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Culture day: not a penny for Oriëntalis, no brake on Amsterdam cutbacks and Vlissinger library unsaleable

by one of our members
24 November 201130 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only

State secretary does not give museum park Orientalis a cent (...) Interim director Peter Berns had asked Zijlstra, state secretary for Education, Culture and Science, for a one-off subsidy of six million euros. The province of Gelderland is willing to make a one-off contribution, if necessary, but only if the government also comes over the bridge. So that is not the case now, confirms a disappointed Berns. Source:...

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Column: "As soon as they start embracing art in the PVV, right-thinking people should start watching out."

by Wijbrand Schaap
20 December 20108 July 2016
5 min read
ACTUAL

The Hague is quite complicated for those who do not visit it on a daily basis. I was there last Monday, as a spectator at the discussion of the culture and media budget, and it has taken me until now to fully understand what is going on. For that understanding, being there live was essential. After all, to understand a social system like the Lower House, you not only have to listen to what is being said, and see who is speaking, much more important are the 'listening shots': the body language and actions of those who are not speaking.

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IDFA 2010 - George Sluizer wants to give Palestinians dignity with Homeland

by Leo Bankersen
20 November 201030 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, FILM

After the opening film Stand of the Stars, the second major premiere of a Dutch documentary at IDFA was that of Homeland. The screening at the Tuschinski Theatre, incidentally, was not just about the Palestinian cause, as it was also, of course, a celebration in honour of 78-year-old director George Sluizer (Spoorloos), arguably our most internationally oriented filmmaker....

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Teleac course on muezzin singing delivers little deeper insight #hf10

by Wijbrand Schaap
15 June 201030 March 2022
2 min read
For members only, Holland Festival, SPECIALS

Above, fun audio from the Holland Festival. We went to watch and listen at this performance. Afterwards, we talked to actor Sabri Saad el Hamus and reviewer Martin Schouten. They had their own views on this play, which was announced as follows: Cairo is the city with thirty thousand minarets. Here you can hear five times a day above the...

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