Sender Boulevard: Seeking a coronaproof future for summer festivals

by Wijbrand Schaap
5 August 202029 March 2022
5 min read
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Around this time, photos and updates of this day from previous years pop up in my timeline on Facebook. Colourful pictures of tents on De Parade, the square below Sint Jan in Den Bosch. Images of heat waves, happy crowds, beautiful locations with expectant heads of happy festival audiences.

I find it hard to look at it because this year is surrounded by a sense of grief. By Corona, crowds are dangerous, clammy halls potential flashpoints and together on the bus only ...

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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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