Le Guess Who? exists to bring people together through music and culture. U? is the participative and freely accessible city program of Le Guess Who?, dedicated to celebrating local and creative communities.
Following the success of last year’s pilot, we’re excited to continue co-creating U?’s festival program with communities across the Netherlands. curators shared:
Building on this spirit of collaboration, U? is once again inviting aspiring curators whose practice centers their community to shape the program. At the same time we also want to explore how we can best support their growth and that of their community or collective.
About U?
With U? we want to facilitate and support new experiences, connections, and conversations with and between local communities. To do this, we seek to collaborate intensively with a diverse & interdisciplinary selection of partners from Utrecht and beyond.
Centered upon strengthening relationships between people, U? works to facilitate a range of multi/interdisciplinary events, such as performances, exhibitions, film screenings, food events, public discourse and participatory programs, and essentially any activity that focuses on facilitating new encounters.
Community curator
We are choosing to work with aspiring curators who are deeply connected to a scene and community (or perhaps multiple communities), based in the Netherlands. No prior experience is necessary. We are searching for individuals with a strong drive to share the story of the community that surrounds them, through music, audio/visual art, poetry, workshops, or any other discipline or format.
Participants will have as much ownership as possible over the curation, and we will be there to support you during this trajectory. You will work alongside our program team, who will guide you along the way. From the initial seeds of creativity and brainstorm sessions, to translating your ideas and stories to a physical production, collaborating with our production and marketing teams.
You are welcome to apply as an individual or as a collective. The preparation for the project will commence most intensely between May and September, with a manifestation happening on 8 or 9 November. The amount of hours that is required will be determined by mutual agreement, depending on the nature and magnitude of the curation. It is a paid position within the collective labour agreement ‘Poppodia- en Festivals’ that Le Guess Who? uses.
Interested? We'd love to hear from you!
You can respond to this call via a written letter, (graphic) document or a short video (max 3 minutes). Please do so 18 March at the latest. You can send your submission to defne@leguesswho.com.
- Can you tell us about your community and its needs?
- How would you like to work together with your community?
- Do you already have any ideas for a program? We would love to hear these (this is not a necessity).
About Le Guess Who?
Le Guess Who? in Utrecht is a festival for groundbreaking music and culture, taking place 6-9 November 2025. It is an open, close-knit and enthusiastic organization with an informal and dynamic working atmosphere. Because we are a small team that steers away from hierarchies and are always looking for fresh perspectives, this collaboration offers an extensive look at the working methods of the festival, in terms of both programming, as well as marketing and production.
A playground for discovery and exploration,
Le Guess Who? changes minds through music and connects
communities worldwide through the power of sound
Photography by Noah Schielen