Backstage
Here you will find news, background articles and interviews with artists and news from 
the cultural field.
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Interview with Turkowski & Nowacka, artists from collection of
Janek Turkowski and Iwona Nowacka are artists based in Poland who have been working together since 2013. Read here the interview by Annika Hilger, trainee of the SPRING Academy, about the performance 'collection of'.
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Interview with The Original Bomber Crew about tReta
An interview by Mariana Duarte in Publico Portugal about the performances of Original Bomber Crew taking place in early May at the Dias da Dança festival in Porto, before they travel to Utrecht. "The groundbreaking collective from the Grande Dirceu neighborhood in Teresina makes its debut in Portugal with the 'performance invasion' tReta, this Thursday at the Coliseu do Porto."
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Dutch Interview with SPRING-maker Kate McIntosh of Lake Life
Theaterkrant interviewed Kate McIntosh about relatability, transformation, and her practice.
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Thanks for Being Here: two reviews, both with four stars
'Thanks for Being Here' by Ontroerend Goed, coming to Utrecht soon as part of SPRING, received very good reviews from both NRC and DeMorgen after its premiere on May 3rd in Gent.
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Interview with Pao Palacios about Una Isla
An interview between Elise de Leede, head of SPRING Academy, and Pau Palacios, artistic director of Agrupación Señor Serrano about Una Isla.
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Open Call – Participants SPRING Academy
SPRING Academy offers Masterclasses for emerging choreographers, dancers, movement enthusiasts, activists, dramaturgs, theatre makers, performers. A unique opportunity to work with internationally renowned SPRING artists in a personal setting.Â
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Now on sale: passe-partouts and day tickets
Make sure you get your passe-partout or day ticket quickly!
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SPRING is looking for volunteers
Do you want to be involved behind the scenes of an international festival and experience the thrilling, artistic ambiance? Sign up as a volunteer of the SPRING Performing Arts Festival!
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SPRING 2024 | May 23rd until June 1st | First three artists announced
Three strong female artists, known to SPRING audiences, present their latest work in the opening weekend.
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SPRING 2024: May 23rd until June 1st
Save the date!
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Batty Bwoy: Choice of the critic
"He seems to have emerged naked from a fountain sculpture group. As dancer Harald Beharie (30) sits half-lying on a hard red plinth at the start, he looks like a cross between a son of the gods and a mermaid."
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Maker Ligia Lewis on history and racism and how she uses these themes in her work
Ligia discusses the performances she presents this week at SPRING: Still Not Still on Thu 25 May, and A Plot / A Scandal on Fri 26 and Sat 27 May.