From 1 September, Rainer Hofmann will start as senior programme manager theatre and dance at the Holland Festival. Together with director Emily Ansenk, programme manager music and music theatre Jochem Valkenburg and programmer Katinka Enkhuizen, he will form the festival's Programme Team from then on. This team also invites an associate artist each year to present his or her new work, as a discussion partner and inspiration. Rainer Hofmann succeeds Kasia T\u00f3rz, who has been with the Holland Festival since 2022 and will join De Singel in her hometown of Antwerp from 8 September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emily Ansenk on Rainer Hofmann's appointment: \"Rainer Hofmann is a programmer with a keen eye for urgency, innovation and craftsmanship. His many years of international experience and substantive vision in theatre and dance fit seamlessly with the character of the Holland Festival. I am enormously looking forward to our collaboration.\" - Emily Ansenk, director Holland Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Rainer Hofmann<\/strong> During his years in the Netherlands, he championed the development of young creators, including Florentina Holzinger and Julian Hetzel, as well as programming international artists such as Romeo Castellucci, Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Rimini Protokoll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \" I look forward to working with the team to create a programme that dares to be artistically free, socially resonant and takes audiences on a layered, meaningful journey. \" - Rainer Hofmann<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Per 1 september start Rainer Hofmann als senior programmeur theater en dans bij het Holland Festival. Samen met directeur Emily Ansenk, programmamanager muziek en muziektheater Jochem Valkenburg en programmeur Katinka Enkhuizen, vormt hij vanaf dan het Programmateam van het festival. 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Rainer Hofmann (1965, Burglengenfeld, DU) has been head of programming at KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover since 2021. From 2013 to 2021, he was artistic director of SPRING Performing Arts Festival in Utrecht, where he and a small team built the festival into a leading international platform for innovative creators. Previously, he worked as dramaturge at Schauspiel K\u00f6ln, Salzburger Festspiele and Stadttheater Bern, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n