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Come play with us at the Base Line exhibition in The Hague
During the summer holidays, Gonçalo Martins will be playing the instruments featured in the exhibition Base Line – Music Meets Art. He will demonstrate how the instruments are played and then invite you to try them out for yourself. Earlier this month, Niels Meliefste also joined us for a session.
Why not come and try out the instruments yourself, or simply listen to their unique sounds? Everyone is welcome on Sunday afternoon!
23 & 30 August / Tuinzaal, Kunstmuseum Den Haag / 14:00–16:00 hrs.
18 Aug 2026
HIIIT & MALOCA RECORDS TEAM UP FOR SIIIX EP VOL. 3
SIIIX Vol. 3 is out now. For this third edition of the ongoing collaborative series, HIIIT brings together another group of forward-thinking artists working across the experimental electronic music landscape: Jung An Tagen, 33EMYBW, Slikback, Konduku, Toumba and Lemna.
SIIIX is a project that opens up HIIIT’s extensive archive of percussion recordings to artists exploring the boundaries of electronic music. Curated by HIIIT member Frank Wienk (Binkbeats), each collaboration evolves through a process in which newly recorded, track-specific percussion becomes an integral part of the composition. Rather than a collection of remixes, the result is a series of artistic encounters in which acoustic and electronic sonic worlds continuously shape one another.
Across SIIIX Vol. 3, a wide musical spectrum unfolds: from the iron-weighted intensity of Jung An Tagen’s Jaw and the disorienting energy of 33EMYBW’s The Disorientation of Dagobert, through the uncompromising force of Slikback’s Anvil, to the incantatory sound world of Lemna’s Waltz Of The Fossils, the glacial, hypnotic textures of Konduku’s Başıboş, and the propulsive rhythms of Toumba’s Amwaj. Each composition follows its own distinct musical logic while remaining rooted in the same shared source material.
More than a compilation, SIIIX Vol. 3 documents an ongoing process of artistic exchange, in which percussion is continuously reinterpreted, transformed and placed into new contexts.
SIIIX Vol. 3 is now available on all major streaming platforms and on Bandcamp.
29 Jul 2026
HIIIT instruments on display in Kunstmuseum Den Haag
18 May 2026
Bad Nature at Sziget Festival 2026
Bad Nature, the raw, hypnotic dance performance by Club Guy & Roni, Australasian Dance Collective and HIIIT, will be part of the Hungarian festival Sziget Festival this summer. From August 11 through 15, the show will be performed every night at 1:00 AM. Festival tickets are available here.
Imagine this: you take a walk through the forest to unwind and relax… until a mosquito ruins your mood. Sound familiar? The dance performance Bad Nature dives straight into this contradiction: although we long for nature, we are constantly at odds with the untamed world.
7 May 2026
Ways of [ ] presented during STRP and Rewire
What does it mean to be human in a world where other forms of intelligence also exist? Audiovisual artist and composer Zeno van den Broek poses this question at a moment when artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid pace. His latest work, Ways of [ ], feels more urgent than ever.
Ways of [ ] premiered in September ’25 during Gaudeamus (Utrecht) and was presented in January at Fiber Festival (Amsterdam). This spring the performance will also be shown to audiences at STRP (Eindhoven, March 27) and Rewire (The Hague, April 12). At STRP there will also be an opportunity to join a workshop the day after the performance (March 28), where participants can work with the digital entities themselves. You can register for the workshop via the STRP website.
10 Mar 2026
Zeno van den Broek appointed new Artistic Director of HIIIT
As of 1 January 2026, Zeno van den Broek will succeed Fedor Teunisse as the new artistic director of HIIIT.
“By bringing Van den Broek on board, HIIIT welcomes a composer and audiovisual artist who has a keen sense of the contemporary zeitgeist and of the relationship between humans and digital technology. Under his leadership, the ensemble will continue to surprise, challenge, and inspire audiences,” says Teunisse.
Zeno van den Broek (Rotterdam, 1982) is based in The Hague and trained as an architect. His compositions and audiovisual performances, presented throughout Europe, explore the tensions between humans, space, and technology. Van den Broek and HIIIT have previously collaborated on productions such as Ma(n|chine) and, more recently, Ways of [ ].
Van den Broek: “HIIIT was the first ensemble to ignite my passion for contemporary music, combining tremendous craftsmanship with energetic live performances and a genuine rock ’n’ roll attitude. I think it’s wonderful to now, decades later, have the opportunity to explore innovative interdisciplinary paths and sonic worlds together with this team.”
A special period lies ahead for HIIIT, founded in 1977 as Slagwerkgroep Den Haag: in 2027 the ensemble will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Van den Broek will help shape the artistic direction for this milestone. “I look forward to building with the musicians and makers on HIIIT’s rich tradition and repertoire,” says Van den Broek.
Next year’s programme includes, among other things, a new performance of Ways of [ ], a revival of Louis Andriessen’s monumental De Materie, and several new theatre productions co-produced with NITE and Schweigman&. HIIIT is known for its innovative approach to contemporary music and multidisciplinary projects. With Van den Broek as artistic director, the ensemble will continue along this path both nationally and internationally.
17 Nov 2025
Notice of change in opening hours Battles & Silences
The installation Battles and Silences can be visited in St. John’s Cathedral during November Music in Den Bosch.
The installation can be experienced daily between 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM until Sunday, November 16.
(Photo: Jostijn Ligtvoet Photography)
10 Nov 2025
“Bad Nature” is raw, poetic, hypnotic, and intensely physical.
★★★★ Trouw
“Groningen-based dance company Club Guy & Roni are magnificent in this enchanting, pitch-black spectacle.”
★★★★★ Dagblad van het Noorden
“With Bad Nature, Club Guy & Roni once again prove their artistic originality.”
★★★★ de Volkskrant
We’re just as proud of Bad Nature as the critics are. The new co-production with Club Guy & Roni, the Australasian Dance Company, and Studio Boris Acket premiered in the Netherlands last month, following its first week at the Brisbane Festival. A selection of tracks from the performance is now available on various streaming platforms and on our Bandcamp page.
27 Oct 2025
Statement on Gaza
What is unfolding in Gaza today defies all imagination. Innocent lives are being destroyed, communities are violently torn apart. This ongoing suffering is unbearable and unacceptable.
As a music ensemble that seeks connection, we cannot remain indifferent. Therefore, we are suspending all our professional relationships with institutions that are directly supported by the Israeli government. This decision is not directed against individual artists or independent initiatives – on the contrary, we stand in solidarity with those who, from within, strive for justice and peace.
We call upon the Dutch government to do everything in its power to bring an end to the bloodshed in Gaza – through diplomacy, international cooperation, and political pressure. Every act of humanity, every voice for peace, matters.
What we can do, we do through sound. Through music that invites listening – to sorrow, to hope, to one another. Amid violence, we search for resonance, for a tone of humanity and nuance that will not fall silent.
For us, music is a space without borders or labels, where voices meet and differences find meaning.
Because music stands for connection – and connection remains our strongest response to injustice and violence.
6 Oct 2025
HIIIT + Rrose & upsammy live at Abrupt Festival (Brussels)
HIIIT will perform on October 10 at the Abrupt Festival in Bozar, Brussels. The evening in the elegant Art Deco building will revolve around the two SIIIX EPs, with volume 2 having been released earlier this year on Maloca Records. For the occasion, Rrose and upsammy will also take the stage. Check out the EP below via Bandcamp and buy your tickets here.
19 Sep 2025