workshop meeting is Dutch. The public rehearsal is in spoken Dutch, Dutch Sign Language and audio description. Interested in attending as a non Dutch speaker? A member of the Oerol Professionals team can provide interpretation for you, please let us know beforehand that you’d like to attend at professionals@oerol.nl.