As host of ENTER Festival 2026, Theater Kikker opens its doors to the newest generation of theatre makers. ENTER is the graduation festival for and by new theatre makers, and this year Utrecht is the heart of the festival.
From 24 to 27 June, the festival brings graduating makers together with audiences and the professional field, exactly how we believe theatre works: through meeting, questioning, and new voices.
Curious about our program? Keep an eye on our website and enterfestival.nl.
The program goes live on May 15, and ticket sales start on May 21.
About ENTER
ENTER is a Dutch (and partially Belgium) graduation festival of Ensemble Nieuwe Theaterwerkers. A graduation festival for and by new theatre makers. Every year, we facilitate the meeting of graduating theatre makers with each other, the audience, and the professional field. We do this at different locations every year, because the cultural field has no central hub. In 2023, we started in Amsterdam; in 2024, we were in The Hague; in 2025, it was Groningen's turn; and in 2026, we will settle in Utrecht!
ENTER is there to help you feel who your cohort is and what characterizes you. It's a place to meet each other's work, inspirations, and vision. To build a new network with people you might work with for the rest of your life. Creating opportunities to organize a (first) meeting with professionals from the field. ENTER is there to make you feel that there is a professional field waiting for you. But most of all, ENTER is here to celebrate your graduation with a bang, together with all your classmates. ENTER is a farewell party and a housewarming all in one.