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Sadettin Kırmızıyüz. Photo: Joost de Haast

Dutch version of The Wire moves from Rotterdam to The Hague

Nationale Toneel Theatre is working on its mission to bring society to the stage. The Nation, that insane marathon with Romana Vrede about a disappearance in the Schilderswijk neighbourhood, and Mark Rietman, will be ready this autumn. Anyone who thought it was time for another slice of tedious retro hag comedy after that is wrong. We do have a classic coming up in... 

The theatre world is divided, but not diverse. A call to authors.

This week, two things already became clear about the Dutch theatre world. One: the topic of diversity is finally really on the map and two: the theatre world, however small, is hopelessly divided. During Het Theaterfestival, there were two debates/ meetings/ symposiums on the lack of diversity in theatre. One on Monday, the other on Thursday. Bit much in one... 

Scenic photo Rishi. Photo: Joris Jan Bos

The sharpest theatre of 2017 comes from The Hague: Rishi of Firma Mes

If theatre can do anything, it is to put us outside reality. Not even to make you dream away, but to stop that reality for a moment and look at it in a different way. Call it the Ti-Ta-Wizard moment. To stop the action at the dramatic climax, to take the sting out of the wasp, or the fuse out of the powder keg.... 

Tourbus Beatles (replica) Foto: Chris Samson CC.BY 2.0

Je had één kans om de kunstsubsidies duurzaam te verbeteren…

Half september valt de beslissing officieel, maar achter de schermen is zij al genomen. Nederland krijgt een hele kleine culturele basisinfrastructuur voor de podiumkunsten, en een heel erg groot fonds waar iedereen die toneel, dans, mime of muziek wil maken bij moet aankloppen. Ik heb de afgelopen tijd wat rondgevraagd, en dat wordt het dus. Zo kan de politiek geen… 

Celebrate art in times of gloom. #tfboulevard

Openingsspeeches. Elk festival heeft er een. Of twee. Je moet er doorheen. Als gast, maar ook als gastgever. Er zou iets op gevonden moeten worden. Natuurlijk moet er een punt gemaakt worden, een vlag gehesen, een champagneflesknal ingeleid. En ook moeten de sponsoren bedankt worden. In deze tijden van een zich terugtrekkende overheid zijn dat er elk jaar meer. En… 

Go see how Romana Peace takes The Nation to the highest level. #HF17

At last. The Nation, the hyperactual theatrical serial with which the revamped Nationale Toneel, sorry Theatre, presents itself to the country, feels like a refreshing splash of water on a soggy day. Newly appointed boss Eric de Vroedt lives up to his reputation by delivering a work that will no doubt draw new audiences into the theatres. An audience spoiled by... 

The Nation at the Holland festival: a theatre addiction in the making #HF17

Netflix and HBO are now purveyors of our conversations with friends, family and colleagues. The ultimate icebreaker at a party with strangers is talking about series, about beloved characters. Is Jon Snow still alive? Where is Barb? Having seen the first two working performances of 'The Nation', I have a strong impression that in Eric de Vroedt I have a fellow lover... 

Joris Smit in Tasso, foto Kurt van der Elst

Joris Smit over Tasso en Jeanne d’Arc: geen toneel dat het publiek in een bedje legt

Het Nationale Toneel speelt Jeanne d’Arc van Friedrich Schiller en herneemt gelijktijdig Tasso van Johann Goethe. In beide stukken speelt Joris Smit, in Tasso zelfs de titelrol. We gaan met hem in gesprek over Duitse romantici, Sallie Harmsen, het nieuwbakken Nationale Theater en het belang van op je bek gaan. Tasso en Jeanne, Goethe en Schiller. Is de Duitse romantiek… 

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Spinvis' talk show Howl goes completely off the rails

Dance artist Amos Ben-Tal and songwriter Spinvis put together an intriguing talk show. And it does not go at all as you expect. Because what happens when you get a very Dutch songwriter and an Israeli choreographer with a ballet past to produce a joint performance? Right. The talk show The light in the room stays on. We the audience, are a talk show audience. Also on stage are... 

Theatres are doing better and better: 6 lessons from the VSCD @congresPK

On Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 May, the VSCD met, and the Congres Podiumkunsten (@congresPK) was going on at the Nijmegen Concert Hall De Vereeniging. I went to check it out and discovered some new things.

1 The eminent gentlemen are gone.

Things have changed in Dutch theatre since the beginning of this century. Somewhere around the year 2000, I was a guest at a meeting of the Association of Theatre and Concert Hall Directors, and it was a bizarre experience. I found myself among a gathering that could best be described as a gentlemen's club, where the number of upstanding municipal officials exceeded the number of artistically inspired theatre lovers.

Now, 16 years later,

Het Nationale Toneel voorkwam dat Stopera Het Nationale Theater werd

Het zou zo mooi zijn geweest: Het Nationale Ballet samen met De Nationale Opera in Het Nationale Theater, zoals je dat in de hoofdstad van elk zichzelf respecterend land hebt. Maar dat is dus niet gebeurd. Het huis van onze Nationale Opera- en Balletclubs heet nu ‘Nationale Opera en Ballet’. Daar heeft het Nationale Toneel voor gezorgd, dat net als het Nederlands Dans Theater niet in onze hoofdstad Amsterdam zit, maar in de residentie Den Haag.

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