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Merlijn Twaalfhoven on SPOT-Live: 'Outside the Randstad lies a huge source of inspiration'

'I have knocked on the door of the Congres Podiumkunsten several times in recent years on my own initiative, really from the idea that we can do much more as venues in the Netherlands. But yes, every time I was there, people got enthusiastic, but does it stick?'

Composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven is happy to now lay his egg as 'curator' of SPOT Live, the new Congress of Performing Arts.

'Especially if you work in the performing arts, you have a challenge to keep your head above water. Id...

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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

'I have knocked on the door of the Congres Podiumkunsten several times in recent years on my own initiative, really from the idea that we can do much more as venues in the Netherlands. But yes, every time I was there, people got enthusiastic, but does it stick?'

Composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven is happy to now lay his egg as 'curator' of SPOT Live, the new Congress of Performing Arts.

'Especially if you work in the performing arts, you have a challenge to keep your head above water. Id...

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