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April 5th, 2025

Birds of Paradise 2025

Still enjoying the wonderful fourth edition. Thanks to all the artists, TivoliVredenburg, and the BoP crew!!!

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January 14th, 2025

Fourth Flight

From Tuesday 18 to Sunday 22 March with, among others, Caroline Shaw, This is the Kit, Lucinda Chua, Galya Bisengalieva and Arone Dyer (Buke and Gase).

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For five days you can again immerse yourself in exciting music, new discoveries and unprecedented collaborations by artists at and across the borders of indie pop, electro and new classical. Tickets now on sale.

April 2nd 2024

This was Birds of Paradise 2024

🎬 And with these beautiful images from Seven Halsema and on-point quotes on our festival from Lubomyr Melnyk and Andrew Yee, we wrap up Birds of Paradise 2024.

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🫶 Of course a big thank you to our amazing birds of paradise!

🎬  Birds of Paradise

🙌 Thank you all for coming, for following us on social media and sharing the joy with us.

❤️ We appreciate every single one of you. Thank you for your support. We hope to see you next year!

March 10th, 2024

Timetable Bird's Nest announced

The program team has done his job! The timetable for the Bird's Nest program on March 16 can be found in the Artist Room.

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The Artist Room also contains the Take Five playlists of all artists, who made a selection of their 5 most essential tracks.

February 3th, 2024

Rufus Wainwright launches first Artist Room 2024

Rufus Wainwright is the first act to curate and release his highly personal Artist Room.

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Can be found on the artist page and under the Artist Rooms button on the Birds of Paradise homepage.
Click on the image and enter the Artist Room. By clicking on the objects in the room you will discover all the items that Rufus Wainwright has in store for you.

December 7th, 2024

The third edition of Birds of Paradise

Hear hear: the third edition of Birds of Paradise coming up!

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From Wednesday 13 to Sunday 17 March with, among others, Rufus Wainwright, Remy van Kesteren, San Fermin and Lubomyr Melnyk. For five days you can again immerse yourself in exciting music, new discoveries and unprecedented collaborations by artists at and across the borders of indie pop, electro and new classical. Tickets now on sale.

23. August 2023

Jose Gonzalez: A Tiger in Paradise

Birds of Paradise presents the Dutch premiere of José Gonzalez' latest project A Tiger in Paradise.

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As you are used to from our birds of paradise: in a special setting with live music, of course, but this time also a film and Q&A for a highly personal insight into the brain and life of the Swedish singer-songwriter.

Tickets for the event on 23. January 2024 8:15 PM @TivoliVredenburg

12. June 2023

LUWTEN x B.O.X to Concertgebouw

After the already announced concert in the Stevenskerk Nijmegen (15. July), our own festival production with LUWTEN x B.O.X is also booked on September 15 in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

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The collaboration between Tessa Douwstra, aka LUWTEN, and the Belgian baroque ensemble B.O.X. was one of the absolute highlights of Birds of Paradise 2023.

6. April 2023

Aftermovie 2023

How beautiful they were: our Birds of Paradise 2023! This is for those who were there or wanted to be there...

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9. March 2023

Latest program additions:

Talk Jlin: on Sunday, March 19, 7:30 PM, American producer Jlin will talk to Remy Alexander about her music

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Violinist Elisabeth Klinck has joined Meirhaeghe x Sigurdsson as a special guest for the Art of Listening on Sunday 19 March 14:00
Martin Kuiper (Behind the music) will lead the conversation with Son Lux on Saturday 18 March 19:30 about the making of Everything Everywhere all at once

12. February 2023

Launch first artist room 2023: LUWTEN

Today we are launching the first full Artist Room 2023.

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The floor is for Tessa Douwstra aka LUWTEN. Like it was meant to be, she curated her program on the theme of Beginnings. In her own words: “Four days before spring, LUWTEN celebrates the beginning. The countless possibilities, the endless sea of second chances. The hope that comes with not knowing, only the ‘what’ and not yet the ‘how’. March is for sowing. The only way to start is to begin.”

Check in here at LUWTEN’s room and discover a world full of inspiration for a new beginning.

20. December 2022

Program updates!

Due to a date conflict, Son Lux had to adjust its March tour.

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The Son Lux show at Birds of Paradise will be moved from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 March 2023. As a result, the Meirhaeghe x Sigurdsson concert has been moved to Sunday 19 March: tickets for both shows remain valid.

The support acts for Luwten and Meirhaeghe x Sigurdsson have also been announced! Luwten invites singer-songwriter la loye for an intimate solo performance, preceded by an intriguing sound collage by photographer/musician Laura Kampman. Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU, sound artist and producer from Nairobi, opens for Meirhaeghe x Sigurdsson with an ambient set.

28. November 2022

Please welcome a new flock of birds for our second installment!

Please welcome a new flock of birds for our second installment!

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Between 15 and 19 March 2023, they will land in Utrecht (TivoliVredenburg) and… Antwerp. With this second edition, the festival also lands for two days (17 and 18 March) in De SINGEL International Arts Centre, the renowned Antwerp art house that embraces differences and builds bridges between art disciplines and genres.

5. November 2022

Line-up will be announced soon

Line-up will be announced soon

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We are currently working hard on the final details. Lineup will be announced soon. With this year also a two-day edition in De Singel Antwerp.

17. July 2022

“Nomen est omen”

Nomen est omen: in fact our Mees Joachim is the only permanent resident of the Birds of Paradise nest.

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Mees is responsible for the design of the completely unique 3D Artist Rooms on the festival site. He explains how he transformed the work of each of the five birds of paradise into a 3D experience with an open heart.

2. April 2022

Looking back at out very first edition...

Looking back at out very first edition, we can proudly say that during these five days of sonic enchantment, these birds dared to fly and leave the comfort of the nest.

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Looking back at out very first edition, we can proudly say that during these five days of sonic enchantment, these birds dared to fly and leave the comfort of the nest. New sounds were created, fresh perspectives originated and a feeling of early kinship and connection arose in the rooms of TivoliVredenburg. We can certainly say that Birds of Paradise will be back soon for a new edition, but until that time has come, we will revive our first festival together with you. Ready to land again in Utrecht when you are!

Video: Seven Arne Halsema

5. March 2022

Bleep! Our last Artist Room (005) just launched into orbit.

Welcome to the mechanic, wondrous universe of Actress, where analog meets digital, and orchestrated meets improvised and coincidental.

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There’s plenty to see here, even a peek inside the first instruments that left a big compositionary part to coincidence. Also a playlist and words by MILYMA, who will have a big role in the performance. Have fun peeking around, see you on wednesday at Birds of Paradise Festival 2022!

26. January 2022

A new addition to our programme!

Actress feat. MILYMA, It’s hard to pin down Darren Cunningham: every move the musician makes as Actress is a completely unexpected one. Whether he changes timbre and colour completely, or reaches heights of a satellite in just a whim: the Briton always proves to be prolific in delivering innovative sonical work.

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Actress feat. MILYMA

It’s hard to pin down Darren Cunningham: every move the musician makes as Actress is a completely unexpected one. Whether he changes timbre and colour completely, or reaches heights of a satellite in just a whim: the Briton always proves to be prolific in delivering innovative sonical work. Together with Swiss R&B singer, producer and composer Milyma, Actress will create a whole new set of musical textures and compositions for Birds of Paradise Festival 2022.

They might sound as organic as Cunninghams latest offering Karma & Desire (2020), but they will be in fact partly generated by the do it yourself-AI programme Young Paint, enriched by the piano treatments of Milyma. Be prepared for a flight onto duality, fluid but completing energies and mental processing systems – all filled with unexpected turns, sudden whirlwinds and thrilling landings.

Stay tuned: our last name will be announced next tuesday, 12:00 pm sharp!

20. January 2022

First names announced

From 9.-13. March five Birds of Paradise will land in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. At Birds of Paradise Festival, five renowned multi-disciplinary artists are offered a residency for one day. During their residency, they get a free pass for creating exclusive, tailor-made performances, start new collaborations and curate an extensive context programme: both off and online. Expect blends of genres and disciplines, profound musical and theatrical experiences at the verge of indie pop, EDM and contemporary classical music.

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The first announced name for Birds of Paradise 2022 is Thomas Azier ft. Obi Blanche & vocal ensemble (10. March). Together with the Finnish guitarist/producer Obi Blanche, and accompanied by saxophonist Maarten Hogenhuis (BRUUT!), drummer Simon Segers (De Beren Gieren) and a vocal ensemble, Azier is developing a brand new production entitled Glossolalia (speaking in tongues). On 12. March the American vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth will make its appearance in TivoliVredenburg. With two modern music classics by David Lang and Caroline Shaw and eight pairs of vocal chords, the collective will impress with extraordinary harmony vocals. On the closing day (13. March), Birds of Paradise will present the world premiere of an interdisciplinary show by REDO x Binkbeats x Dominique: A new dawn, for new tomorrows. With star dancer REDO and his breaksquad, Binkbeats and Dominique on percussion/electronics and brand new tracks by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Deantoni Parks (The Mars Volta) and Hanna Benn, which were written especially for this production. And although the future seems more uncertain than ever before, in A new dawn these brave souls dare to embrace the unknown: with each new day, in search of new destinations.

Birds of Paradise is a five-day quest at the verge of indie pop, EDM and contemporary classical music: both live and online. A fusion of genres and disciplines, special collaboration and world premieres, presenting us new musical horizons and one-off productions that have never been seen before on any Dutch stage.

The other two artists for Birds of Paradise 2022 will be announced soon. Tickets are available from 20. January at www.birds-of-paradise.nl and www.tivolivredenburg.nl.

6. January 2022

The shell is broken

The shell is broken, the beak is open. Hungry for new experiences, fresh tastes and flights to unfamiliar territories: the birds are ready to fly out. Unknown colours, aesthetically pleasing combinations and new ways of singing: these features make our Birds of Paradise unique. Expect genre and discipline fluidity, exclusive one-off performances and in-depth music experiences: both live and online.

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In 2022, the first batch of Birds of Paradise will land in Utrecht for five days of sonical enchantment. For real: these artists are different from the rest. For Birds of Paradise Festival, a carefully curated selection of known talents will develop unique, out-of-the-ordinary live experiences on the crossroads of indie pop, electronic and contemporary classical music. Their drift for unknown territories, personal connection to socially urgent themes and – not in the least – their discerned, multi-layered musical qualities as composers, performers, dancers and/or singers will be highlighted during Birds of Paradise 2022. Fly out with the artists this March in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht.

Tickets for the first Birds of Paradise festival will be available from January 19. More updates on the festival, line-up and tickets will follow very soon.

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