Nachtwacht is a typical NITE performance: energetic, musically driven and extremely relevant. After the success of Salam, Jack Wouterse is back with NITE for this new, pitch black, incredibly funny and deeply saddening performance.

Through inevitable aging and death, Nachtwacht deals with themes such as family, authority and emancipation. A family tragedy in which everyone tries to break free from their assigned roles, to get the chance to define a role for themselves that they truly believe in. It’s dark but also meditative. Oppressive but ultimately liberating. A weakening heartbeat slowly turns into an upward beat. A ritual journey to the end of the night, towards the first light of the new day. 

With a cast of 27 of musicians, dancers and actors, Nachtwacht is a big performance about the small, personal moments in life that are recognizable to us all. 

Following their previous works such as Brave New World 2.0 (2019), The Underground (2022, from which Sanne den Hartogh was nominated for the Louis D’or award), and Yara’s Wedding (selected for the Nederlands Theaterfestival2023), Rik van den Bos, Guy Weizman, and Roni Haver delve once again into a realm where the significant themes of our era are fearlessly and unconventionally explored through a fusion of dance, text and newly composed music. 

Need a little afterglow? Or want to set the mood before the show? Two tracks from the performance are now streaming. Save them, put them on repeat, and drift right into the world of Nachtwacht.