Black Pencil at Kunstlinie Almere
The top ensemble Black Pencil presents three concerts full of surprise, emotion, and adventure. With Black Pencil you will experience classical music at its finest: timeless works by great masters, combined with refreshing excursions into folk music, dance, early music, and brand-new compositions written especially for the ensemble. This year’s edition also features a special co-production with the renowned dance company LeineRoebana.
All of this is brought to life in Black Pencil’s unique instrumentation of recorder, panflute, viola, accordion, and percussion.
A-A-ALMERE
November 23, 2025, 3:00 PM
The 4th edition of this annual event by Black Pencil & friends.
A unique blend of classical, early, and contemporary music, with crossovers into theatre, dance, and cultural heritage.
Let yourself be carried away by an afternoon full of creativity and connection — with music as the heartbeat of the city.
PROGRAM
HYPER___NATURE – After the success of ALLUMINOUS: one more chance to experience Anthony Fiumara’s enchanting work live.
Indonesian Shadow Theatre with Music – Featuring storyteller Dominique Roskott from Theater Djempol.
Electric Delights – Surprising sounds on unique, brand-new instruments created by Akim Moiseenkov and Hugo Morales.
Solo Dance from Farewell Future Welcome World – A preview of the third part of Leine Roebana’s Indonesian trilogy. A meeting of cultures and worlds.
Create Your Own Composition! – Discover, play, and create with extraordinary instruments. Musicians and audience together.
Creative, innovative, and out of the box — in short, truly Black Pencil. Come along and be surprised!
FAREWELL FUTURE WELCOME WORLD
February 27, 2026, 8:30 PM
BLACK PENCIL & LEINE ROEBANA
Before the performance, LeineRoebana invites its audience to meet the dancers, musicians, and choreographers for a special introduction on stage: half an hour before the start, the theatre doors open for the much-loved audience welcome! Unique experiences from the creative process and sources of inspiration are shared, and there is the opportunity to ask questions, while the dancers and musicians warm up and prepare for the performance. The show begins right after the audience welcome.
Following the overwhelming success of Ghost Track (2011) and LIGHT (2016), which set audiences ablaze in the Netherlands, Europe, and Indonesia, the dance-music company LeineRoebana now presents the third part of their Indonesia trilogy: Farewell Future Welcome World — this time in collaboration with the adventurous music ensemble Black Pencil.
BAROK À LA FOLK
April 24, 2026, 8:30 PM
A journey through folk music and baroque splendor.
Music knows no boundaries. In Baroque à la Folk, Black Pencil explores the surprising connections between baroque and folk music from different cultures. A program that sparkles with virtuosity, emotion, and unexpected twists. They celebrate how folk music not only inspired baroque composers but continues to move audiences today. Let yourself be carried away on this musical journey where traditions intertwine — at times raw and powerful, at others subtle, gentle, and pure.
The program features masterpieces by Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean Hotteterre, and Henry Purcell, alongside beautiful baroque traditionals from Ireland and Scandinavia, and Old Slavic folk songs. Each work receives the distinctive Black Pencil touch: a playful fusion of traditional instruments and inventive arrangements.
Note: On this date, Black Pencil was originally scheduled to perform Sunflower. For organizational reasons, this has been changed to Baroque à la Folk. If you have already purchased tickets for Sunflower, they remain valid for Baroque à la Folk. More information is available via Kunstlinie.
