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Introdans programma Moderne Meisjes

Geen vrouwendiscussie bij Introdans, want die hebben Moderne Meisjes.

Danspionier Lucinda Childs is eigenlijk de reden dat ik naar Moderne Meisjes ging. Daar ben ik liefhebber van. Van haar werk. Maar als bonus kreeg ik Regina van Berkel. Met Frozen Echo. Waarom is het belangrijk dat Introdans een programma met werk van alleen vrouwelijke choreografen brengt? Huh? Dat gevoel kreeg ik. Bij Frozen Echo van Van Berkel. Meteen al bij… 

Why it's good that De Nederlandse Reisopera is coming to you with Die Tote Stadt.

In 1920, Erich Wolfgang Korngold experienced triumphs with his psychological opera Die tote Stadt. The work was performed in more than eighty cities at the time, with unanimous critical acclaim. The opera then disappeared from the stage for a long time but is nowadays performed again sparsely. So it is good that the Nederlandse Reisopera is bringing this almost forgotten piece back to the stage.... 

Cultural sector on expedition to Zero Waste: A prelude to a circular cultural sector

Eight cultural institutions started the first Zero Waste Expedition Culture this year. During this expedition, the first steps were taken in terms of waste separation and waste prevention. The Maaspoort in Venlo, Kunstlinie Almere Flevoland, Luxor Theatre Rotterdam, Museon, Paradiso, Tivoli/Vredenburg, the Zuiderzeemuseum and the Van Abbemuseum are the frontrunners in the expedition, setting an example for their... 

De Best Beluisterde Cultuurpers PODCAST! Greg Nottrot bezocht de Datsja van Poetin, waar Halbe Zijlstra niet was.

‘Hoeveel werkelijkheden kunnen we aan? Voor mij is dat het thema van 2018. Die dames van Noord Korea die aan ’t juichen waren, bijvoorbeeld. Maar het zat ook in Halbe Zijlstra die had gelogen over de datsja van Poetin.’ Greg Nottrot, theatermaker uit Utrecht, had zich voor dit jaar voorgenomen een eindejaarsvoorstelling te maken die de tijdgeest goed zou vatten.… 

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Will Kylián's work return to NDT? (The 3 questions everyone is asking as Paul Lightfoot announces departure)

Paul Lightfoot, artistiek leider van Nederlands Dans Theater, kondigt zijn vertrek aan per 2020. Een opvallend besluit. Onlangs nog stond de energieke leider op het toneel van het Zuiderstrandtheater om op een goede manier Gerald Tibbs, voormalig artistiek leider van NDT2 uit te zwaaien naar zijn pensioen. Maar er zijn wel wat vragen. 1: Waarom daags erna een eigen vertrek… 

Music publicist Maarten Brandt: 'For one note from Mahler's Ninth, I would give the gift of Shostakovich's entire oeuvre'

Sounding Alchemy, is the name of the chunky volume recently published by music publicist Maarten Brandt (1953). It has 715 pages, including illustrations and an extensive index. In 98 articles, Brandt unfolds his views on music and music programming. He dedicated the beautifully designed book to Marius Flothuis, whom he admired and who was programmer of the Concertgebouw Orchestra for many years. His heirs received a first copy during... 

Fit during Significant Moments of NDT2

Vulnerable surrender for NDT2 in Significant Moments

Moving. Before Significant Moments begins, the brisk Fernando Hernando Magadan presents himself as the new artistic director of NDT2. Applause in the auditorium. But the reason he stands behind a lectern with a huge flower arrangement is to pay tribute to the retiring artistic director: Gerald Tibbs. Gerald Tibbs. The peerless dancer everyone could walk away from 

Curious: arts sector support institutes turn against plans for new theatre and music sector institutes

Er zweven nogal wat petities rond, dezer dagen. De meest curieuze van alle petities lag vandaag in de digitale brievenbus. De bestaande ondersteuningsinstituten in de cultuursector dringen er daarin namelijk bij de Tweede Kamer op aan om geen geld te steken in nieuwe ondersteuningsinstituten. Daarmee steken clubs als het Landelijk Kennniscentrum Amateurkunst (LKCA), Cultuur+Ondernemen, en de Boekmanstichting een kleine, doch… 

The 5 concerts you don't want to miss at November Music

The female composer, she continues to stir minds. My article following Mathilde Wantenaar's world premiere of Damocles unleashed a fierce discussion on Facebook. 'Why should women be given preferential treatment?" an angry man asked. 'All that matters to me is quality, not whether a piece of music was written by a man or a woman.' He got icky about the m/f discussion, which... 

WO-MAN in theatre: 'Crazy actually to link 'power' directly to 'masculine'.'

One of the sources of inspiration for director Ingrid Kuijpers was a film about a certain kind of flatworm. It has also found a place in her performance WO-MAN. Flatworms are hermaphroditic animals. Mating amounts to a fight over which of the two gets fertilised. Kuijpers: ,,The one that manages to get the other pregnant has won. If you get pregnant... 

Jan van de Putte: ‘Mijn werk gaat over het veroveren van de muziek’

De Nederlandse componist Jan van de Putte (1959) overschrijdt steevast de grenzen van muziek. Aarzelende aanzetten, stilte, weidse gebaren en verkenningen van ons onderbewustzijn staan net zo vanzelfsprekend in zijn partituur als klinkende tonen. Afgelopen najaar verscheen zijn vierdelige liederencyclus op poëzie van Pessoa, waarin hij de Portugese dichter trefzeker laat stamelen. Op 8 november klinkt zijn nieuwste compositie, Cette… 

Tosca als reality-soap bij Nederlandse Reisopera

De thematiek van Puccini’s opera Tosca uit 1900 is van alle tijden. Een cocktail van hartstochtelijke liefde, politieke rebellie, wellust en verraad is geconcentreerd rond de persoon van Floria Tosca. Regisseur Harry Fehr presenteert dit verhaal als een reality-soap, met impliciet commentaar op onze selfie-cultuur. Een aardige vondst, maar het is de vraag of deze het drama tot leven kan… 

Camilla de Rossi in NTRZaturdayMatinee: three centuries late premiere

After years, my ranting about the invisibility of female composers is starting to bear fruit. Thanks in part to the #MeToo movement, composing ladies are also finally being taken seriously and performed. The NTRZaturdayMatinee is even making them a spearhead of its programming this season. Last Saturday, it performed the world premiere of Salto di Saffo by Calliope Tsoupaki (1963). She composed this double concerto for pan flute, recorder... 

Two more than deserved awards for 'the Netherlands' only truly innovative theatre'

Would it happen after all? Would Liesbeth Coltof's dream really come true? For 36 years, she made theatre in which the age of the audience played no role. On Saturday 6 October, she received the Oeuvre Prize from the Association of Theatre Directors (VSCD) from the hands of Hedy d'Ancona. In doing so, she surpassed Ivo van Hove. The internationally breakthrough leader of the... 

Hilda Paredes vereeuwigt Afro-Amerikaanse vrijheidsstrijder in haar opera ‘Harriet’

Op 3 oktober gaat de opera Harriet van Hilda Paredes in première, gewijd aan de legendarische Afro-Amerikaanse vrijheidsstrijder Harriet Tubman (ca. 1822-1913). Halverwege de 19e eeuw ontsnapte zij aan een slavenbestaan, waarna ze met gevaar voor eigen leven vele lotgenoten bevrijdde via de zogenoemde Underground Railroad.  Na jarenlang getouwtrek besloot het Amerikaanse ministerie van Financiën in september 2018 de beeltenis van Tubman… 

Composer Jan van de Putte makes Fernando Pessoa stammer

Vier composities wijdde Jan van de Putte (1959) aan de poëzie van Fernando Pessoa. De integrale cyclus verscheen afgelopen najaar op de dubbel-cd Bamboleamos no mundo (‘we waggelen door de wereld’). De componist treft de kern van Pessoa’s ongrijpbare teksten met al even zinsbegoochelende muziek. Van de Putte is een van de origineelste stemmen in het Nederlandse muzieklandschap en tart… 

Why a code is not going to change anything about unfair practices in the arts

Het Nederlandse jeugdtheater is dit jaar bekroond met de Prijs van de Nederlandse Critici. Volkomen terecht. Dat jeugdtheater van ons is van superieure kwaliteit, divers, durft verhalen te vertellen en buiten de eigen navel te kijken. Het is meer dan jammer dat je als volwassene zonder kind niet zo vaak met dat theater in aanraking komt. Menig volwassene zou fervent… 

VACANCY - Business leader (m/f) 0.8 fte from 1 January 2019

Mugmetdegoudentand is a quirky Amsterdam-based theatre company that has been making successful theatre and occasional television for more than 30 years. The group creates new Dutch repertoire that describes the spirit of the times with a personal voice. De Mug produces plm 4 performances a year, including an ambitious European project in 2020. De Mug is subsidised for several years (planning period until 2021) by the municipality of Amsterdam.... 

Freek and Hella de Jonge hold open house at Groninger Museum

Finally, the Groninger Museum has got it together. For six weeks, you can admire Hella and Freek de Jonge at the museum. Not only their art, but also the people behind the works. Art meets performance art meets reality show. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A glimpse into the couple's kitchen; also literally, because Hella goes into the... 

September 26, 17:00 Culture Press readers' drinks: the start of a beautiful friendship?

Ten years ago, I got new glasses. Two weeks later, a retired ophthalmologist drove his car through my left leg and a month after that, from a wheelchair - fortunately temporary - the idea for the Cultural Press Bureau was born. Partly because the arts editorships of the Associated Press Service and NRC were decimated. So September 26 is just a date,... 

Without memory, our theatre continues to innovate mindlessly, it turns out at the @theatrefestival

Dutch theatre is remembering less and less. This was evident last Friday during two meetings at ITA, the building that once housed the Stadsschouwburg. During Nieuwe Grond, part of the Dutch Theatre Festival, the topic was heritage. One meeting will possibly be remembered by the six attendees: the two guests plus presenter, and their three audience members. The other... 

Reinbert de Leeuw showered with honours on his 80th birthday

Accompanied by Asko|Schönberg, Katja Herbers sings parts from Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, Reinbert's adaptation of classics by Schubert and Schumann. The poignant lyrics get a witty twist in the last song. In 'Röslein auf der Heiden', the 'victim' is not the fragile little flower from the original but Reinbert himself. "Und der wilde Knabe brach Reinbert auf der Heiden; Reinbert wehrte... 

PODCAST: Theatre Festival 2018 opens with punishment.

1On 6 September 2018, Chokri Ben Chika left his sense of humour behind in Belgium. He trekked to the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg with a filled jerry can and committed a criminal offence. He threatened a Rabo Hall filled to the brim with an indistinguishable fake weapon. He said he admired the anonymous Tunisian who, with his self-immolation ... 

Why Noorderzon is the Groningeniest festival in the Netherlands.

Sometimes there is a gap in the strolling crowd in Groningen's Noorderplantsoen. Often this is due to a local resident with muscle-dog, who continues to make his daily round despite the crowds. It is one of those funny things that give Noorderzon its very own character, as the most Groningen-like of all summer festivals in our country. There is... 

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