Archive

31 October 2013 20:30 - 22:00 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Jhumpa Lahiri meets Tanja Jadnanansing

5 July 2013 20:30 - 22:00 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Cynthia McLeod and Michiel van Kempen

16 June 2013 20:30 - 22:00 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Syrian poet Adonis in Writers Unlimited the Series

7 May 2013 20:30 - 22:00 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Charles Lewinsky and Ad van Liempt

20 January 2013 14:00 - 16:30 uur Koninklijke Schouwburg

Writers' Fest 2013

20 January 2013 12:00 - 01:01 uur Diverse locaties

Boekids - Literary Youth Festival

20 January 2013 10:00 - 11:30 uur Dudok

VPRO OVT Live

19 January 2013 23:30 - 01:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Dancing into the Night

with the Liquid Sun Orchestra, a 15 strong collective: Afrobeat with a touch of reggae, a sniff of jazz, a touch of dub, a shred of soul and a hearty funk sauce.

19 January 2013 23:05 - 23:30 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Thé Tjong Khing: The image of my life

The well-known illustrator and strip cartoonist  has chosen an image.

19 January 2013 22:45 - 23:30 uur Theater aan het Spui - grote zaal

Long live poetry!

The best poets of the year read their poetry. Those nominated for the VSB Poetry Award, Luuk Gruwez, Ester Naomi Perquin and Menno Wigman, perform together with Ellen Deckwitz (C. Buddingh' Prize 2012 for the best poetic debut) and Rodaan Al Galidi (Literature prize of the European Union).
A programme in cooperation with Poetry International. In Dutch.

19 January 2013 22:45 - 23:30 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Wintercafé

In between the dance workshops DJ Bertu plays his music while host Francis Broekhuijsen keeps us informed on what goes on in the various halls of the theatre and in the filmhuis. Meanwhile: snacks, drinks, and book selling and writers signing their books at Paagman's.

19 January 2013 22:40 - 23:05 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Peter van Dongen: the text of my life

The maker of comic strips has chosen a text by the Dutch East-Indian writer Tjalie Robinson. In Dutch.

19 January 2013 22:20 - 22:40 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Ngwatilo Mawiyoo: The text of my life

The Kenian poet and singer Ngwatilo Miwiyoo chose for  the novel 'No longer at ease' by Chinua Achebe. She will read and explain why. In English.

19 January 2013 22:00 - 23:20 uur Filmhuis - zaal 1

Film: Louis van Gasteren - Nema Aviona Za Zagreb

A remarkable period document. Van Gasteren looks back at the 1960s with reconstructions of meetings, with among others LSD guru Timothy Leary and Avatar Meher Baba from India, an 8mm holiday film, and the miracle of his little daughter starting to explore the world.

19 January 2013 22:00 - 23:30 uur Theater aan het Spui - kleine zaal

The Third Chamber of Parliament

Third Chamber chair Ruben Maes invites you to debate, interrupt, and introduce amendments. Bring true democracy closer. Even if it is just for one evening. Five guests will spark off the debate: philosopher Maxim Februari, cultural historian Thomas von der Dunk, journalist Paul van der Gaag and writers Christine Otten and David Van Reybrouck enter into a discussion with you. In Dutch.

19 January 2013 22:00 - 22:20 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Bas Heijne's text of his life

is a fragment from the Dutch novel De Stille Kracht by Louis Couperus. Want to know why? In Dutch.

19 January 2013 22:00 - 22:45 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Dance the Zouk

Zoukcity and dance school Salsaventura teach us the Zouk in 45 minutes. Dance along!

19 January 2013 21:50 - 22:40 uur Theater aan het Spui - grote zaal

Lying the Truth

In his books the world famous Ryszard Kapuscinski (1932-2007) reported historical events, with a great deal of attention to human detail. One of his pupils, Artur Domosławski, wrote his biography. Wim Brands hosts a conversation with Artur Domoslawski, Joris van Casteren and Frank Westerman. Are writers allowed to lie the truth? In English.

19 January 2013 21:40 - 22:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Nelleke Noordervliet: The text of my life

"is the first monologue of Media from Euripides' play" She explains why to Manon Uphoff and Aleid Truijens. In Dutch.

19 January 2013 21:20 - 21:40 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Denise Jannah: The text of my life

'Voor een dag van morgen', the Dutch poem by Hans Andreaus is a text that jazz singer Denise Jannah put to music. In Dutch.

19 January 2013 21:15 - 22:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Wintercafé

In between the dance workshops DJ Bertu plays his music while host Francis Broekhuijsen keeps us informed on what goes on in the various halls of the theatre and in the filmhuis. Meanwhile: snacks, drinks, and book selling and writers signing their books at Paagman's.

19 January 2013 21:00 - 21:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - kleine zaal

The Medium and the Message

The social and political influence of the new media is praised extensively as well as severely criticised. David Van Reybrouck hosts a discussion with Sami Ben Gharbia (Tunesia), Ngwatilo Mawiyoo (Kenya) and Ece Temelkuran (Turkey) about the hopes and dreams of changing the world and the possibilities impossiblilities that the Internet provides in achieving this goal. Including a performance of composer, performer and poet Jaap Blonk. In English.

19 January 2013 21:00 - 21:20 uur Theater aan het Spui - De Kas

Thomas von der Dunk: The text of my life

The cultural philosopher cannot choose yet. We'll wait and hear. In Dutch.

19 January 2013 20:55 - 21:45 uur Theater aan het Spui - grote zaal

One strip cartoon or a thousand words?

One image can hit you harder than a thousand words. A conversation among three Dutch strip cartoonists who in sweeping stories enter upon big issues. They have elevated the strip cartoon to new heights. Wat can you put into words and what do you have to conjure up in images? Thé Tjong-Khing uses hard-boiled satire, Peter van Dongen deals with grand taboos, while Barbara Stok aims at making the intimate universal. Peter Breedveld moderates. In Dutch.