Personal development, five‑year plans, WHY and purpose. Standing still means falling behind, so we must always keep going, in endless attempts to become a better version of ourselves.

Burnouts have become completely ordinary among people in their thirties and forties, and Gen Z, in its attempts to find its authentic self, seems to be losing itself more and more in the TikTok jungle.

Time for a counter‑voice!
That’s why 9×13 is now loosening the reins entirely, searching for the playful human. Searching for doing nothing, loafing around, and daydreaming. Not to become better, but simply because it’s fun.
And honestly, that’s enough. Will you help us build our New Babylon?

ABOUT 9X13
Neo‑fanfare 9×13 consists of ten professional musicians who present contemporary music in a theatrical form. The ensemble effortlessly performs new works by heart in unusual settings — whether on the boulevard, in the middle of the city, or on a festival site — bringing this music to a wide audience.

Featuring music by: Anna Appleby, John de Simone, Jan‑Peter de Graaff, Oscar Bettison, Ruby Fulton, Sasha Thiele, Jeroen Geevers, Joost Geevers

Concept: Anton van Houten
Direction: David Geysen

Musicians
Flute: Rosanne van Bers
Saxophones: Deborah Witteveen & Daan van Koppen
Trumpet: Arthur Kerklaan
Horn: Wim van den Haak
Trombones: Joost Geevers & Anton van Houten
Helicon: Arne Visser
Percussion: Maria Martpay & Jeroen Geevers