Euphoria by Julian Rosefeldt from the Holland Festival 2022 programme

Euphoria cancelled due to situation in Ukraine - Intention to shift to Holland Festival 2023

With pain in its heart, the Holland Festival is forced to announce that Julian Rosefeldt's spectacular film installation Euphoria will not be coming to Amsterdam in June 2022.

For the 75th edition of the Holland Festival, the world premiere of Julian Rosefeldt's new film installation Euphoria was planned as an anniversary screening in the festival programme. Rosefeldt previously featured in the festival with the successful Manifesto (2017), with actress Cate Blanchett. Because the Berlin-based Rosefeldt has long been working with a Ukrainian film crew in Kiev, the current, deeply tragic situation there, influences this production. Due to the growing threat from Russia, shooting was cut short before the outbreak of war. As a result, this production, which requires enormous preparation, will not be finished in time for the Holland Festival in June. The producer, The Park Avenue Armory in New York, in coordination with the artist, has unfortunately had to cancel the installation for the upcoming Holland Festival. The intention is to still show Euphoria at the Holland Festival in 2023.

About Euphoria

Euphoria is about rampant consumerism in our society. In music and film, proponents and opponents of capitalism are given a platform, and both the 'euphoric' and destructive sides of consumerism are made palpable. The world premiere of this installation would be on view for 17 days at the Central Market Hall, in a 90-minute run. In this spectacular new film installation, texts on economy and capitalism are spoken and sung in a performance by acclaimed international actors, dancers and one hundred and fifty singers from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The set is whipped up by celebrated contemporary jazz drummers including Terri Lyne Carrington and Steve Gadd. In his installations, including the successful Manifesto (2017), Rosefeldt incorporates existing texts from literature, politics and pop culture, among others, and brings them to life in a new context. For Euphoria, he uses texts by the likes of Donna Haraway, Karl Marx and Ayn Rand, through whom capitalism is illuminated from different angles.

In total, Holland Festival presents 34 productions with 109 performances, including 9 world premieres, and 10 Dutch premieres. The festival runs from 3 to 26 June 2022. Tickets are on sale via www.hollandfestival.nl.