De Nieuwe Vorst is a theatre and music venue in Tilburg with a focus on innovative performing arts. Its programme spans theatre, dance, music and spoken word, with a clear lean towards experimental and boundary-pushing work. The venue gives space to both established artists and emerging makers.
Willem II-straat 49
Theatre production by Het Zuidelijk Toneel imagining a fictional encounter between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Beuys. An original work by Silke van Kamp, Jip Vuik and Willem de Wolf.
Anthony van Gog amplifies the subtle movements of sleeping and dying bodies into an intimate sensory experience in this performance.
Het Zuidelijk Toneel's try-out of 'I like art and art likes me' imagines a fateful meeting between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Beuys in a theatrical arena.
A cosy reading club where theatre scripts are read aloud together at De Nieuwe Vorst.
Tilburg post-punk band Docile Bodies presents their new album Rest in an intimate concert at De Nieuwe Vorst.
Nastaran Razawi Khorasani explores life and farewell in 'Heartbeats', a performance that disturbs and consoles in equal measure.
The DwarsDenkers philosophical reading group explores philosophical texts and literature through philosophical discussion.
Urland presents an experimental solo performance set on the threshold before a story begins. An immersive one-man show exploring the space between anticipation and narrative.
A playful and poetic dance theatre performance by dOFt that brings past and future together. Designed for children aged 6 and up.
A grotesque theatre production by Toneelschuur Producties exploring how people lose each other even as they struggle to stay connected.
A writing group where you work on your projects alongside other writers in a supportive, distraction-free setting.
Club Gewalt's 'Noise' is a hallucinatory performance exploring how to navigate information overload, building toward an immersive sonic experience.
Choreographers push the boundaries of dance, performance, film and installation in an evening of creative exploration.
Emerging choreographers showcase experimental dance work - sketches, unfinished pieces and works in progress.
Sophia Rodriguez presents 'Ostentation', a performance exploring the body's desire for visual representation and its struggle to escape that identification.
Simon van Schuylenbergh explores our need for community in 'Dark Habits', a performance that examines spiritual crisis and hyper-individualism as part of the Murf/Murw festival.
The Murf/Murw Festival is a cultural event taking place in Tilburg on 2 October 2026.
Six dancers perform 'Anthology', an energetic choreography set to pop hits from the past decade, where rhythm and movement engage the audience.
A theatrical performance about Katinka, a woman in a world where women live only three days. A story of exceptionality and resistance against a curse.
Karlijn from Kompagnie Kistemaker performs 'Buikzwam', a darkly comic solo about endometriosis and the search for fertility.
De Nieuwe Vorst celebrates the opening of its new entrance, foyer and café with a HouseWarming event on 19 and 20 September.
Hanneke van der Paardt performs the monologue BANG, an intimate portrait of the uncertain years after leaving home - caught between freedom and loss.
Experimental music group Drekka performs with b°tong at De Nieuwe Vorst in Tilburg.
Situation Room brings experimental music, improvisation and noise to De Nieuwe Vorst in Tilburg, featuring Het Concreet, HUTCAFE_ORG and Vatican Analog.
An immersive dance performance by Body of Art/Annemijn Rijk where the audience joins dancers and musicians on a freedive through a horizonless blue world.
An immersive dance performance where you freedive with dancers and music through a slowly transforming blue world.