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How I almost fell off my bike because of a VR documentary #IDFA Doclab

IDFA DocLab is weer thuisgekomen in de Brakke Grond, en hoe! Meer dan vijfendertig werken verkennen de grenzen van documentaire in inhoud en vorm. DocLab is de digitale speeltuin waar alles kan wat technisch en conceptueel nu mogelijk is. Dus keek ik een werk met geur, danste ik in de jaren ’80 en raakte ik zo ontspannen dat ik bijna… 

Angels of Amsterdam convinces with 4 centuries of women's lives

If you get the urge to run your finger through the candle flame for a moment, then a VR installation is already almost successful. Not just because of the technical feat, but also because it convinces as a place to bivouac for half an hour. I am standing at the bar of a seventeenth-century Amsterdam pub. There is murmuring, music, a barman who is... 

A danced ode to a Polish harpsichordist - sounds inaccessible, but Jan Martens makes it compelling #tfboulevard

I have seen a lot of genre mash-ups in my lifetime. But I think a danced documentary about a musician was a first for me. The focus of choreographer Jan Martens in his new dance solo Elisabeth Gets Her Way is the famous harpsichordist Elisabeth Chojnacka. The Polish left for Paris at the age of 23. There she set her sights on... 

The 'weird life' of all-rounder Jef Last is not over

Better to die standing than to live kneeling. The statement is fresh in memory after the murder in the Lange Leidse Dwarsstraat, as a mantra in praise of Peter R de Vries, his fearlessness, non-conformism, straightforwardness and honesty. This same statement jumps out even from the first paragraphs of the introduction to the biography of poet Jef Last, written by Rudi Wester.1.... 

Ilay den Boer pushes boundary between theatre and journalism with 'Solomon's Judgement'

Je Maintiendrai. Holland's motto of arms ('Ik zal handhaven') adorns the beautiful hall of Utrecht's old Post Office, now Library. The motto also watched over the premiere of the performance 'Solomon's Judgement' with which Ilay den Boer now returns to the public. After all, he was not here for a while. He worked for just under a year at the IND, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service,... 

OFFICIAL 2021 DUTCH DRAMA JURY SELECTION IS KNOWN!

Van donderdag 2 tot en met zondag 12 september 2021 toont het Nederlands Theater Festival de beste producties van het afgelopen theaterseizoen. De Nederlandse Toneeljury, onder leiding van juryvoorzitter Hadassah de Boer, selecteerde de acht beste theaterproducties van het moment. Vandaag maakte de jury haar selectie bekend. De volledige selectie is te zien tijdens de komende editie van het festival… 

On a world tour at Square Theatre with video installation Street Vendors: Medellín, Tirana, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta by Su Tomesen

Plein Theater presenteert van 13 juli t/m 30 juli de bijzondere vierkanaals video-installatie Street Vendors: Medellín, Tirana, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta van kunstenaar Su Tomesen. De video-installatie laat het dagelijkse leven van straatverkopers zien op vier verschillende werelddelen. Street Vendors: Medellín, Tirana, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta Street Vendors: Medellín, Tirana, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta gaat over hoe private ondernemingen elke dag weer de stedelijke publieke ruimte innemen en… 

Between Past and Future. Frank Scheffer films a fruitful meeting between East and West #HF21

Saturday 26 June at the Holland Festival, a special evening around two music films by Frank Scheffer: the documentary Inner Landscape and the opera film Si Fan. Supplemented by a short live performance by Chinese musician Wu Wei. This will present a musical journey from the seventh-century Tang Dynasty to contemporary electronic music. An evening with unexpected perspectives.

Theatrical installation looking at current events from the Maroons' perspective, this summer at Plein Theatre

Swart Gat/ Golden Age (Dunguu olo - katibo-ten) is a theatrical installation about Amsterdam's slavery past and Maroon culture from Suriname. The concept is by Tolin Erwin Alexander, Berith Danse and designer Bartel Meyburg. The theatrical installation, which has lost none of its urgency, has been further finished and will start again in summer 2021! From 17 June (19 June... 

illustration accompanying article Animation31 interview with Stephane Kaas

Animation & Stephane Kaas: 'I like to give animators a certain freedom.'

We stelden hem een aantal vragen naar zijn ervaringen en invloeden. Wat is jouw ervaring met animatie tot nu toe? ‘Als kind tekende ik graag strips. Ik maakte met een vriend de strip Kaas-Trek, een soort persiflage op Star-Trek, en die verkochten we dan aan klasgenootjes en daar kochten we snoep van. Who framed Roger Rabbit herinner ik me als… 

Catharsis under the Christmas tree - the 5 best films to end this terrible year with

Especially in a bizarre year like this, I need hot films: classics, found footage or children's film, all are allowed. As long as it deals with big emotions or offers the perfect escapism. Like every year, there is plenty to enjoy on TV. Not like every year, there is no option to seek refuge elsewhere, but streaming offers the solution. Five tips to get through Christmas.

Renzo Martens over White Cube: ‘Het Stedelijk moet vanaf nu het hele aankoopbudget aan kunst van plantagearbeiders besteden.’

Een strakke, spierwitte kunsttempel midden in het Congolese binnenland. Wat heeft dat te betekenen? Renzo Martens vertelt over zijn nieuwe documentaire White Cube, en het kunstproject dat plantagearbeiders in staat stelt hun land terug te kopen. Première op IDFA en in Lusanga, Congo.

David Grossman: 'I know what it's like to live on with trauma'

More than 20 years ago, David Grossman's phone rang. A woman named Eva Panić Nahir had some things to say about an article he had published in an Israeli newspaper. Grossman smiles at the memory. 'What my piece was about I don't remember, I do remember that she thought I had not gone far enough in my criticism of the government. I did find it refreshing to be attacked for once by someone from the left, instead of - as usual - the right wing.'

Milo Rau bij opening Theaterfestival: ‘Misschien moeten we wat minder leveren en wat meer luisteren.’

Dingen hebben tijd en afstand nodig om een verhaal te worden. Goed dus dat Rau in zijn ‘Staat van het Theater, de traditionele opening van het theaterseizoen, niet zelf het woord nam, maar dat uit handen gaf aan mensen die nu midden in de verwarrende tijd van bezuiniging, coronasteun en politieke onrust staan. Omdat de honderd internationale makers  die hij voor een boek onder de titel ‘Why Theatre?’ om een bijdrage vroeg, wegens de pandemie niet konden komen, waren zes Nederlandse makers uitgenodigd. 

MAAS makes performance at Keti Koti

On Tuesday 30 June and Wednesday 1 July 2020, Aan tafel can be seen at the Maaspodium, Rotterdam, a performance on the history of slavery as part of Keti Koti. It is the third year in a row that Maas is trying to make this painful part of history palpable through theatre. The performance will be made (coronaproof) and performed by Sue-Ann... 

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