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Artists, get out into nature, before it's too late (and other reasons for hope)

There are those, including in the arts, who still think the world has not changed for good. Who suspect that a vote for a culture-friendly party will at a stroke turn the clock back eight years. Those people will wake up to a new world after 15 March, even if the Netherlands has suddenly opted for a majority, green or not, but still left-wing. This week I was at two meetings that convinced me of that. On Wednesday, I almost slept in at a disenchanted...

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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

There are those, including in the arts, who still think the world has not changed for good. Who suspect that a vote for a culture-friendly party will at a stroke turn the clock back eight years. Those people will wake up to a new world after 15 March, even if the Netherlands has suddenly opted for a majority, green or not, but still left-wing. This week I was at two meetings that convinced me of that. On Wednesday, I almost slept in at a disenchanted...

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