25th January – 2nd March. In this opera, we witness a clash between opera makers and comedians, between ‘elitist’ classical…
Read more18th January. The dancers of NDT create their own work for charity. Every year, the dancers of NDT 1 and…
Read more7th February to 9th June. The Rijksmuseum presents the first comprehensive survey of the history of American photography in Europe.…
Read more4th & 5th January. On Sunday, 5th January the doors of the Prinsenhof Museum will close for two years while…
Read more15th January. In the hip-hop dance performance Mirrors, the performers dance with the physical burdens of social media. The performance…
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Surprisingly enough this is the first exhibition on Van Heemskerck in The Netherlands. In the 19th century he was largely ignored for being too Italian, and it took him an awfully long time to get rid of the negative aspect of this label for which he is now praised.
A Christmas Carol has been a regular festive fixture at STET, the English Theatre for many years and has become a must-see for hundreds of ex-pat and Dutch families in the lead up to the Big Day. Sadly this will be the very last one as STET is unable to continue in its present form due to losing funding.
Ultimately, Heartcore Kantoor breaks the confines of the office through play. Beyond the well-crafted synthesis between performers, the use of symbolism through colours and shapes ties everything together. The cold blues, flashing lights, and angular set at the beginning are replaced by warm oranges, dim smoke, and rolling balls at the end.
It’s that time of year again – The Nutcracker season! This beloved ballet holds a special place in my heart, thanks to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, which captures the wonder of the story so perfectly. In fact, it’s fair to say that the music is as famous as the ballet itself, with unforgettable pieces like the Waltz of the Flowers and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy transcending the stage.
To mix contemporary dance, which is barely one hundred years old, with a style that is over two thousand years old, one would have thought, presents a challenge. The Hague based choreographer Poernima Gobardhan uses as a starting point Bharata Natyam, a dance form which originated in Tamil Nadu . . .
Here We Are And Now is one of the (many) highpoints of the year at Korzo. Each December it invites three young international choreographers to showcase their work in a conducive and encouraging environment in front of a knowledgeable and enthusiastic audience. This year the participants came from Japan, Canada and Germany, the last two with strong links to The Netherlands, The Hague in particular.
It is a clever and complicated, and subtly confronting, well-written piece of theatre. No wonder it won the Tony Award for Best Play. Described as, “Seriously smart and electrifying”, I was curious how this stage piece – based on a provocative plot – would deal sensitively and timely with topics like submission, power and gender.
Afrique en Cirque is Yamoussa Bangoura’s latest show, inspired by everyday life in Guinea on the Atlantic coast of that vast continent. This performance was one of the highlights of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and brings to Europe the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture.
