Programme 2022

Time jumping in search of private truths

French politics with sci-fi underbelly

Energetic, confrontational, uncompromising: choreographer Bruno Beltrāo is back – and how.

A grand, poetic and acrobatic fantasy by leading French circus company.

A playfully disturbing exploration around collective human responsibility

Beautifully poised film celebrating the beauty of fragile us

Delightful real-time deconstruction of film as reality

In a tiny kitchen in Bangkok a brother and a sister join up on three different days in May to commemorate their late father.

We reach deeper and deeper and want more and more, but where are we actually digging ourselves as humanity?

A stunning dark fantasy world in which the laws of nature no longer exist

Choreographer Jeremy Nedd and the nine Pantsula dancers of Impilo Mapantsula take the western as a starting point for telling new stories and myths.

Moving and relatable story about how shame affects many generations

Poetic object theatre in search of something that never really existed

Cinematic ode to the sound of sound

Myths, bizarre rituals and politics: do we even know the words?

Two sublime circus performers. They are the best friends and the biggest competitors. They both want to be the best, the fastest, the strongest.

Extraordinary singer, extraordinary life

Ecstatic ritual Anno 2022

Lewenborg like you have never seen it before

Close your eyes and imagine you’re on a white beach, the sun on your face, your feet in the sand and a tropical cocktail in your hand

Poetic beautifully arranged folk music full of moving anecdotes.

Groovy kind of sexy disco funk music created by an Australian cult hero sporting a super moustache.

Magical folk music with a focus on melody, tension and meaning.

EXIT Macbeth: What happens when the masculine storyline no longer takes the lead?

Classical cello music with an ambient electronic under layer

Five Norwegian guys, a fiddle, a saxophone and a touch of metal

Bevlogen wetenschappers van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen vertellen over de meest uiteenlopende zaken, in de kortste lezingen van Noorderzon.

North African trance, old-school rock’n’roll with heart and soul

Onweerstaanbare mix van elektropop en synth-disco, met hilarisch-geniale teksten

Relentless Irish punk poet, heavily influenced by Patti Smith and Lou Reed of the 1960s and 1970s.

A festive closing day

Podium de Raaf offers a musical programme full of local and slightly less local talent.

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to ‘blow’ your eyes? How your perception can change in a split second?

Spoken word, dance and music productions

Come dance and let yourself be carried away by the sound of the night

​CLASH returns to Noorderzon!​

A diverse program full of underground music

Deep voice and sweet strumming, full of unanswered questions

Ready, set, go! Get ready for the landing of HENGE's spaceship.

Daily music programme and five days of flash lectures.

One voice, goosebumps-triggering harmonies based on gospel music.

In this danced duet with live music we see a first glimpse of the new performance Narrow Spaces

A quirky and witty dance solo on an important subject

For two days this is the gayest place on Noorderzon.