Breath of the Forest

Name: Breath of the Forest
Start: 2027-01-31
End: 2027-03-12
Location: Cultura

Sun, 31 Jan 2027 · — Fri, 12 Mar

More dates: 3 Feb, 11 Feb, 17 Feb, 18 Feb, 20 Feb, 27 Feb, 7 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar

Cultura, Ede · € 28,50

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On 11 March, Adem van het woud takes the stage at Cultura: a performance by the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble and Duda Paiva Company, where music, dance and puppetry come together.

About: Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

Founded in 1959, the NBE has grown into one of the Netherlands' most distinctive ensembles, pairing virtuoso wind playing with theatre, narrative and cross-cultural encounters. Its Concertgebouw New Year's Concert - a television staple for decades - hits the road as a national tour for the first time in January 2027.

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followers on Facebook

~8K

followers on Instagram

100+

submissions per year for the composition competition

1995

year of first TV broadcast New Year's Concert (Concertgebouw)

What's new

2026-07
The NBE announces its first national New Year's Concert on Tour for January 2027, with the ensemble leaving the Concertgebouw for the first time to bring the concert to theaters throughout the Netherlands.
2026-01
The New Year's Concert 2026 at the Concertgebouw is dedicated to the theme 'Breath of the City', with unexpected guests and the winners of the composition competition.
2025-11
The NBE celebrates fifty years of Surinamese independence with a special program at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, together with Denise Jannah and Black Harmony.

Tour

AmsterdamUtrechtTilburgHaarlemDen Haag

Tracks

Nieuwjaarsconcert (jaarlijks, Concertgebouw Amsterdam)National TV tradition since 1995, each year with new guests and young composers

Voices from the EastCollaboration with Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo, live album released in 2017

Historias de VientoFlamenco program, in 2025 resumed after twelve years with Flamenco Biënnale

Fragile Earth / Broze AardeTheatrical concert inspired by poetry of South African writer Antjie Krog

Het Ultieme NieuwjaarsconcertCompilation of the finest moments from earlier New Year's concerts, on tour in 2025

About: Duda Paiva Company

From their home base in Amersfoort, Duda Paiva Company stages wordless, visually striking shows where life-size foam-rubber puppets and dance collide. Artistic director Duda Paiva's signature Object Score method has won audiences across the Netherlands and far beyond.

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followers on Facebook

9.5K

followers on Instagram

What's new

2025-2026
Duda Paiva Company and Holland Opera bring the new children's opera Bremer Street Musicians (6+) - with music by Lucas Wiegerink and libretto by Simon van der Geest - on tour through the Netherlands from December 2025 to early April 2026.
feb 2025
The youth production Little Red Riding Hood in Amazonia (6+), directed by Duda Paiva and Cat Smits, received a review in Theaterkrant after its premiere on 24 February 2025.
sep 2023
The co-production Avatāra, created together with Illusionary Rockaz Company, won the Swan for the most impressive dance production during the Dutch Dance Days 2023.

Tour

HeerlenUtrechtHaarlemDrachtenAmersfoort

Tracks

Avatāraco-production with Illusionary Rockaz Company; won the Zwaan for most impressive dance production 2023

Roodkapje in Amazoniayouth performance (6+), premiere February 2025, directed by Duda Paiva and Cat Smits

Bremer Straatmuzikantenchildren's opera with Holland Opera, on tour December 2025 - April 2026

Reinaert de V.children's opera with Holland Opera and New European Ensemble, season 2023-2024

Blindsolo performance by Duda Paiva, still on international stages

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