Internationaal buitentheaterfestival 'Deventer Op Stelten'

For more than twenty years the historic town of Deventer in the Netherlands has celebrated culture and arts on the streets. While ‘Op Stelten’ (‘on stilts’) is now used largely as a figurative sense, the performers are truly of the highest level and come from all over Europe. During the weekend of 8 till 11 July 2021 the centre of Deventer turns into a giant open air theatre stage and attracts thousands of enthusiastic visitors. The entrance is free, with exception of a few ticketed performances.

In the last years ‘Deventer Op Stelten’ has developed strongly content-wise into a internationally acknowledged festival in professional open air theatre. As a result of its specific form and artistic quality, ‘Deventer Op Stelten’ has grown out to a leading festival for international open air theatre, and was declared the winner of Best Public Event of The Netherlands in 2014. Each year, the festival is visited by more than 125.000 visitors and is seen as an extraordinary, festive and world class cultural festival.