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Armando

IN PERSPECTIVE 17: BEFORE Amersfoort was by the sea (Is it better for a municipality to stop embarking on large-scale new construction or renovation projects of art institutions?).

by Erik Akkermans
30 August 2023
11 min read
IMAGING, HERITAGE, In Perspective, BECOME A MEMBER

Still Amersfoort by the Sea is not a reality. Sea level rise is taking a bit longer to materialise. In the meantime, then, the city is still just centrally located in the country, with the largest national hub for train traffic, an average population profile, a historic city centre, a unique training programme for carillonneurs, as well as the 'music factory' in the Veerensmederij and the art gallery KAdE...., which scores well in reviews.

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'Monument to BKR' shows how well an income scheme for artists can work

by Erik Akkermans
3 March 20213 March 2021
7 min read
IMAGING, HERITAGE, BECOME A MEMBER

Met ‘Een monument voor de BKR’ heeft Fransje Kuyvenhoven inderdaad een eerbetoon geschreven in haar “geschiedenis van een spraakmakende kunstenaarsregeling (1949-1987 )”. Alleen al omdat de eerste honderd pagina’s geen tekst bevatten, maar een chronologische etalage van kunstwerken uit de BKR. Van onder meer Karel Appel, Corneille, Constant, Lucebert, Jan Wolkers, Kees van Bohemen, Ger Lataster, Armando. En omdat er…

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Jesper Ganslandt filmde zichzelf en zijn zoontje van 4 in een intens vluchtverhaal. ‘Het heeft de band tussen ons sterker gemaakt.’

by Leo Bankersen
24 January 201830 March 2022
8 min read
For members only, FILM

Het 47ste filmfestival Rotterdam opent met Jimmie, een vluchtverhaal op z’n kop. Regisseur Jesper Ganslandt over filmen met zijn zoontje en de verbanden met zijn debuut Falkenberg Farewell.

Amersfoort, O Amersfoort. My cultural vision of lack

by Onno Weggemans
1 November 201730 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, PERSONAL

In een verloren uurtje de Cultuurvisie Amersfoort 2030 gelezen. Geen lectuur om op het puntje van je stoel te zitten, maar uitermate geschikt voor een treinreis. Ik ben het niet gewend om beleidsstukken te lezen. Het viel me op dat de toon van de Amersfoortse Cultuurvisie zelfverzekerd, doelgericht en vastbesloten was. Ferme taal. Geen ruimte voor twijfel. Ik vroeg me…

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Culture outside the Randstad: Amersfoort's struggle

by Onno Weggemans
7 April 20177 August 2019
15 min read
ACTUAL, IMAGING, PERSONAL, PODIUM ART

Ontheemde schilderijen van Armando. Kunstenaars die de stad uitvluchten. Een blikvanger die financiële rampspoed bracht en zomerfestivals die jaarlijks tienduizenden bezoekers trekken. En jij dacht dat Amersfoort saai was? Een voetnoot langs de A1? Vergeet het maar. Laat mij je vertellen over deze stad die worstelt met z’n culturele identiteit. Een verhaal in achttien impressies. Schuldig landschap In zijn jeugd…

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Frans Budé: 'A poem has to have a story'

by A Quattro Mani
31 March 201630 May 2022
10 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, LITERARY, APPRECIATE & DONATE!

In his recent collection Achter het verdwijnpunt, death plays an important role. Poet Frans Budé lost no fewer than four poet friends in a short time and honoured them in verse. The 70-year-old poet himself still writes as avidly as in his younger years: in addition to an occasional collection about the Maas, to be published in May, he wrote poems for the upcoming exhibition...

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Albania special (2). Vincent van Gerven Oei: 'This country is a better breeding ground than the Netherlands'

by Ruben Brugman
19 August 201530 March 2022
6 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, IMAGING

If anyone can give a good picture of cultural development in Albania, it is Vincent van Gerven Oei. This Dutch philosopher and artist has lived in the country for five years and, as an insider and outsider, therefore has a strong opinion. I meet him at café Bukowski in a hip entertainment district of Tirana. When the embassy told me about Van Gerven Oei...

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Talent development new buzzword in dance world: 3 encouraging initiatives

by Ruben Brugman
14 November 201330 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, DANS

The fact that it is difficult to get a job after graduation is also well known in the dance world. Therefore, partly at the government's insistence, companies are putting in on talent development. They also hope to A better connection with schools. Jun dancers are now more likely to be on the front line of ballet: the theatre, and that is good news for audiences. Because the energy is fresh and the level has shot up considerably.

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For the most convenient overview of our art, visit Schiedam

by Niek Hendrix
16 October 201329 March 2022
7 min read
For members only, IMAGING

I see a lot, but an exhibition that gives access to that contemporary art for outsiders is rarely among them. You have the Rijksmuseum with a nice overview of culture through the ages, but from 1900 onwards, the space for it becomes very small. So you don't know what's going on now. For that, you can go to the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, which shows the world's best. If, however, you want a handy overview of what Dutch artists have created, the best place to go is Schiedam.

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Armando Navarro (1930-2013): Scapino Ballet voor meer dan kinderen alleen

by Ruben Brugman
4 September 20138 July 2016
2 min read
ACTUAL, DANS

Armando Navarro (Argentinië, 1930 – Amsterdam 2013), voormalig artistiek leider van Scapino Ballet, is afgelopen zondag overleden. Samen met zijn echtgenote Marian Sarstädt vormde Navarro een van Nederlands bekendste danskoppels, naast Han Ebbelaar en Alexandra Radius (Het Nationale Ballet) en Jiří Kylián en Sabine Kupferberg (Nederlands Dans Theater).

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Knevel noemt Wagner Hitlers hofcomponist. En niemand zegt iets.

by Henri Drost
31 May 20128 July 2016
4 min read
MUSIC, OPERA

Een klassieke fout: Andries Knevel omschrijft Richard Wagner als de hofcomponist van Hitler. En wordt door niemand tegengesproken.

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Benefit Giving Act, cultural budgets, Brabant, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Eindhoven, Goes, Utrecht et al.

by one of our members
2 December 201130 March 2022
7 min read
ACTUAL, For members only

Tax benefits to be gained this year (...) With effect from 2012, under the new Giving Act, there is an additional tax facility for donations (incidental or via periodic donations) to charitable institutions (non-profit organisations) designated as cultural institutions. Those cultural donations may be multiplied by a factor of 125 per cent for the gift deduction. This...

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