POLIFONIC AND SMIILE TAKE OVER KLAPROOS FOR ADE 2026

words by DEBORAH DRENOFCI

Amsterdam Dance Event turns 30 this year, and the week is already filling up. Mark your calendars. On 22 October, Klaproos hosts a collaboration between two collectives, Polifonic and SMIILE, for a night built on strong tracks and a love for community.

image courtesy of POLIFONIC

Polifonic began as a music festival in Puglia. For ADE, it invites SMIILE, a community celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, founded by DJ and producer Chloé Caillet. Together, they turn the night into a space for freedom and self-expression. From 20:00 to 04:00, two rooms host 13 artists across b2bs, live sets and more.

The Main Room opens with Amsterdam-based Luna Ludmila b2b Gizem, before Reptant takes over with a live set. Call Super follows, and Craig Richards, founder of Houghton Festival, closes the room. House, atmospheric techno, electro. The sound keeps shifting, and so does the crowd.

Room 2 takes another route: b2bs, all night. Pascal Moscheni b2b Ferrari, Carlos Valdes b2b Katia Curie, Chloé Caillet b2b Roi Perez and Aldonna b2b Jen Cardini lead a lineup that moves from soulful grooves into looping, hypnotic techno.

Get a ticket and hit the dance floor.