STRP Festival is one of the largest art & technology (e-culture) festivals in Europe, that fuses music art and technology. The multidisicplinary program is a mix of a 360- degree experience with adventure which appeal to a wide audience. At STRP there are projects of young game designers next to major works from the international art circuit and experimental live cinema next to succesfol pop artists and DJs. At STRP you find interactive art, light art, robotics, concerts, DJs, theatrical and dance performances, experimental music, interviews, discussion, live cinema, films, lectures, video art, animation and workshops.

What is STRP?
Stripe, strip, sssttttrrrrrppp: you can pronounce it any way you like, but you might be wondering just exactly what it means. You are not alone; we still often get asked what STRP stands for. STRP stands for Strijp, the name of the industrial site where the STRP Festival is held. The Strijp-S location is a huge industrial area where Philips came up with practically all of its revolutionary inventions during the previous century. This is where the audio cassette, the CD and the video 2000 system were born. In addition to all of these technological advances, Strijp-S was also the scene of an honest-to-goodness creative revolution. Philips worked closely with a considerable number of artists and gave them the opportunity to fulfil their dreams using the latest technology. Even back then Strijp-S was a creative breeding group where art and technology fused together.

After Philips left the area, it was time to find a new use for Strijp-S. The solution was to provide and develop a home for the creative urban centre of Eindhoven: ‘The Creative City’. And what better place to host the STRP Festival than the former Philips premises, where decades were spent experimenting with art and technology. We think you will agree.

Organisation: STRP Foundation

The board:
Martijn van Dam (PVDA member of Parliament) - chairman
Peter Kentie (marketing manager PSV) - vice chairman
Evert Fila (director Suit Club) - treasurer
Nus Waleson (director Fontys Hogescholen)
Jean Paul Kroese (SRE board member)
Karel van Dijk - board advisor

Festival organisation:
Frens Frijns - director

Vivian van Gaal - art program manager
Cindy Iseli - marketing and communication manager
Annemieke Vullings- communication coordinator
Dorien van den Hurk - curator film program
Marjoleine Timmer- curator technology experience
Marnix Baert - process manager
Loes Hermans- site production
Cees Thomassen - technical production
Tineke de Mug - artist production (art)
Laszlo Gimenez- artist production (music)
John Nabben - catering manager
Ties van de Werff - symposium coördinator
Wendy Goossens - education coördinator

Interns:
Celine Weenk- marketing & communicatie
Stijn Schalkwijk- marketing & communicatie
Paul Jonkers- artiesten productie

Design:
Edhv

Volunteers:
Attention! Are you a multitasker? STRP Festival is looking for volunteers. Click here for the application form and fill in all the blanks.

The original STRP concept was proposed by MU and developed by MU, Studium Generale TU/e Stichting Alice, PSV, MAD Emergent Art Center, Shine Events, MU and Zonen BV.