Why it is good that the Holland Festival is putting the focus on Africa, rather than opting for a single artistic director.

by Wijbrand Schaap
26 January 201830 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, Holland Festival, PODIUM ART, SPECIALS

Faustin Linyekula. Foto door: Joe Mabel [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia CommonsWilliam Kentridge en Faustin Linyekula. Onthoud die namen, als je niet al kende, want ze gaan het komende jaar het gezicht van Nederland mede bepalen. Ze zijn door het Holland Festival aangesteld als 'associate artist'. Hiermee zet het festival het fenomeen 'artistiek leider' buiten de deur. Een noodzakelijke keuze in een tij...

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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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