Holland Festival
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| Country and Region | Netherlands — North Holland |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Drama, Music |
| Location of Festival | Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands |
| Festival Address Information | Holland Festival |
| Festival Description | The Holland Festival is one of the biggest arts events in the Dutch calendar and fills Amsterdam with culture for more than three weeks. The festival presents a platform of interesting artistic performances in all forms of theatre and music—mostly modern and contemporary. The event is a showcase of today’s modern culture to be shared among the global arts community. Performances take place at the new modern music venue—Muziekgebouw. |
| Festival Dates | May 31 - June 22, 2008 |
| Festival Links | http://www.hollandfestival.nl/ |
Festival Events:
Events 2006:
Les Ballets C. de la B. with the Dutch premiere of a work for ten dancers and ten musicians based on the music of Monteverdi. Directed by Alain Platel
http://www.lesballetscdelab.beDe Nederlandse Opera with After Life, directed by the Netherlands most succesfull Dutch composer today Michel van der Aa
http://www.dno.nlSasha Waltz & Guests with Dido & Aeneas, choreographer Sasha Waltz makes her debut as an opera director.
http://www.sashawaltz.de
Participants 2005:
- Compagnia Pippo Delbono, Italy with the theatre spectacle Il Silenzio. Directed by Pippo Delbono
http://www.pippodelbono.it/ - Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor (Estonian Chamber Choir) with Arvo Pärt retrospective
- Hamburgische Staatsoper, Hamburg, Germany with the operas Wozzeck and Lulu by Alban Berg. Directed by Ingo Metzmacher and Peter Konwitschny
http://www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de/ - Ro Theater, Rotterdam, Holland with Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust (À la recherche du temps perdu). Directed by Guy Cassiers (Proust Marathon in 4 parts)
http://www.areyouvital.com/cgi-local/index_builder/scripts/index_builder0506.cgi
Other Sources:
Articles and Reviews:
- Holland Festival terug naar zijn wortels. Pierre Audi kiest voor muziek en muziektheater. Door Sander Hiskemüller (Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, 17 Juni 2005)
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/nl/themes/cultuur/muziek/hollandfestival050617?view=Standard - Holland Festival begonnen (Planet, 01 Juni 2005)
http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=78873/contentid=583800/sc=d3caf8 - Ivo, Chekhov, No Nudes. Van Hove Tackles ‘Three Sisters’ at the Holland Festival. By Julie Phillips (The Village Voice, June 25 - July 1, 2003)
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0326,phillips,45066,11.html - Het Van Hove-Festival. Door Max Arian (De Groene Amsterdammer van 17 Juni 1998)
http://www.groene.nl/1998/25/ma_vanhove.html - Tomatoes and their consequences. (50th Holland Festival) By Steven Drukman (American Theatre; November 1, 1997)
A number of critical articles and reviews on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the festival (NRC Webpagina’s, 1 Juli 1997)
http://www.nrc.nl/W2/Lab/Hollandfestival/Press releases:
Holland Festival 2006 Expands into Visual Culture
http://www.hollandfestival.nl/#nieuws/pagina/332Holland Festival 2000
http://www.geocities.com/pdoelder.geo/pressrelease.htmlBooks:
For the history of the Holland Festival from 1947 till 1997 there’s a Dutch book, ‘Vijftig jaar Holland Festival, een Nederlands wonder’ by Jessica Voeten.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9060119851/wwwgroxicom-20Images:
Holland Festival, 1954
http://www.iisg.nl/collections/ahf/12480.html
Practical Info:
Venues 2006:
- Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 2-6 Phone (31) 20-671-83-45 Transportation Tram 2-3-5-12-16-24-25 Bus 145-170-197 Parking garage Museumplein (entrance Van Baerlestra) http://www.concertgebouw.nl - Het Muziektheater
Amstel 3 Phone: (31) 20-625-54-55
The Muziektheater has an infra red installation for hearing aids.
Transportation
Tram 4-9-14-16-24-25 Bus 31-56-150 Metro: stop Waterlooplein Parking garages Muziektheater, Waterlooplein and Markenhoven
http://www.het-muziektheater.nl/ - Theater Bellevue
Leidsekade 90 Phone (31) 20-530-53-01
Bellevue has an installation for hearing aids
Transportation
Tram 1-2-5-6-7-10-20 Bus 170-171-172
http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/ Additional venue information:
http://www.hollandfestival.nl/holnd_fstvl/?menuitem=2005locatiesTickets
Online
http://amsterdam.uitlijn.nl/- By Phone
HET AMSTERDAMS UITBURO (0900) 0191 (€ 0,40 pm).
Pay with your creditcard and the tickets are sent to your address. Ticket fee € 3 per ticket. If you call from abroad, please dial (31) 20-621-12-88.
In person
Tickets are available at the Ticketshop on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, the theatre box offices in Amsterdam, 151 bigger Post Offices, and Tourist Information Offices (VVV)Tips
Discounts
Students: With your International Identity Student Card (ISIC), you pay only € 10 for almost every performance.
With your CKV- or Amsterdam XXXS-card, you pay only € 7.50 for almost every performance.
EVERY THIRD SHOW AT HALF PRICE: If you buy tickets for three or more shows, get the cheapest at half price.
Discount tickets made available per email on the day of the performance. The procedure is simple: the customer registers his name and email address at lastminute@hollandfestival.nl. During the course of the festival he will receive occasional emails with information on availability for performances that same evening. The tickets can be collected at the box office of the theater or concert hall at a discounted price. The number of available seats varies.- Return policy
Unfortunately, it is not possible to return tickets at the box office, although sometimes it is possible to exchange them for another date.
How to get there (info on parking, public transportation, maps)
http://www.naaramsterdam.nl/live/main.asp?display_framework=startpagina
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