When real stars seek relief in lockdown: Star Force makes you happy
These actors sit at their kitchen table and we fly through space with them. Art can be that simple, because we, the viewers, actually make the story.
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No better time imaginable for Splendid Isolation. Personal initiative soprano provides unique concert in times of Corona.
Splendid Isolation is about the happiness of loneliness, but, Elgershuizen stresses, it is best experienced together. 'It needs to be performed, because as humans we need to be able to be together'.
If all goes well, it can be experienced on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December.
Culture Council still gives Cinekid green light
Earlier this year, Cinekid was in danger of dropping out of the basic cultural infrastructure due to a 'no, unless' advice from the Culture Council. An updated application has now changed the Council's mind. If the minister adopts it, Cinekid can go full steam ahead for four years. An interview with Cinekid director Heleen Rouw.
Province of Brabant makes FvD threat come true after all: halving art budget sold as support in Corona era
When it talks about 'some adjustments', of course, you have to be careful. They know that at the province, so they don't mention details. And those details include a cut of 1.3 million from previously promised amounts.
Wilmink Theatre - Christmas always comes with the best Christmas performances
Are you looking for a corona proof Christmas outing? Have you ever thought of Christmas in the theatre? Around Christmas, you can safely enjoy various Christmas performances in De Kleine Willem and the Music Centre's Kleine Zaal with appropriate distance. In an intimate setting with 30 visitors, you will enjoy to the full.
One of our finest singers (also a pianist) sings Schubert and Bannink in coronaproof living room setting at TivoliVredenburg...enjoy!
This video by Thomas Oliemans is really fun to watch, it lasts 1 hour and 14 min. That's how nice streaming can be. So much nicer when you are there!
NBE Composition Competition semi-finals to be seen via live stream from Junushoff Theatre
From over 100 entries, 24 young composers have been selected for the semi-finals of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble's (NBE) composition competition Towards the New Year Concert with the grand prize of a performance with the NBE at the New Year Concert on 1 January (19:00 NPO 2).
Frascati and Plan Brabant saved thanks to pastry fork Ingrid van Engelshoven #tkculture
With the saving of Frascati and at least a Chamber that does understand the importance of the sector, the most depressing event of the year - the culture budget debate - still ended with a few bright spots.
TivoliVredenburg reopens: Utrecht music venue resumes Walk The Line success formula and confirms new programming
After a two-week closure, TivoliVredenburg announces 100 new editions of the 'coronaproof' concert series Walk The Line in the months of November, December and January. Walk The Line is a unique tour of four venues in the Utrecht music venue.
Museum association sounds alarm: Ten museums at risk of closing within six months, implementation of emergency aid must improve
The support cultural organisations receive from the government seems generous, but we can add some nuance to this. This is because if a local authority gives emergency support to a museum, support is then offset against the National Enterprise Scheme (NOW).
No longer the odd duck: Ryanne van Dorst on her disarming programmes
In her programme Night Animals, Ryanne van Dorst again goes in search of night owls, night workers and other insomniacs. It is a fascinating and beautiful TV programme, and Van Dorst seems to have a patent on extraordinary encounters.
November Music 2020 cancelled at last minute
Due to the latest covid measures, November Music 2020 will be cancelled at the very last minute. The organisers had prepared some 70 different concerts with 9 of their own commissions corona-proof.
Surprising outcome Musicalgate? Albert Verlinde suddenly leaves Stage Entertainment
The Netherlands is not big enough for two major musical producers. That is the only conclusion that can be drawn from Albert Verlinde's departure from Stage Entertainment.
New European Ensemble violist Emlyn Stam: 'The best is yet to come!'
This year, November Music not only has a house composer, but also a house ensemble, the New European Ensemble. Naturally, the Hague club will play in the opening concert with Seung-Won Oh's Bosch Requiem. And, of course, they present a portrait concert with greatest hits by composer-in-residence Kaija Saariaho.
'Unfortunately, I cannot prepare my daughters for the world to come'. Presenter Art Rooijakkers wrote a book about the future for his twins
'Writing this book has made me realise that I cannot prepare my children for the world in which they will be adults. I cannot teach them now what they will need later in a society that does not yet exist.'
'Our society is in a marriage crisis'. Ernest van der Kwast on his new novel Ilyas
The very corona minister Hugo de Jonge, still a Rotterdam alderman in 2017, was the one who set writer Ernest van der Kwast on a new track in his life. A path that led to his new novel Ilyas.
Plein Theatre hands over petition to Arts and Culture alderman Touria Meliani AND launches crowdfunding: Support Plein Theatre now!
Three weeks back, the Plein Theatre started a petition, asking the City of Amsterdam, and in particular Alderman for Art and Culture Touria Meliani, to provide financial support to preserve the theatre. On Thursday 22 October, the petition with more than 1,600 signatures was handed over by director Berith Danse and chairman Bert Barten to alderman of Art and Culture Touria Meliani.
'Music is like a time machine.' David Mitchell on his swinging novel Utopia Avenue
A story about the rise and fall of a fledgling rock band - it is not a revolutionary new idea. But although Utopia Avenue is a more 'ordinary' novel than, say, his bestseller Cloud Atlas (2004), in the hands of David Mitchell (51) even an ordinary story never becomes ordinary.
The Maaspodium remains open
From October to December, some 40 family shows and performances for young people and young adults will be on at the Maaspodium. To ensure safety, there are no fringe programmes around the performances.
Love in times of corona
Virus draws a clear dividing line between those who found love and those who are still looking.
Three actresses and a hijab. That's all Alum needs for chillingly beautiful Bakchanten
Alum plays classics 'unplugged' once in a while. That means no fuss, just the story and the players. With Bakchanten, 2,500 years old but never surpassed in eloquence since, they have gold in their hands.
Circolo 2020 goes ahead after all - Festival Circolo: THE ALTERNATIVE at Poppodium 013 & Koepelhal Tilburg
In total, Festival Circolo: The Alternative presents 11 performances including four (world) premieres. Tickets are on sale from Friday 9 October via the Festival Circolo website.
'God-given' realism impresses Henk Helmantel - Master Painter in Drents Museum
The chance of encountering a hedgehog or an (abandoned) nest with eggs in real life is unfortunately getting smaller and smaller with the shrinking area of nature and the extinction of many animal species, but the 'realness' of Helmantel's paintings still lets you enjoy these beautiful phenomena.
Festival Circolo 2020 cancelled
The festival is scrambling to find ways to still present parts of the programme in the short term. This is an exciting puzzle because it is not clear how long the restrictive measures will remain in place or perhaps be extended.
Netherlands Film Festival 2020 - Pushing boundaries with Directors' Forum
The 40th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival pushes the boundaries. Corona makes everything go differently. Now in more than 100 theatres across the country, and also online. For groundbreaking work, there is the sixth instalment of the Directors' Forum.
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