Forsythe Festival

If there’s one choreographer who has influenced and steered the development of contemporary dance, it has to be William Forsythe, who overturned the traditional logic and dynamic of ballet. Forsythe Festival is an ode to his work, presenting a programme of three masterpieces: The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Pas/Parts 2018 and the Dutch premiere of the internationally acclaimed Blake Works I. Don’t miss your chance to catch this dedication to the international master at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet.

10-27 JUNE, OPERABALLET.NL

Off-shoot performing arts festival Amsterdam Fringe Festival is all about bringing avant-garde theatre to light, with some 70 productions set in the most unexpected of venues.

7-17 SEPTEMBER, AMSTERDAMFRINGEFESTIVAL.NL

Comedy Festival

Boom Chicago celebrates its 30th anniversary in spectacular fashion during the third edition of the Boom Chicago Comedy Festival. The festival opens with special guests Mayor of Amsterdam

Femke Halsema and TV presenter Arjen Lubach. This builds up to a star-studded Alumni Weekend (6-9 July) with headliners Seth Meyers and Brendan Hunt and their fellow alumni Amber Ruffin and Heather Anne Campbell.

5-16 JULY, BOOMCHICAGO.NL