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Contemporary version L'Histoire du Soldat premieres at Festival Circolo - Unique costumes, acrobatics and live music by Kamerata Zuid in collaboration with Inez Wolters 

L'Histoire du Soldat, Stravinsky's famous work, has been performed in many performances. But never before as in this new production by Tilburg-based orchestra Kamerata Zuid i.c.w. performer Inez Wolters. Dressed in extravagant costumes, she interprets the various characters in this musical tale. Together with live music by Kamerata Zuid and input from circus performer Júlia Campistany, this... 

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Asko|Schönberg at opening night Sydney Festival with opera Antarctica

Na een succesvolle première tijdens het Holland Festival brengt Asko|Schönberg de opera Antarctica van de Australische componiste Mary Finsterer naar het internationaal vermaarde Sydney Festival in Australië. Antarctica speelt tijdens de openingsavond op 5 januari 2023 en nog drie keer erna. Ook speelt Asko|Schönberg tijdens het festival op 9 januari een concert in het Sydney Opera House, waarbij Nederlandse componisten… 

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We Want it All now showing at the 5th edition of the ICK-Fest at Meervaart theatre.

After international premieres in Lugano (Switzerland) and recently as the opening of the Romaeuropa festival in Italy, We Want it All can now be seen at the 5th edition of the ICK-Fest at Meervaart theatre. On Saturday 29 October | 9pm, We Want it All will have its Dutch premiere during the festival. WE WANT IT ALL In a festive... 

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Identity and diversity in circus: not hype but fascinating innovation #festivalcircolo

Nick van der Heyden, queer circus performer, garnered approving laughter from a room full of circus students in Tilburg. He just explained that he had found a new lease of life by doing his performances as an acrobat from now on as a drag queen. 'They thought something of that here at school. There, the new circus was mainly a matter of making it as simple as possible... 

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Jesse Huygh balances high level with cystic fibrosis #festivalcircolo

When, at the end of his performance, he stands on top of a five-metre high pole, struggling to keep his balance, the audience holds its breath. As does Jesse himself, but he does not do so voluntarily. We watched him struggle for a performance with oxygen hoses and blood meters, pausing regularly to get air again. What if... 

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10th edition Festival Circolo; stage for acrobats in drag, performers from Morocco and Syria and circus for babies

From 21 to 30 October, the number of open mouths, gaped eyes and squeezed buttocks in the heart of Tilburg increases dramatically. The Netherlands' largest circus festival will then descend on Spoorpark Tilburg for ten days of top-quality contemporary circus. The 10th edition of Festival Circolo presents an accessible and universal programme where the stories of circus artists responding to current... 

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New exhibition: To those who have no time to play

Framer Framed presents To those who have no time to play, Amsterdam-based artist Gluklya's (Natalia Pershina-Yakimanskaya) largest solo exhibition to date, curated by Charles Esche. The artist develops her work with numerous others, including Kyrgyz textile workers, newcomers, musicians and writers. The exhibition includes four objects in space, each with... 

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Marte Boneschansker presents: ROUW - Walk through Amsterdam East past places of loss

On Friday 4 November, ROUW, the latest work by theatre-maker Marte Boneschansker, will premiere at Plein Theater in Amsterdam-Oost. ROUW is a walk along places of loss. With headphones on, you follow a carefully mapped out route through the neighbourhood to listen to stories of mourning that correspond to the locations in question. ROUW is about loss. About that... 

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ANOHNI associate artist Holland Festival 2023

The associate artist for the 2023 Holland Festival is singer, composer and visual artist ANOHNI. The festival will feature new and existing work by her. Among other things, ANOHNI and the festival are working on a new, large-scale project involving multimedia and movement in the Gashouder in Amsterdam. About her role as associate artist herself taking the stage 

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Four performances in Tilburg of acrobat with cystic fibrosis

Festival Circolo presents a special performance at four special locations in Tilburg in the run-up to the largest festival for contemporary circus in the Netherlands. 'Circus is my way of dreaming and giving hope. To live fully, whatever the conditions'. Jesse Huygh is a circus performer and suffers from cystic fibrosis, or cystic fibrosis, a genetic lung disease. Despite his illness,... 

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Little eyes and a filled heart after brilliant 39th Night of Poetry

The night of the sweet-soft child's voice of Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, of course; but also the night of Joke van Leeuwen; of Maria Farantouri and Mikis Theodorakis; of 'illusory poet' Hans Klok even; and of the families of Nisrine Mbarki and Ivo de Wijs. I will try to explain the latter in a moment, in my unpoetic style, forgive me. On my... 

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Lighting designer Uri Rapaport on stage for the first time, in self-designed, dazzling theatre experience

Light design central in new performance by the NUT | Di 4 October 2022 - Utrecht In collaboration with SHIFFT, the NUT presents the visual theatre spectacle Light, in which light design is central. Light is the extraordinary story of lighting designer Uri Rapaport who goes through life blind for a fortnight after surgery on a tumour on his eye. Theatre-maker Greg Nottrot takes him... 

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ILFU and Authors' Union: In prose and poetry, every word and comma is translated, but it is different in theatre and stage adaptations.

What is the difference between a translation and an adaptation? In prose and poetry, every word and comma is translated, but it is different in theatre and stage adaptations. What freedoms do director and translator dare to take when adapting Shakespeare, for instance? These questions are at the heart of the latest edition of the illustrious programme on translation and all things... 

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Feestelijke onthulling van Monika Dahlberg’s sculpturen door wethouder Touria Meliani bij Framer Framed

Kunstenaar Monika Dahlberg heeft in opdracht van Framer Framed twee sculpturen gemaakt die een permanente plek zullen krijgen bij de ingang van het Framer Framed gebouw. Op donderdag 29 september, om 15:45 uur wordt het werk, getiteld Gatekeepers onthuld door de wethouder Kunst en Cultuur Touria Meliani en stadsdeelbestuurder Oost en portefeuillehouder kunst en cultuur Jan-Bert Vroege. Tijdens de opening… 

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Schrijvers over Oekraïne, seksisme, kolonialisme en kansenongelijkheid op ILFU Exploring Stories

Exploring Stories is dé grote festivaldag van het International Literature Festival Utrecht (ILFU), met meer dan dertig internationale schrijvers en denkers over de actuele en urgente thema’s van onze tijd. Exploring Stories toont aan dat literatuur thuishoort in het hart van het maatschappelijke debat. Literatuur begint immers waar het nieuws ophoudt. Wie de wereld beter wil begrijpen, kan niet zonder… 

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'Sprouting dance on a bed of grass and sedum' - Carefull Art puts Utrecht artists on a very special map

“De afgelopen tweeënhalf jaar ben ik keuzes gaan maken. Waar ik tien jaar geleden bedacht om als dansdocent het leven in te gaan, is het nu de vraag: wil ik dat eigenlijk wel? Waar word ik blij van, wat wil ik graag delen met de mensen om mij heen?” Voor Lotte Willemsma waren de eerste twee jaar van de Corona-pandemie… 

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Vrouwkje Tuinman receives C.C.S. Crone prize from the municipality of Utrecht  

Dichter, schrijver en columnist Vrouwkje Tuinman krijgt dit jaar de C.C.S. Croneprijs. Daarmee wordt haar naam opgetekend in een eervolle lijst van Utrechtse auteurs die deze literatuurprijs voor haar ontvingen, onder meer Manon Uphoff, Arthur Japin en Maxim Februari. “De C.C.S. Croneprijs is een bijzondere waardering voor een talentvol schrijver”, zegt cultuurwethouder Eva Oosters. “Utrecht staat wereldwijd bekend als literatuurstad.… 

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Gold from the Golden Coach originating in Suriname; Unknown provenance investigated by Amsterdam Museum, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and NICAS

The Amsterdam Museum has teamed up with VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS) and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre to research the origins of the gold of the Golden Coach. For a long time, it was unknown where the gold leaf used to gild the carriage came from. An extensive study compared the composition of the gold with samples from Suriname and South Africa.... 

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Digital transformation cultural sector big opportunity for the Netherlands

Verdere digitalisering van de culturele en creatieve sector biedt kansen voor creatieve vernieuwing en om meer mensen te bereiken en cultureel te inspireren. Ook draagt het bij aan de maatschappelijke relevantie en economische versteviging van de sector. Maar er ligt ook een grote kans voor Nederland om als creatieve hub toonaangevend te zijn in Europa. Dit is het juiste moment… 

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'I say sorry anyway' theatre production by Theatre Group Alum and Raymi Sambo Makes about Keti Koti and slavery past on tour from the end of September

Ik zeg toch sorry a theatre performance by Theatre Group Aluin and Raymi Sambo Makes about Keti Koti, the day celebrating the (official) abolition of slavery, will be shown in Dutch theatres from the end of September. At a time when more and more municipalities and organisations are openly apologising for the slavery past or letting their own role in this period be... 

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Artwork 10,000 illuminated books in Minrebroederstraat, Utrecht city centre: 23 September 2022 Opening ILFU festival and presentation Woord900

On 23 September, ILFU, in collaboration with Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus, will open the festival with a river of books that will fill the Minrebroederstraat in the centre of Utrecht for one day. On the same day, the 10 writers scattered across 10 districts of Utrecht in recent months for Woord900 and organisation Mooie Woorden will present their stories. Literature vs.... 

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Square Theatre loses facebook page over nipple in poster image

Social Media censureert op vrouwentepel en Plein Theater verliest facebookpagina om tepel in posterbeeld van de voorstelling Nouveau Fuck van Cat Smits Company. Deze digitale preutsheid en seksistische ongelijkheid gaat veel te ver, vinden Berith Danse en Cat Smits. Facebook staat bekend om een strikt ‘geen naakt’-beleid, tenminste niet voor mannen, want naakte mannentorso’s zijn geen enkel probleem. Foto’s die… 

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Kasia Tórz new theatre and dance programme manager Holland Festival 

Kasia Tórz joins the Holland Festival from 1 September as programme manager Theatre and Dance. Together with director Emily Ansenk and programme manager Music and Music Theatre Jochem Valkenburg and programmer Katinka Enkhuizen, who joins on 1 October, she will form the new artistic team of the Holland Festival. Emily Ansenk on Kasia's appointment: "Her broad experience with... 

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Asko|Schönberg in Gaudeamus Opening night and concert in honour of Reinbert de Leeuw in Muziekgebouw

Gaudeamus 2022 Opening Festival Enerverend programma met o.a. sheng-grootmeester Wu Wei Tijdens de openingsavond van dit jaarlijkse festival laat Gaudeamus de vele gezichten van nieuwe muziek zien: verrassend, ontroerend en wie weet frustrerend. Asko|Schönberg, vaste gast bij dit festival, maakt deel uit van de feestelijke openingsavond en presenteert een programma dat generaties en continenten omspant. Met onder meer het knotsgekke… 

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