Decision aid: themes within the programme
Every year we are happy to look for the best (inter)national performances to present to you. We do not program within a predetermined theme. However, for a number of years now, there has been a secret thread running through our programming: the search for what it means to be human, and how we relate to each other and the world around us. To make it a little easier for you to make a choice from the large and diverse programme, we will highlight three different themes this year.
We, the people
On democracy, power, representation, and collective responsibility
Stories don't just happen: they're chosen, preserved, passed on, and sometimes (deliberately) forgotten. Who gets the space to be heard? And who decides which stories are good enough to pass on? From war and history to identity and representation: this programme line explores democracy in the broadest sense of the word.
With, among others:
- Dead Centre | Deaf Republic
- Quarantine | 12 Last Songs
- Andy Field & Becky Darlington | The Museum of Small and Overlooked Things
- Marco Mendonça | Blackface
- Oulouy | Black
- Patricia Apergi | Hystory
- Magda Szpecht | She stands in the middle of the battlefield
- De Linkse Mannen Lossen Het Op | Van Gaza tot Big Tech
- Catherine de Vries | De symfonie van onvrede
- Dillingh & Van Bronkhorst | Een pleidooi voor polarisatie
- Qian van Binsbergen | zichtbaar maken wat onzichtbaar blijft
- Afhakers & nieuwsmijders | DvhN & Noorderzon
- Waarom we allemaal naar true crime luisteren
- Dagblad van het Noorden x Noorderzon
- Wie schrijft geschiedenis in Groningen
- Museum aan der A & Groninger Archieven
- What Knots Knots Knots | Noorderlicht
- Let’s Get Lyrical | Power To The People
- UMCG | Zorg & democratie
- Mensen van hier (en daar) en ZORSE | Daniël de Boer
- Wandelende Duinen - En Vele Anderen
Keep or delete
On history, the future, climate, and the systems that shape our lives
What do we pass on, what do we leave behind, and what world are we building together? Artists and scientists look at the major shifts of our time: from climate and technology to ageing, memory, and the systems that shape our everyday lives. Stories and conversations about what disappears, what stays, and what has yet to emerge.
With, among others:
- Ant Hampton / Time Based Editions | All the Downtime
- Mario Banushi | RAGADA
- Jo Fong & George Orange | The Rest of Our Lives
- Darum | (EOL) End of Life
- Marco D’Agostin | Asteroid
- Anne von Gleich | Gelukscode
- Valerie Trouet | In de ban van de jaarring
- Charissa de Bekker | Zombies in de natuur
- ScienceLinx | Bodemwezen / SOILent Disco
- Teun van de Keuken | Dieren zijn ook mensen
- Noorderbreedte Live | Moeten we ons afval omarmen?
Who owns the city
On public space, ownership, encounter, and how we create space together
A city is never finished. It changes through the people who live in it, move through it, protest, play, and meet one another. In this programme line, we look at public space as a place of both struggle and connection: who gets to be there, who sets the rules, and how do we create space together for new ideas?
With, among others:
- Le Patin Libre | Wheels & Cello
- Cabosanroque | Trànsit
- Stadsuitleg | Platform GRAS
- Losinformalls | Extra Motivated People
- Make Air, Not War | Sabina Theijs
- Van wie is de stad? | Over skateboarden en het recht om de stad te gebruiken
- Relate Against Hate | Relate Radio
- RAW Edition Expo + Panel
- It Takes A Village | Jonge Harten Festival x Noorderzon
- Workshop Nederlandse Gebarentaal | Bea Bouwmeester
- Stadsnomaden | Tom Tieman
