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6 December 2025

HERE platform launched

I’m thrilled to unveil HERE – a new platform bringing immersive music theater into your home.

HERE makes cutting-edge music theater accessible to a diverse audience, including those who might not typically attend traditional venues. Whether you’re using VR on your PC or an Apple Vision Pro headset, this app offers a fresh way to engage with contemporary performance, bridging the gap between creator and audience in the comfort of your own space.

Following the launch, an installation version of HERE will be open to visitors at NXT Museum from December 5-19.

You can learn more about the project here: https://here-app.net/

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Featured works

Theory of Flames

Film opera (2024-2025)

From Dust

Virtual Reality Opera (2023-2024)

HERE – Immersive Music Theater

VR Application  (2025)

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Film opera (2019-2020)

The Book of Water

Chamber music theatre (2021-2022)

Violin Concerto

for solo violin and orchestra (2014)

As a child, Michel van der Aa used to build labyrinths out of cardboard, complete with intriguing soundscapes. Today, he lets audiences enter alternative worlds in a different way: through his inventive musical, cinematic and digital creations. As a composer, director, and multimedia artist, he brings together various disciplines and leads the classical opera genre into new dimensions.

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Performances

8 December 2025

HERE

VR installation

NXT Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
9 December 2025

HERE

VR installation

NXT Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
10 December 2025

HERE

VR installation

NXT Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

All performances