Kunstbende is the platform for everyone aged 13 to 19. In this online and offline community, every young person can explore who they are in Content Creation, Dance, DJing, Expo, Fashion, Film, Music, Language, and Theater.

In addition to workshops, meet-ups, and open stages, a regional preliminary round is organized in every province. The last preliminary round took place on April 30 at SPOT/De Oosterpoort. The first-place winners in each category then advanced to the national finals at the Kunstbende Young Creators Festival, on June 29 at De Melkweg in Amsterdam, and now they are performing with us at Noorderzon.

Callisto

Levi Vermeulen and Norah Akhami, 15:30 - 16:00
Both participated in the regional preliminary round last April. Norah took second place with her presentation, while Levi won first place and advanced to the national finals, where he placed third nationally in the Language category.

Iris Adema and Anna-Sophie Lautenbach, 16:00 - 16:30
Iris placed third in the Language category during the last preliminary round. Anna-Sophie participated in 2022 and 2023, placing second in the national finals in 2022 and taking second place in the regional competition in 2023.

Lee Ellis and HappyDylan, 16:20 - 17:00
In the last block, you will see performances in language and theater. First, Lee Ellis will perform in language. Lee is a member of Kunstbende and participated in our open stage on April 6. HappyDylan will close the block with theater, having placed first in this category during the regional preliminary round last year.

Stage de Raaf

Geestdrift, 18:00 - 18:30
This band has just come together, but they won first place during the preliminary round and also took first place at the national finals!

Cristiaan & Lyanne, 18:30-19:00
This music duo plays indie-pop music and placed third during the preliminary round.

Noor van der Monde, 19:00-19:30
Noor has participated in the regional preliminary round several times. In 2023, she placed first, and in 2024 she took second place in the Music category.