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Rutgers wins summary proceedings against Civitas Christiana - Truth wins over lies

Rutgers today won its lawsuit against Civitas Christiana. The judge called a halt to disinformation, lies and online hatred with this verdict. According to the judge, Civitas went too far with its allegations about Rutgers, its teaching materials and Spring Fling Week. The judge vindicated Rutgers on all counts: the black book is banned and Civitas must... 

Esther Hammelburg wins 6th Boekman Dissertation Prize

Prize for dissertation on live experience and media at cultural events Esther Hammelburg is the winner of the sixth Boekman Dissertation Prize for Art, Culture and Policy. The prize was awarded during the research conference Culture as a problem solver?, organised by the Boekman Foundation and Erasmus University Rotterdam in Theater Zuidplein. Jury chairman Prof Susanne Janssen presented the prize in the presence of representatives of... 

Cultural sector under pressure but resilient: Boekman Foundation presents Culture Monitor 2024

The cultural and creative sector shows further recovery in audience reach, but faces continued financial pressure . Reflected in Culture Monitor 2024: In the latest edition of the Culture Monitor, the Boekman Foundation analyses key developments such as recovery in audience reach, financial pressures and changes in funding streams. This edition contains updated figures for 2023 (and where possible 2024) and is... 

The ball is in the court: the VAT increase on culture, art and reading will definitely not happen!

Today is a day of joy and relief. A burden increase of over €900 million on our sector is permanently off the table. Raising the VAT rate would not only make culture, art and reading more inaccessible; it would also hit the earning capacity of thousands of creators. This result really did not happen by itself. Over the past year, an awful lot of hard work has gone into the... 

The Music; the new name of Asko|SchönbergRadical, quirky and unheard: a new sound breaks through

The groundbreaking ensemble for new music is breaking new ground. From season '25/'26, Asko|Schönberg will be called The Music - with a powerful promise: The New Sound. The new name reflects the ensemble's role in the musical landscape: not following, but guiding. The Music moves forward - idiosyncratic, unpredictable and keen on what music is today and dares to be tomorrow. "The... 

Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum jointly buy Carel Willink painting

Portrait of Rik (1976) depicts a history of gay emancipation in the Netherlands The Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum are jointly purchasing a work by Amsterdam painter Carel Willink. The 1976 painting Portrait of Rik depicts Rik van Dam, the life partner of Amsterdam publisher and writer Johan Polak. Willink portrayed Van Dam as a proud man in a time... 

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Culture Council positive on cabinet plans public broadcaster

The Council for Culture endorses the need for radical changes to the public broadcasting system and is positive about the course proposed by the government. However, the council does give a number of points of attention for further elaboration, such as how the NTR's statutory tasks can be safeguarded in a careful manner. This is stated in a letter to minister Eppo Bruins.... 

Fair Pay backlog in film and audiovisual sector largest of all creative industries

Substantial interventions are needed to enable fair payment in the Dutch film and audiovisual sector. This is according to the report Additional costs in the film and audiovisual sector by PPMC Economic Advice, commissioned by Kunsten '92. The costs of realising Fair Pay amount to an average of 42% of total remuneration and 23% of... 

Cultural incubators often play key role in attracting region

Investing in cultural incubators contributes to the regional business climate for residents and companies. That is what the president of the Council for Culture Kristel Baele said last weekend at the opening of the new breeding ground 'Nesse' in the municipality of Terneuzen. In her speech, she broke a lance to continue investing in easily accessible cultural facilities in every city, village and region.... 

PHOTOS CAS OORTHUYS ON DISPLAY AT SQUARE THEATRE AS PART OF 80 YEARS OF PEACE

The opening of the exhibition of photographs by Cas Oorthuys at the Plein Theater in Amsterdam will be on 17 April at 17:00. It concerns work Cas Oorthuys made during the Second World War. Head of technology at the Plein Theatre, his son Frank Oorthuys, is exhibiting the photos in the foyer of our theatre as part of 80 years of... 

Interaction between Boulez and Tenney gives new dimension to iconic Répons

Asko|Schönberg and the Belgian wind ensemble I SOLISTI turn music into a spatial experience in a performance of Pierre Boulez's Répons and James Tenney's In a Large Open Space. Pierre Boulez is an icon of the musical avant-garde of the 20th century. As a composer and conductor, he left his mark on the new musical practice. His monumental Répons is rarely... 

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Culture Council president calls for cooperation in challenging times

"Let us together continue to build a cultural and creative sector that continues to connect and innovate". With this call, chair Kristel Baele opens the online annual report 2024 of the Council for Culture, published today. In her foreword, she reflects on the challenges faced by institutions, artists, creators and audiences in the past year. For instance, she mentions the... 

Experience the world through the eyes of new creators at Delft Fringe Festival

Enjoy the future of performing arts with personalised performances throughout the city Delft, Monday 31 March - From 27 May to 8 June, you can experience Delft Fringe Festival at 30 locations throughout the city - from historic gems to the raucous Cable District. For nine days, Delft will be all about performing arts such as cabaret, dance, family theatre, cabaret,... 

Amsterdam Museum looks to the future of the city in festive year

Exhibition Refresh Amsterdam #3: Imagine the Future from 11-07 to 30-11-2025 An exhibition about the future will open at the Amsterdam Museum on Friday 11 July 2025: Refresh Amsterdam #3: Imagine the Future. For the third edition of the biennial Refresh Amsterdam exhibition, this time not only artists are contributing, but the general public will also have the chance to share a vision of... 

Magazine Boekman delves into the culture

On Thursday 3 April, in collaboration with the Dutch Unesco Commission and representatives from the scene, the Boekman Foundation will present the spring issue of Boekman magazine, which this time is entirely dedicated to 'the culture'. This artistic movement and dynamic lifestyle is rooted in hip-hop and is at the centre of the cultural life of millions of people worldwide. The diversity of... 

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CLA Drama and Dance declared generally binding

Amsterdam, 26 March 2025 - With the publication in the Staatscourant of 20 March 2025, the collective labour agreement for theatre and dance 2025-2026 has been declared generally binding (AVV). This means that all professional Dutch producers producing theatre and/or dance performances must apply this collective labour agreement for their staff.Collective bargaining parties Nederlandse Associatie voor Podiumkunsten (NAPK) and Kunstenbond applied for the AVV to regulate the terms of employment for... 

Madeleine Matzer receives North Brabant Culture Award 2025

We are proud to share that our founder and former artistic director Madeleine Matzer is this year's recipient of the Culture Award of the North Brabant Cultural Fund. The jury praised her performances that touch on social themes and make audiences think. 'She gives a voice to the unspeakable,' said jury chair Machteld Postma. The award will be presented by Queen's Commissioner Ina Adema. To... 

Culture Council examines funding in culture sector

The Culture Council is starting an advisory process on how to make funding for the cultural sector broader and more sustainable. The Financing Advisory Committee has been set up for this purpose. This committee examines how the alignment between public and private funding can be better organised and what barriers governments, financiers and cultural institutions experience in attracting private money. The council presents the advice... 

Tero Saarinen Company and Asko|Schönberg join forces at the Holland Festival on 24 & 25 June 2025 

Asko|Schönberg presents Study for Life with Tero Saarinen Company at the Holland Festival. Tero Saarinen's new choreographic work is an ode to the music of Kaija Saariaho. In Study for Life, the nuanced and delicate world of Kaija Saariaho is brought to life by a group of six dancers, the musicians of Asko|Schönberg and soprano Raquel Camarinha. An innovative... 

Holland Festival 2025 opens 11 June with Thai AI dance, Butoh, a focus on the vulnerable body, a special three-week project and a performance in The Hague 

Holland Festival 2025 opens on 11 June at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam with the European premiere of Cyber Subin by Thai choreographer Pichet Klunchun. Dancers and avatars dance together in a co-created by AI choreography that reinterprets the traditional Thai Khon dance. For the first time in 35 years, the Holland Festival is back in The Hague 

Theatre Sonnevanck & The NUT present: Rose & Ariadne (8+): About love and other disgusting things 

March 2025 - Theatre Sonnevanck and the NUT return in 2025 with the remake of the successful play Roos & Ariadne. The 'plea for emotions of all shapes and sizes' (Theaterkrant, 2020) is a co-production, in which traditionally Floor Leene's stage text finds inspiration in ancient, Greek myths: this time the story of Ariadne's thread. Directed by... 

Stage grant award: €26.8 million for programming and audience connection

Fonds Podiumkunsten awards a total of €26.8 million in grants to 136 venues for the period 2025-2029. With the podium scheme, the Fund supports the presentation of professional performing arts offerings across the country. The production grant enables 51 stages to (co)produce and invest in talent development. Stages in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom The stages that from 1... 

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Cooperation between NAPK and VPF

From 1 March 2025, the Nederlandse Associatie voor Podiumkunsten (NAPK) and the Verenigde Podiumkunsten Festivals (VPF) will work together in the new Platform Festivals. The Platform Festivals will become part of the NAPK. The cooperation between NAPK and VPF strengthens the representation of interests for both producers and performing arts festivals and provides access to a larger network and more expertise. This strengthens the position of... 

American YA bestselling author Jandy Nelson is coming to Utrecht

On Sunday 6 April, American YA author Jandy Nelson is coming to Utrecht! At Vogelfrei, ILFU is organising a YALFU Book Talk with Nelson about her work and her new book Als de wereld wankelt, a rock-solid novel brimming with love, secrets and enchantment. She previously wrote the award-winning bestseller I Give You the Sun. Jandy Nelson will be interviewed by our regular YALFU host, Samya Hafsaoui. After... 

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Culture Council sets up monitoring committees for BIS 2025-2028

In the coming years, the Council for Culture will monitor how subsidised cultural institutions within the Basic Cultural Infrastructure (BIS) implement their plans. We do this with 17 monitoring committees, consisting of over a hundred experts from the cultural field. The insights gained help the council monitor the institutions, interpret trends and developments and contribute to a well-functioning system. The... 

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