WHAT U.C. IS WHAT YOU GET

WHAT U.C. IS WHAT YOU GET STIMULATES ALL THE SENSES
united cowboys “occupies” the space in and around the Main Stage of Natlab for three evenings per edition, presenting full evening programmes in which new regional work is shown alongside international work. The audience is invited to view these works from multiple perspectives and to get close to them. Programmes consist of dance, music, performance, video and visual art, presented in one continuous flow. A succession of new work that is both inviting and challenging. Featuring a new generation of makers, including winners of the BNG Award and the Jacques de Leeuw Prize, as well as winners and nominees of international film festivals.

Each programme introduces new elements. The palette and dynamics differ from night to night.

Multi-day tickets & passes now available
At WHAT U.C. IS WHAT YOU GET, it’s now also possible to buy multi-day tickets and passes, so you don’t have to book each night separately. With one ticket, you get access to the full mini-festival from Thu 12 Feb to Sat 14 Feb.

UNITED COWBOYS
United Cowboys is an Eindhoven-based live art collective that plays a leading role on international stages for dance and performance. Under the artistic direction of Pauline Roelants and Maarten van der Put, they create a multifaceted landscape in which dance, performance, music and visual art merge into raw, physical experiences. In doing so, united cowboys occupies a unique position within the Dutch performing arts field and is regarded as a global platform for artistic cross-pollination.

Over more than thirty years of activity, the collective has realised around fifty productions, ranging from intimate, personal works, primarily solos, to monumental productions for mid-sized and large venues. Between 2021 and 2024, they created the productions Reminition Swanlake and The Nutcracker on commission from Staatstheater Kassel in Germany, in collaboration with Tanz_Kassel.

These events are made possible by: Brabant C/ASML, the Province of North Brabant, the City of Eindhoven (SCE), and PLAN.

PROGRAMME

FEBRUARY 12:
Photography
artists portraits by Maarten van der Put 
people of Eindhoven portraits by David Galjaard

Film Spin Echo  -Hanne Schillemans & Ralph Timmermans

Dance solo Revé Terborg
Dance solo Raquel Gualtero

Performances
Wessel Verrijtsculpture and Qiao Che Guo performing
Alina Belyagina performance 
Polina Sonis walking performance
Pauline Roelants live sound scape

Dance and drum improvisation Evangelos Bisaks V& Marc Koppen
Performance (circus) Alice Davies

Film United Cowboys / Ieva Navickaite

Music XXJulia

FEBRUARY 13:
Photography 
artists portraits Maarten van der Put  
people of Eindhoven portraits David Galjaard

Dance solo Sameepta Lamba

Film Spin Echo  -Hanne Schillemans& Ralph Timmermans

Dance solo Iro Vasalou
Dance solo Raquel Gualtero

Performances
Wessel Verrijt sculpture and Qiao Che Guo performing
Alina Belyagina performance 
Polina Sonis walking performance
Pauline Roelants live sound scape

Dance and drum improvisation Evangelos Bisaks V& Marc Koppen

Film Gahliah Conroy

Performance (circus) Alice Davies

Music Mood Bored

FEBRUARY 14:
Photography 
artists portraits Maarten van der Put  
people of Eindhoven portraits David Galjaard

Dance solo Sameepta Lamba

Film Spin Echo -Hanne Schillemans & Ralph Timmermans

Dance solo Revé Terborg-

Performance (circus) Alice Davies

Film  United Cowboys/ Ieva Navickaite

Performances
Wessel Verrijt sculpture and Qiao Che Guo performing
Alina Belyagina performance 
Polina Sonis walking performance
Pauline Roelants live sound scape

Dance solo  Iro Vasalou

Music trip  Body Body - Andrew van Ostade & Dag Taeldeman