Welcome to the poetic reality of Ruigoord. The Fiery Tongen festival is much more than stages with performances. The old island of Ruigoord has been inspired with poetic dreams for 51 years. It is a life work of art, in which visitors totally immerse themselves. Anyone who enters Ruigoord is welcomed with a poem: "So much inspiration in this place, it just can't be otherwise; here is a cosmic leak."

Fiery tongues is a poem in which you can walk around.

"The most revolutionary act that an individual can commit: create a poetic reality."
- P.B. Shelley

(Photo: Francis Kuipers)

There are Vurige Tongen (Fiery Tongues) on their way. Together with you and about 400 art performers, we will create a prophetic and poetic reality where we can celebrate life.

“Those who do not see beauty on Earth will not find it in the afterlife.”

It will be a mega awesome happening.

We also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ruigoord as a cultural sanctuary with these Fiery Tongues. Our like-minded people from the past half century are coming from all corners of the world to this jubilee.

Music, words, and dance from Suriname, Kurdistan, Morocco, Tibet, America, New Zealand, Africa, and the Dutch analogue avant-garde, from different districts of Amsterdam and the entire country.

Storytellers and philosophers around the campfire, ceremonies with singing.

Theater students in free flight, playshops for children, and organized walks to special spots on this island.

In short, too much to mention, Homo Ludens in full bloom, on to Homo Florens.

More information about the program, ticket sales and the winner of the Ruigoord Trophy will be announced soon.