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Vertegenwoordigers van de culturele sector en minister Van Engelshoven (Cultuur) spreken af zelfstandigen zoveel mogelijk door te betalen

Vandaag hebben demissionair minister Ingrid van Engelshoven van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, de Nederlandse Associatie voor Podiumkunsten (NAPK) en de Vereniging Vrije Theaterproducenten (VVTP) afgesproken met de middelen uit de steunpakketten zelfstandigen zo volledig mogelijk door te betalen. Dit is een opmaat naar bredere afspraken over de doorwerking van de specifieke steunpakketten binnen de gehele culturele sector, die de Taskforce… 

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Museum association sounds alarm: even strong museums will not get out of the one-and-a-half without support

De #unmuteus-optochten van afgelopen weekend zouden je kunnen doen geloven dat, zodra het weer kan, de cultuurwereld in minder dan geen tijd uit de ellende is. De tienduizenden die de straat opgingen, bevolken snel weer de zalen, en met iets meer water bij het bier, en iets duurdere muntjes, is de nacht- en evenementenbranche – die er ook voor de… 

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Like the best clowns, Elias de Bruyne knows how to connect humour with existential angst. At Festival Boulevard #tfboulevard

One of the very best things about Festival Boulevard is the variety of programming. Theatre, dance, music, youth performances, mime, comedy, it all mixes together. And the festival offers just as much space to young makers as to the old hands. So you get a good overview of what the up-and-coming generation of theatre makers has to offer.... 

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Writer Henk Pröpper's slow heartbeat

Writer and publicist Henk Pröpper had only just moved to his beloved Paris when the city came to a standstill, and so did his heart almost. Once fitted with a pacemaker, he took to the city in the one hour a day Parisians were allowed. A new world opened up for him. For Henk Pröpper (62), former director... 

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The 'weird life' of all-rounder Jef Last is not over

Better to die standing than to live kneeling. The statement is fresh in memory after the murder in the Lange Leidse Dwarsstraat, as a mantra in praise of Peter R de Vries, his fearlessness, non-conformism, straightforwardness and honesty. This same statement jumps out even from the first paragraphs of the introduction to the biography of poet Jef Last, written by Rudi Wester.1.... 

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'Vanished talent and manpower will break up culture sector as it relaunches in September'

The uncertainty of the events sector and cultural institutions, after 17 months of lockdowns and one-half-meter openings, is not only disastrous for the mood of executives, artists and spectators. According to the Creative Sector Taskforce, much more is being lost. In fact, a 'Marshall Plan' is needed to help the cultural and creative sector get back on its feet,... 

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Many employers in culture may have to repay emergency NOW aid in full

Many employers (37 per cent) do not know that they have to apply for the final calculation of their NOW allowance themselves. In the cultural sector, it even threatens to go completely wrong. The UWV says it is still waiting for more than half of the applications for final calculations from the cultural sector. This is according to the implementing body's own research. One is worried there... 

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PROUD ALIENS: A colourful exhibition by Framer Framed's Open Atelier

Is het oké om een trotse alien te zijn in een wereld waar gemarginaliseerden zich vervreemd voelen? De LGBTQ+-projectgroep van Framer Framed’s Open Atelier voor i-psy deelnemers hebben een utopische toekomst gecreëerd waarin verschillen en diversiteit worden gevierd en worden erkend als iets moois. Proud Aliens is de jaarlijkse tentoonstelling van de i-psy Arts, Amsterdam, gemaakt in samenwerking met Framer… 

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Michiel Peeters (TivoliVredenburg) - We want to make visual art a more prominent part of our programme

Public space is dressed up with visualisation, music video and art in many places, including TivoliVredenburg. Either via projection mapping on buildings during events, or via LED panels in shop windows and abris, but also as digital art during performances and lobbies in theatres. In TivoliVredenburg, in the heart of Utrecht, they even create separate events for it. Canvas is a programme that... 

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First titles Theatre Festival Boulevard 2021 announced; Theme Theatre Festival Boulevard 2021: Hack the horizon

Theatre Festival Boulevard 's-Hertogenbosch will take place from Thursday 5 to Sunday 22 August 2021. The 37th festival edition features over 120 different performances, concerts, performances and installations in theatres, at unique locations and in the Zuiderpark. We also move into the night with Fomo Fatale, club nights with steaming sounds. The Zuiderpark serves as the new, spacious festival centre, including the... 

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Nerdpodcast #12: Jeroen Bartelse van de Covid Taskforce Creatieve en Culturele sector: Het is nog afwachten hoe snel mensen terug kunnen, en hoeveel mensen terugkomen.

Jeroen Bartelse is niet alleen directeur van TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, de oud directeur van de Raad voor Cultuur is ook prominent lid van de Taskforce die voor de culturele en creatieve sector de lobby voert voor steun aan de cultuur in tijden van Corona. Marijn Lems en Wijbrand Schaap blikken met hem terug op het eerste coronajaar, samengevat in… 

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Het eerste jaar van de coronacrisis is beschreven, en het levert een prachtboek op.

TivoliVredenburg is een gebouw als een festival. ontelbare podia, bars, een café en een restaurant, honderden mensen aan het werk, duizenden binnen op een avond. Ik kwam er altijd te weinig. Maar als ik er kwam was het feest. Een gebouw gerund door en bezocht door supergemotiveerde mensen met maar één doel: zoveel mogelijk muziek voor zoveel mogelijk mensen. Tot… 

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Free producers have been saved, but some more than others; self-employed people seem especially solidary.

Is the government generous and generous for once, it's no good again. You could say that after I received questions from various quarters about the corona grant for free productions announced by the Performing Arts Fund last week. The amount in question is €27 million, for a total of 251 producers, so an average of a tonne per application. With that... 

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Platform BK: Deferred work means deferred money. The artist cannot buy food from that.

What we feared at the beginning of the coronasteun appears to have become reality. The generous support money for culture should also reach the small self-employed in the arts via the institutions, but that is now happening too little. Of course, there are fine examples, such as the large subsidised arts institutions in Groningen and festivals like Boulevard and Holland Festival that have self-employed... 

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‘Een structurele blijk van liefde voor de kunst en cultuur vanuit Den Haag is in Nederland nodig.’

Geachte demissionair premier Rutte, Beste Mark, In de hoedanigheid van ZZP’er werkzaam in de podiumkunsten schrijf ik je deze brief. Dit is mijn eerste brief ooit over de situatie van de cultuursector met als toppunt coronatijd. Eerst ter introductie: Wij hebben elkaar ontmoet toen ik speciaal voor jou bij het TV-programma Podium Witteman een sonate van Scarlatti speelde, en ook… 

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Netherlands third in world with Coronasteun for arts sector

The United States of America has spent $18 billion (€15 billion) on coronasteun for the arts. That is more than any other country in the world and quite remarkable for a country not famous for arts funding. France is second, with an aid package worth $8.3 billion (€6.9 billion). hefty sums, where the 1.8... 

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Municipalities cannot be trusted with culture money. Therefore, they should preferably get everything.

The most recent bulk of cultural rescue money was distributed to municipal councils without the obligation to actually spend that money on culture. Indeed, that so-called 'earmarking' was too cumbersome and time-consuming, according to now outgoing culture minister Ingrid van Engelshoven. (Malicious people suggest that this way Rutte and Wiebes were willing to cross the bridge, because the money would not... 

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13 foundations and one private limited company. Controversial Brabant grant decisions raise more questions every day.

To get a subsidy in the Netherlands, you have to jump through a lot of hoops. Every farmer knows that, and so does every artist. In the cultural sector, for instance, it is important that you have a form of organisation that is controllable and approachable. You cannot have a profit motive either. That is why you can usually only apply for funding as a foundation, so you have statutes, a board and a... 

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Plein Theatre hands over petition to Arts and Culture alderman Touria Meliani AND launches crowdfunding: Support Plein Theatre now!

Drie weken terug is het Plein Theater een petitie gestart en verzoekt daarmee de Gemeente Amsterdam, en in het bijzonder wethouder van Kunst en Cultuur Touria Meliani, om financiële steun te verlenen voor het behoud van het theater. Donderdag 22 oktober werd de petitie met meer dan 1600 handtekeningen door directeur Berith Danse en voorzitter Bert Barten overhandigd aan wethouder van Kunst en Cultuur Touria Meliani.

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