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Boulevard-dagboek #2: Bossche street culture is anders

Vlak bij de Sint Jan, naast het Torenpodium waar Theaterfestival Boulevard zijn talkshows en gratis live concerten houdt, staat ‘Tent Paars’. Die tent is anders, dit jaar. Buiten staan kids in baggy trainers breakmoves te maken, binnen is het bloedheet. Gedurende tien dagen is Tent Paars Cypher HQ, het onderkomen van de Bossche hiphop- en street culture, ook bekend als… 

In #Zomergasten 2023#6 stelde Alida Dors de beste vragen. 

In #Zomergasten 2023#6 stelde de gast, Alida Dors, de beste vragen. 

De teller stond op 8 minuten en 45 seconden toen het misging. Best snel voor een drie uur durend interviewprogramma als Zomergasten, maar Theo Maassen pakte het record met verve. Zijn gast Alida Dors, de vrouw die als autodidact in de dans uitgroeide tot een voorvrouw van de Nederlandse hiphopcultuur, en die nu de taak heeft om het door mismanagement… 

Wallen, the grande dame of French R&B world, returns for exclusive performance in Amsterdam

"You know, I am just a little man, I want to introduce you my wife," France's Abd al Malik told the Holland Festival audience. Right he was, as his Moroccan wife Wallen was undoubtedly one of the queens of the French R&B world from 2001 to 2008. This set the tone, as the acclaimed singer shone 18... 

November Music 2021 starts ticket sales and presents the programme.

November Music 2021 starts ticket sales and presents the programme. The festival cuts across musical genres with 90 concerts in 10 days with 20 commissioned works and 25 premieres. November Music takes place from 5 to 14 November 2021 at various venues in 's-Hertogenbosch, including the Bosch Requiem 2021 composed by Hawar Tawfiq, festival composers Rebecca Saunders and Kaija Saariaho, Brad... 

Boulevard makes you feel what white balls cause #tfboulevard

White balls are quite in the news, lately. For instance, they molest compatriots as a holiday pastime. Or they shout 'Snollebollekes' at a black champion. So the fact that white balls can also be fine is news. You can experience it at Festival Boulevard, where in a small, narrow tent, thousands of white Styrofoam balls, driven by huge fans, give you a fine massage shower,... 

PODCAST: Joseph Toonga at Theatre Festival Boulevard: 'My daughters help me bring empathy to Hiphop' (English)

This podcast is recorded in English. For those who do not speak the language, or who do not have time to listen to the full podcast, here are some quotes. 'Originally I didn't have a title. Someone came up with 'Born to' and then I thought it would be nice to put 'manifesto' after it. After all, it is about appearing,... 

Louterend en ontroerend: The Planet, a lament van Garin Nugroho. #HF21

Sommige kunst begrijp je niet helemaal, maar raakt je diep. De films van Paradjanov bijvoorbeeld, of The Planet, a Lament van Garin Nugroho. Nugroho heeft ervoor gekozen om zijn voorstelling niet van boventitels te voorzien, zodat je rationele brein even op een zijspoor moet. Wat zingen ze, wat gebeurt er precies, waar gaat het over? Na een paar minuten ditzelfde… 

Choreographer Ernst Meisner: 'What works for me is an empty studio where I turn on the music at night and walk around for a hundred hours'

Choreographer Ernst Meisner (1982) is artistic coordinator of the Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company and artistic director of the National Ballet Academy. As a former dancer, he knows that you have to get out of the rehearsal studio, onto the stage. That's why he makes sure his dancers and dancers-in-training keep dancing in front of an audience as much as possible, even if the performances are online because of corona. 'I... 

Janice Deul over ‘translationgate’: ‘Je mag van mensen in de literaire wereld toch wel verwachten dat ze kunnen lezen?’ Nerdpodcast #10

Podiumpoëzie wordt doorgaans minder hoog geacht dan geschreven poëzie. Terwijl podiumdichters juist zo sterk kunnen raken. Alleen tijdens de Nacht van de Poëzie, elk jaar in Utrecht, eren we de performers onder de poëten. Daarna zijn het weer de ‘grapjassen’ die kunnen rijmen, zoals onlangs over Ingmar Heytze werd geschreven in een aankondiging van een podcast. Spoken Word, de… 

Down with the veil! Three gutsy girls found Iranian Women Composers Union: 'We want to form a global home front'

Things can change. In 1979, Iran changed from a Western-oriented secular state to a spiritual dictatorship, where Islamic leaders call the shots. Women must henceforth go through life veiled and music is banned as extremely sinful. Four decades later, three women founded the Iranian Female Composers Association. In America, though. 'Music is like a drug, those who feel... 

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Dutch dance world back on stage in September with these performances

From small dance schools to large dance companies, the Dutch dance world is daring to expose itself on a stage again. Dance lovers can get back into the studios or theatres, or both, thanks to protocols, and bookings are being made enthusiastically as many performances are already sold out. After all, nothing beats dance art in the flesh. In the words of dance dramaturge Jochem Naafs: 'If you... 

'It's important for Shai to make something again.' Ka Yan Tang and Shailesh Bahoran on Illusionary Rockaz Company in times of Corona

Illusionary Rockaz Company was due to release a new work by Shailesh Bahoran this spring. A new production for the first time in two years, after a time in which the Utrecht-based choreographer was constantly winning awards. And then Corona broke out. For Shai, reason to pause for a while: 'For Shakti, the performance that is coming up now, we have to... 

'I don't see Le Guess Who happening on a grass field'. Johan Gijsen on postponement of critically acclaimed festival

'At the beginning of March we were still a bit smiley about the virus, but a week later it became clear to me that we would be in serious trouble this year.' Johan Gijsen, director and founder of the Utrecht-based festival that brings together the most surprising artists from all genres of the international music world every November, is still visibly... 

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Three well-known dance companies get nothing more in The Hague's new arts plan

The Advisory Multi-Year Policy Plan Arts and Culture 2021-2024 for The Hague was presented online on Friday 24 April. What stands out for dance in this City of Dance? Inclusion and diversity What at least stands out is that in the plan, the word 'inclusion' appears 110 times and 'diversity' 96 times. Then you know what time it is. Yet the Advisory Committee also gives... 

Deelder is Dead. Nadeche Pyka lives. Why People Say Things is the best literary festival in the Netherlands.

Jules Deelder bracht mij de liefde voor het dichten bij.  Hij was er toen ik behoefte had aan iets anders dan de grotemensengedichten die niet over mij gingen, als would-be punker. Dat is nu alweer bijna veertig jaar geleden. Hij is net dood, en de hemel gaat er ook jazz-technisch een stuk op vooruit.  Gisteravond, terwijl de nachtburgemeester van Rotterdam… 

Why Noorderzon's opening performance is a gem

Sommige critici vonden de openingsvoorstelling van Festival Noorderzon in Groningen om te huilen zo slecht. Anderen waren minder negatief. Die hebben zeker een punt. Maar dan moet je wel verder kijken dan je gewend bent. Wanneer Bear, de held van de openingsshow van Noorderzon 2019, gevangen is gezet in een toren, betreurt hij zijn lot door een welluidend doch droevig… 

Colonisation is not a relationship. But we still need to establish that relationship, this Holland Festival showed.

Post-colonial criticism and reflection ran like a thread through this year's Holland Festival programme. Not only William Kentrigde and Faustin Linyekula, the associate artists with whom the festival's programmers collaborated, their work addresses the devastating effects of centuries of Western European trade and commerce. In reframing political and social history and reclaiming... 

More French-language rap please.

French is made for rap. Forget all that American-English mincing, listen to the rhythmic drone that good French-language rap offers. One of the possible benefits of a self-absorbed US and a post-Brexit Europe is that we might start hearing that beautiful language of our southern southern neighbours a bit more often. 'Speak French to me, darling!' Macron will be delighted. Wednesday... 

All power to the city! Culture Council's opinion dissected into 9 opportunities and 10 threats

When the Council for Culture released its long-awaited musical advice a month ago, its president Marijke van Hees was remarkably nervous. This was particularly evident in her choice to act as moderator at her own presentation. When there, at Amsterdam's Allard Pierson Museum, came (very mild) criticism of the advice, she shot to the defence. That became... 

*With sound!* Why the Holland Festival show doesn't have to stop for now

'Please stop the show!", shouted an 83-year-old former reviewer from the back row. Theatre Frascati fell silent for a moment. There had never really been such an interruption at the Holland Festival's traditionally festive press conference. And that while Faustin Linyekula had just got into his stride, telling about the projects he is carrying out with his Studio Kanako in Kisangani. They provided... 

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All balls to Cuijk. Why it really is a good idea for the Netherlands to have a Capital of Culture every year.

How nice it would be if Zutphen were to be Cultural Capital of the Netherlands next year, proudly representing itself and thanks to a strong impulse from its surrounding area: the province of Gelderland. They could immediately tackle the hopeless situation of the local theatre, the kids from the suburbs could also go to hip-hop in a real hall and everyone in the Netherlands would know... 

Fit tijdens Significant Moments van NDT2

Kwetsbare overgave voor NDT2 in Significant Moments

Ontroerend. Voordat Significant Moments begint, presenteert de kordate Fernando Hernando Magadan zich als de nieuwe artistiek leider van NDT2. Applaus in de zaal. Maar de reden dat hij achter een katheder met een enorm bloemstuk staat, is om eer te betonen aan de artistiek leider die met pensioen gaat: Gerald Tibbs. Gerald Tibbs. De weergaloze danser waar iedereen bij weg kon… 

Kom kijken hoe Nasser El Jackson, wereldkampioen freestyle, in een danser verandert op @tfboulevard.

Het begon drie jaar geleden. Guilherme Miotto, als dansmaker werkzaam in Tilburg, kreeg een vraag van een goede vriend van hem. Of hij een keer wilde komen kijken in Noord. Daar, in die tamelijk beruchte achterstandswijk, liepen een paar fantastische freestylevoetballers rond. YouTube loopt met ze weg, en de beste, Nasser El Jackson, is zelfs wereldkampioen. Een baltovenaar. Dat is… 

Stoffig Woo Hah! komt langzaam op gang, maar daarna is het publiek overdonderend gretig

Het hiphopfestival Woo Hah! barstte bij de vierde editie, vorig jaar, bijna uit de voegen. Voor de vijfde editie week het uit naar de Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek. We liepen er een dag rond. ‘Maak die cirkel groter, maak ‘m groter! Grooooter!’. Aan het woord de Nederlandse hitlijstbestormer Ronnie Flex. Ken je hem niet van zijn gigantische hits, dan wel… 

De liedjes die je op een onbewaakt moment keihard in je gezicht meppen

In 2016 werd ik onverwachts geraakt door een Beatles-klassieker. Wat zijn nu de ingrediënten van perfecte popmuziek? Het is augustus 2016. Ik sta met mijn vriendin bij een loket in Liverpool, de Britse havenstad die evengoed een openluchtmuseum is. Het wordt ons nogal ingewreven dat deze stad The Beatles baarde. In de haven overnachten toeristen in een gele duikboot, even… 

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