Mon 18 May, 18:45
OT301
Maja Osojnik — Voice Studies
Experimental
Music
Slovenian experimental vocalist with looper, contact mics and field recordings.
Music
Fri 22 May, 21:00
Paradiso
Caterina Barbieri — Spirit Exit live
Modular synth maximalism at full volume, with visuals by Marcel Weber.
Sat 23 May, 20:15
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Klein Quintet — Steve Reich Pulse
Classical
Reich's Pulse and Quartet performed at the IJ, conducted by Bas Wiegers.
Sun 24 May, 22:30
Bimhuis
Nala Sinephro: Late Night
Ambient
Harp, modular, and a hushed Bimhuis at 22:30.
Tue 2 Jun, 00:45
De School
Sherelle b2b Tim Reaper — All night long
Electronic
Two of UK's sharpest jungle/footwork DJs for a 6-hour back-to-back. 02:00–08:00.
Sold out
Tue 2 Jun, 21:00
Bimhuis
ICP Orchestra — June residency
Jazz
The Instant Composers Pool back at Bimhuis for one of three June nights.
Thu 4 Jun, 20:15
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Asko|Schönberg play Reich
Classical
Asko|Schönberg revisits Music for 18 Musicians in the Grote Zaal.
Fri 5 Jun, 18:45
Mediamatic
Ambient in the Greenhouse
Ambient
Music
Three ambient sets among the plants, lights low, doors closed.
Sat 6 Jun, 23:59
De School
Beatrice Dillon — All night long
Electronic
Beatrice Dillon takes over De School from midnight to close.
Fri 19 Jun, 21:00
OT301
Klein Festival showcase
Experimental
A label night from Klein Records — three experimental sets at OT301.
Listening
Wed 20 May, 18:15
Garage Noord
Arthur Russell — World of Echo, full album
A complete vinyl playback of Arthur Russell's 1986 record on a tuned hi-fi system.
Wed 27 May, 20:30
Volkshotel
Talk Talk — Spirit of Eden, vinyl evening
A full vinyl playback of Spirit of Eden on the Volkshotel listening rig.
Fri 29 May, 19:30
Garage Noord
Cocteau Twins — Heaven or Las Vegas, full playback
A first-edition pressing, an excellent rig, and a glass of wine.
Film
Fri 22 May, 17:45
Eye Filmmuseum
Chantal Akerman — Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce
New 4K restoration of Akerman's 1975 masterpiece. 201 minutes. No intermission.
Tue 26 May, 19:30
Eye Filmmuseum
Tarkovsky — Stalker on 35mm
A fresh 35mm print of Stalker, projected at Eye in Amsterdam-Noord.
Thu 28 May, 20:00
LAB111
Wong Kar-wai — In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai's 2000 film, restored 4K projection at LAB111.
Art
Sun 24 May, 16:45
Mediamatic
Mycelium Architectures — Opening
Art
Group show on mycology and built environments. Eight artists, one mushroom farm.
Sat 30 May, 18:00
Stedelijk Museum
Bas Jan Ader — In Search of the Miraculous
Newly assembled retrospective of Ader's short film and photographic works.
Sun 31 May, 19:00
Foam
Wolfgang Tillmans — Prints 2020–2026
Six years of new prints, hung in Foam's top-floor galleries.
Performance
Mon 25 May, 19:15
Frascati
Florentina Holzinger — Tanz
Provocative all-female ballet-meets-extreme-physical-theatre piece. 18+.
Sun 7 Jun, 19:30
Frascati
Anne Imhof — Faust, restaged
Imhof's 2017 Faust returns for a one-week run at Frascati.
Tue 9 Jun, 18:00
Frascati
Jan Fabre — Mount Olympus, 24-hour cycle
Twenty-four hours of Greek tragedy in the round.
Talks & Ideas
Wed 27 May, 18:45
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Kate Crawford — Atlas of AI, five years on
Talks & Ideas
A re-evaluation of the material costs of machine learning, with the original author.
Thu 11 Jun, 19:30
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Decolonising AI — panel + Q&A
A panel on whose knowledge ends up training the next generation of models.
Fri 12 Jun, 20:00
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Ben Lerner — reading & conversation
Ben Lerner reads from new poems, in conversation with Maria Barnas.
Borrel
Fri 29 May, 15:45
Paradiso
Paradiso Zomer Borrel
Outdoor borrel on Paradiso's rooftop. Local DJs, natural wine, no programme.
Sat 13 Jun, 17:00
Roest
Roest — zomeropening borrel
Roest opens its summer terrace with a free borrel.
Sun 14 Jun, 18:00
De Ceuvel
Aperitivo at De Ceuvel
Italian aperitivo on a North Amsterdam wooden boardwalk.