Freedom is more than the absence of war. Freedom lives in the choices we make every day. To see each other. To help each other. To love each other
Ultimately, everything revolves around connection. For what we carry alone makes us vulnerable. What we carry together makes us stronger. No human is made to bear what life brings entirely alone. We need each other. Always!
The stories of Kiek Bierman-van der Does, Alice Muusse, Marian Fogteloo-Broeker, and Emmy Drop-Menko touch us deeply. We have seen here on the big screens this evening, or at home, how they experienced the Battle of Arnhem and the evacuation as children. Personal memories that show how war can permanently shape a human life.
This was Bridge to Liberation 2026. See you next year!
“Beethoven’s 5th”
Phion Orchestra
“20 Seconds”
Ruben Hillen & Orkest Phion
“Human”
Josua Peter & Orchestra Phion
“Mano a Mano”
Introdans & Orkest Phion
“I love you”
Kimberly Fransens & Orkest Phion
“Bones”
Josua Peter & Orchestra Phion
“Imperial March, Op. 32 (E. Elgar)”
Orchestra Phion
“Who You Are”
Kimberly Fransens & Orchestra Phion
“Sign of Times”
Ruben Hillen & Orkest Phion
“Higher Love”
Kimberly Fransens, Josua Peter, Ruben Hillen & Orkest Phion
Municipality of Arnhem
Vfonds
Gelderland in Freedom
Broadcasting Gelderland
11th Airmobile Brigade
Dirkzwager
Crop
Arnhem Fields
Family Heersink
WNL
Airborne Region
LRE Foundation
Airborne Museum
Introdans
Phion
Rhine IJssel
Public housing
National Committee 4 and 5 May
VSB Fund
Creative director: Alvin Williams
Light: Kristian Vloet
Sound: Robert de Lorijn
Films: Edwin Vermeulen
Producer: Marieke van Kessel
Show direction: JMT Management
Producer: Sandra Bulter
Marketing and Communications: Renske de Haan
Technical production: Production World
Design: Dana Dijkgraaf Design
Photos: Nathan Reinds
All technical suppliers: StageLight, Creative Technology, Interstage, Mateco, Sanicompany, Boels, R&S Communications, AEM, Andor Security, Westland Security, Van Amerongen Facilitair, TMS, Butifarra, Dreamfireworks, Business Stylist, Dragoneyes, Hoekklijn Verhuur, Kuijf, F&L Powerrental, Team Infra, Audio Electronics Mattijsen, Roots, Weerexperts, WIDO
The volunteers
Bart van Meer: chairman
Bart Wisse: treasurer
Rob Arts
Ruben Vogels
