International festival for dance in Amsterdam
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
We are proud and delighted to present the program of the 36th edition of Julidans, which takes place from 2-14 July. With honesty and sincerity, choreographers from across the world, established and emerging, make the invisible visible in their latest works. Because dance can give expression to ideas where words fall short: about love, beauty, grief, origin and connection.
-|-Below you will find the program. A mix of stunning, raw, energetic and musical performances: Straight from the Heart. To help you fully immerse yourself in the festival, we are introducing a multi-show discount this year: book 2 different performances and receive 10% off, book 3 or more and receive 20% off.
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It’s the End of the Amusement Phase
03 Jul '26 to 04 Jul '26
It’s the End of the Amusement Phase is an energetic and idiosyncratic rollercoaster of images and movement. It’s about progress, exhaustion and the failing promise of a future.
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Back to Kidal
05 Jul '26 to 06 Jul '26
Back to Kidal is a modern day epos telling the story of a people’s great march to freedom and self-determination.
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What We Can Do Together
05 Jul '26
Eight performers. Two continents. One stage. And the conviction that difference is not a barrier, but the beginning of everything. What We Can Do Together offers a space where everyone can be who they are.
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becoming god
08 Jul '26 to 10 Jul '26
becoming god is a sensory and personal quest for the divine in what was once forbidden territory.
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Combat des lianes
09 Jul '26 to 11 Jul '26
In the raw, ritualistic dance performance of Combat des lianes, bodies resist destruction. In an imaginary forest, struggle, solidarity and survival become physically palpable.
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Again Forever
10 Jul '26 to 11 Jul '26
Again Forever presents a radical reinvention of the slow dance or shuffle: an intimate, collective ritual that reveals how dance both reinforces and breaks down social codes.
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Delay the Sadness
11 Jul '26 to 14 Jul '26
Delay the Sadness invites us into a world of feelings: sensations of sorrow, beauty and love at the same time, and the strength to keep moving, even in the midst of loss.
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Mercury Rising
11 Jul '26 to 12 Jul '26
In Mercury Rising, three performers weave sign language and dance into a single, fluid movement language.
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Último Helecho
12 Jul '26 to 13 Jul '26
What if folklore is not preserved, but continues to live on? Último helecho takes its audience on a deep dive into the heart of myth, memory and fiery South American rhythms.
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It’s the End of the Amusement Phase
03 Jul '26 to 04 Jul '26
It’s the End of the Amusement Phase is an energetic and idiosyncratic rollercoaster of images and movement. It’s about progress, exhaustion and the failing promise of a future.
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becoming god
08 Jul '26 to 10 Jul '26
becoming god is a sensory and personal quest for the divine in what was once forbidden territory.
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