Bussemaker doesn't invest in youth theatre: she cuts a company out permanently

by Henri Drost
11 June 201530 March 2022
5 min read
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Elk gezelschap 50.000 euro erbij. Het jeugdtheater in Nederland zou heel blij moeten zijn met de brief die cultuurminister Bussemaker afgelopen maandag naar de kamer stuurde. Na jaren van knijpen onder Halbe Zijlstra eindelijk meer lucht voor de makers. Maar de investering van 4 ton per jaar blijkt een bezuiniging. Bussemaker geeft namelijk maar aan 8 gezelschappen een cadeautje. Gezelschap nummer negen kan opdoeken. Theatergroep Kwatta, net terug van een succestournee door Amerika, loopt daarbi...

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Henri Drost

Henri Drost (1970) studied Dutch and American Studies in Utrecht. Sold CDs and books for years, then became a communications consultant. Writes for among others GPD magazines, Metro, LOS!, De Roskam, 8weekly, Mania, hetiskoers and Cultureel Persbureau/De Dodo about everything, but if possible about music (theatre) and sports. Other specialisms: figures, the United States and healthcare. Listens to Waits and Webern, Wagner and Dylan and pretty much everything in between.View Author posts

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