HIGHLIGHTS OF HOLLAND FESTIVAL
Tuesday 08 June 2010 at 07:38 am
Indie tropicana, sunglasses and chilled beer is all well and good for the pre-vacation mindset, but June in Amsterdam is also a great place for some cultural brain fuel thanks to Holland Festival.
Its mixture of classical, opera, theatre and dance can seem either thrilling or daunting on paper, but the spectral coverage of forward-thinking arts means there really should be something for everyone. It's a hefty schedule overall, but you can dip your toes in with our starter tips:
Slagwerk Den Haag
08 June - Zaha Hadid's Architects Pavilion
The internationally renowned percussion ensemble present a programme of contemporary works of drums, tapes and soundscapes that explore the spatial acoustics of the cool new performance space.
Frederik Croene
09 June - Zaha Hadid's Architects Pavilion
Especially composed piano music, with the limits of a traditional piano concert extended with all sorts of manual and electronic trickery.
Luciana Berio / Mike Patton
18 June - Muziekgebouw
The Faith No More frontman is always keen to try something different and fortunately his voice can handle just about everything. Tonight he steps into an operatic role in this 1965 masterpiece. After the break he leads a jazz improv session.
Efterklang & Metropole Orkest
19 June - Muziekgebouw
Experimental Danish indie poppers team up with Holland's own Metropole Orkest to perform their 2007 album, complete with its original symphonic flourishes. Subbacultcha! readers receive a €5 discount.
