Archive 1983

With 108 performances, the 1983 Holland Festival was richly filled. It began immediately with a scandal: the four-part series Attacks from the Extremes (Aanvallen van Uitersten) presented by Moniek Toebosch. On the very first evening, broadcast live on VPRO, half of the Radio Orchestra walked out, provoked by the deafening music of Glenn Branca.

Elsewhere in the festival were the then newly emerging Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker with Rosas Danst Rosas, numerous productions by Heiner Müller such as two different versions of Philoktet, as well as a comic opera about two rival kings, Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin by composer Udo Zimmermann. There was also an evening in which the music of Orlando di Lasso was performed alongside that of John Cage.

Japanese art in all its diversity took centre stage, from nō theatre to the then little-known butoh, and from traditional Japanese music for koto and shamisen to the more familiar music of Tōru Takemitsu.

Aanvallen van Uitersten

'Vier live-televisie programma's vanuit Theater Carré uit te zenden door de VPRO.'

more Moniek Toebosch

Kunstenaar/Commentator

Willem de Ridder

'De kunstenaar/commentator van het Holland Festival 1983 is Willem de Ridder, de meester van de orale traditie, de vertelling, de geluidscasette en de inspirator van duizenden niet-professionele (?) zelf-componisten'

more Willem de Ridder

Music theatre

Positive Zero

Marina Abramovic, Uwe F. Laysiepen, Stichting De Appel

Heiner Müller Festival Den Haag

Heiner Müller

'Heiner Müller, een schrijver in stukken' Een Hot Theater produktie

more Heiner Müller

Visual arts

Theater Photodokumentation

Hildegard Steinmetz

1983
Theater Photodokumentation

Hildegard Steinmetz

Welcome!

Welcome to the Holland Festival archive! The history of our festival dates back to 1947. Through the programs of each festival edition we aim to tell this history here. Currently our archive has been digitised from 1990 onwards, more history is to follow soon. Sadly some information is only available in Dutch but we aim to be as bilingual as possible. For additions or tips send an email to [email protected].