About ENTER Festival

ENTER is the national graduation festival (and, to some extent, also for Belgium) of Ensemble Nieuwe Theaterwerkers. It is a graduation festival by and for emerging theatre makers. Every year, we facilitate encounters between graduating theatre makers, one another, audiences, and the professional field. Each edition takes place in a different location across the country, because the cultural sector has no single centre. We started in Amsterdam in 2023, moved to The Hague in 2024, headed to Groningen in 2025, and in 2026 we will land in Utrecht!

ENTER is a place to discover who your graduating cohort is and what defines you as a generation. It is a place to encounter each other’s work, inspirations, and artistic visions. It is a place to build a new network with people you may end up working with for years to come. It is a place for a (first) meeting with professionals from the field. It is a place to remind you that there is a professional world waiting for you. It is a place to celebrate the end of your time in school together with your fellow graduates in unforgettable fashion.

ENTER is both a farewell party and a housewarming.