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24 June 2020
In a time of fragmentation, Holland Festival 2020 connects makers and aucience
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02 June 2020
Holland Festival Online Programme 2.0-2.0
From 11 through 21 June, the Holland Festival will present an online programme that adheres as much as possible to the core and essence of its original programming, now cancelled because of the crisis around the coronavirus. An alternative online programme has been put together in consultation with the artists from all over the world who were scheduled to perform in the 2020 festival.
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20 May 2020
KING WILLEM-ALEXANDER IN CONVERSATION WITH THE FESTIVAL SECTOR
In a conversation with various festival organisations on Monday May 18th 2020, King Willem-Alexander expressed his great appreciation for the festivals in the Netherlands.
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07 May 2020
Visit from Minister of Culture
On the 6th of May the Dutch Minister of Culture Ingrid van Engelshoven visited the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw to talk with Joost Westerveld, the director of Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and Emily Ansenk, director of the Holland Festival, about the situation the cultural sector is currently facing.
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03 April 2020
Update edition 2020
What our global society is currently going through is without precedent. Everyone will be affected by the measures taken to contain the coronavirus. We are not closing our eyes to what is happening around us, are all too aware of the exceptional seriousness of the situation, and our hearts are with the victims and people currently living and working in difficult circumstances. The Holland Festival is also taking its responsibility to make every effort to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. We are doing this with a step-by-step plan that we can alter from day to day.
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24 March 2020
Update Holland Festival 2020
The Holland Festival is currently looking into the consequences of the corona pandemic for the 73rd edition set to take place from 4 through 28 June 2020. We are in daily contact with international and national companies, artists and suppliers. Together, we are looking at the feasibility of presenting the shows in Amsterdam this summer. Naturally, we are following the instructions from the Dutch government and the RIVM as well. It goes without saying that the safety of all involved as well as the audience comes first.
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Measures Concerning the Coronavirus
The Holland Festival is in contact with the Dutch Government and Municipality of Amsterdam and is closely following the instructions from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Municipal Health Service (GGD). If necessary in time, the festival will follow these authorities’ instructions and possibly cancel one or more performances.
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11 February 2020
edition 2020: In pursuit of the we
From 4 through 28 June 2020 Amsterdam will be abuzz with the 73rd edition of the Holland Festival. This year’s associate artist is Bill T. Jones. His productions at the festival include Deep Blue Sea, a reflection on the interaction between individual and group. Many more of this year’s performances will also be addressing issues of identity and connection.
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10 December 2019
First Announcements Of Pieces To Be Performed In 2020
Holland Festival is proud to present the first five of its shows for 2020. Familiar names and new creators from different continents and disciplines will all be bringing their unique perspectives to the stage.
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Clarice Gargard joins the Supervisory Board of the Holland Festival
Clarice Gargard joins the Supervisory Board of the Holland Festival as of 1 October 2019. Clarice M.D. Gargard is a journalist, columnist, programme maker and a social advocate.
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20 May 2019
Emily Ansenk appointed as Holland Festival's new director
The Holland Festival’s supervisory board has named Emily Ansenk its new general director as of 1 September. Like the current director, Ansenk will be responsible for the festival’s artistic and business policies. Ansenk will succeed Annet Lekkerkerker, who is leaving the festival at the end of June 2019 after ten years.
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