Festival Urban Dansdagen
From April 28th to May 14th, the various showcases of the Urban Dansdagen Festival can be visited at Parktheater Eindhoven, Dynamo, Natlab and Pand P. This year's theme is “Step Closer”. You are invited to come closer to the dancers as an audience, to see new artists and styles.
PROGRAM
Make your choice from the Urban Dansdagen Festival program. Ticket sales start on February 14th (early-bird tickets).
Discount on your tickets
Order at least 5 activities from Urban Dansdagen and receive 20% off your tickets. Add each activity to your shopping cart. Once you have selected 5 activities the price code actie 20% becomes active.
Not applicable on free activities.
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A New Dawn
Dominique x REDO ft. BinkbeatsUrban DansdagenFri 28 Apr ’23A New Dawn is a dazzling show in which breakdance, percussion, electronic music and live visuals come together in a unique way
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Fri 28 Apr ’23 20:30Tickets
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Fri 28 Apr ’23 20:30Tickets
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Open Your Mind Weekend
Sample CultureUrban DansdagenFri 28 Apr ’23The Open Your Mind Festival, taking place from April 28th to 30th, consists of battles, parties and a theater evening with short choreographies.
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Fri 28 Apr ’23 21:30Tickets
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Fri 28 Apr ’23 21:30Tickets
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Double Bill: Through & Nomad
Justin de Jager & Senna AmarnisUrban DansdagenTue 2 May ’23In this Double Bill, you see two short pieces by two artists who have earned their stripes in the urban scene: Through by Justin de Jager and Nomad by Senna Amarnis.
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Tue 2 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Tue 2 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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The Urban Theater Night
Sample Culture i.s.m. Juvat WestendorpUrban DansdagenThu 4 May ’23Increasingly more artists from the urban dance scene are finding their way from the battles to the theater.
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Thu 4 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Thu 4 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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#Braincandies Large Live
wedoweUrban DansdagenFri 5 May ’23#BRAINCANDIES LARGE LIVE is a social event where people from diverse backgrounds interact in a playful way, sharing their opinions on important social issues.
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Fri 5 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Fri 5 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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XJAM
Sandy ProvaciaUrban DansdagenFri 5 May ’23At XJAM, see the coolest dance showcases performed by top choreographers and dancers from all over the world. All dance styles are featured: from hip-hop to ballet and everything in between.
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Fri 5 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Fri 5 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Planet Pop'N
Jing "Juice" WangUrban DansdagenSat 6 May ’23Planet Pop'N is a leading dance battle focused on the dance style Popping. During this event, national and international top artists come to compete for both the titlel and prizes.
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Sat 6 May ’23 19:00Tickets
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Sat 6 May ’23 19:00Tickets
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DBC - Crew Battles
DBCUrban DansdagenSat 6 May ’23During the DBC NK Breaking (Dutch B-boy Championships), crews from all over the country compete for the most prestigious breakdance title in the Netherlands. In existence since 2000, the championship is the most important national breaking competition in the Netherlands. This year is its 21st edition.
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Sat 6 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Sat 6 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Urban Paradox #4: Solving Problems
Sample CultureUrban DansdagenThu 11 May ’23In dit vierde Urban Paradox gesprek gaan makers, organisatoren en theaterprogrammeurs met elkaar in gesprek om elkaars werelden beter te leren kennen.
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Thu 11 May ’23 11:00
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Thu 11 May ’23 11:00
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Off-beat - An evening of experiments
Salman Dirir, Terence “Machete” van Lange & Carmen Verduyn, Polina SkargaThu 11 May ’23-
Thu 11 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Thu 11 May ’23 20:30Tickets
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Motion Lab Weekend
Alesya DobyshUrban DansdagenSat 13 May ’23MOTION LAB is a two-day program for dancers who want to further develop their improvisation skills and deepen their artistic discovery.
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Sat 13 May ’23 20:00Tickets
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Sat 13 May ’23 20:00Tickets
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OPEN YOUR MIND FESTIVAL
The Open Your Mind Festival, taking place from April 28th to 30th, consists of battles, parties and a theater evening with short choreographies.
The festival is a unique event with participants and visitors from all over the world. Through energetic and interactive competitions, the best and most creative dancers will be recognized by the professional jury. The audience will also play an important role: you choose your favorite dancers and come up with challenges for the participants. This festival has been organized by Sample Culture since 2013.
The festival consists of a B-Day Party, Battle-day, a Stage-day and an after-party.
De organisatie van Open Your Mind is in handen van Sample Culture. Deze organisatie geeft een podium aan urban dansmakers en ondersteunt hun ontwikkeling. Ze organiseert sinds 2013 Open Your Mind en nam in 2020 de organistie van de Urban Dansdagen over. André Grekhov is artistiek leider. Hij is sinds 1997 actief als Urban Danser en heeft 10 jaar bij Dynamo Eindhoven gewerkt aan sociaal culturele projecten op het gebied van urban culture. Voor deze projecten heeft hij onder andere de Oranje Fonds en Fonds Cultuur Participatie awards gewonnen. Als danser is hij in 2012 gekroond tot wereld kampioen in het categorie Experimental Hip Hop. Als maker in de urban dans heeft hij in 2013 de Dans Prijs gewonnen van het Prins Bernard Cultuur Fonds.
Ambassadors Urban Dansdagen 2023
Paulo Nunes
Is a pioneer in the original hip-hop style Breaking also known as Breakdance. This Rotterdam legend has been active in battles, workshops and theatre since the 1980s. He is the Netherlands' first breaking world champion and is one of the great game changers and pioneers of this style in Europe. With Urban Dance Days, we take a "step closer" to the early years and life as a young budding breaker in the 80s.
Simon Bus
Is a creator and dancer with roots in breaking and experimental dance. In the battle scene, he managed to stand out with his extreme agility and originality, which earned him the Bboy name Statue. He is currently developing his own path as a theatre maker. In his young career as a creator, Simon has distinguished himself as original and visionary. In 2022, he won the Dutch Dance Days' Innovation Award. With Urban Dance Days, we take a "step closer" into Simon's unorthodox vision and idiosyncratic view of art.
Dalton Jansen
Dancer and choreographer Dalton Jansen graduated from the Urban Contemporary (JMD) course in Amsterdam in 2018. Dalton is working tirelessly both to develop his own cross-disciplinary dance idiom and to set up his own company Blackbirds. Dalton is a young visionary who is not afraid to comment firmly on the arts sector and social issues, especially his experience with and views on youth care. Dalton's roots are in various hip-hop styles which he combines with modern dance. With Urban Dance Days, we take a "step closer" into Dalton's visionary approach to the concept of making and collectivity in art.
Senna Amarnis
Senna Amarnis is a Moroccan professional choreographer, dancer and artistic coach, born and raised in the Netherlands. She has participated in several television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, World of Dance and Time to dance. Besides choreographing, Senna has worked on and performed in the Love Yourself world tour with the K-pop band BTS. She is an internationally sought-after judge and teacher. Her innovative style is a combination is storytelling combined with intricate shape-shifting movements.
