Jeroen van Kan
(Hoorn, 1968) is a journalist who started his career at local radio station Amsterdam FM; after that he became editor of De Digitale Stad, hosted AT5's newshow and talkshows. Then he returned to making radio: first at BNR Nieuwsradio and afterwards at VPRO's programme De Avonden which he presented every Monday and Friday. Since 2015 Van Kan is radio news show host at national public broadcaster NOS; he also can be heard as voice over during TV news shows. Spring 2016, he hosted literary TV programme Boeken. Next to this, Van Kan is active as editor of literary magazines. Until 2007 he was part of the editorial board of De Tweede Ronde. Afterwards he moved to literary magazine Tirade. Together with Wim Brands he is co-editor of Nederland. Een objectief zelfportret in 51 voorwerpen (The Netherlands. An objective autoportrait in 51 objects), a collection of texts about typically Dutch objects by the same number of writers.
Past events
In the Mirror of Refugees
The image that refugees have of Europe does not match the reality they experience upon arrival. Europe is a fiction.
VPRO De Avonden Live: Christine Otten and Manon Uphoff
Live radio interviews with writers. This part is in Dutch.
VPRO De Avonden Live: Mohammed Hanif and Wajahat Ali
Live radio. The whole evening Jeroen van Kan and Maarten Westerveen interview the writers of the festival. In English.
VPRO De Avonden Live: Alberto Manguel
Interview with the famous Argentinian writer for the VPRO radio programme De Avonden Live. In English.
VPRO De Avonden Live: Ece Temelkuran and Adriaan van Dis
Interviews with these writers from Turkey and The Netherlands. In English and Dutch.
VPRO De Avonden Live: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo and Ahmad Tohari
Interviews with these writers from Kenya and Indonesia at the festival, live radio. In English.
VPRO De Avonden Live: Amos Oz
Interview with the famous Israeli writer for live radio. In English.
VPRO De Avonden
In the square in front of the theatre there is De Kas. The whole evening Jeroen van Kan talks with writers at the festival for the VPRO radio programme De Avonden Live. Visitors are allowed to peek freely and listen in. In Dutch and English.
21.17: Bernice Chauly
21.35: Ghalia Benali
22.05: Bejan Matur
22.15: Rodaan Al Galidi and Chika Unigwe
22.35: Nazmiye Oral and Kader Abdolah
Wintercafe 3: VPRO De Avonden
The search of VPRO's De Avonden for Utopia continues, with readings by Ernest van der Kwast and Hector Abad. Philosophers Menno van der Veen and Hans Achterhuis examine the possibilities of novel Utopias. Music: Amarins & Le Gatte Negre Collective. Hosts: Jeroen van Kan and Lotje IJzermans. In Dutch and English.
Wintercafe 2: VPRO De Avonden
In VPRO’s De Avonden poets, musicians and writers give the audience a glimpse of their own Utopia. Gustaaf Peek, Hisham Matar and Elif Batuman will talk about writer's luck. Hosts: Jeroen van Kan and Lotje IJzermans. Music: Amarins & Le Gatte Negre Collective. In Dutch and English.
Wintercafe 3: VPRO De Avonden Live
In the second hour of De Avonden VPRO continues its search for Utopia. With Tim Parks, David Mitchell, Hagar Peeters, Martijn Knol and motivational speaker and spoken word artist Omékongo Dibinga. Hosts: Jeroen van Kan and Catherine van Campen. Dutch and English spoken.
Wintercafe 2: VPRO De Avonden Live
VPRO's De Avonden looks for literary means of becoming a better and happier ‘Mensch’ With Rodaan al Galidi, Thomas Möhlmann, Iman Humaydan and Abeer Soliman. Singer songwriter Lotte van Dijck, together with Peter Akkerman, takes the audience right through performances to her musical Utopia. Hosts: Jeroen van Kan and Catherine van Campen. In Dutch and English.
Wintercafé 4: Late Night Utopia
Jeroen van Kan talks to Marja Pruis about her collected essays on literature. The Congolese/American spoken word artist Omékongo Dibinga enters into a poetic battle with Martijn Knol and Hagar Peeters on the feasibility of a better world. In Dutch and English.
