Incubate (festival)

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Incubate
Genre Rock, alternative rock, indie rock, dance, world music, punk rock, electronic music, reggae, folk music, metal, visual arts, film
DatesMedio September
Location(s) Tilburg, Netherlands
Years active2005 – 2009 (as ZXZW) 2009 – 2016 (as Incubate)
Website http://www.incubate.org

Incubate was an annual multidisciplinary arts festival held every September in Tilburg, Netherlands from 2005 to 2016. It was originally named ZXZW, but changed its name in 2009 to "Incubate" after a request from the Austin, US-based festival SXSW. [1]

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The festival exhibited indie culture events including music, contemporary dance, film and visual arts. It hosted more than 200 artists to an international audience, with performances of black metal, free jazz, street art and academic dance taking place alongside one another.

The organisation also hosted regular showcases of bands under the name Incubated.[ citation needed ]

History

In 2005 ZXZW started as a two-day underground punk, hardcore and electronic music festival with 47 artists. Within three years it developed into a festival held over eight days with over 200 artists. The festival broadened its program by adopting a wide range of musical styles (from jazz to free folk and dance), along with film, lectures and visual arts. It was held in small clubs, pubs and galleries around Tilburg. In 2008 the people of Tilburg voted for ZXZW as the best event in their town. [2]

Incubate had an independent culture blog, [3] a blog on non-Western dance music, [4] hosts several art-nights throughout the year and released the Social Festival Model, a platform where attendees could read and alter the business, marketing and policy plans. [5]

By 2015 the festival had financial problems, and a grant was provided by the Province of North Brabant and the Municipality of Tilburg. Three editions of Incubate were held in 2016, but in February 2017 the festival's organizing foundation announced that the grants from Tilburg and North Brabant were withdrawn, and no festival was held in 2017. [6]

Editions and performances (selection)

Incubate was a two-day music event with a pre-party in 2005, and by 2009 became a multidisciplinary art festival lasting more than a week.

ZXZW 2005

The first edition of the ZXZW festival, between September 24 and September 25, featured 48 acts on 7 locations.[ citation needed ] It was started by Ries Doms, Vincent Koreman, Alex van Wijk and Frank Kimenai.

ZXZW 2006

The second festival was between September 23 and September 24 and featured 94 acts [ citation needed ] on 11 locations.

ZXZW 2007

The third ZXZW festival took place on September 16 and September 23. The number of bands that played in the music program at the festival increased to 151.[ citation needed ] There were also other art forms displayed this time: Visual arts, Dance and cinema were added to the line-up. ZXZW 2007 took place at 27 locations, one of those was a squat where young musicians played compositions by young composers. This concept was called ‘Kraaklink’ and has been continued as series the next years.

ZXZW 2008

The fourth edition of ZXZW was hosted between September 14 and September 21, 2008. Most notable were the performances of the Sun Ra Arkestra. They performed six times in seven days at the festival, emphasizing different aspects of the musical legacy of Sun Ra every day.[ citation needed ] New this year was the special program ‘Norwegian Invasion’ in which several Norwegian artists took a central place. Also there was a multidisciplinary program (‘Svart Kunststykke’) aimed at the black metal genre in both music (Watain, Glorior Belli) and the visual arts (Erik Smith, Peter Beste). The Shape of Breakcore 2 Cum was a program for electronic dance music and also the Eurovision Noise Contest was held.

Incubate 2009

The first edition of the festival with the new name Incubate [7] was from September 13 until September 20, 2009. The acts were confirmed daily on the Incubate website. [8]

Incubate 2010

The sixth edition of Incubate festival took place from September 12 until September 19, 2010. The theme for this edition was Piracy. Around this theme several events were held, such as The Kiosk of Piracy, Pirate Cinema and the Pirate Conference. [9]

Incubate 2011

The 2011 edition of Incubate festival took place from September 12 until September 18, 2011.

Incubate 2012

The eighth edition of Incubate took place from Monday, September 10 to Sunday September 16. The festival attracted more than 15,000 visitors from all over the world.

Incubate 2013

The ninth edition of Incubate took place from Sunday, September 15 to Sunday, September 22. The festival attracted more than 17,000 visitors from all over the world. More than 300 artists performed in or in the area around Tilburg.

Incubate 2014

The tenth edition of Incubate took place from Monday, September 15 to Sunday, September 21. 290 artists performed in Tilburg. The festival attracted more than 17,000 visitors from all over the world.

Incubate 2015

The eleventh edition of Incubate was held from Monday, September 14 to Sunday, September 20 in Tilburg.

Venues

Incubate took place in the inner city of Tilburg at the following venues:

Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum, BKKC, Boerderij 't Schop, [14] Café De Plaats, Cul de Sac, De Beukentuin, De NWE Vorst, Dolfijn Bowling, Duvelhok, Extase, Factorium, Filmfoyer, Galerie Kokon, Hall of Fame, Kafee 't Buitenbeentje, Koepelhal, Koningsplein, Kraakpand / Squat, Kunstpodium T, [15] Little Devil, Mayor's Room, Muzentuin, NS16, Open Air Stage, Paradox, Pauluskerk, Pieter Vreedeplein, Project Space Tilburg - Gust van Dijk, [16] 013, Sounds, Studio, Synagoge, Theaters Tilburg, V39, Virginarty, Weemoed, Willemsplein, Zaal 16.

Notes

  1. "News | ZXZW Festival To Change Its Name". The Quietus. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. "ZXZW winnaar publieksprijs Tilburg Trakteert 2008". tilburg.com. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. "Incubate Blog". Inlog.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Generation Bass - Dance flavours from all over the globe". Generation Bass. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "socialfestivalmodel.com" . Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "INCUBATE WILL NOT CONTINUE IN 2017". Incubate.org. February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-02. Retrieved April 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Incubate Blog » Blog Archive » ZXZW changes name into Incubate". Inlog.org. 2014-04-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  8. "Acts". Incubate.org. 2009-09-20. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Incubate - Independent Culture". incubate.org. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  10. "Acid Flashback: Before The Big Bang, an interview with A Guy Called Gerald hosted by The Wire - Line-up - Incubate 2013". Incubate.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. "Pascal Gielen: The Artist As Hybrid Monster - Line-up - Incubate 2013". Incubate.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "Have Baby Boomers Stolen Music? (panel) - Line-up - Incubate 2013". Incubate.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. "Sebastiaan ter Burg: Earning Money By Giving Away - Line-up - Incubate 2013". Incubate.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. "Bioboerderij 't Schop". hetschop.nl.
  15. Kunstpodium T (2017-07-13). "Kunstpodium T". Kunstpodium T. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  16. "STICHTING SEA - Programme". seafoundation.eu.

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