january-2012

Photo: courtesy of IFFR
SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT ROTTERDAM’S TOP FILM EVENT
EVENTS
HOLIDAY ON ICE 4-8 January
The skating stars warm up the
wintry month with Tropicana.
IJsselhal, Rieteweg 4, Zwolle;
holidayonice.nl
HEATING UP THE ICE
Photo: courtesy of Holiday on Ice
AHOY CHRISTMAS CIRCUS
Until 5 January
A traditional circus featuring
clowns, acrobats, elephants,
horses and more.
Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, Rotterdam;
0900 2352469 (NL only);
kerstcircus.nl
PUUR-BARBAARS
6 January-12 March
Specially created to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the
Internationaal Danstheater,
Pure-Barbaric is an interplay of
short fragments, group pieces,
traditional folk dance and
contemporary choreography.
Various locations in the
Netherlands; intdanstheater.net
SWAN LAKE Until 11 January
The Ballet of the State Opera of
Tatarstan perform Tchaikovsky’s
classic work.
Various locations;
wereldtheater.com (NL only)
WRITERS UNLIMITED
19-22 January
This year’s international
literature festival, which crosses
cultural and geographical
borders, delves into the theme
‘Keep on Dreaming’.
Various locations in The Hague;
+31 70 3650222; writersunlimited.nl
ART & ANTIQUES FAIR
26-29 January
This exclusive annual event –
held within a church in the
17th-century fortress town of
Naarden – celebrates 50 years.
De Grote Kerk, St Annastraat 5,
Naarden; kunstenantiekweekend.nl
(NL only)
EXHIBITIONS
SIR STANLEY SPENCER:
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
Until 15 January
A major overview of the work
of the illustrious 20th-century
British artist. Also here is the
exhibition Mummies! The
Unravelled Secret (until 29 Jan).
Kunsthal, Westzeedijk 341
(Museumpark), Rotterdam;
+31 10 4400301; kunsthal.nl
THE BLOEMAERT EFFECT
Until 5 February
An exhibition of work by the
versatile, lesser-known Dutch
master Abraham Bloemaert
(1566-1651), focusing on colour
and composition in the
Golden Age.
Centraal Museum, Nicolaaskerkhof
10, Utrecht; +31 30 2362362;
centraalmuseum.nl
NEW ENERGY IN DESIGN AND
ART Until 26 February
Artists, designers and
progressive thinkers present
their (alternative) ideas on
‘FORAGERS’ BY DUNNE & RABY
Photo: Jason Evans
HOLLAND UPDATE
Film feast
The acclaimed International Film
Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) devotes
itself to independent, innovative and
experimental cinema from around
the world, complemented by art
exhibitions, debates, talkshows,
parties and premieres galore.
Films are screened in their original
language – usually with English
subtitles – at a variety of venues in
the centre of the city.
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ROTTERDAM; 25 January-5 February;
Various locations in Rotterdam;
fi lmfestivalrotterdam.com
sustainable energy
consumption in this exhibition
of weird and wonderful
objects and sculptures.
Boijmans van Beuningen,
Museumpark 18-20, Rotterdam;
+31 10 4419400; boijmans.nl
CELEBRATING IN THE GOLDEN
AGE Until 6 May
Seventeenth-century
paintings on the theme of
partying: from peasant fairs
and carnival to lavish al fresco
parties, processions and civic
guard banquets.
Frans Hals Museum, Groot Heiligland
62, Haarlem; +31 23 5115775;
franshalsmuseum.nl
GIGS
Intergalactic Lovers 20 Jan
Patronaat (Haarlem)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy 23 Jan
Tivoli (Utrecht)
Red Snapper 24 Jan Bird
(Rotterdam)
Red Snapper 26 Jan Patronaat
(Haarlem)
UB40 26 Jan 013 (Tilburg)
UB40 27 Jan Zeelandhallen
(Goes)
UB40 28 Jan Muziekcentrum
(Enschede)
Info and tickets: livenation.nl
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