About
Tobias Kokkelmans gives a lecture at Sociëteit De Kring in Amsterdam on Monday 9 November 2026, 17:30–19:00. He examines whether contemporary performing arts are making room again for fiction, story, myth and large theatrical gestures.
What to expect
Tobias Kokkelmans gives a lecture on contemporary performing arts.
He examines whether there is room again for fiction, story, myth, large theatrical gestures and building new worlds.
- Draws on Nederlands Theater Festival programming
- Also draws on Amsterdam Fringe Festival
- Includes emerging and established makers
- Places work in a broader international context
- Looks beyond theatre to memory and archives
Questions
When does SEC lecture | Tobias Kokkelmans start and end?
SEC lecture | Tobias Kokkelmans runs Monday, 9 November 2026, 17:30 until 19:00.
Where is SEC lecture | Tobias Kokkelmans?
SEC lecture | Tobias Kokkelmans takes place at Sociëteit De Kring, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 7-9, Amsterdam.
How much are tickets for SEC lecture | Tobias Kokkelmans?
Tickets for SEC lecture | Tobias Kokkelmans cost €7.50 on the official ticket shop.
How can I book?
Book via the registration link: app.wereserve.nl
What does the lecture cover?
The lecture asks who speaks on stage, who represents whom, which stories we tell and who decides how they are told. Documentary and autobiographical theatre, performance and deconstruction of repertoire changed ideas about what theatre can be. Tobias Kokkelmans examines whether contemporary performing arts are making room again for fiction, story, myth, large theatrical gestures and building new worlds. He also looks beyond theatre at artists using fiction, memory, existing material and archives to question and reimagine reality.
Amsterdam
Getting there
Sociëteit De Kring, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 7-9, 1017 RP Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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