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We are the forest. Christiane Jatahy achieves maximum impact at #HF16

There are countries in the world, where the boundaries between art disciplines are not as sharply drawn as they are here. The Holland Festival, under the new leadership of Ruth MacKenzie, is catching us up. She is bringing events here where the boundaries between visual art, performance, video, film and performing arts can no longer be drawn. Events that generate meaning in ways that are quite new to us, such as The Encounter, last week, and Gardens Speak, later this week.

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Holland Festival 2016: urgent, challenging and inviting

Never before has the Holland Festival placed itself at the centre of society as it is today. The 2016 programme is steeped in the turbulent times in which we live. The Netherlands holds the presidency of the European Union this spring. Artistic director Ruth Mackenzie has taken this fact unflinchingly to give 'Europe' a wide place in the programming. In presenting... 

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Farewell and nostalgia define 33rd Night of Poetry

Listening to a short poem is sometimes hard work. This was evident during the Night of Poetry, held for the 33rd time on Saturday 19 September. At a poem that ends in brief toneless silence from the poet after four short sentences, the experts separate themselves from the amateurs in the audience. Clap quickly, before the next poem is over. Or. 

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Mozart, Kortjakje and the princess

Last weekend 250 years ago, nine-year-old Mozart arrived in The Hague with his parents and sister Nannerl. He arrived on 11 September 1765 to perform at the stadholder court. Due to illness, the Mozarts ended up staying for nine months and the young composer wrote several works here. Harpsichordist and conductor Jörn Boysen organised the festival Mozart in The... 

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Zeros, ones and the public; what is digital art?

The new format of the Holland festival puts the spectator first. Plenty of visible events, free performances and being in the middle of the city. It's director Ruth McKenzie's trademark. It is therefore not surprising that she does not shy away from the digital universe. After all, what better way to share than digital art? But what then is digital art... 

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Cemeteries actually want more theatre. Get used to it.

Last week, the planned dance performance Q61 Cemetery at a cemetery in Alkmaar caused a stir. After threats, it was cancelled. Still, we have to get used to theatre in the cemetery. Because it is changing. A reaction from a bereaved person and the cemetery manager. It was big news. And it started with summary proceedings. Relative Leen Spaans objected to a dance performance at... 

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The whole world is a fan of the UFC, now the Netherlands

Two men in a cage. Super trained and muscular to the marrow. Small gloves, bit in, tok on for protection. Scantily clad except for bermuda shorts. Some reinforcing tape wrapped around a joint here and there. At Stockholm's Tele2 Arena, a 30,000-plus crowd screams like mad. This modern gladiatorial spectacle is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Holland Festival throws open the doors and gets fresher than ever #hf15

Just over a month earlier than usual, the Holland Festival is presenting its new programme this season. There is every reason for this. With the arrival of Ruth Mackenzie as artistic director, a fresh wind is blowing through the festival. Annet Lekkerkerker talks about the changes in the video below. The presentation of the brochure - finally readable thanks to a new design - shows... 

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One and a half million for art. Provided it is directly demonstrably useful

One and a half million euros sounds quite a lot. So a cry of joy will be heard here and there now that Jet Bussemaker is allocating that extra amount to culture. After all, this is yet another make up after the almost 300 million her ministry took from the sector earlier. However, the conditions the culture minister attaches to the money tell a different story: the money is only for art that is demonstrably useful.

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BEST BEWAARD GEHEIM #1: Susanne Marx, Karin Spaink en Meisje Loos in Oostblok

Susanne Marx staat met de voorstelling ‘Meisje Loos’ twee dagen in Oostblok, het voormalige Muiderpoort theater in Amsterdam. Je zou ‘Meisje Loos’ een kritische familievoorstelling kunnen noemen: voor jong en oud, over opgroeien en spelen met verplichte rollen, man-vrouw, wit-zwart, danser-rapper, harp of beatbox. Genderbending als thema voor het hele gezin, met een randprogramma waarin Karin Spaink, Linda Duits, Machteld Zee, Rickie Edens en Alex Bakker optreden en in gesprek gaan. 

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Concertzender vecht opnieuw voor zijn leven

Voor de zoveelste keer in zijn ruim dertigjarig bestaan dreigt de kleurrijke Concertzender ten onder te gaan. Daarom is er op 6 mei een benefietconcert in de Amstelkerk in Amsterdam. Grootheden als Liza Ferschtman, Yuri Honing, Erik Bosgraaf en het Ragazze Kwartet treden gratis op, om de zender te steunen die zoveel live opnames van hun concerten uitzendt. Zelf begon ik er in 1995 mijn carrière als radiomaker, dus ik zou zeggen: komt allen, en doneer ruimhartig! Voor nog geen twee ton per jaar blijft de zender in de lucht.

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‘Meer plek voor bewezen talent’

Historisch materiaal, zullen we het maar noemen. De brief van Halbe Zijlstra, demissionair staatssecretaris van Cultuur, en Uri Rosenthal, de al even demissionaire minister van Buitenlandse Zaken over het internationale cultuurbeleid van populistisch Nederland. Zo kil en zakelijk als het gevallen kabinet Rutte omging met cultuur, zo is ook de formulering van het cultuurbeleid in internationaal perspectief, blijkt uit de… 

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Ambities Stadspromotie maakten Grenswerk kansloos.

Festival Grenswerk kreeg op dinsdag 21 februari te horen dat het na drie succesvolle jaren moet stoppen, omdat het niet spoort met de ambities van Stichting Enschede Promotie. Het in 2009 opgezette festival kreeg na een vernietigend rapport van deze opgekalefaterde VVV door de wethouder een dik eisenpakket opgelegd waaraan het niet kon voldoen.

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Small selection of great suffering for Christmas week

There will definitely be no investigation into a corporatisation of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. According to the proposal, a council majority wants to have the opportunities to earn more money and save on expenses investigated. A political party earlier suggested that many more visitors and revenue could be brought in with a less elitist programme. At the Money Museum in Utrecht 

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Orde van Belastingadviseurs uit zware kritiek op BTW-verhoging podiumkunst: ‘theaters komen in uitzonderingspositie’

Het kabinet Rutte verdedigt de BTW-verhoging op de toegangskaartjes voor theaters en concerten met de stelling dat daarmee een uitzonderingspositie voor de kunsten wordt rechtgetrokken. Dit blijkt echter niet waar, zo blijkt uit een reactie van de Orde van Belastingadviseurs op het voorstel. “De Orde wijst er daarnaast op dat in de toelichting wordt opgemerkt dat voor de podiumkunsten op… 

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