“Farewell Future Welcome World” Production – Netherlands

January 16th 2026
Christine Johnstone

After the overwhelming success of GhostTrack (2011) and LIGHT (2016), which set audiences in the Netherlands, Europe and Indonesia alight, LeineRoebana, in collaboration with the Black Pencil Ensemble, presents the third part of their Indonesia trilogy: Farewell Future Welcome World. A boundary-crossing
encounter between Indonesian and Western traditions.

The premiere will be held on January 23rd, 2026 at the Chasse Theatre in Breda, Netherlands, followed by a national tour in early 2026.

The performance weaves the dance art of LeineRoebana together with the threads of Indonesian classical and contemporary dance, the sounds of Black Pencil, the driving sound world of the Sundanese gamelan and the ingenuity of composer Iwan Gunawan.

The result: a fiery plea for the binding power of dance and music. Choreography by Harijono Roebana. Featuring Indonesian dancers and the gamelan ensemble Kyai Fatahillah. A performance about identity, past and future.

Tour dates:

January 23rd – Breda premiere (Chassé Theater)
February 4th – Amsterdam (Theater Bellevue)
February 5th – Amsterdam (Theater Bellevue)
February 6th – Wageningen (Theater Junushoff)
February 10th – Kerkrade (Parkstad Limburg Theaters)
February 11th – Arnhem ( Musis & Stadstheater )
February 20th – Gouda ( De Goudse Schouwburg )
February 23rd – Roosendaal ( De Kring Roosendaal )
February 27th – Almere ( Kunstlinie )
February 28th – Nijmegen ( LUX Nijmegen )
March 1st – Groningen SPOT Theater
March 10th – Haarlem ( Schuur )
March 11th – Haarlem (Schuur)
March 14th – The Hague Het Nationale Theater

For further information email: info@blackpencil.org