Two voices on Sunken Garden @HollandFestival part 2. Thea Derks: 'Guilt & penance before, after, with and in death'

by Thea Derks
5 June 20133 June 2019
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Amsterdam, 5-6-2013 - Het is moeilijk onbevangen naar een productie te gaan die al zoveel stof heeft doen opwaaien als Sunken Garden van Michel van der Aa. Deze ‘eerste 3D-opera’ werd na de première in het Londense Barbican Theatre afgelopen april neergesabeld als ‘slaapverwekkend’, maar ook bejubeld als ‘de toekomst van opera’.
Razend nieuwsgierig betrad ik gisteren de Rabozaal van de Amsterdamse Stadsschouwburg. Bij binnenkomst kreeg ik een 3D-bril in handen gedrukt en een br...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody' in 2014.
Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675
In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Agreement.

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