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Davis Freemans investeringsshow ironische reflectie op geld, macht, individu en cultuur #dekeuze

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12 September 201030 March 2022
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De multimedia show ‘Investment’ van de Amerikaan Davis Freeman doet in eerste instantie denken aan de PowerPointshow ‘An Unconvenient Truth’ van Al Gore. Drie performers en een projectiecomputer tonen het publiek zeer routineus en gedetailleerd een heel scala aan mogelijkheden om te beleggen. Aanvankelijk zinvol en duurzaam, maar als snel spelen hele andere motieven een rol. Pikant detail: iedereen uit het…

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Too much humour and not enough shuddering at De Warme Winkel's 'Poets and bandits' at Theatre Festival The International Choice #dekeuze

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12 September 201029 March 2022
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Er is sneeuw gevallen, een dik pak verse sneeuw. Nepsneeuw weliswaar, maar echt genoeg om je middenin Rusland te wanen. Daar, in de stad Sverdlovsk oftewel Jekaterinenburg, leefde eens de man over wie de voorstelling 'Poëten en bandieten' gaat. Boris Ryzhy (1974-2001) zette de rauwe realiteit van zijn woonplaats in gedichten om. Meer dan duizend poëmen liet hij de wereld na. Zijn doorbraak kwam op het festival Poetry International in Rotterdam, in het jaar 2000. Een jaar later was hij dood. B...

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'One hour listening and half an hour talking to Clinton for 100,000 euros. Or new breasts.' Concrete questions on The International Choice. #hechoice

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12 September 201029 March 2022
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Het Dodo Internationale Keuze-journaal, aflevering 3: Hans van Dam zag ‘Investment’ en sprak met maker Davis Freeman, over wat je allemaal met een ton kunt doen. Het roept associaties op met de fameuze TED-talks en doet denken aan de powerpointdocumentaire ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, waarmee Al Gore de wereld trachtte wakker te schudden over de klimaatverandering. Wat Davis Freeman doet is kleiner, maar…

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Frank Sanders teaches young musical talents to let loose and empathise during the special Sondheim Musical Masterclass #tf2010

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12 September 201029 March 2022
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'He fears that the real thing may have come along a hundred times, but he missed it.'
'Exactly. And how old are you?'
'Twenty.'
‘Tja...’

Yoran de Bont, deelnemer aan de Sondheim Musical Masterclass, praat met musicalgoeroe Frank Sanders over de betekenis van het lied dat hij zojuist heeft gezongen: Someone is waiting uit de musical Company. Kan hij als jonge musicalacteur dit soort beladen teksten wel eigen maken? Met de juiste begeleiding zeker, blijkt na tien minuten sparre...

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Comedic and dramatic play in Mokhallad Rasem's experimental, surreal 'Iraqi Ghosts' #tf2010

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11 September 201030 March 2022
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In pak, met dierenmaskers op, poseren vijf acteurs op het podium. Ze stellen een beer, konijn, hert, haan en aap voor. Vanuit deze ‘freeze’ beginnen zij dierengeluiden te maken en te bewegen. Een ritmische performance volgt. Geboeid, maar verward, bekijkt het publiek de vervreemdende dans. Wat hebben die dieren toch met de oorlog in Irak te maken? Net als je je begint af te vragen of je wel in de goede zaal zit, zetten de spelers hun maskers af en geven het antwoord: ‘Heeft u zich ooit afgevraa...

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Performance 'Metro' gives you a slap in the face #amsfringe #tf2010

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11 September 201029 March 2022
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A new day, so new chances to find the Fringe's greatest gem. Today, I am taken from Theatre Bellevue into a nearby alley. Suddenly I see her lying there. A junk, like there are more walking around in Amsterdam. I prefer to walk around it quickly. Afraid of smelling them or being accosted. Metro, a piece of...

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Apocalyptic location theatre Wunderbaum tantalising prelude to explosive 'International Choice' #he Choice

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10 September 201030 March 2022
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Zo’n koele nazomeravond als donderdag 9 september 2010 is een perfecte avond voor de try- out van het locatiestuk ‘Natives’ van acteursgroep Wunderbaum. Heldere lucht, mild optrekkende herfstkou en nagenoeg windstil. Locatie: een moerassig grasveld tussen twee verlaten woonblokken in de Rotterdamse wijk Pendrecht. Ooit gebouwd vanuit de naoorlogse idealen van familiegeluk, gemak en bereikbaarheid, maar al snel te benauwd, vergrijzend en…

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Sweet feel-good musical about the drug scene and uplifting musical 'Reflection' #tf2010

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9 September 201030 March 2022
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In mijn zoektocht naar de parel van de Fringe stuit ik woensdagavond op twee musicals in het Rozentheater. Op het Fringe Festival kan en mag alles, maar toch werd ik verrast door Christiane van F*K Theater. In deze musical zakken jongeren af naar de onderkant van de samenleving. Ze drinken en blowen. Iedereen leeft in zijn eigen wereldje. Hoofdpersoon Christiane wordt verliefd op een verslaafde jongen en komt zo ook in aanraking met de duistere kanten van de drugsscene. Je verwacht bij een derg...

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We will be there every day at The International Choice. With text. With video. With news and reviews

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9 September 201030 March 2022
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Tomorrow begins The International Choice of The Rotterdam Theatre. A festival that for years has presented remarkable theatre from all over the world at the Maasstad's theatre in September. Except this year, that is, because the 'chest of quist' is being rebuilt and that will take some time. Not something with Amsterdam metro builders, but whether the official reopening on 2 October 2010 will be...

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Pictorial 'Raging heights, restless souls' for people of all ages #tf2010

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9 September 20108 July 2016
3 min read
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Wuthering Heights is often mentioned in the same breath as other nineteenth-century classics such as Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice, but Emily Brontë's book is infinitely darker than those other coquettish girl books. Heathcliff and Cathy's big, dramatic passion actually connects surprisingly well with emos who are Twilight, True Blood and devour other contemporary vampire stories.

Adaptor Jeroen Olyslaegers and director Floor Huygen were well aware of this when they adapted the novel for the stage into Fierce heights, restless souls, a co-production of Dutch youth theatre company Artemis and Flemish Antigone. The show garnered high praise, can now be seen in TF, but was also nominated for two Gouden Krekels, the awards for youth theatre.

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Sanja Mitrovic wins BNG theatre award of 45,000 euros with performance 'Will you ever be happy again?" #tf2010

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8 September 20108 July 2016
2 min read
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Sanja Mitrovic has won the BNG New Theatermakers Prize 2010. She receives the prize of 45,000 euros for her performance 'Will You Ever Be Happy Again'? In which she took care of both directing and acting. She can spend the prize money on a new performance next season.

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Bizarre parody of a rock star and philosophical twists at Fringe Festival #tf2010

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8 September 201030 March 2022
2 min read
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Nik van den Berg is undoubtedly someone to keep an eye on. In theatre Bellevue, he gives a parody of a rock star in a bizarre act. 'Is this it,' I think for a moment, but it soon becomes clear how cleverly Van den Berg shapes this stage beast in a fur coat. In an unintelligible language, he plays a number of songs, meticulously portraying the mannerisms and gestures of a great rock artist.
Slowly he takes a sip of tea, takes another drag of his cigarette, lets the ash i...

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'About Animals' by Elfriede Jelinek is so unprecedentedly ruthless and dire, you wish for a way out #tf2010

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8 September 201030 March 2022
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'Kontneuken tegen meerprijs.' 'Doen die ook pijpen zonder condoom?' 'Die heeft een keer aan mijn lul gezogen en toen was ze de hele nacht misselijk. 's Ochtends heeft ze in mijn bed gekotst.' Continu doen ze suggestieve dansjes en voortdurend kijken ze de zaal in, met een vastgebeitelde glimlach die ergens tussen geamuseerd en geniepig in zit. De zes spelers van Over Dieren zijn uitdagend en meedogenloos. Susanne Kennedy’s regie van het stuk van Nobelprijswinnares Elfriede Jelinek is ongekend n...

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Fringe Festival continues to surprise with intimate Iris Brunette and poignant I Believe #tf2010

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7 September 20108 July 2016
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There is no notion of time when you take your seat. It is dark. The room looks like a café, with four tables and chairs around them. Don't expect a sit-back performance, as everyone is part of the play. The intriguing Iris Brunette doesn't let you be a spectator, but gives you a role. Do not fear that you will suddenly have to take the stage. From your seat, you are influencing the play. Actress Melanie Wilson lets you choose which way to go. Do we wait here or walk on? Do we go left or right? Do we trust this person or not? The space you're in feels safe. Fortunately. Because there is no exit; walking away is impossible. A maximum of twenty spectators witness this story that takes you through time. Wilson narrates and involves you in the story in the best possible way. A more intimate performance is hardly possible, I think.

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Prize of (Theatre) Criticism 2010 to musical workshop M-Lab

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7 September 201030 March 2022
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M-Lab Net nu bekend werd dat het musicalproductiehuis M-Lab in financiële nood verkeert, komt er een handreiking van de Nederlandse theatercritici. De jaarlijkse Prijs van de Kritiek gaat namelijk naar het laboratorium dat musicals produceert die er bijna altijd toe doen. We citeren het juryrapport: Een laboratorium is er niet alleen voor enigszins wereldvreemde wetenschappers die op de vierkante millimeter aan het…

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Roma B. brings confrontational and infectious theatre to Amsterdam-Noord and Wouter van Oord performs beautiful text theatre #tf2010

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6 September 20108 July 2016
2 min read
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The great thing about the Fringe is the variety. On Saturday night I saw VOS, a play by Slawomir Mrozek, played sparklingly by Wouter van Oord. Dressed in a shirt of the Dutch national team, with the name VOS on the back, Van Oord plays two monologues with conviction. The tension can be read from his face before the start, but is gone as soon as the actor...

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Russian soul dissected: religion and vodka create moral dilemmas

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6 September 20108 July 2016
4 min read
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Rodion Shchedrin and Maya Plisetskaya - Sl-Ziga photo — photo Sl-Ziga

By Willem Jan Keizer

Rotterdam - Thanks to conductor Valeri Gergyev, we get more insight into the huge reservoir of Russian composers. Rodion Shchedrin for example. Last year a piano concerto of his was performed, Sunday night in de Doelen it was his opera for the concert stage 'The Enchanted Wanderer', after the book 'The Enchanted Wanderer' by Nikolai Leskov. The opera is dedicated to conductor Lorin Maazel, who also conducted the premiere in New York in 2002.

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Actors make audience laugh and gawk with intrigue in theatrical jam session 'Night Guests' #tf2010

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6 September 201030 March 2022
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“Ik ben achtenvijftig.” Plompverloren onthult Saskia Lemming (Oda Spelbos) haar grootste geheim aan echtgenoot en uitgerangeerde volkszanger René Lemming (Peter Bolhuis). Hij trouwde twaalf jaar geleden met haar, in de veronderstelling dat ze een jonge blom was. Op zijn beurt laat hij weten dat hij ‘Jij bent het neusje van mijn zalm’, zijn nummer één hit, eigenlijk voor een andere vrouw heeft geschreven. De bom barst in realityshow ‘De Lemmings’. Of eigenlijk: op het podium in De Balie, waar ...

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Roaring Lolita in Stallion Ball ends up very small#tf2010

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5 September 201029 March 2022
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The room is lit in red. This creates a shadowy atmosphere as you might expect at a nightclub. The music starts playing and from the stairs a young lady in a snappy outfit comes down. She serves pieces of sausage and plays with the crowd. She introduces herself as Lolita. A man in the front row may unbutton her zip. She...

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RPhO's gift to the resurrected city falls short at opening Gergiev festival

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5 September 201029 March 2022
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Rotterdam – De vijftiende editie van het Gergjev Festival is vrijdagavond in bijzijn van Hare Majesteit de Koningin in concertgebouw de Doelen officieel van start gegaan met een concert van het Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest onder leiding van Valeri Gergjev. Hoewel het festival zich afspeelt op een kleine twintig locaties in de stad - niet alleen in de Doelen maar ook in de Laurenskerk, het conservatorium, museum Boijmans van Beuningen en tal van andere onverwac...

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Dutch actors relive emotional childhood memories during Shelley Mitchell's Method Acting Masterclass #tf2010

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4 September 201030 March 2022
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“Wij zijn kunstenaars. Acteren is een roeping. Niet iedereen begrijpt dat. Soms is het een eenzaam bestaan.” Begripvol, bijna moederlijk, spreekt Shelley Mitchell een groep Nederlandse acteurs toe in De Balie. De Amerikaanse actrice en oprichtster van The Actors Centre of San Francisco laat hen tijdens een driedaagse masterclass kennis maken met ‘method acting’. Niet doen alsof, maar één worden met je personage. Een manier van acteren die veel bekende acteurs een Oscar heeft opgeleverd. Denk a...

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Poetic and pure exploration of Aardlek in Amsterdam's basement #tf2010

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3 September 20108 July 2016
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The search for the gem of the Fringe takes me to Amsterdam's basement. Underneath the Rokin, where work on the North/South line is going on 24 hours a day, theatre collective Aardlek plays the performance PUT. In one of the Fringe Festival's most eye-catching locations, I find myself on an underground voyage of discovery into the past, present and future.

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Stunning transformations by Shelley Mitchell in poignant monologue 'Talking with Angels' #tf2010

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3 September 20108 July 2016
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Invisible forces, described as angels, speaking through a Jewish woman to her friends at the time of the Holocaust in Hungary. A mysterious and true story, translated into the one-woman performance Talking with Angels by American actress Shelley Mitchell. A huge success in America. Yesterday on stage for the first time in the Netherlands.

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John Moran experiments with thousands of bits of sound you hear every day

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3 September 20108 July 2016
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Amsterdam's Stadsschouwburg is velvet red. Theatre Bellevue, the beating heart of the Amsterdam Fringe Festival, whorish pink. The Amsterdam Fringe, that means performances in more than 25 places. In theatres, but also on location. From 2 to 12 September 2010 Henk de Jong for The Dodo and performing arts trade journal TM in search of the pearl of the Fringe. Here he keeps a diary, and a longer article by him will appear in the next issue of TM.

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Drama is much more suited to interpret history than film. @RvanH writes essay on Hannah and Martin at #TF2010

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2 September 201029 March 2022
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Hannah and Martin by Mugmetdegoudentand is not only a heartwarming performance, played by one phenomenal actress and one inimitable theatre personality, it is also a brainteaser. Trouw reviewer and theatre scholar Robbert van Heuven felt challenged to write a short essay in response to this performance.

Door Robbert van Heuven
Feiten bepalen maar een klein deel van de geschiedschrijving. Veel belangrijker is de vraag hoe die feiten zich tot elkaar verhouden, ...

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