Maria Vlaar
(Netherlands, 1964) is a writer, publicist and interviewer. She is a reviewer for Belgian daily newspaper De Standaard, writes the biography of author Joost Zwagerman and was awarded the J.M.A. Biesheuvel Prize for her debut, the short stories collection Diepe aarde (Deep Earth). She previously wrote for De Groene Amsterdammer and served as editor of De Bezige Bij, deputy director of the Dutch Foundation for Literature and chairman of the Authors' Union, among other positions. In 2013, 2016 and 2017, she was involved as a programme maker and interviewer and in 2022 as interim director of the Winternachten International Literature Festival The Hague.
Past events
Hello Brightness! In Search of Enlightenment
Philosopher Stine Jensen had lost her way in finding happiness when she discovered yoga, meditation and mindfulness. Does enlightenment come from the East? Together with yoga teacher Marieke de Lange, Jensen will take us into the practice of yoga and the communal chanting of a mantra.
