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Amsterdam Museum collects odes to women

Iedereen kan een ode maken en zo het verhaal van de stad aanvullen Het Amsterdam Museum lanceert een digitaal platform waarop iedereen een verhaal kan delen over een vrouw die impact heeft gehad op Amsterdam. Eeuwenlang zijn vrouwen ondervertegenwoordigd in het verhaal van de stad. Het Amsterdam Museum vindt het hoog tijd om hier verandering in te brengen en roept iedereen, van binnen… 

Cloudless 40th edition of Theatre Festival Boulevard

The return to downtown Bossche, beautiful weather, 48,000 visitors to performances (37,000 tickets sold, 11,000 visitors to the free programme) and a total of 100,000 festival visitors were the crowning glory of Theatre Festival Boulevard's 40th anniversary. 'A homecoming experienced by the team, artists and visitors. The central location of the festival centre on the Parade... 

Lancering culturele INTROWEEK MBO

Het Amsterdams Platform Cultuureducatie MBO organiseert, op initiatief van de cultuurcoördinatoren van het ROC Amsterdam en Flevoland en Mediacollege Amsterdam, samen met het Amsterdam Museum, Stichting Museumnacht Amsterdam, MOCCA expertisecentrum cultuuronderwijs en CJP de eerste culturele introductieweek speciaal voor mbo-studenten in Amsterdam. De culturele INTROWEEK MBO wordt op dinsdag 3 september 2024 feestelijk gelanceerd in het Amsterdam Museum in aanwezigheid… 

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International research facility for Holocaust research step closer

The arrival of an international research facility for Holocaust research - headquartered in the Netherlands - is a step closer. So write Minister Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) and State Secretary Karremans (Health, Welfare and Sport) in a letter to the Lower House. The cabinet has submitted the plan for this on behalf of several countries, and in cooperation with the NIOD, among others... 

Artist Jonas Staal examines (neo)fascism and own family history

Staal is artist-in-residence bij KNIR in 2024 Kunstenaar en propaganda-onderzoeker Jonas Staal is in 2024 artist-in-residence bij het Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome (KNIR). Hier zal hij gedurende drie maanden onderzoek doen naar de rol die familie speelt binnen het (neo)fascisme en onderzoekt hij zijn eigen familiegeschiedenis. Mussolini in de familie Onder de titel Mussolini in the Family stelt Staal de… 

New toddler show PRRRT PRRRT FLAP FLAP (3+) premieres at Maas theatre and dance

On Saturday 19 October, Maas theatre and dance's new toddler performance PRRRT PRRRT FLAP FLAP (3+) will premiere at the Maaspodium in Rotterdam. Creators Sara Giampaolo and Esther Schouten build on the line of toddler theatre that Maas has developed in recent years: big themes brought in a playful way. After the premiere, the show will tour until February 2025 

ROTTERDAM CHILDREN PENETRATE THE FIBRES OF THE MAAS STAGE

ROTTERDAM CHILDREN PENETRATE THE FIBRES OF THE MAASPODIUMIN PERFORMANCE WE (8+) CHILDREN SHARE THE STAGE WITH PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS. From 24 August to 1 September 2024, the performance WIJ (8+) plays at the Maaspodium, Rotterdam. The performance is a theatrical route through the Maaspodium and explores the power of change. A group of Rotterdam children dabble in the fibres of theatre and... 

A giant water giant, the world's biggest spinning top and joyful bicycle acrobatics at Porto Circolo 2024

Street theatre festival in Tilburg's Piushaven is about to start Festival Circolo is proud to present the second edition of Porto Circolo, the free street theatre festival taking place during the Tilburg Fair. On Saturday 20 July and Sunday 21 July, the Piushaven in Tilburg will be transformed into a vibrant stage for circus, dance and theatre, suitable for young and old. Throughout the weekend,... 

Director Tessa Smeulers leaves Boulevard after 15 years

This summer, the fortieth edition of Theatre Festival Boulevard will be celebrated in 's-Hertogenbosch, with new names and old acquaintances. For director-director Tessa Smeulers, this special anniversary year is a moment to change her tack. After 15 years, she will bid farewell to Boulevard on 1 September. Head and heart "For years, my head and heart have been connected to Theatre Festival Boulevard. With great... 

Nominate new members for the Academy of Arts

Who will be the new members of the Academy of Arts? For 2025, the Academy is again looking for distinguished artists from all disciplines who have distinguished themselves on the basis of demonstrable artistic achievements. Do you know any eligible artists? Nominate them! Nomination deadline is 15 September 2024, 23:59. New members The Academy of Arts brings distinguished... 

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Star actress Sigrid ten Napel says 'yes' to King Krump

Ster-actrice Sigrid ten Napel is dit najaar in het theater te zien in de nieuwe voorstelling van het Het NUT (Nieuw Utrechts Toneel): Koning Krump. Koning Krump is een adembenemend Shakespeareaans koningsdrama in een modern jasje dat ten tijde van de Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen te zien is in de Nederlandse schouwburgen. De nieuwe toneeltekst is van Jibbe Willems, in regie van Greg Nottrot.  Naast… 

Ticket sales for all ILFU 2024 programmes launched

New names confirmed: including David Nicholls, Tommy Orange, Maggie Stiefvater, Teun van de Keuken and Carolina Trujillo. ILFU International Literature Festival Utrecht takes place this year from 21 September to 5 October. Some 200 writers and over 20,000 visitors visit ILFU every year. Earlier, ticket sales started for major festival events such as the Night of Poetry, Exploring Stories, the Belle... 

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Positive opinions for Theatre Festival Boulevard

This week, Fonds Podiumkunsten and the Province of North Brabant announced that Theatre Festival Boulevard will also receive subsidies for the next four years. On Wednesday 3 July, the Performing Arts Fund issued its advice on national cultural subsidies for the period 2025-2028. Theatre Festival Boulevard is extremely proud of the Fund's positive advice. Thank you to the committee who gave us... 

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NAPK launches campaign 1TP5Don't drop the cloth

Amsterdam, 4 July 2024 - Yesterday, the decisions and opinions of the Performing Arts Fund, Fund for Cultural Participation and the Council for Culture were announced. Besides a huge budget over-demand, we see major shifts in terms of new inflow and disciplines. This affects more than 50 companies affiliated to the Dutch Association for the Performing Arts (NAPK). If there is no budget... 

QUEER BALLROOM CULTURE COMES TO NIEUW-WEST, AMSTERDAM

Een roep voor meer queer activiteiten klinkt vanuit Nieuw-West en zal op 29 juli worden beantwoord. Op de eerste maandag van Pride Amsterdam zal The Kiki Kiki Ball plaats vinden in Space for Dance Art, georganiseerd door Deion Versace en ondersteund door ICK Dans Amsterdam, en maker Robin Nimanong.  The Kiki Kiki Ball zet hun allereerste editie groots neer met workshops, live optredens en most importantly een line-up die je niet… 

We remain the most humble theatre group in the world!

Theatre Group Alum welcomes the many newcomers in the new Arts Plan. That this is at the expense of Aluin, among others, we find surprising and of course very unfortunate. Of course, we can now report on our bewilderment at so much injustice but, after all, getting a subsidy is not a right. Although it sometimes feels that way when you have so many talented... 

Granting multiannual subsidy Fonds Podiumkunsten for Delft Fringe Festival

Delft Fringe Festival receives positive advice for policy period 2025 - 2028 by Fonds Podiumkunsten Delft, Thursday 4 July, 2024 - On Wednesday 3 July, the opinions of the Council for Culture and the State Cultural Funds were published. Delft Fringe Festival received a positive advice for the policy period 2025 - 2028 by Fonds Podiumkunsten. This means a four-year grant.... 

November Music 2024: 8 to 17 November in 's-Hertogenbosch

With a large number of composition commissions and some 100 concerts, the 32nd edition of November Music shows how diverse and vital cutting-edge music is. November Music 2024 will take place from 8 to 17 November at various locations in 's-Hertogenbosch. Two top Dutch orchestras, Concertgebouw Orchestra and Radio Philharmonic Orchestra are coming to the festival for the first time and there are... 

WITH EXTRA MONEY, MAAS GOES FOR MORE IMPACT ON YOUNG AUDIENCE

Maas receives positive advice for arts plan 2025-2028. On Wednesday 3 July, Maas theatre and dance received the redeeming word from the State: for the next four years, Maas will remain part of the Dutch Basic Infrastructure (BIS). More money was applied for and granted for this arts plan than the previous one. The week before, the positive advice had already come from the Municipality of Rotterdam,... 

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The Performing Arts Fund again awards Multiannual Production Grant 2025-2028 to MATZER Theaterproducties

's-Hertogenbosch, 3 July 2024 - MATZER is extremely happy with the award of the multi-year production subsidy 2025 - 2028 from the Fonds Podiumkunsten. "We see this as a great compliment for our work and for our innovative plans for the next four years and as a great encouragement to develop MATZER into a multi-voiced house of makers," said artistic director Madeleine Matzer.... 

Bafflement at Silence over Culture Council's negative opinion

Today, completely unexpectedly, dance company de Stilte received a negative opinion from the Youth Performing Arts Committee of the Council for Culture. From January 2025, the company will no longer receive a subsidy from the Ministry of OC&W. Like a bolt from the blue, the assessment fell on the mat. In 2023, the company still had a positive monitor interview with the Youth Performing Arts Committee in which... 

Performing Arts Fund publishes decisions on multiannual grants 2025-2028 

On Wednesday 3 July, the Performing Arts Fund will present its decisions on applications for multiannual grants for the period 2025-2028; 52 festivals and 127 companies, makers (collectives) and ensembles will receive an award for multiannual support from the Fund. The annual total is €7.3 million and €40.2 million respectively. The Fund thus invests in making topical and distinctive... 

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Outcome assessment council: room for newcomers and region

Basic Cultural Infrastructure (BIS) 2025-2028 Twelve newcomers and 54 cultural institutions in the regions outside the Randstad will get a place in the Basic Cultural Infrastructure. That is the outcome of the assessment of subsidy applications by the Council for Culture. Today, the council is presenting its advice on the BIS applications to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science. On Prinsjesdag, the... 

C.C.S Cronestipendia for Dieuwertje Mertens, Willemijn Tillmans and Vivian de Gier

Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexijevich will be present during the International Literature Festival Utrecht to receive the Belle van Zuylenring 2024 and deliver the accompanying Belle van Zuylen lecture. Presentation Belle van Zuylenring 2024 During the ILFU International Literature Festival Utrecht (21 September to 5 October), the Utrecht Literature Prizes 2024 will be awarded. The Belle van Zuylenring, an international... 

HISTORIA Revisited & HISTORIA Collection - Exhibition

Soon to be seen at ZID Theatre HISTORIA: A Journey through Cultures and Time HISTORIA is choreographer and dancer Issam Zemmouri's first dance solo. With a background in dance from Morocco and France, Zemmouri has been a regular at ZID Theatre in the Netherlands for over five years now. He was also an active participant in the FATE training programme (Future Academy... 

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