february-2012

Photo: Paul Goode
BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY
EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
Until 5 February
Independent, innovative and
experimental cinema from
around the world, together with
art exhibitions, debates, talk
shows and parties.
Various locations, Rotterdam;
fi lmfestivalrotterdam.com
ART ROTTERDAM
9-12 February
Fresh new talent and the latest
developments in contemporary
art abound at this trendsetting
international fair. (Nip across
the road to OBJECT Rotterdam
in the Las Palmas building for
some cutting-edge design.)
Cruise Terminal, Wilhelminakade
699, Rotterdam; +31 10 7420258;
artrotterdam.nl
GALERIE SLEWE
Photo: Art Rotterdam
ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
13-19 February
Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del
Potro, Robin Haase and other
major players are set to appear
at this prestigious men’s indoor
tennis tournament.
Ahoy, Ahoy-Weg 10, Rotterdam;
0900 2352469 (NL only);
abnamrowtt.nl
CARNIVAL 19-21 February
Maastricht’s carnival, famous for
days of in- and outdoor revelry,
delivers loads of music and
costumed rambunctiousness in
the city’s historic heart.
vvvmaastricht.nl
HOLLAND FLOWERS FESTIVAL
22-26 February
India is the theme at the largest
indoor fl oral gardens in
The Netherlands, a veritable
explosion of colour and scents
in scenic North Holland.
Veilingweg 1, Bovenkarpsel; +31
228511644; hollandfl owersfestival.nl
MOTORBEURS UTRECHT
23-26 February
Fair of the year for motorbike
affi cionados.
Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Jaarbeursplein 6,
Utrecht; +31 30 2952731;
motorbeursutrecht.nl
PUUR-BARBAARS
Until 12 March
Pure-Barbaric by Internationaal
Danstheater is an interplay of
short fragments, group pieces,
traditional folk dance and
contemporary choreography.
Various locations in The
Netherlands; intdanstheater.net
HOLLAND UPDATE
Dancelicious
The biennial Holland Dance Festival
celebrates the art form with an eclectic
selection of companies and artists from
The Netherlands and abroad. The
Line-up includes Bill T. Jones/Arnie
Zane Dance, the prodigious Sylvie
Guillem, and the audacious STREB,
who weave together the disciplines of
dance, athletics, boxing, rodeo, circus
arts and Hollywood stunt work.
HOLLAND DANCE FESTIVAL;
Until 26 February; Various locations,
The Hague; holland-dance.com
ALEXANDER CALDER: THE
GREAT DISCOVERY
11 February-28 May
Regarded in The Netherlands
as one of the most important
American artists of the postwar
period, this is the fi rst
major Dutch retrospective of
Calder (1898-1976) since 1969.
Gemeentemuseum,
Stadhouderslaan 41, The Hague; + 31
70 3381111; gemeentemuseum.nl
EXHIBITIONS
SWEET & SALT
14 February-10 June
The Netherlands’ relationship DUTCH WINTERS Until 26 March
with water explored through Selection of paintings showing
more than 100 works by artists the development of the
that include Rembrandt, 19th-century winter landscape.
Rubens, Pippilotti Rist and Bill Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol
Viola, along with iconic media Airport (Between Piers E and F);
images of events such as the +31 20 6747000; rijksmuseum.nl
North Sea Flood of 1953.
Kunsthal, Westzeedijk 341
GIGS
(Museumpark), Rotterdam; +31 10 UB40 7 Feb 013 (Tilburg)
4400301; kunsthal.nl
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
10 Feb Tivoli (Utrecht)
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry 14 Feb
Oosterpoort (Groningen)
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry 16 Feb
Off_Corso (Rotterdam)
Gotye 19 Feb Tivoli (Utrecht)
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis 20 Feb
Tivoli (Utrecht)
Melissa Etheridge 22 Feb
Vredenburg (Utrecht)
COWS AT WATER’S EDGE
Willem Roelofs, Dordrechts Museum
Info and tickets: livenation.nl
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