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Here you will find news, background articles and interviews with artists and news from the cultural field.
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Review about (DON’T) LOOK ME IN THE EYES in Theaterkrant
"This is life as many women live it, even today. In fear, confined, while deep inside burns the desire to become that other version of themselves. Ainhoa Hernández Escudero, with her intense and repetitive choreography, makes us feel how many women never reach the next level. Bold, a bit weird, but ultimately very powerful."
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Interview with Choy Ka Fai in NRC about Unbearable Darkness
"Unbearable Darkness, the closing performance of the SPRING Utrecht festival, is the product of a – to say the least – unique collaboration. Choy Ka Fai created the choreography together with the spirit of butoh legend Tatsumi Hijikata."
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New review about Lake Life
Fransien van der Putt wrote a review about Lake Life, which was part of the programme of SPRING 2024, for Theaterkrant.
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SPRING closing night with Utrecht Pride
We are entering the last weekend of SPRING 2024! On Saturday June 1 we have a special programme planned for Utrecht Pride. This is a perfect occasion to close the festival together in a festive way.
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Festival in full swing
View the pictures of tReta, Blood Thirsty, OFFSPRING and the Topic Talk War on Stage here.
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MOTHERS A SONG FOR WARTIME in Theaterkrant
Read what Nuno Blijboom wrote about MOTHERS A SONG FOR WARTIME in Theaterkrant: “Choir of 21 women makes impressive statement about motherhood and powerlessness in wartime.”
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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."
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Review about The Indonesian Dialogues in Theaterkrant
Theaterkrant visited the premiere of The Indonesian Dialogues in Switzerland.
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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.
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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."
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SPRING received four stars in de Volkskrant
Annette Embrechts and Mina Etemad wrote about three SPRING-performances: RUSH, Hmadcha, and Hands Made.