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 Contact 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 | June 1 - 28, 2012 |
| Festival Links | http://www.hollandfestival.nl/ |
Other Sources:
Podcast Interviews:
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- Ibrahim Quraishi
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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:
- 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/
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