Open Your Mind Event 2027

Open Your Mind Event 2027 runs from 21 May 2027 to 23 May 2027. Venue: Eindhoven.

OPEN YOUR MIND, Experimental Dance Festival. Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Founded in 2013, OPEN YOUR MIND Eindhoven is an international experimental dance event that brings together hundreds of dancers and performers from across Europe and beyond. The Festival happens in Park theater Eindhoven, in May, every year. It has developed into a meeting point for diverse movement cultures, artistic approaches and experimental forms of dance. The festival program includes annual experimental dance battle, street dance battles of hip-hop, popping, waacking, funk styles, street dance workshops, creative dance laboratories and opportunities for artistic exchange. Its central event, the OYM Experimental Dance Battle, brings together over hundred participating dancers, performers from different backgrounds to share their skills, challenge their artistic approaches and explore new possibilities through improvisation and movement. Beyond competition, OYM creates an environment for learning, intercultural dialogue, collaboration and professional networking. Dancers have the opportunity to discover different movement languages, exchange experiences and develop connections with artists from across the international dance community. The festival aims to encourage experimentation, artistic growth and mutual inspiration while building a connected and diverse European community through dance. It also provides a platform for international partners to present their work, share creative methodologies and develop future collaborations.