'Artists have a special sensitivity to what is possible and what awaits in the future.' Rainer Hofmann prepares for SPRING's future in solitude.

by Wijbrand Schaap
11 May 202029 March 2022
5 min read
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‘Ik heb in vijf weken maar één mens langer dan 3 minuten ontmoet. Ik woon alleen, ik zie mensen bij de boodschappen, ik wandel en maak fietstochten, maar verder zie ik niemand live.’ Rainer Hofmann, artistiek directeur van Spring, beleeft dankzij Corona een heel ander voorjaar dan de bedoeling was. Deze maand zou het grote Utrechtse festival van vernieuwende kunst op talloze locaties in Utrecht spelen, maar alles is tot nader order afgelast. We spraken elkaar twee weken geleden.

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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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