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Zéro: from slapstick to Zen ritual - First edition Zéro Mime & Performance Festival 15 & 16 December

Experience mime at the Zéro - Mime & Performance Festival: the first two-day festival in the Netherlands entirely devoted to physical and visual theatre. Expect new and established makers, location performance alongside large hall productions, comforting alongside abrasive, inside and outside de Meervaart 15 and 16 December 2022. Including turboslapstick performance Knock-Out and Erosion, winner of the BNG Bank Theatre Prize. The... 

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Asko|Schönberg brengt Islands: Première – Richard Ayres ism kunstenaarsduo Nest

Op 8 december brengt Asko|Schönberg Islands, het nieuwste werk van componist Richard Ayres, in première. Samen met kunstenaarsduo Nest schept Ayres tien imaginaire eilanden, waarin live muziek, elektronica, beeldende kunst, fotografie, video en performance samengaan.  ‘Eén van de meest eigenzinnige en originele componisten van dit moment. Het enige voorspelbare aan zijn premières is dat ze onvoorspelbaar zijn’. – The Times… 

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November Music presents Aart Strootman and John Zorn as composers in focus 2023

Op zondag 13 november sloot November Music in ’s-Hertogenbosch de 30e editie van het festival af met de bekendmaking van de composers in focus voor 2023: Aart Strootman en John Zorn. Bosch Requiem wordt dan gecomponeerd door Aart Strootman op een tekst die Jan Rot speciaal hiervoor schreef vlak voor zijn betreurde overlijden eerder dit jaar. Daarnaast komt John Zorn… 

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Millions for libraries

Millions of extra euros will go to public libraries in the coming years. State Secretary Uslu (Culture and Media) wants to use that money to ensure that every municipality has a future-oriented library facility. Specifically, that means filling gaps in the physical library network and expanding the online library. Linked to this, Uslu also wants to establish a duty of care for municipalities,... 

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The power of creativity - culture at the heart of society

Making culture more accessible, fairer remuneration for cultural and creative professionals, and making more use of creative brainpower in major social issues. These are key principles of cultural policy in the coming years. The Council of Ministers has approved the Long-term Letter on Culture by State Secretary Uslu (Culture and Media). In this letter, titled 'The power of creativity', the state secretary sets out how she will... 

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Talking about gender identity with grandma - Twelfth Night by Theatre Group Alum | Premiere on 23 December 2022

In this bleak everyday reality, Theatre Group Alum gives you the opportunity to escape to Ilyria, where audiences will be immersed in a world of romance, music and gender fluidity. From 21 to 30 December, this sneaky queer party takes over Theatre Kikker. Shakespeare Twelfth Night was written by William Shakespeare as a sneaky Queer party within the norms of the seventeenth... 

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How can people with a refugee background remember their first place of residence in the Netherlands if there are no longer any traces of this place?

Thousands of Dutch people have memories of a time spent in AZCs across the country, but there is no physical archive of this part of Dutch heritage. How can people with a refugee background remember their first place of residence in the Netherlands if there are no longer any traces of this place? How can we reflect on and reflect on... 

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HARVEY COBB WINNER OF THE BNG BANK CIRCUS AWARD 2022

On Sunday 30 October, the winner of the BNG Bank Circus Prize 2022 was chosen at the special closing performance of Festival Circolo in Tilburg. Despite sitting at home with corona, Harvey Cobb managed to convince the jury with his video presentation of his hilarious act ' Something about Pink'. A fellow nominee received a cheque for €5,000 for him from the hands of... 

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November Music 2022 kicks off on 3 November with record number of concerts and premieres | 3 to 13 November in 's-Hertogenbosch

November Music kicks off on Thursday 3 November with 50 premieres by makers and performers from home and abroad, 21 composition commissions and more than 100 different concerts. November Music's 30th edition showcases the diversity and vitality of cutting-edge music. November Music 2022 takes place from 3 to 13 November at various locations in 's-Hertogenbosch and opens for... 

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November Music presents FAQ Festival from 3 to 5 November 2022 in 's-Hertogenbosch

November Music kicks off on Thursday 3 November with 50 premieres by makers and performers from home and abroad, 21 composition commissions and 100 different concerts. November Music 2022 takes place from 3 to 13 November at various locations in 's-Hertogenbosch and opens for the second time with the FAQ Festival for electronic music. About FAQ Festival From 3 to... 

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The Hague Connection: premieres, Hague masters & young talent

Thu 10 Nov, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ / Sat 12 Nov, November Music Asko|Schönberg maintains warm ties with the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. It is a breeding ground for many composers who have since earned their spurs, such as Michel van der Aa, Martijn Padding and Peter Adriaansz, but also for a whole new batch of young, talented makers such as Petra Strahovnik,... 

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House of Circus kicks off in drag and brothers Simon and Vincent Bruyninckx open Festival Circolo hanging by their teeth

After another year of dreaming and planning, the 10th edition of Festival Circolo - the largest circus festival in the Netherlands - is finally here today! Until Sunday 30 October, Tilburg's Spoorpark will transform into an oasis full of spectacle, acrobatics and humour. The opening shot was given on 20 October 2022 at 20:00h by two circus performers... 

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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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10e editie Festival Circolo; podium voor acrobaten in drag, artiesten uit Marokko en Syrië en circus voor baby’s

Van 21 tot en met 30 oktober neemt het aantal open monden, gesperde ogen en samengeknepen billen in hartje Tilburg drastisch toe. Het grootste circusfestival van Nederland strijkt dan neer in Spoorpark Tilburg voor tien dagen eigentijds circus van topkwaliteit. De 10e editie van Festival Circolo presenteert een toegankelijk en universeel programma waar de verhalen van circusartiesten die reageren op actuele… 

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Nieuwe expositie: To those who have no time to play

Framer Framed presenteert To those who have no time to play, de grootste solotentoonstelling van de Amsterdamse kunstenaar Gluklya (Natalia Pershina-Yakimanskaya) tot op heden, samengesteld door Charles Esche. De kunstenaar ontwikkelt haar werk samen met tal van anderen, onder andere met Kirgizische textielarbeiders, nieuwkomers, muzikanten en schrijvers. De tentoonstelling bestaat onder meer uit vier objecten in de ruimte, elk met… 

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

Op vrijdag 4 november gaat ROUW, het nieuwste werk van theatermaakster Marte Boneschansker, in première bij Plein Theater in Amsterdam-Oost. ROUW is een wandeling langs plekken van verlies. Met een koptelefoon op volg je een zorgvuldig uitgestippelde route door de wijk om te luisteren naar verhalen van rouw die corresponderen met de betreffende locaties. ROUW gaat over verlies. Over dat… 

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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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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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