Ticket sales Delft Fringe Festival has started! .

From 28 May to 9 June, 28 makers will turn Delft on its cultural head for nine days, performing cabaret, dance, family theatre, cabaret, music and everything in between at 31 locations throughout the city. With this, Delft is kicking off the cultural festival season. Online ticket sales started on Saturday 20 April. Tickets cost €8.50. Of this, 50% goes to the creator, and 50% to the festival.

Delft Fringe Festival (you write it without the 'it' in front of it) is taking place for the 13th time this year. This year, 28 makers have been chosen from 410 applications and no fewer than 14 performances will premiere at the festival. This new generation of makers wants to give audiences an important message, and sometimes even a literal call to action. They are eager to be allowed to surprise, entertain, move and make you think. The themes in their work stem from fascination or social necessity.

On male perspective on abortion, gender rules and dating as an autistic person 

Like the work of 18-year-old kleinkunstenaar and Tik-Tokker Wouter Haaksema, whose performance 'Thanks for listening' tells of the struggle between his homosexuality and being a Christian. Or Sophie Willemijntje who was diagnosed with autism at 21 and thus experienced a new dimension in dating. She made the performance 'Tales of the Tinderverse' about that. But more social topics, discussions and developments are covered. For instance, Mystha Mandersloot (last year's winner) put the conversation about abortion back on the table with her performance and can be seen with a sequel this year. While ABORTUSVERHALEN was all about the woman's perspective, this year the Amsterdam-based performer is making a new creation around the theme, but from the male perspective. And yes, in this performance called 'Stories of Progenitors', emotion and humour once again go hand in hand. Amsterdam-based dance maker Liza Sulaiman grew up in an Iraqi and Belarusian family, familiar with war and political repression. In her performance ‘Iraqi Bodies'About Delft Fringe FestivalBOUT DELFT FRINGE FESTIVAL

Delft Fringe festival offers performing artists a space to perform and receive feedback from both audiences and professionals, including impresarios and scouts. This makes Delft Fringe festival a unique kickstarter of new artistic careers. Over the past 14 years, the event has become one of the most important theatre festivals for new creators. There is a public prize (Delft Fringe Festival Award) to be won, resulting in considerable media attention. The festival organisation offers extra guidance in the artistic career of the talents. So there is a good chance that you will see today's creators in the big theatres next year. See also award winners.