In Spectrum, the New European Ensemble invites the audience to listen to new ways of thinking and feeling.

Composer Bryan A.J. Segers has written a powerful new work that makes the sensory richness and complexity of life within the autism spectrum audible. His music intertwines sound, voice, and text into a multicolored auditory landscape where vulnerability and strength go hand in hand. The spoken fragments are based on conversations with neurodiverse Dutch individuals and, together with the music, form a layered reflection on perception, communication, and identity.

The evening is presented and introduced by Mike Boddé in Enschede and The Hague. Jesse van Meer will present and introduce the evening in Tilburg.

In Spectrum, neurodiversity is not seen as a diagnosis, but as a source of creativity — a different way of experiencing, understanding, and sharing the world.