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Aufführung der Komposition " Delusion of the fury " von Harry Partch in der Musiktheater Inszenierung von Heiner Goebbels mit dem Ensemble musikFabrik in der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum im Rahmen der Ruhrtriennale 2012-14 am Mittwoch, 21.08.2013

Seeing music (and not hearing it?)

Because of my fascination with the complex relationship between listening and watching, I decided to visit three performances at the recent Holland Festival and experience what happened when I tried to pay equal attention to ears and eyes. The first was "Delusion of the Fury" (1966) by American composer Harry Partch, the second a concert performance of Philip Glass's opera "The CIVIL warS" (1983), the third a performance of Franz Schubert's "Die Winterreise" (1827) in which twenty-four short films by South African artist William Kentridge were shown.

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Four opera myths shattered @Oerol festival

Is a performance opera if not a note is sung? If the audience sits on a stand in a car park with headphones on their heads? Or if a man cries out like a dog with a tongue out of his mouth throughout the performance? The definitions of opera are stretched quite a bit at five Oerol performances. Interestingly, hardly anyone calls the performance opera. By necessity, musical theatre is often used, but that term does not really fall into a warm bath.

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Audience put in their place

Although both performances were created in very different ways, parallels can be drawn between 'Romeo and Juliet. To Romeo and Juliet‘ by Karina Kroft and 'Crastest Ibsen II - People's Enemy' by Sarah Moeremans / Noord Nederlands Toneel. Director Karina Kroft and actor Joep van der Geest in conversation about their relationship with a classic play and their audience.

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Wandering through the dunes with literature @Oerol Festival

Literature is starting to conquer its place at Oerol, which makes sense because poetry and prose are everywhere. The landscape inspires writers and poets to write beautiful texts and at the same time, through literature, visitors take in the environment in a poetic way. What forms of literature can you encounter on Terschelling? 

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6 reasons why you should support Culture Press

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Forsythe gone from Forsythe Company in September 2015

William Forsythe, dance innovator, and widely regarded as one of the most important choreographers of our time, is quitting the company to which he attached his name on September 2015. The New York Times reports that. He will still remain associated with the company as an advisor, but the real management will probably be taken over by Jacopo Godani, a former student of the legendary choreographer.

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Maastricht cuts millions more on culture. Who will follow?

According to minister Bussemaker it would all go down very well and Jet de Ranitz of Arts ' 92 felt that all those researchers were panic over nothing sowed. But so they are coming: new cuts to culture, and bigger than first expected. Maastricht, just equipped with a very broad board of B&W, will cut half a million from next year's culture budget first, and at least 750,000 more every year thereafter.

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'Youth didn't need to be in it'. Thea Derks talks about the biography that wasn't supposed to be there'

Much has been written about it. And much talked about: the Reinbert de Leeuw biography by Thea Derks, which Reinbert de Leeuw did not allow to be published. Now Thea Derks, a member of the Cultuurpers cooperative, gets to explain her side of things to Peter Gielissen, also a member of the Cultuurpers cooperative. Nice story turned out. On Lezen.tv

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Rebuilding Empire 5.5 million cheaper than feared

370 million cost to renovate the Rijksmuseum. All but a tonne. 5.5 million less than the last estimate from 2010. Which again it was almost quadruple the original budget, which still assumed 134 million. But that was before the crisis over those stairs and that bicycle route, and before all kinds of construction companies went bankrupt, and before the whole thing was in danger of collapsing anyway.

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We have tickets: you can tell us where to go in the Holland Festival

The Holland Festival, we have been doing that for years. It is definitely the highlight of the cultural season. At the Holland Festival, you see how the international art world hangs out. In recent years, under the skilful leadership of Pierre Audi, the whole thing has become a lot less elitist and pompous than it used to be. A ticket often costs a lot less than An evening of André Rieu in Maastricht, to say the least.

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Marketeers, toon ons uw ziel

Best lastig, marketing in de cultuursector. Voor een deel werk je in een markt waarvan men tegenwoordig denkt dat wat mooi is, zichzelf wel verkoopt, en voor de rest van de tijd moet je concurreren met een overvloed aan aanbieders. En dat ondanks de pogingen van de regering om het cultuuraanbod drastisch te decimeren. Of misschien wel dankzij. De markt… 

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Orchestra war escalates: Enschede's star orchestra has to hand in instruments

Seizure of the instruments of the former Netherlands Symphony Orchestra is imminent. The orchestra, which, since a lost legal battle with Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra is no longer allowed to use the word 'Dutch', so is not allowed to sell instruments or take them abroad. Pending a countermove from the former Orchestra of the East, they changed the name there to ***** Symphony Orchestra.

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Breaking: Rotterdamse kunstbeurs verandert naam uit angst voor broekenfabriek

Een rauw eitje mag je op zijn Engels nog wel eten, maar voor vrijwel alles wat met stijl te maken heeft mag je het woord RAW niet meer gebruiken. Daarom moet de RAW Art Fair volgend jaar een nieuwe naam krijgen. Bronnen bij de organisatie van de Rotterdam Art Week Art Fair bevestigen dat hiermee mogelijk een slepende rechtszaak is voorkomen.

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Zo kan het ook. Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Complainte de la butte’ klinkt in Sotchi

Terwijl wij de zwaarst denkbare delegatie van hetero’s naar Sotchi sturen, om daar de mensenrechtenpolitiek van Poetin te steunen, stuurt Australië een nummertje van Rufus Wainwright. Feitelijk ondermijnt Australië daarmee een de wet tegen de homopropaganda in Rusland.

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Video: 3 times swearing and ranting for the good cause and Heleen Mees

Omdat Writers Unlimited samenwerkt met een van de laatste literaire tijdschriften van Nederland, en omdat dat tijdschrijft ‘Tirade’ heet, was er tijdens het laatste festival in Den Haag een plek ingeruimd voor tirades. En wat dat dan zijn? Het online woordenboek zegt: 

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Artists' acquittal: March of Civilisation was civilised after all

Police cracked down on the March of Civilisation on 27 June 2011 in The Hague. The demonstration against art cuts, which was controversial because of its rather elitist naming, ended with a few charges by the ME on artists. Their friendly sit-in thereby degenerated into something that opponents of all those elitist subsidy slimmers (according to Martin Bosma of the PVV) were only too happy to see: violence.

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In 1935 waren de Pieten zwart, of toch ook wit?

We hadden nog zo besloten om niets te zeggen over de Zwarte Pieten Discussie. Maar toch. Wie er ook gelijk heeft, en wat er ook historisch over gezegd, geschreven en gefantaseerd is, inmiddels hebben we beelden. Op die beelden, uit 1935, zien we Sinterklaas  (een glansrol van de beroemde acteur en regisseur Eduard Verkade) (dank Peter van Bokhorst voor de info), omgeven door mannen in een soort edelenkostuum, te paard. We dachten even

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Suddenly controversial photo project on Sotchi gets alternative opening in Moscow

The photo documentary made by photographer Rob Hornstra on the preparations for the Sotchi Olympics will be shown in Moscow after all. At least we hope so, now that after an earlier sudden cancellation a venue has been found at the Sakharov House in Moscow. Next Friday, Dutch fans can watch the opening from Amsterdam's Stadsschouwburg (bring your own beer) attend. Unless

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Hospitality and art: not a natural marriage

De Amsterdamse Stadsschouwburg is op zoek naar een bedrijfsleider voor het restaurant. Gebeurt vaker, maar dit keer is het wel nieuws. De Amsterdamse Stadsschouwburg heeft namelijk een plek terug te veroveren. Op het restaurant. Toen dat restaurant openging, een paar jaar geleden na een ingrijpende verbouwing van het 19e eeuwse pand aan het Leidseplein, was de stadsschouwburg opeens soort van onvindbaar geworden.

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Boekverkoper blijft ebooks ontmoedigen

Meldden we hier eerder al hoe de vaderlandse boekverkopers hun best doen om u tot aan de poorten van de hel te achtervolgen als u een ebook ‘aanschaft’, het lezen zelf blijkt ook een mijnenveld. Een van onze volgers schafte onlangs een ebook aan bij de grootste online boekverkoper van Nederland (althans tot die club uit Amerika binnenkwam). Haar gloednieuwe Kobo-reader bleek echter niet bestand tegen dit boek. Waar het apparaatje bij alle andere digitale boeken moeiteloos het epaper ververste, duurde het omslaan van een pagina in het boek ‘Vergeef ons’ van A.M. Homes ruim een half uur, en dat was iets te veel slow reading voor deze mevrouw.

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BPP Kaputt (4): 1.7 million available for international performing arts promotion: who has plans?

Het Fonds Podiumkunsten neemt de internationale promotie van de podiumkunsten over van het Bureau Promotie Podiumkunsten, dat binnenkort wegens wanbeheer geldgebrek wordt opgeheven. Dat blijft het fonds doen tot 1 juni 2014. In de tussentijd zoekt men daar naar een nieuwe partij die de boel kan overnemen. Ook het programma waarmee belangrijke bezoekers uit het buitenland kunnen worden uitgenodigd, zal… 

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