VVD gets it right: theatre closed for two days

by Wijbrand Schaap
5 September 201230 March 2022
1 min read
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Er waren nogal wat VVD'ers boos op ons, omdat we vorig jaar de Rotterdamse wethouder van Cultuur betrapten op een dommigheidje: ze stelde dat culturele instellingen doordeweeks helemaal niet open hoefden, omdat hardwerkende mensen toch alleen maar in het weekend tijd hadden voor kunst. Daarmee vlakte ze scholen, toeristen, ouden van dagen en deeltijdwerkers uit van de mogelijjheid om op hun eigen tijd van kunst te genieten, en sloot ze dus ook de mogelijkheid af van kunstinstellingen om op een n...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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