Panic is contagious, sex is not. About my anxious hours during and after Sex and Anxiety at the @hollandfestival.

by Wijbrand Schaap
14 June 201829 March 2022
4 min read
For members only, Holland Festival, MUSIC, PODIUM ART, SPECIALS, THEATER

Paniek. In de tram tussen Leidseplein en Amsterdam Centraal was ik opeens de Nederlandse vertaling van 'string quartet' kwijt. Dus typte ik 'vioolkwartet' in mijn facebook-update, waarin ik verband probeerde te leggen tussen een blow job en Ligeti. Geintje, misschien, maar er zat iets veel diepers achter, in die tram, na afloop van het muziek- en theatergebeuren 'The String Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety' in het Holland Festival.
Niet heel erg lang daarna kwam de eerste correctie binnen, va...

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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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