ADE Arts & Culture
Where the electronic music scene meets art
ADE Arts & Culture has been the staple of the crossover between electronic music and other art forms. The program focuses on today's makers who find their strength in the night, the positive impact electronic music has on its makers and listeners, and broadening horizons.
Electronic music has left an imprint on many cultural phenomenons, from dance to visual art, cinema, classical music, and much more. Likewise, the importance of nightlife is seen in many people; they find a sense of fellowship, interconnection, and growth on the dance floor and take that with them beyond. ADE Arts & Culture program aims to offer a wide range of electronic music experiences that reflect the best and most creative projects currently on offer.
ADE Arts & Culture — ADE Opening Specials 2025
ADE Opening Performance: ARK x Before/After present: GATE at Van Gogh Museum
Start your ADE inspired by dance as an art form
ADE Opening Performance: CYCLES: GiGi FM x Lumus Instruments
Immersive A/V journey
ADE Opening Performance: The Grid: Embodied - Victor Dissel, Bram van Ravenhorst & Arno Schuitemaker
Light, sound, and dance come together
ADE Opening Concert: Dome Concerts presents: Julius Horsthuis & Suzanne Ciani
Immersive full dome concert at ARTIS Planetarium
Opening Concert: 24classics presents: Canto Ostinato by Helena Basilova X Nick Verstand
Immersive classical music performance
ADE Opening Exhibition: A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture: 1990 - 2005
Exploring the visual memory of the rave
ADE Opening Exhibition: ClubCult
Intimate glimpse into underground nightlife
ADE Opening Concert: DBN Gogo & Metropole Orkest
Conducted by Simon Dobson
ADE Arts & Culture — Reccomended Events
ADE Opening Exhibition: A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture: 1990 - 2005
Exploring the visual memory of the rave
Bijzon (“Parhelion”) by Wes Broersen
Free A/V art installation at ADE Lab Village
Low Jack presents Lacrimosa w/ Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-Mer
A sonic work on grief
Same but Different—Hip Hop Dance Battle
International Hip Hop dance platform
ADE Arts & Culture tickets
The ADE Pro Pass grants full access to the entire Arts & Culture program, in addition to ADE's conferences and festival offering and all other benefits. Tickets for individual events can be bought through the 'Buy tickets' button on the event pages.
ADE Arts & Culture tickets
The ADE Pro Pass grants full access to the entire Arts & Culture program, in addition to ADE's conferences and festival offering and all other benefits. Tickets for individual events can be bought through the 'Buy tickets' button on the event pages.
What to expect of the ADE Arts & Culture program:
ADE Arts & Culture — Live Music & Concerts
Jeff Mills presents Tomorrow Comes The Harvest feat. Jean Phi Dary & Prabhu Edouard
Exploring Higher States of Consciousness through Improvisation
Low Jack presents Lacrimosa w/ Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-Mer
A sonic work on grief
Nothing Here Now – Music for Nobody: Moin, Susu Laroche & MOBBS, Fuuturejazz, Zohar, Bahati
Exploring the edges of sound
Opening Concert: 24classics presents: Canto Ostinato by Helena Basilova X Nick Verstand
Immersive classical music performance
Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers
Spiritual funk explosion by a ten-piece band
Minute Made Music
Modular supergroup takes a spectacular trip
Music for 18 Musicians
A psychoacoustic trip
DATSKAT: Karriem Riggins + J.Rocc
Two hip-hop icons from Stones Throw Records
ADE Opening Concert: DBN Gogo & Metropole Orkest
Conducted by Simon Dobson
ADE Arts & Culture — Dance & Theatre
Same but Different—Hip Hop Dance Battle
International Hip Hop dance platform
WhyNot - OFF VENUE 2025 + dinner | Thursday
A performance route along the raw edges of Amsterdam Nieuw-West
'…Elk rondje is anders'—Special 10 Years Edition (2015/2025)
Explore the rituals of Dutch Gabber culture
Restrhythm
A Theatre Rave performance by ArtEZ music-theatre students
Striptopia
Celebrating the artistry of pole dancing, drag, stripping, and performance
AJJIT | Khadija El Kharraz Alami and Reda Senhaji (Cheb Runner)
In Search of Stories, Polyrhythms and Movements
W139 x ADE: A Nightmare on Warmoes Street
Triple bill performance night
ADE Opening Performance: The Grid: Embodied - Victor Dissel, Bram van Ravenhorst & Arno Schuitemaker
Light, sound, and dance come together
ADE Opening Performance: ARK x Before/After present: GATE at Van Gogh Museum
Start your ADE inspired by dance as an art form
ADE Arts & Culture — Exhibitions
Skin to Skin | Sandra Mujinga
Live Soundscapes Transform the Museum
ADE Opening Exhibition: ClubCult
Intimate glimpse into underground nightlife
Universal Tongue | Anouk Kruithof
The Evolution of Dance and Movement
ADE Opening Exhibition: A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture: 1990 - 2005
Exploring the visual memory of the rave
Spatial Odysseys: Mutual Bloom Edition
Transformation, Decay, and Regeneration
Bodil Ouédraogo | Concentrated Motion
Living Installation Between Image and Sound, Stillness and Action
W139 x ADE: A Nightmare on Warmoes Street
Triple bill performance night
ADE Arts & Culture — Audiovisual & Immersive Arts
Human figure, diffused by Cris Mollee
Free A/V art installation at ADE Lab Village
Heliotrope by Heleen Blanken & Daniel de Bruin
Free A/V art installations at ADE Lab Village
Bijzon (“Parhelion”) by Wes Broersen
Free A/V art installation at ADE Lab Village
ADE Opening Performance: CYCLES: GiGi FM x Lumus Instruments
Immersive A/V journey
ADE Opening Concert: Dome Concerts presents: Julius Horsthuis & Suzanne Ciani
Immersive full dome concert at ARTIS Planetarium
ADE Arts & Culture — Club Culture & New Scenes
Same but Different—Panel Talk on Decolonization
Decolonisation in the street dance community
ADE Opening Exhibition: ClubCult
Intimate glimpse into underground nightlife
ADE x Knits & Notes: Looping Sounds
An immersive fiber and sound experience by Knits and Notes
Striptopia
Celebrating the artistry of pole dancing, drag, stripping, and performance
ADE Opening Exhibition: A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture: 1990 - 2005
Exploring the visual memory of the rave
Same but Different—Hip Hop Dance Battle
International Hip Hop dance platform
ADE x Wereldmuseum: Chinese Club Culture
The state of Chinese club culture today
AJJIT | Khadija El Kharraz Alami and Reda Senhaji (Cheb Runner)
In Search of Stories, Polyrhythms and Movements
'…Elk rondje is anders'—Special 10 Years Edition (2015/2025)
Explore the rituals of Dutch Gabber culture
Spatial Odysseys: Mutual Bloom Edition
Transformation, Decay, and Regeneration
ADE Arts & Culture — Unique Venues
ADE x Wereldmuseum: Chinese Club Culture
The state of Chinese club culture today
ZERØBPM | 39,5 Hour Ambient Meditation Experience
The Future Of Meditation
Low Jack presents Lacrimosa w/ Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-Mer
A sonic work on grief
ADE Opening Performance: ARK x Before/After present: GATE at Van Gogh Museum
Start your ADE inspired by dance as an art form
Universal Tongue | Anouk Kruithof
The Evolution of Dance and Movement
Opening Concert: 24classics presents: Canto Ostinato by Helena Basilova X Nick Verstand
Immersive classical music performance
Skin to Skin | Sandra Mujinga
Live Soundscapes Transform the Museum
ADE Arts & Culture — Free events
Universal Tongue | Anouk Kruithof
The Evolution of Dance and Movement
Bodil Ouédraogo | Concentrated Motion
Living Installation Between Image and Sound, Stillness and Action
Same but Different—Panel Talk on Decolonization
Decolonisation in the street dance community
Heliotrope by Heleen Blanken & Daniel de Bruin
Free A/V art installations at ADE Lab Village
Human figure, diffused by Cris Mollee
Free A/V art installation at ADE Lab Village
Bijzon (“Parhelion”) by Wes Broersen
Free A/V art installation at ADE Lab Village
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Funding Partners
The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK) is the fund of and for cultural metropolis Amsterdam. With the multi-year subsidies as part of the Kunstenplan 2025-2028 AFK supports ADE’s Arts & Culture program and ADE Lab. This support enables ADE to invest in artistic development, experimental and cross cultural programs.
The Performing Arts Fund NL (FPK) is one of six culture funds financed by the Dutch government. With the support of multi-year subsidies 2025-2028 it enables ADE to strengthen and professionalize its artistic program of professional performing arts.
