Beyond the Music

De Kattendans is a theater and concert venue on Eerselsedijk in Bergeijk, a municipality in North Brabant. The building was designed in the early 1990s by architect Peer Bedaux, who took his cue from De Stijl, the art movement the municipality of Bergeijk is known for. That connection to the local identity gives the venue a design pedigree that most multipurpose cultural centres in small Dutch towns do not have. For close to thirty years the venue has been a household name in the area, and it draws roughly 100,000 visitors a year. That is a considerable number for a municipality of Bergeijk's size, and it points to a venue that serves as a general meeting place for the community as well as a stage for touring acts. The programme combines theater with a regular run of concerts, and it is listed on Songkick, Bandsintown and other concert platforms, which makes it a fixed stop for artists working the Dutch theater circuit. The music side covers a wide range of genres. Past concerts have included the Dutch act Buitendienst, the duo of Charly Reynolds and Jordyn Mallory, and Anneke van Giersbergen, the singer known from the Dutch metal and rock scene. Looking ahead, the listings show shows by Dirk Scheele and by the glam rock tribute band The Glamrocks, the latter set for October 2026. That mix of singer songwriters, rock, and crowd pleasing cover acts suits a room that is built for seated theater audiences and can host a more informal concert evening just as comfortably. For anyone in the Eindhoven and Valkenswaard region looking for a live show away from the larger city venues, De Kattendans is the main address in Bergeijk.