Tickets

Early Bird
€60(Sold Out)

Support Pass*
€120

Student / CJP Pass*
€65

Thursday, 19 Sep

Festival Opening Event

De Electriciteits Fabriek *
19:00 - 23:00
Exibition Opening / Performance / Afterparty

Festival Opening Event Ticket

Friday, 20 Sept

Festival Day 1

De Electriciteits Fabriek
12:00 - 00:00
Exhibition / Context

Exhibition / Context Ticket

Theather aan het Spui
18:00 - 00.00
AV Shows

AV Shows Ticket

€30 (Sold Out)

Paard + Het Magazijn
23:00 - 06:00
Music / Club

Music / Club Ticket

Festival Friday Pass

Saturday, 21 Sept

Festival Day 2

De Electriciteits Fabriek
12:00 - 00:00
Exhibition / Context

Exhibition / Context Ticket

Theather aan het Spui
18:00 - 00.00
AV Shows

AV Shows Ticket

Paard + Het Magazijn
23:00 - 06:00
Music / Club

Music / Club ticket

Festival Saturday Pass

Sunday, 22 Sept

Festival Day 3

De Electriciteitsfabriek
(13:00 - 00:00)

Exhibition / Context (13:00 - 17:00 )
Concert / Afterparty (19:00 - 00:00)

Exhibition & Context Ticket (13:00 - 17:00)

Festival Sunday Pass

TodaysArt
Festival
2019

19-22 Sept
The Hague
NL

Thank you!

Thanks to our audience, partners, artists and volunteers

TodaysArt Festival 2019 featured immersive installations, music, audio-visual shows and new sensory experiences.

TodaysArt Festival 2020

The next edition takes place 17 - 20 September 2020 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

To keep up-to-date, follow us on: todaysart.org.

timetable

program

All
AV / Tech Shows
Music
Art
Context

All
Thu 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22

All
De Electriciteitsfabriek
Theater a/h Spui
Paard
Het Magazijn

Aïsha Devi ft. MFO present ∞E=TRv

A mesmerizing AV-show, inspired by Devi's transcendence and continuum energy formula.

AV / Tech ShowsMusic

Artist Talks

Art & Consciousness? Dive into our exhibition with our participating artists!

Context

Hosted by Crossing Parallels

AV Showcase: Creating Audio-Visual Experiences with Tarik Barri, Ali M. Demirel and Push 1 stop

Tarik Barri, Ali M. Demirel and Push 1 stop talk about creating audio-visual and immersive experiences for live performance contexts.

Context

Co-presented by Ableton

Bamao Yendé

Some of the warmest black music produced the last decades, ready to electrify the audience.

Music

Presented with SHAPE

Bamba Pana & Makaveli

Music

Behind the Scenes with: Andrey Sebrant

What do tech giants like Yandex do behind the scenes with their cutting-edge AI-research? Have a look into the backstage of your digital life.

Context

Keynote

Bendik Giske

A fusion of freeform jazz and club music into live, human-made electronic music.

Music

Presented with We are Europe

Blockchain Academy

Blockchain in the festival sector: conscious, fair & transparent?

Context

Presented with Blockchain My Art & GUTS

Bodikhuu

Winner of the Shining Horse Award uses his work to address issues like plastic pollution.

MusicArt

Presented with Arts Council Mongolia.
Installation & DJ set

Book Presentation: A Critical History of Media Art in The Netherlands

A preview of a new book on Dutch media art from 1985 onwards, from many different perspectives. From early access to the Internet to state subsidies and dedicated institutions and festivals.

Context

Platforms, Policies, Technologies

Byetone

Raster co-founder bridges the gap between the gallery and the dancefloor with his archaic, rebellious work.

AV / Tech Shows

Carla dal Forno

Australian composer and instrumentalist strides boldly into a world of dark post-punk and ambient vocals.

Music

Carolien Teunisse – Field_in_Flux

The physical and digital, merged into an organic and ever-changing surface.

Art

Caterina Barbieri

Talented modular synth composer returns for brand new AV-show with Ruben Spini.

AV / Tech ShowsMusic

Presented with We are Europe

Cosmox

Hidden in the bunkers of The Hague, local legend George Blake will send you into outer space.

Music

Crystallmess

Eclectic sets oscillating between raw rave energy, dark dancehall and melancholic ambient.

Music

Presented with SHAPE

Daria Shkeleva & Konstantin Dovzhik – E.D.E.N.

A corridor inviting the visitor to enter and witness the full circle of life on our planet, including our impact through forest fires.

Art

Deadbeat

A tribute to the digital tools of the present with a little bit of the magic known as human imperfection.

Music

Deathprod

Deeply atmospheric, grainy minimalism that slows down time and explores the very particles of sound itself.

Music

Presented with We are Europe

Dharma Delphi – From Maze to Labyrinth

Surrender to the winding path to enter the moment, without past or future.

Art

Dialogue:
Technology and our human autonomy

Is it time for a new renaissance? In this panel, Daan Roovers and Maxim Februari will talk about our relationship with technology.

Context

Panel

Dialogue:
The Birth and Death of Europe

A discussion on of the rise and fall of European politics, borders and immigration policy with Srećko Horvat and Pia Klemp.

Context

Presented with We are Europe

Documentary: A MANDATE FOR CHOICE

Experts share their knowledge, experience and thoughts on the (politics around the) vaccine business, the gradual suspension of the right to choose through mandates and what it will potentially lead us to in several years time.

Context

Interview with Robert Kennedy Jr. & Del Bigtree, producer of Vaxxed.

Douglas Rushkoff – Team Human

One of the most influential thinkers on media, tech and society of our time.

Context

Keynote
Presented with We are Europe

Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand – Orbihedron

Artists working on the intersection of art and science answer questions of perception and perpetuity.

Art

Presented with Crossing Parallels

Evelina Domnitch, Dmitry Gelfand & Fulvio Scarano – Sinking Thoughts

The breathtaking envisioning of the imminent elucidication of a black hole's interior.

Art

Presented with Crossing Parallels

fuse* – Dökk

Groundbreaking interactive live-media opera that lays bare the perception of reality by the subconscious.

AV / Tech Shows

Gabey Tjon A Tham – If/Then

An exploration of the similarities and differences between human and computational time.

Art

Presented with Crossing Parallels

Gian

Inventive, euphoric tones, reexamining and contextualising sophisticated strains of electro for a contemporary dancefloor.

Music

Golin

J-pop hallucinations filled with emotional punch and zeitgeist club urgency.

Music

Hibotep

Vibrant, intercultural and surprising contemporary collage brought by a cultural nomad.

Music

Presented with We are Europe

JASSS

An eclectic, deep plunge in industrial, dub and experimental music

Music

Jelly

Resident DJ and local star ready to launch her audience to another dimension.

Music

Jonas Palzer b2b Victor

b2b set that floats between Detroit/Chicago house, techno and hardcore alike.

Music

Joris Strijbos + Daan Johan – Phyllotaxis

Abstract patterns in sound and light merge into a hypnotic vortex, controlled by algorithmic composition and repetitive patterns.

AV / Tech Shows

Julia Janssen – THE ATTENTION FAIR

You are a product of the data economy. Traded to the highest bidder. Left with no choice other than exit the service or to accept this. Explore the future of your data in a variety of games, experiments and visuals.

Context

Katharina Ernst

A live solo drum performance with a bewildering breadth of sounds.

Music

Presented with SHAPE

Kazuya Nagaya + Ali M. Demirel – AV Live

Meditative AV-show offering a combination of cultural traditions, philosophy and technological modernity.

AV / Tech Shows

KINO Open Air Art Cinema

A video screening with works surrounding the theme of The Conscious Body.

Context

Satellite Program
Presented with NEST

Koen Herfst presents: DRUMLUST

The premiere of a brand new act, where drums are combined with the latest technology.

AV / Tech ShowsMusic

Koert van Mensvoort – Next Nature

Next Nature Network director wants to go forward – not back – to nature.

Context

Keynote
Presented with We are Europe
Watch the Livestream here!

Linn da Quebrada

Queer rapper, activist and multimedia artist dismantles the machista values of her home culture.

Music

Presented with We are Europe

LNS

A key figure straight from Vancouver's underground, whose work reflects a myriad of electronic influences.

Music

Locating ArtScience #2
Children of the Space (A Forest)

A space to rest and recharge, to nourish the soul and to let the mind wander.
Start your day here with group meditations, sound healings and special coffee daily at 11 am.

Context

Satellite Program

mad miran

Emerging, captivating, and adventurous electronic music brought by a witty music fanatic.

Music

Matthew Schreiber – Undertow, 2019

This site-specific installation combines the physical state forced by a corridor, entrainment-forced meditation programming and subliminal dolphin imagery to over-stimulate the participant's senses.

Art

Memo Akten – Deep Meditations

A deep dive into the inner world of an artificial neural network, exploring humanity's collective consciousness.

Art

Presented with We are Europe

Memo Akten – Keynote

A spiritual start of the festival.

Context

Opening speech

MYBODY.COM

The body as a battlefield of power structures.

Context

Satellite Program
Presented with NEST

Natalia Alfutova and Yaroslav Kravtsov – FACED2FACED

Get face-to-face with your social media doppelgänger, projected in the palm of your hand and trained with the very information you have shared on the internet.

Context

Nihiloxica

The ancient Bugandan drumming tradition of Uganda, but focused on the contemporary dancefloor.

Music

Presented with We are Europe

Oberman b2b Konduku

Face and brains behind Nous'klaer Audio puts mood and melody front and centre, together with Nous'klaer resident Konduku.

Music

Oceanic + Greetje Bijma

An ambient live set with trancey percussion over floating, ungraspable rhythms. Featuring live improvised vocals of Greetje Bijma.

Music

Presented with SHAPE

Oktober Lieber

Haunting beats and vintage electronics brought to the dancefloor by a Parisian duo.

Music

Ovatow

Hiding behind a curtain of anonymity is the operator of the Frustrated Funk multiverse, bringing electro-techno to the dancefloor.

Music

Pablo Valbuena – Array

Installations exploring the relationship between a form and the temporal context of its movement.

Art

Presented with We are Europe

Panel: Art & Consciousness in 2020 and beyond

What role do humans still have to play in a world full of robots and AI? With Ronald Bal, Julia Jansen, Ap Verheggen, Cristian Rauch and Margriet Schavemaker.

Context

Presented with the Goethe-Institut

Panel:
Our Technological Future

Co-evolution or 'Team Human'? Have a look into our digital future with Douglas Rushkoff, Andrey Sebrant and Koert van Mensvoort.

Context

Presented with We are Europe
Watch Livestream here

patten

Brand new, mind-melting dancefloor-focused live AV-show that pushes the boundaries of modern dance music.

AV / Tech Shows

Presented with SHAPE

Philip Beesley – Anthozoan Veil

A living sculpture populated with colonies that communicate with movement and light.

Art

Presented with Crossing Parallels

PIP Meditation Vibration

Mellow sounds for a conscious moment in between.

Music

Presented with PIP

Push 1 stop & Wiklow – Membrane

A mesmerizing, alternative form of projection art, bringing digital forms into physical space.

AV / Tech Shows

Presented with We are Europe

Radio ñ

A weekend full of broadcasting by Radio ñ and Karma Radio, who are taking over Zaal 3. Check out the live stream here!

Context

Ralf Baecker – Interface I

An investigation of the boundary between two interacting systems rendered into the physical.

Art

Ralf Baecker – Putting The Pieces Back Together Again

A kinetic installation that investigates non-hierarchical communication and collective behaviour.

Art

Ralf Baecker – The Conversation

This machine tries to reach a hyper stable equilibrium, creating constellations until disturbances make them decay.

Art

Raster – Schwellen

Starting from thresholds of human perception, this enormous installation examines the relations between natural periodic phenomena.

Art

Presented with We are Europe

Refik Anadol – Machine Hallucinations: Architectural Studies

Machine intelligence creating a hybrid relationship between architecture and media arts.

Art

Presented with We are Europe

Ron Morelli

The centerpiece in the new, "unintentional" and forward-thinking musical wave, who draws from the world of techno, house and yes... even disco.

Music

Ryoichi Kurokawa – subassemblies

AV-piece based on 3D data of ruins, nature-invaded buildings and architectures in disrepair.

AV / Tech Shows

Presented with We are Europe

Sentimental Rave

Rave, gabber, experimental music and techno come together in the musical wanderings of this rough diamond.

Music

Presented with SHAPE

Steven van Lummel

"Why doesn't the bank sleep in my bed, or at least at the couch for a night?"

Art

Studio LOOS

Visit our partner Studio LOOS, who is hosting a diverse program of music- and AV-performances, including a contribution of the legendary Evan Parker.

Context

Satellite Program

Sujata Majumdar – A Cure for Concrete

The potential of concrete and hi-tech nanocoatings explored in stunning picture art.

Art

Presented with Crossing Parallels

Tarik Barri & Lea Fabrikant – Zo

Live performance pushing visual materials to the edge of possibility.

AV / Tech Shows

Presented with We are Europe

upsammy

Body-jacking rhythms and clandestine aural textures, inspired by the gentle hum of nature.

Music

venues

De Electriciteitsfabriek

Address: De Constant Rebecqueplein 20

This year's Exhibition and Context program, will take place at the monumental industrial building de Electriciteitsfabriek (the Electricity Factory), in both the turbine hall and theatre hall Zaal 3. In addition to the festival program, pay a visit to the exhibition space of our partner NEST right next door.

Theater aan het Spui

Address: Spui 187

The Hague's contemporary theatre is home to TodaysArt's 2019 live AV shows and performances, taking place in two halls, the foyer and the theatre studio. The theatre will also host part of the Context program and several artworks.

Paard

Address: Prinsegracht 12

The Hague's music venue PAARD will set the stage for a major part of the music performances and club program of TodaysArt 2019. The venue was designed by Rem Koolhaas in 2003.

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Practical Information

Information on ticketing, venues and accommodation.

Press

Are you a journalist, blogger or photographer? Find all information about TodaysArt 2019 here, including press kit, press archive, accreditation form and contact information.

Volunteers

We welcome volunteers to make our anniversary edition one to remember. We are looking for people who want to help us before, during and after the festival.

Network

TodaysArt is the proud member of Blockchain My Art and two networks supported by the Creative Europe program of the European Union: SHAPE and We Are Europe.

About

TodaysArt is a trans-disciplinary and international platform for art, music and technology. It operates as a non-profit agency and network organization.

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2562 GM Den Haag
The Netherlands

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De Electriciteitsfabriek

12:00 - 00:00 Exhibition Open

De Electriciteitsfabriek - Turbine Hall

17:00 Pro-Meeting by ImpactCity

13:00 Artist Talks: Ralf Baecker, Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand, Pablo Valbuena, Philip Beesley and Memo Akten

15:00 Dialogue:
The Birth and Death of Europe

Zaal 3

19:00 Radio ñ x TodaysArt

17:45 Documentary: A MANDATE FOR CHOICE

15:30 Film Screenings

16:30 Behind the Scenes with: Andrey Sebrant

14:00 Panel: Art & Consciousness in 2020 and beyond

13:00 Panel: Blockchain my Art

NEST

21:00 KINO Open Air Art Cinema

Theater aan het Spui - Foyer

22:00 Benedek

20:30 The Social Lover

19:00 Jasmín

Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

21:30 AV Show: Ryoichi Kurokawa

19:30 AV Show: Ali M. Demirel + Kazuya Nagaya

Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

22:30 patten

20:30 Joris Strijbos + Daan Johan – Phyllotaxis

PAARD Small Stage

0:15 Golin

23:30 Oceanic + Greetje Bijma

2:00 Hibotep

1:00 Crystallmess

3:00 Bamao Yendé

PAARD Main Stage

23:15 Doors open

3:20 Nihiloxica

1:45 Linn da Quebrada + DJ Pininga

23:40 AV Show: Aïsha Devi ft. MFO present ∞E=TRv

1:00 Bendik Giske

Het Magazijn

3:00 Jonas Palzer b2b Victor

23:00 Gian

1:00 Ovatow

5:00 Oberman b2b Konduku

We are trying our best to keep this timetable as updated as possible, but please note that this schedule may be subject to change.

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