Holland Festival

Holland Festival is The Netherlands' largest performing arts festival, and takes place every June in Amsterdam.

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Holland Festival 2016 - week 2

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Holland Festival 2016 - Week 1

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Holland Festival 2016 - Week 3

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Kronos Quartet, Ben Folds & yMusic, Africa Express, Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Gnawa Oulad Sidi Ensemble, Merlijn Twaalfhoven, Bram van Sambeek a.o. - 25 June

Six concerts by world class artists in one day at the Concertgebouw, standing tickets for only 10 euros per concert, seating on the balconies and the stage. There's music all day. In between the concerts you can enjoy intimate concerts in the foyers while having a drink or bite. That is the Holland Festival Proms.

Photocredit: Aniek Dam

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Last wednesday, 22 June, The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians and guests performed at Holland Festival. More info

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The world famous Kronos Quartet is artist in residence at this year's Holland Festival, playing their greatest hits as well as new work commissioned as part of their Fifty for the Future project. Fifty for the Future  23 June - Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam Holland Festival Proms: Kronos Quartet 25 June - het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

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Gnawa Oulad Sidi Ensemble & Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest - 24 June - De Meervaart, Amsterdam

In Morocco, music is an integral part of all kinds of spiritual traditions – ranging from Gnawa rhythms from Africa to the music of the Jebala in the North-West. Safar Nord-Sud brings together two of these spiritual genres.

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Darcy James Argue, Isaac Butler, Peter Nigrini, Dary James Argue's Secret Society - 23, 24 June - Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam

Canadian born and Brooklyn based composer and band leader Darcy James Argue has made big band jazz cool again. After his success with Brooklyn Babylon at Holland Festival 2013, he is back with Real Enemies.

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Simon Stone, master in modern adaptations of classic tragedies, takes on Woody Allen’s famous divorce comedy-drama Husbands and wives. Performed by Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Part of Holland Festival 2016 15 - 26 June, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam More info and tickets: click here

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The Dutch National Ballet will be performing Transatlantic from 11 - 26 June, during Holland Festival 2016. Four high energy choreographies from either side of the Atlantic Ocean.

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20 June - Sjaron Minailo (director), Anat Spiegel (composer)

The worlds of opera, ritual and computer-gaming coalesce in The Transmigration of Morton F.. This fully digital music theatre performance can be experienced from 20 June on www.mortonf.net. More info: click here

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Damon Albarn to perform with Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music

A Syrian orchestra, whose members have fled around the world due to the conflict in the country, are reuniting for a London concert featuring Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn.

Today Damon talked to BBC 4 (you can listen it here, around 01:42). He said: “It’s a truly miraculous sound that they create. I found Syria to be an extraordinary and beautiful country. And then Syria changed, almost overnight. Ever since then, I’ve watched from a distance and felt utterly helpless, wondering about all of the lovely people I’ve got to know.”

"There’s a whole choir, there’s strings, there’s soloists, there’s amazing percussion - it’s a really, really dynamic and joyous sound, and it’s stayed with me all these years. I’m really excited to be able to somehow share that with people. And the whole point of this is to get the orchestra back together, to get them working again - just giving some kind of alternative to the prism of the news, which is entirely a negative thing.“

We are proud that Damon Albarn and the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians will be performing at Holland Festival on 22 June at Royal Theatre Carré, Amsterdam. More info and tickets: click here

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Until the Lions tells the story of Amba, a princess abducted by prince Bhishma on her wedding day. Pictured, Ching-Ying Chien with Akram Khan in the Roundhouse production

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Until the Lions - Akram Khan @ Holland Festival 2016

23 June - Westergasfabriek, Gashouder, Amsterdam More info and tickets: click here

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At 40, in the midst of several transformations – fatherhood the most significant – I find myself returning to something very close to my heart: the Mahabharata’ … Akram Khan and Ching-Ying Chien in Until the Lions

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Until the Lions - Akram Khan @ Holland Festival 2016

23 June - Westergasfabriek, Gashouder, Amsterdam More info and tickets: click here

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Gnawa Oulad Sidi Ensemble - 25 June 2016 - Het Concertgebouw

During the ‘Lila’, a ceremony which lasts for many hours, the participants try to come into contact with the spirits through music and dance. The audience is free to walk in or out throughout the performance.

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5 Things You Need To Know About… Tanya Tagaq

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Tanya Tagaq will be performing at Holland Festival 2016 11 - 19 June, Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam Info and tickets

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Honored to be performing our music at the Concertgebouw with the famous RCO at Holland festival this Thursday and Friday!

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We are happy to have Son Lux and the Royal Concertgebouworkest (RCO) at Holland Festival 2016 with their performance AAA ‘pop-art’  16 & 17 June - Het Concertgebouw