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This is the new generation of Young Writers!

This is the new generation of Young Writers currently taking writing lessons as part of the Explore the North &…
28 Mar 2025

Podcast ‘FOR REAL’ Recorded at Podium Explore now online

The podcast from the FOR REAL project by Resonate Productions is now available for listening! In November 2024, during our…
25 Mar 2025

Flanders on the map in Podium

Where does Google Streetview stop? And what can you find there? What stories are there in those places? These are…
17 Mar 2025

About Explore the North

Explore the North is a festival and production house based at Podium Explore in Leeuwarden.

ZEA & Quinie door Marc de Fotograaf

Podium Explore

In April 2024, we christened the Westerkerk as our own ‘Podium Explore’.  This location, set in the heart of Leeuwarden, used to be just one of the most beautiful locations in our November festival, but now it is home to all the experiences we have to offer the whole year round!

Productions and projects

Together with makers of different backgrounds and expertise, we work on a number of projects with a focus on literature, language, and multilingualism.  We do this together with local, national, and international partners.

Joost Oomen, de Poezieboys en Explore the North - LORCA

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