Wrap Up: 3rd International The Hague Sound Art Festival

Feb 6

On Jan 30- Feb 1, 2026 Zaal 3 and Studio LOOS hosted the third edition of The Hague International Sound Art Festival!

This year's theme was: Activism and Performance: Speaking Out Freely

In the third edition activism art receives special attention, emphasizing its importance, performance, and the ability to speak freely and live and work in freedom.

A BIG THANK YOU TO AUDIENCE, ARTISTS, AND ZAAL 3

The third Sound Art festival was a great success, both musically and in conveying its theme.

I would like to thank the artists, the audience, and the team at Het Nationale Theater/Zaal 3.

The artists for their dedication, surprising and high-quality sound and visual representations in conveying the theme.

The audience, which was more diverse than in previous editions, for their interest in the program and respect for the artists, not only by coming but also in their response to the work on display.

The Zaal 3 team for their exceptionally friendly hospitality and Het Nationale Theater for their financial support.

The Annual The Hague International Sound Art festivals aim to place the concept of Sound Art and other types of contemporary performance art in a broad context, thereby redefining it, as in this festival's Spoken Word section and how Activism and Performance can be connected in such a way that they reinforce each other.

The third festival more than succeeded in this, with purely artistic highlights from: Felicity Provan, Jill Sigman, Kristin Norderval, Leonie Roessler, Hessel Veldman, Nirantar Yakthumba, John Dikeman, Aleksandar Škoric, Andy Moor, Jodi Gilbert, BUG Radio, Sina M Fard, Sun Mi Hong, John Edwards, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Peter van Bergen, Ibelisse, Frank Rosaly, and Fidan Aghayeva-Edler.

The 4th Annual The Hague International Soundart Festival will once again be produced in collaboration with Het Nationale Theater and will take place in Zaal 3 from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November 2026. More news will follow soon, but please mark these dates in your diary!

Peter van Bergen
Founder director LOOS/Studio LOOS/The Annual The Hague International SoundArt Festivals.