EPPAX presents dance, music, and theater, and produces international tours across Asia and Europe. Past highlights include performances in major venues such as Festival Paris Quartier d’Été, Musée du Quai Branly, Théâtre du Châtelet, Festival Cervantino (Mexico), Mystic Music Festival (Turkey), and the Taiwanese National Theaters in Kaohsiung, Taipei and Taichung. Collaborations include Jirí Kylián in Hong Kong and Taipei, Nederlands Dans Theater in Seoul and Taiwan, and Peeping Tom in Macau and Taipei.
ABOUT
The company was started in 1985 by Robert van den Bos, Maria Teresa Buttarelli, and Enno Nuy. At first, we showed traditional Asian performing arts on international stages. Over the years, Robert has worked as a producer for the Extra European Arts Committee in Paris, as artistic director for Huraya Entertainments in Singapore, and as a cultural consultant for Hermès perfume in Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture.
In 2012, our main work moved to Amsterdam. We began helping European artists perform in Asia and organized a big conference to connect performing arts professionals from Asia and Europe. Robert became the artistic director of the World Music Theater Festival in Amsterdam. He helped create new productions for festivals around the world and worked with famous artists and groups. Since then, Eppax has brought top groups like Netherlands Dance Theater and Peeping Tom to Asia. We have also helped famous Asian artists perform at big international events, like the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
We believe that the future must be environmentally friendly. That is why sustainability is very important in everything we do. We are careful about how we travel, the technology we use, and the way we work with artists.
To reduce our impact on the environment, we are trying a new way of working. Now, we invite European and Asian creators to work directly with local performers in each country to make new shows together. This helps local communities and means less traveling. However, we still value world-class concerts, important international productions, and top performers. We will continue to work with them whenever it is appropriate for the project.
