Newsletter August 2025
21 August 2025

Reminder: Upcoming grant deadlines
Several grant programmes will close soon. Make sure to submit your application on time.
Deadline 3 September:
Work Contribution Theatre Text, Production Subsidy
Deadline 17 September:
Development Grant for Music Authors, Grant for Dutch Presentations Abroad, Foreign Performances or Concerts in the Netherlands, International Co-productions
View all grants and deadlines
Deadline 3 September:
Work Contribution Theatre Text, Production Subsidy
Deadline 17 September:
Development Grant for Music Authors, Grant for Dutch Presentations Abroad, Foreign Performances or Concerts in the Netherlands, International Co-productions
View all grants and deadlines

Vacancy: Executive Assistant / Head of Secretariat
We are looking for a dedicated Executive Assistant/Head of Secretariat. Are you someone who enjoys keeping an overview, switching quickly, and gaining energy from both supporting and leading? Then this might be your next role. (please note: the vacancy is only available in Dutch).
Read the full vacancy and apply
Read the full vacancy and apply

Open Call: Networking Trip to Japan (3–11 October 2025)
Are you a theatre or performance professional with international ambitions? Sign up before 4 September, 16:00 (CEST) for our network trip to Japan. You will attend international performances at Autumn Meteorite and Kyoto Experiment. The Aichi Triennale is also part of the programme.
Sign up
Sign up

Coming up: Gaudeamus Festival and Netherlands Theatre Festival
On 4 September we will contribute to a session at the Dutch Theatre Festival: Opportunity & Continuity , about working internationally in the performing arts.
During the Gaudeamus Festival (12–14 September) we will host international programmers and curators. They will meet Dutch makers through concerts, panels, and speed dates.
During the Gaudeamus Festival (12–14 September) we will host international programmers and curators. They will meet Dutch makers through concerts, panels, and speed dates.

Revisiting NordSonore: Boosting contemporary Dutch music in France
Over the past two years, NordSonore has brought contemporary Dutch music into the spotlight in France. Makers and ensembles performed there, met new partners, and laid the foundation for sustainable collaboration.
Read the recap
Read the recap

Get inspired: Rijkscultuurfondsen
Last autumn, the national culture funds launched the website rijkscultuurfondsen.org. On the website you’ll find an overview of grants relevant for makers and organisations in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. You can also discover inspiring examples, such as musician Brian Dekkers, who realised his project 4 AM with support from the Performing Arts Fund NL.
Watch the video
Watch the video