Kick-off: DARK Halloween festival Eindhoven
Would you like to join DARK? During the kick-off, participants will get to know the project, the creators, and each other. It’s the perfect start to a spooky and creative adventure.
- Starting date
- End date
- Opening times
- Price
- Free
- Location
- CKE
DARK is more than just a Halloween festival. It’s a large-scale cultural participation project in which hundreds of Eindhoven residents collaborate to create a unique festival evening filled with theater, music, dance, art, and unexpected encounters.
During the kick-off, you’ll kick off the process together with other participants. You’ll be introduced to the project, meet the creators, and get to know the other participants. You’ll also receive more information about the rehearsals, workshops, and the various roles you can take on during the festival.
Whether you want to act, be an extra, perform, dance, help with set construction, or are simply curious about what DARK is all about: everyone is welcome. No experience is necessary. Enthusiasm and a desire to create something special together are all you need. Throughout the program, you’ll work alongside other participants toward DARK on October 31. Under the guidance of professional creators, you’ll develop characters, scenes, and performances that will become part of the festival.
Join us, meet new people, discover your creative side, and help immerse Eindhoven in darkness for one evening.
Activities for DARK participants
Whether you’re participating in DARK as an individual or as a group, you’ll be working together with other creators, performers, and volunteers toward the Halloween Festival on October 31. Here’s what’s on the schedule:
- Kick-off
September 14 - Workshop and rehearsal series A
September 24, October 8, and October 15 - Workshop and rehearsal series B
September 26, October 10, and October 17 - Makeup workshops
Various dates in October (dates to follow) - Dress Rehearsal
October 30 - DARK Halloween Festival Eindhoven + Afterparty
October 31
Please note: Depending on your role within DARK, you’ll participate in different activities. You’ll find more information about this in the registration form or will receive it after registering.
In our programme there is always something to experience
Anchored, Drifted – kite-making workshop
A wind-inspired workshop that uses KITE as both a powerful symbol and a playful medium for storytelling for people who have moved to the Netherlands from afar and are navigating life here to explore the layered experience of diaspora.
Plotsklaps – Interdisciplinary Language Evening
Plotsklaps is a free, multidisciplinary evening of performance art that leaves no eardrum untouched and no cornea unstained. Come and be amazed by the finest performing artists from Eindhoven and beyond.
Natemah Open Mic
Natemah Storytelling is an open-mic evening where stories, comedy, music and poetry come together. Experienced performers and emerging artists share their work with an international audience. With an open stage, everyone has the chance to tell a story, try something out or share something in an accessible and welcoming environment.
