To accompany the excellent Anselm Kiefer exhibition Sag mir wo die Blumen sind (the German translation of the 1955 Pete Seeger folk/protest song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?), the Van Gogh and Stedelijk Museums have produced a beautiful 200 page catalogue.
The story is pure farce. A rich Viennese gentleman is planning a lavish soirée and has invited two different opera companies to provide the entertainment – one comedy, the other the serious Ariadne auf Naxos. The dinner is running late so there is not time for both and it is decided that the two should be combined.
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII the iconic Mauritshuis in The Hague has just unveiled a new exhibition spanning the years of the German occupation from 1940-1944.
This art piece by is an installation consisting of a video artwork that is 43 minutes in length, framed by an organically-shaped scenography created in collaboration with fellow artist Théo Demans.
After sixteen amazing years, Maya Roest is saying goodbye to Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. From joining the company at just 20 years old to dancing with many renowned choreographers and performing across the globe, Maya’s journey at Scapino has been nothing short of remarkable.
Having recently watched another dance-theatre piece featuring a topless male figure with an animal headdress, I believed I had an idea of what to anticipate while simultaneously keeping an open mind. However, this interactive, intimate, and bold performance was a truly unexpected delight.
