june-2012

‘WISH YOU WERE HERE’ BY MARY SIBANDE
EVENTS
FESTIVAL CLASSIQUE 12-17 June
Concerts and chamber music
recitals at unique locations
around The Hague.
festivalclassique.nl
POETRY INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
12-17 June
Yearly event that draws poets
from around the world.
Rotterdamse Schouwburg,
Schouwburgplein 25, Rotterdam;
+31 10 4118110; poetry.nl
OEROL 15-24 June
The Frisian island Terschelling
is the stage for this yearly
theatre festival: performances
are held in barns, fi elds, woods
and on the beaches.
oerol.nl
THE ARK AT OEROL 2011
Wim Staessens and Frans van der Horst
Photo: Pieter Crucq
INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL
16 June
Alphabeat, Madness and
2manydjs are just some of the
acts entertaining the crowds.
Geestmerambacht recreation area,
Broek op Langedijk (near Alkmaar);
indiansummerfestival.nl
MUNDIAL 16, 17 June
World music fest featuring
Sinéad O’Connor, Caro Emerald,
Stephen Marley & Guests, and
The Kyteman Orchestra.
Leijpark, Tilburg; festivalmundial.nl
DE PARADE 21 June-26 August
This carnivalesque open-air
theatre festival opens at
Rotterdam’s Museumpark (21
June-1 July), before heading to
The Hague (6-15 July), Utrecht
(20 July-5 Aug) and Amsterdam
(10-26 Aug).
deparade.nl
OPEN GARDEN DAYS
23-25 June
Jars of jam and chutney
abound as the picturesque
Vollenhoven Country Estate
opens to the public for
the weekend.
Landgoed Vollenhoven,
Utrechtseweg 59, De Bilt; +31 30
2200032; landgoedvollenhoven.nl
PARKPOP 24 June
Europe’s largest free-entry pop
festival features Amy
Macdonald and Boyce Avenue,
and impressive homegrown
acts, Blaudzun and Splendid.
Zuiderpark, The Hague; parkpop.nl
TT ASSEN MOTO GRAND PRIX
28-30 June
Some of the world’s best
motorcycle riders race around
Assen’s famous circuit.
tt-assen.com
ROCKIN’ PARK 30 June
Snow Patrol, Elbow and dEUS
are in the line-up for this
annual music fest.
Goffertpark, Nijmegen;
rockinpark.nl
EXHIBITIONS
MADURODAM Ongoing
After extensive renovations,
the mini-version of this minicountry
is back, with new
interactive features and a few
intrepid residents who’ve been
travelling the world (see p5).
George Maduroplein 1, The Hague;
madurodam.nl
DAVID BATCHELOR: MAGIC
HOUR Until 9 September
Sculptures, drawings and
paintings by Scottish artist
HOLLAND UPDATE
A colourful past
Around 50 contemporary sculptures
created by leading South African artists
over the last 60 years – refl ecting
the political and social turmoil in ‘the
Rainbow Nation’ – line the Lange
Voorhout avenue (until 9 Sept) and spill
into Museum Beelden aan Zee.
THE RAINBOW NATION; Until 30
September; Museum Beelden aan
Zee; Harteveltstraat 1; +31 70 3585857;
beeldenaanzee.nl
Batchelor (born 1955),
renowned for his colourful
oeuvre consisting of found
light-industrial objects and
domestic utensils.
GEM, Stadhouderslaan 43, The
Hague; +31 70 3381133; gem-online.nl
‘MAGIC HOUR’, 2004-05
Photo: David Batchelor
GIGS
Guns N’ Roses 4 June
Ahoy (Rotterdam)
Elvis Costello (solo) 7 June
Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
(Eindhoven)
Shiela E 10 June Boerderij
(Zoetermeer)
UB40 11 June 013 (Tilburg)
Jay-Z + Kanye West 15 June
GelreDome (Arnhem)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
28 June Goffertpark (Nijmegen)
Info and tickets: livenation.nl
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