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Here you will find news, background articles and interviews with artists and news from the cultural field.
Review Hmadcha
Franien van der Putt wrote on Theaterkrant about Hmadcha: "Taoufiq Izeddiou is a renowned choreographer, dancer and festival leader who has been active in France and Morocco for more than 20 years. Hopefully we will get to see more of his subtly critical work in the Netherlands in the future."
Review about The Indonesian Dialogues in Theaterkrant
Theaterkrant visited the premiere of The Indonesian Dialogues in Switzerland.
First few days of SPRING
Look at pictures from the performances Breathe, The Syncopators, en SPRING into the blue, part of the SPRING programme of the first few days, here.
tReta is also the critic’s choice
"There are performances that force philosophical reflection, or perhaps even firm positioning, in these troubling times. It's a sad but rock-hard observation that inequality around the world is only systematically increasing, and tReta is a wake-up call not to settle for that."
SPRING received four stars in de Volkskrant
Annette Embrechts and Mina Etemad wrote about three SPRING-performances: RUSH, Hmadcha, and Hands Made.
Interview with Leandro Souza and Ainhoa Hernández Escudero
The VandenEnde foundation interviewed artists Leandro Souza and Ainhoa Hernández Escudero about their performances, which are part of SPRING's programme next week.
SPRING reporter: tReta, a performative invasion
SPRING reporter Leonie de Groot reports about tReta, a performative invasion by Original Bomber Crew.
New review about Hands Made
Gina Miroula wrote a review about SPRING-performance Hands Made for Theaterkrant.
RUSH is the critic’s choice
Fransien van der Putt wrote a review about the performance for Theaterkrant.
SPRING 2024 opening night
SPRING's official opening night was on May 23rd. Look at the pictures and video here!
“Naked dance and raw primal force during the impressive opening of SPRING-festival”
NRC gave the two performances on the SPRING opening night four and five stars.
Very positive review about RUSH in Dutch newspaper Het Parool
"With Rush, Manon Santkin really shows how few resources are needed to create an immersive theatrical experience. All you really need is an unparalleled performer. And Santkin is".