Backstage
Here you will find news, background articles and interviews with artists and news from the cultural field.
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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.
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SPRING reporter: tReta, a performative invasion
SPRING reporter Leonie de Groot reports about tReta, a performative invasion by Original Bomber Crew.
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New review about Hands Made
Gina Miroula wrote a review about SPRING-performance Hands Made for Theaterkrant.
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RUSH is the critic’s choice
Fransien van der Putt wrote a review about the performance for Theaterkrant.
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SPRING 2024 opening night
SPRING's official opening night was on May 23rd. Look at the pictures and video here!
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“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.
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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".
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Interview: Marta Górnicka by Volkskrant
Annette Embrechts from Volkskrant interviewed Marta Górnicka about the opening performance of SPRING: MOTHERS A SONG FOR WARTIME.
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Review from Hands Made by Pzazz
“She subtly makes you aware of how fundamental hands are in experiencing reality, despite the fact that we rarely realize it. That is remarkable. ‘Hands made’ makes you acutely aware that our hands make us who we are. We are indeed ‘Hands made.’”
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Four stars for Thanks for Being Here from de Volkskrant
"With Thanks for Being Here, Ontroerend Goed highlights precisely wat is so nice about live. Soft, without forceful gestures, a tribute to the existence of audience is created."
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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. Annika Hilger, SPRING Academy trainee, interviewed the duo about '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."