{"id":113304,"date":"2026-05-28T16:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/?p=113304"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:34:48","slug":"delft-fringe-festival-2026-feestelijk-van-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/delft-fringe-festival-2026-feestelijk-van-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Delft Fringe Festival 2026 festively launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c<em>Together with the city, the festival gives young creators a stage<\/em>\u201c<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Delft, Thursday 28 May - Wednesday 27 May saw the festive opening of Delft Fringe Festival 2026 at Theater de Veste. Hosted by multidisciplinary maker in architecture, film theatre and former Delft Fringer Oudail el Omari, the evening took us past many personal stories about beauty ideals, identity and war past. It was immediately noticeable why this festival is so special: it is all about meeting, renewal and cooperation. Every year, together with its partners, the festival transforms the city into a stage for the up-and-coming talent of the future. From now until 7 June, 23 performances can be seen at more than 30 special locations. The city buzzes again. Delft Fringe Festival 2026 has really started.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giving young creators a stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tamara Griffioen artistic director a.i. of Delft Fringe Festival: \u201cWe started the Delft Fringe Festival with performances by three powerful theatre makers with relevant stories, about ideals of beauty, feeling at home and facing a violent past. These performances kicked off two weeks of recognisable, hilarious and moving performances by a new generation of makers, who love to confront you with how they see and experience the world. What I find special is how we can give these stories a stage throughout and for the whole of Delft, from Cable District to the Inner City, in an eatery, a historical monument or in someone's living room. Delft Fringe Festival provides a connection between the city, organisations, audience and creator: valuable connections that create honest conversation and a good climate for experimentation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three opening performances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isa Zwart and Cl\u00e9 Delphi of Collective Tender had it coming in their humorous performance <em>Pretty Privilege<\/em>\u00a0on the harsh reality of beauty ideals. With polyphonic vocals, saxophone, electronic beats and personal stories, they create a critical, playful yet tender musical theatre performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daria Titova took us inside her created <em>Pulling the Trigger<\/em>\u00a0along with the story of a soldier (performed by Marko \u0160aki\u0107) who is confronted with his own past, unable to fully face it or escape from it. An intense solo performance at the intersection of dance and physical theatre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Janne Groen took us on her quest to (re)recognise her Indian identity. Travelling to the other side of the world with the hope of filling an inner void by connecting with her father's native soil. Does reality live up to her expectations? Accompanied on saxophone by Wytze Minne de Swart, Janne fuses dance, spoken word and live music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connecting to the city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank van Vliet, alderman for Climate, Culture and Public Space of the Municipality of Delft, stressed on stage the importance of subsidies and having a stage for young creators. He also dwelt on how the performances at Delft Fringe Festival make it possible for people to meet each other, talk about it together, laugh and exchange and thus are important for the city. \u201cIt offers an opportunity to look at the world with a different perspective,\u201d he said.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The makers also play their performances at special locations in Delft. As a result, audiences are not only theatrically surprised, but really go on a journey of discovery in the city centre. Discover personal stories in locations such as a 17th-century windmill to the special acoustics of a historic church. Through the festival, discover the gems of the city that breathe their own stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Delft Fringe Festival 2026 runs until Sunday 7 June. All information and tickets can be found at<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/zyyvax.clicks.mlsend.com\/tl\/c\/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjI2NTU0OCxcImxcIjoxODg2OTgyODYxOTkxNDU1NzAsXCJyXCI6MTg4Njk4Mjk4NzUzNzQ2MDcxfSIsInMiOiI3Y2IzNWEyNzdmYzFmN2ZjIn0\"><strong><em> www.delftfringefestival.nl<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Samen met de stad geeft het festival jonge makers een podium&#8220; Delft, donderdag 28 mei\u00a0&#8211; Woensdag 27 mei\u00a0is\u00a0Delft Fringe Festival 2026 feestelijk geopend in Theater de Veste. Gehost door multidisciplinair maker in architectuur, film theater\u00a0en oud-Delft Fringer\u00a0Oudail el Omari nam de avond ons mee langs vele persoonlijke verhalen over schoonheidsidealen, identiteit en oorlogsverleden.\u00a0Het was direct [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1177,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6695,11917,8843,4759],"tags":[15862,16558],"class_list":["post-113304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dans","category-persberichten","category-podiumkunst","category-theater-podiumkunst-2","tag-delft","tag-nieuwe-makers"],"views":3168,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106085,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/beleef-de-wereld-door-de-ogen-van-nieuwe-makers-op-delft-fringe-festival-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":113304,"position":0},"title":"Experience the world through the eyes of new creators at Delft Fringe Festival","author":"Delft Fringe Festival","date":"6 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delft, 6 May 2026 - Enjoy the future of performing arts with personalised performances at special locations in Delft city centre. Janne Groen by Gergely Ofner From 27 May to 7 June, you can experience Delft Fringe Festival at more than 30 locations throughout the city, from a...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Delft Fringe Festival&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Delft Fringe Festival","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/genre\/service\/specials\/delft-fringe-festival\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delffringemei2026-scaled.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delffringemei2026-scaled.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delffringemei2026-scaled.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delffringemei2026-scaled.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delffringemei2026-scaled.webp?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delffringemei2026-scaled.webp?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":116632,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/the-falling-club-wint-publieksprijs-delft-fringe-festival-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":113304,"position":1},"title":"The Falling Club wins audience award Delft Fringe Festival 2026","author":"Delft Fringe Festival","date":"8 June 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delft, Sunday 7 June \u2013 Over the past two weeks, the whole of Delft has been transformed into a stage. From windmills to living rooms and from bouldering halls to yoga studios. At 30 venues across the city, 23 artists performed their shows. From surprising premieres to moving performances and wonderful encounters: we thoroughly enjoyed it. On Sunday 7 June, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;PERSBERICHTEN&quot;","block_context":{"text":"PERSBERICHTEN","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/genre\/service\/persberichten\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":101200,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/de-kaartverkoop-voor-delft-fringe-festival-2026-is-vandaag-gestart\/","url_meta":{"origin":113304,"position":2},"title":"Ticket sales for Delft Fringe Festival 2026 started today!","author":"een van onze leden","date":"14 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delft, 13 April 2026 - Ticket sales open today for Delft Fringe Festival 2026, where 23 companies from more than 360 entries will fill Delft for 12 days with performing arts in all forms - from cabaret to opera, from dance to physical theatre. Collective Tender, award winners Delft Fringe Festival 2025, by Philine van...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Delft Fringe Festival&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Delft Fringe Festival","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/genre\/service\/specials\/delft-fringe-festival\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":101254,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/kaartverkoop-delft-fringe-festival-2026-gestart\/","url_meta":{"origin":113304,"position":3},"title":"Ticket sales Delft Fringe Festival 2026 started!","author":"Delft Fringe Festival","date":"20 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ticket sales for Delft Fringe Festival 2026 have started. No fewer than 23 companies are taking part this year. From theatre and dance, stand-up comedy to musical theatre. Something for everyone. Be amazed by young makers at beautiful locations in Delft. For the programme and tickets, go to:","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Delft Fringe Festival&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Delft Fringe Festival","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/genre\/service\/specials\/delft-fringe-festival\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lB14NAr5ZIs6obTf7zaAzdob9u5gBUCzfpCZl5x5-scaled.webp?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":113166,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/jonge-professionals-op-delft-fringe-festival-we-moeten-af-van-het-wegwerptheater\/","url_meta":{"origin":113304,"position":4},"title":"Young professionals at Delft Fringe Festival: \u2018We need to get rid of throwaway theatre\u2019.\u00a0","author":"Wijbrand Schaap","date":"28 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2018We need to get rid of that throwaway theatre\u2019, it even sounded from the audience, and that term, which once a Labour Party member would still be ashamed of (oh, tempora!), was adopted quite eagerly by the panel at Theater de Veste.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;beleid&quot;","block_context":{"text":"beleid","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/genre\/beleid\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":108603,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/tien-premieres-op-delft-fringe-festival-2026-in-de-binnenstad-van-delft\/","url_meta":{"origin":113304,"position":5},"title":"Ten premieres at Delft Fringe Festival 2026 in downtown Delft\u00a0","author":"Delft Fringe Festival","date":"13 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delft Fringe Festival (27 May - 7 June 2026) is one of the most important and largest theatre festivals for young creators in the Netherlands. They get the chance to perform their show several times, close to the audience, at historical and unconventional locations through the inner city of Delft.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DANS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DANS","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/genre\/podiumkunst\/dans\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delftfringemei2026-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delftfringemei2026-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delftfringemei2026-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delftfringemei2026-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delftfringemei2026-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/delftfringemei2026-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3yKke-ttu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113375,"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113304\/revisions\/113375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}