Metamorphosis

Welcome to ArtsTalk Magazine Holland

Launched in June 2017, we provide previews, reviews and information, in English, for theatres, art exhibitions, concerts, opera etc, concentrating on cities in south west Netherlands. We cover Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and everything in between and nearby – an area known as Randstad. Each venue, museum or gallery has its own page with information and a link to its website. The site is updated on a daily basis.

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NOT ONLY, BUT ALSO . . . some dates for your diary

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. . .

There is so much going on in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and nearby there are hardly enough days in the week to see or do everything. Luckily a lot of the exhibitions, events and tours run for quite a long time so if you have missed anything, don’t worry, it may still be running.

REGULAR EVENTS . . .

There are lots of events taking place on a weekly, monthly or occasional basis. There are literary events, musical events and, of course, stand-up comedy. Here is a list of venues or events in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and places nearby with links to their websites

THE MONUMENT MAN OF UKRAINE

Remember George Clooney’s The Monuments Men film? It follows the death-defying escapades of a group of art experts tasked with finding and saving priceless works of art before they are stolen or destroyed by the Nazis. Leonid Marushchak, a 38-year-old historian by training, has taken on a similar task as war rages in his native Ukraine . . .

Although we concentrate on Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam and everything else in between and nearby there are lots of other interesting events happening elsewhere

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ArtsTalk Radio

ArtsTalk Radio is on the back burner for the moment and the new programmes will be intermittent rather than regular. So why not listen to some of the programmes from the past few months including interviews with Greg Shapiro, Nicole Beutler, Mischa van Leeuven of Scapino Ballet. Plus items of the Vermeer Centre in Delft, the Amsterdam Klezmer band and lots more besides

Young Jewish and Iranian writers lead Dutch literary success

Two young women of mixed origins are breathing new life into Dutch literature. Dutch Jewish writer, Yael van der Wouden’s debut novel, The Safe Keep, was recently shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize. While Iranian Dutch writer, Sholeh Rezazadeh’s second novel, There Is a Mountain Waiting For Me, is a laureate for the 2024 European Union Award for Literature.

CHASING THE “FIRST”

In this new ArtsTalk Magazine column an artist writes about the process of creating their art from inception to execution. This month Scapino Ballet Rotterdam dancer ASHTON BENN describes the process leading up to the first night of Marcos Morau’s Cathedral which opened on 28th November