Electronic music and art are inseparably bound together, and our newly launched Arts & Culture program aims to provide you the perfect place to explore the many creative expressions sparked by this connection, throughout Amsterdam during ADE 2021.

The first highlights include an audiovisual artist residency by Nxt Museum and ADE on our opening night, a series of healing experiences for ravers by the award-winning Nelly Ben Hayoun, a grand piano performance surrounded by 800 candles by Helena Basilova, a training program to organise your own ADE event, plus art installations, one-off performances, mindful raving and much more. Read on below for the full update.

Individual ticket sales for the ADE Arts & Culture program will be available soon. Moreover, the ADE Pro Pass grants full access to the entire Arts & Culture program, in addition to ADE’s conference and festival offering and all other benefits.

ADE Arts & Culture — First confirmed highlights.
Dance culture, building on an unconditional expression of freedom and personality, has inspired creativity and exploration among countless of us all over the globe for decades. ADE aims to let you explore this world of dance outside of the dancefloor this October.

Nxt Museum and ADE are joining forces to support visual arts and music culture with two one-hour long immersive music performances, during our opening night. In addition, award-winning director and designer Nelly Ben Hayoun hosts a series of spiritual healing experiences and Connor Schumacher’s ARK Rave Studio presents a high intensity rave aerobics session, alongside events and projects by Tools for Action x NDSM, Foam, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Helena Basilova and many more.

In addition, ADE calls upon artists and entrepreneurs for its collaborative projects with Villa Buitenlust and Music Moves.
Music Moves aims to make the dance floor accessible for everyone and offers a free traineeship program to organise an official ADE event for audiences such as the elderly, special needs children and/or homeless people. Another invitation to participate is offered by Villa Buitenlust, through a creative residency to develop and present new works.

Read more about the program below and stay tuned for more updates on ADE Arts & Culture following soon.

H/T ADE.