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[PRESS RELEASE] Dutch youth arts in the spotlight for a year in Italy

by one of our members
21 February 202321 February 2023
3 min read
PRESS, PODIUM ART

On Tuesday 21 February, Italy launches FuturoPresente, a year-long international programme that puts the spotlight on contemporary Dutch youth arts. This programme is an initiative of the Dutch Foundation for Literature, the Performing Arts Fund, See NL, the Cultural Participation Fund together with the Dutch embassy and consulate general in Italy. A selection of Dutch theatre makers, writers, illustrators, choreographers and...

[PRESS RELEASE] Six new members for the Academy of Arts

by one of our members
21 February 202327 February 2023
5 min read
PRESS

The Academy of Arts gets six new members. They are leading artists from a variety of arts disciplines, including visual arts, theatre, dance and literature. On 23 March 2023, they will be officially installed as members during a festive meeting at the Trippenhuis of the KNAW in Amsterdam. The new members are choreographer Roni Haver and director Guy Weizman, visual artist Iris Kensmil,...

brittle. By Inez van Vuuren

[PRESS RELEASE] Brooding, gripping theatre about beautiful and dire sides of a care story

by one of our members
19 February 2023
3 min read
PRESS, THEATER

After the successful show 'You can tell me a secret' about the different sides of dementia, MATZER Theatre Productions now presents a new production: Broos. A musical and moving performance with Lottie Hellingman about how you can lose yourself in caring for someone else. The show, written and directed by Madeleine Matzer, will premiere on Friday 31 March....

PR image Queer Puppetry Festival by Paulina Matusiak and Eddy Wnting

[PRESS RELEASE]Plein Theater and Puppetry Workspace present the second edition of the Queering Puppets Festival Amsterdam from 28 March to 2 April 2023! In doing so, Plein Theater celebrates a 40-year anniversary.

by one of our members
19 February 2023
2 min read
PRESS, THEATER

QUEERING PUPPETS FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM 28 March to 2 April 2023 Queering Puppets Festival Amsterdam has provided a stage for genre-transcending forms of visual theatre and puppetry since 2022. A fusion of craft and technology, dissolving traditional categories before the eye of the beholder. Plein Theater and Puppetry Workspace defy the norm with this festival full of garish visual excesses from...

Cover of Berries in the Woods by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood comes to Utrecht during book week

by one of our members
9 February 20239 February 2023
3 min read
LITERARY, PRESS

Margaret Atwood, the success author of The Handmaid's Tale, among others, is coming to Utrecht on the last day of book week, Sunday 19 March 2023, for an exclusive performance at ILFU in TivoliVredenburg's pop venue Ronda. There, she will present her new book Old Babes in the Wood in a conversation with Janine Abbring. Ticket sales start Friday 10 February, 10:00...

Authors' Union: 'Sign statement of support for Pim Lammers'

by one of our members
7 February 2023
3 min read
ACTUAL, LITERARY, PRESS

Dear members, dear colleagues, The Authors' Union is standing behind our endangered colleague Pim Lammers and signing a broad statement of support from the book trade. You can also join this individually. The sign-up address info@algemene-uitgevers.nl is open until Thursday 9 February, 10am. This is what it's about Full of horror, we followed the news surrounding our colleague Pim Lammers. Pim received death threats following a...

Potential of broadcasting ensembles could be better exploited

by one of our members
4 February 2023
3 min read
MEDIA, MUSIC, PRESS

The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Groot Omroepkoor are of great value to the Dutch musical landscape as a whole and the Netherlands Public Broadcasting Service (NPO) in particular. But their potential could be better exploited. To seize the opportunities for live music on public broadcasting and reach a more diverse audience, new cooperation agreements are needed. Also, there should be...

Dick Oostinga deputy chairman Restitutions Committee

by one of our members
1 February 202325 September 2023
1 min read
ACTUAL, policy, HERITAGE, PRESS

Dick Oostinga, member of the Restitutions Committee, will temporarily lead the Restitutions Committee on Nazi looted art as deputy chairman. Last week, chairman Jacob Kohnstamm and deputy chairman Els Swaab submitted their resignations. State Secretary Uslu (Culture and Media) appointed Oostinga as deputy chairman from 1 February. The position is vacant because chairman Jacob Kohnstamm and deputy chairman Els Swaab resigned last...

Asko Schönberg, Photographer Milagro Elstak

Treasury György Kurtág on 16 February - the perfect prelude to the Kurtág Festival

by one of our members
1 February 2023
2 min read
ACTUAL, MUSIC, PRESS

In the Schatkamer series, Asko|Schönberg takes you on a journey to the pearls of 20th-century music through live-played music, captivating guest speakers and visual and sound clips. The edition of Treasure Room on Thursday 16 February highlights the extraordinary world of György Kurtág (1926), the Hungarian composer known as the master of miniatures. His pieces consist of short,...

Brand new award for translated children's and youth books

by one of our members
31 January 202331 January 2023
3 min read
ACTUAL, LITERARY, PRESS

Together with the CPNB and the ILFU, the translation magazine Filter will introduce a brand new prize in 2023: the Filter Translation Prize for children's and youth books. With this, all parties underline the great importance of good translations and good children's book translators. The prize money is the same as for the existing Filter Translation Prize: 10,000 euros. The nominations will be announced in June 2023. The...

museum our dear lord on solder by rebekka mell

Positive opinion Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder for European Heritage Label

by one of our members
30 January 202325 September 2023
2 min read
ACTUAL, policy, HERITAGE, PRESS

The Culture Council is positive about Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder's candidacy for a European Heritage Label (EEL). This is stated in an opinion sent today to state secretary Uslu (Culture and Media). She had asked the council for advice on the application within the theme of 'tolerance and justice'. It is up to the state secretary to decide on the basis of...

Cultuurbudget voor MBO-scholieren

by one of our members
30 January 202330 January 2023
2 min read
FAITS DIVERS, PRESS

Mbo-scholen met een mbo-cultuurkaart krijgen van de rijksoverheid een cultuurbudget. Daarmee kunnen hun studenten bijvoorbeeld naar musea gaan, theatervoorstellingen bezoeken of naar een concert. Dat hebben minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Onderwijs) en staatssecretaris Gunay Uslu (Cultuur) bekendgemaakt tijdens een rondleiding met mbo-studenten in het Rijksmuseum. In totaal is er 5 miljoen euro beschikbaar voor het mbo-cultuurbudget. Op elke mbo-cultuurkaart komt 10,25…

Nancy Jouwe - via Council for Culture

Nancy Jouwe appointed as member of Culture Council

by one of our members
28 January 202325 September 2023
2 min read
ACTUAL, policy, FAITS DIVERS, PRESS

Ms Nancy Jouwe is to be appointed as a member of the Culture Council. The Council of Ministers has agreed to this on the proposal of State Secretary Uslu of Culture and Media. The appointment will take effect on 15 February 2023 for a period of four years. Jouwe studied General Literature at Utrecht and York Universities and specialises in Women's Studies and Cultural History. She has...

'Dutch-language books need attention' - Authors' Association responds to CPNB figures

by one of our members
26 January 202325 September 2023
3 min read
ACTUAL, policy, LITERARY, PRESS

Stop the declining sales of Dutch-language books, ensure more attention to literature. That is the only way to reverse the trend of the CPNB figures presented on Thursday, thinks the Authors' Union, the interest group for writers and translators with 1,750 members. By 2022, 10% less Dutch-language fiction has been sold. One in five books will now be in a language other than...

Maasdamme Collection at Amsterdam Museum, photo provided by museum.

Events at the Amsterdam Museum - February 2023

by one of our members
20 January 202320 January 2023
4 min read
ACTUAL, PRESS

Besides a permanent collection presentation at Amstel 51 and in Huis Willet-Holthuysen and changing exhibitions, the Amsterdam Museum offers a public programme. At various locations and for a diverse audience. The following events are scheduled for October 2022. Visit www.amsterdammuseum.nl for the latest information. ---------------- Female Gaze Tour 12 February 2023 The returning Female Gaze Tour...

Nieuwe jury Filter Vertaalprijs 2023 bekend

by one of our members
17 January 2023
3 min read
LITERARY, PRESS

Met het nieuwe jaar is ook de nieuwe jury van de Filter Vertaalprijs aan de slag gegaan. Dankzij de GAU (Groep Algemene Uitgevers) en in samenwerking met het ILFU (Internationaal Literatuur Festival Utrecht) zal de Filter Vertaalprijs 2023 tijdens het ILFU festival (22 sept – 7 okt 2023) worden uitgereikt. Er verschenen verrassend veel interessante vertalingen in 2022. De nominaties…

UNESCO: Killings of journalists increased by 50% by 2022, half targeted outside working hours

by one of our members
16 January 202325 September 2023
4 min read
ACTUAL, policy, FAITS DIVERS, CONTINUED, BECOME A MEMBER

Eighty-six journalists and media workers were murdered worldwide in 2022 - one every four days, according to UNESCO data, highlighting the serious risks and vulnerabilities journalists continue to face in the course of their work. "After several years of consecutive decreases, the sharp rise in the number of journalists killed in 2022 is alarming. Authorities must step up their efforts...

CLA retraining scheme for dancers declared universally binding

by one of our members
13 January 202325 September 2023
1 min read
ACTUAL, policy, DANS, PODIUM ART

The collective labour agreement social fund Omscholing Dansers Nederland (CAO ODN) has been declared universally binding by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment with effect from 1 January 2023. This means that all dance companies based in the Netherlands that employ dancers are obliged to participate in the omscholing scheme. Since 1986, Stichting Omscholing Dansers Nederland (hereinafter: omscholingsregeling) has played an important role in...

crowning image festival Cinedans

Cinedans FEST '23 will take place from 24 to 26 March 2023 at Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam as well as online.

by one of our members
6 January 2023
6 min read
DANS, FILM, PRESS

This 19th edition of the festival is the short three-day Practice & Potential edition of the Cinedans festival and focuses on the development of the dance film genre. For three days, Cinedans presents, the state of the art of Dutch dance film, the International Student Film Competition, special themed programmes and special documentaries. New Dutch Shorts A wide selection of...

Asko|Schönberg in duotone sidelight, photo by Tom ten Seldam

Focus on Northern European composers in the ZaterdagMatinee: Tuning the ears with Bas Wiegers

by one of our members
6 January 2023
2 min read
MUSIC, PRESS

Met een kring van bekenden – Bas Wiegers, Slagwerk Den Haag, Ensemble Klang en Katrien Baerts – werkt Asko|Schönberg aan de muziek van de toekomst. Dat gebeurt vanuit een rijke basis die gevormd wordt door ons 20ste-eeuwse erfgoed. De muziek van deze componisten verbinden we met de nieuwe generatie. In dit geval de Nederlandse Wilbert Bulsink, de Estse Helena Tulve…

A collage of pictures belonging to the exhibition at the amsterdam Museum, with many images of woven artworks

Continue This Thread. Karim Adduchi x Tess van Zalinge - New exhibition on the power of crafts at Amsterdam Museum

by one of our members
3 January 2023
11 min read
IMAGING, PRESS

Dresses made from Moroccan embroidery appliques and patchwork couture from upcycled designer fabrics. Amsterdam-based fashion designers Karim Adduchi and Tess van Zalinge have gained a lot of name recognition in recent years with their designs inspired by historical and regional handwork techniques. With sustainable collections like 'Natural' (Van Zalinge, 2022) and community projects like the 'Social [Distancing] Fabric' (Adduchi and The World Makers, 2021), both fashion designers offer...

Amsterdam Museum - photo by Gert-Jan van Rooij

Amsterdam Museum books successful year 2022

by one of our members
28 December 2022
5 min read
ACTUAL, PRESS, BECOME A MEMBER

The Amsterdam Museum - despite the impact of the corona pandemic and the move to a new temporary main location - had a successful year in 2022. The museum's exhibitions and public programmes attracted many visitors at various locations. The museum's pop-up exhibition at the National Monument on Dam Square was visited from mid-June to...

Poster image king bling bling of The Utility showing an actor in a huge gold robe

The NUT explores the future of money in 2023

by one of our members
23 December 2022
3 min read
PRESS, PODIUM ART

Utrecht, december 2022 – Het NUT (Nieuw Utrechts Toneel) onderzoekt in 2023 in alle theaterproducties die het maakt en speelt ‘de toekomst van geld’. Het is een feestjaar: het NUT viert de 10e editie van hun bekende zomervoorstelling op locatie, dit jaar is dat Goed goud geld (concept en spel: Greg Nottrot), te zien op festival Oerol op Terschelling en…

Amsterdam Museum on the Amstel -Panorama Amsterdam. Photo: Amsterdam Museum Gert Jan van Rooij

Events at the Amsterdam Museum - Month of January 2023

by one of our members
22 December 2022
3 min read
PRESS

Besides a permanent collection presentation at Amstel 51 and at Huis Willet-Holthuysen and changing exhibitions, the Amsterdam Museum offers a public programme. At various locations and for a diverse audience. The following events are scheduled for January 2023. Visit www.amsterdammuseum.nl for the latest information. ---------------- Queer Gaze Tour: A guided tour from an LGBTQ+ perspective 22 January 2023....

Culture Council seeks young people and students for Youth Platform

by one of our members
20 December 2022
1 min read
ACTUAL, PRESS

Is art and culture of and for everyone? Is it also there for young people? What do they find important about art, culture and media? To get answers to these questions, the Culture Council is setting up a Youth Platform. The council is looking for young people aged between 15 and 20 who want to share their views on art, culture and...

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