We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth

Olga Tokarczuk

Anouar Brahem Quartet - After the Last Sky

On the opening night of the Crossing Border Festival, we kick things off with a spectacular Dutch-spoken program: You’ll have to scream LOUDER! In the festival tent, we bring together a mix of debuting writers, poets, and spoken word artists. These are voices on the verge of a literary breakthrough.

International Poetry Stage

with Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, Marek Torčík, Antjie Krog, Urszula Honek and poetry films

Broeinest

Nyk de Vries & Sam de Laat (Droom Dit)

Roderik Six

De Mismis

Een voorstelling voor iedereen die iets of iemand mist.

Droom Dit

Gewone Hollandse jongens

Mira Feticu in conversation with Melissa Giardina

De Jaknikker

Peter Buwalda in conversation with Jelle van Riet

Wolfert Brederode and Mischa Andriessen

Nyk de Vries

PEM

Haley Heynderickx

Xizir X Crossing Border

Hizir Cengiz, Lara Taveirne and Jiri Taihuttu

Kookpunt

Nisrine Mbarki Ben Ayad in conversation with Oscar Kocken

A Natural History of the Studio

William Kentridge in conversation with Sacha Bronwasser

Blackouts

Justin Torres in conversation with Ronit Palache

De Toegift

Annahstasia

The Weather Station

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek

Wat ik van je weet

Éric Chacour in conversation with Persis Bekkering

Zwarte september 

Sandro Veronesi in conversation with Remco van Rijn

Dengue Boy

Michel Nieva in conversation with Pablo Cabenda

We, the kindling

Otoniya J. Okot Bitek in conversation with Danielle Zawadi

The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer

Budgie in conversation with Lee Brackstone

Granny Takes A Trip

Paul Gorman in conversation with Lee Brackstone

ja ik ben vastgelopen

Tom America

Vervloekte dochters

Oyinkan Braithwaite in conversation with Rachel Rumai Diaz

Abel Ghekiere

Mabe Fratti

The Chronicles

Cees van den Boom

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Aldith Hunkar

Ray Fuego

Drie Das Mag Debutants

Sarah Arnold, Thijs Hoekstra and Lieselot Mariën in conversation with Kees 't Hart

Ghadr - غدر

Madam Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted

Ben Okri in conversation with Toef Jaeger

What Art Does

Brian Eno and Bette A.

De Situatie: Tussen Proza en Protest

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer and Sophie Straat in conversation with Dario Goldbach

CEBIL

Mashid Mohadjerin and Jan de Vroede

Quinton Barnes and the Black Noise Ensemble

Leyla McCalla

The Coin

Yasmin Zaher in conversation with Thomas Heerma van Voss

When It All Burns

Jordan Thomas in conversation with Oscar Kocken

Soldaat-Hovenier

Joris Vermassen in conversation with Stefan Nieuwenhuis

Tarantula

Eduardo Halfon in conversation with Jamal Ouariachi

White Nights

Urszula Honek in conversation with Roos van Rijswijk

Houris

Kamel Daoud in conversation with Anna Luyten

E.L. Norry - Fablehouse (9+)

Chris Judge - Evil Duck and the Feather of Fortune (6+)

Colas Gutman - Dumpster Dog/Chien Pourri (6+)

Xavier Salomó - A Terrific Gift/The Amazing Creepy Granny House (4+)

Matt Goodfellow - The Final Year (9+)

Andrea Antinori - De Berg/ La Montagna (4+)

Melissa Castrillón - Mighty Min/Can You Keep a Secret (4+)

Manuel Marsol - Ahab and the White Whale (6+)

Ed Oner - Looking for Ahmed (9+)

Reinder Zwolsman

Dick Brongers in conversation with Herman Rosenberg

Aleksej Navalny Patriot

Yulia Navalnaya in conversation with Eva Hartog

Thuis

Ahmed Aboutaleb in conversation with Maurits Chabot

The Road to the Country 

Chigozie Obioma in conversation with Jamal Ouariachi

Het Vlees

David Szalay in conversation with Katja de Bruin

Binnenrijm van Bloed

Antjie Krog in conversation with Marijke Schermer

Europese Literatuurprijs 2025 - in conversation with Irene Solà & Adri Boon

Crossing Border NXT: Healing Literature for the Next Generation

Aya Sabi, Aisha Hassan, Asmae Amaddaou and Julia Adriana

Ed Oner - Looking for Ahmed (9+)

Manuel Marsol - Ahab and the White Whale (6+)

Melissa Castrillón - Mighty Min/Can You Keep a Secret (4+)

Andrea Antinori - De Berg/ La Montagna (4+)

Matt Goodfellow - The Final Year (9+)

Xavier Salomó - A Terrific Gift/The Amazing Creepy Granny House (4+)

Colas Gutman - Dumpster Dog/Chien Pourri (6+)

Chris Judge - Evil Duck and the Feather of Fortune (6+)

E.L. Norry - Fablehouse (9+)

Alkibiades