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Welcome to ArtsTalk Magazine Holland

Launched in June 2017, we are the sister publication of StageTalk Magazine in the UK and provide previews, reviews and information, in English, for theatres, art exhibitions, concerts, opera etc, concentrating on cities in south west Netherlands (Noord/Zuid Holland and Utrecht regions). Each venue, museum or gallery has its own page with information and a link to its website. The site is updated regularly and information is always coming in so there is always something new to discover or read about.

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NOT ONLY, BUT ALSO. . .

Here’s a run down of some other events coming up in the next few weeks in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and places nearby and in between, as well as relevant snippets of news and other bits and pieces that may be of interest – a sort of potpourri of Dutch arts and culture . . .

POETRY, WINE AND PHILOSOPHY IN ANCIENT PERSIA

Tucked away in a small street in the centre of The Hague’s old town, you might notice a wine shop, watched over by the imposing form of a large Persian cat. The owner, Ofran Badakhshani, is of Persian descent who moved to the Netherlands from Afghanistan over twenty years ago. Describing himself as a wine…

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Amsterdam based comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads the third extract from his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES. This week he tells us more about the early days of the Amsterdam comedy venue BOOM CHICAGO and some of the comedians who have appeared there. SOUWIE BUIS has been busy again and (@12.20) she talks to Spanish artist DAVID MAROTO who lives in Rotterdam, about his book-related work and projects.

TRAGISCH REALISME / TRAGIC REALISM by René Jacobs

René Jacobs is very much of the old school, using many skills and importing many others, in order to achieve his unique oeuvres. And it’s not only his techniques that are idiosyncratic. His inspiration, his raison d’être, is also unique. His subject matter is satirical, rife with political and social observations, much like Hogarth or James Gilray.