Holland Festival
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Meeting
|
מספר מערכת
987012289248405171
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Holland Festival
Type of corporate body
Performing arts festivals
Place of residence/headquarters
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Blokker, J. Wij zullen dan maar hopen ... c1987:t.p. (Holland Festival) p. 201 (first held in 1947; festival of the arts held yearly)
- Wikipedia WWW site, viewed Mar. 31, 2015:(Holland Festival; oldest and largest performing arts festival in the Netherlands; takes place every June in Amsterdam, and comprises theatre, music, opera, and modern dance; in recent years, multimedia, visual arts, film, and architecture were added to the festival roster; performances take place in Amsterdam venues such as the city theatre, the opera, the Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw concert halls and the Westergas factory site. Each edition is loosely themed, and the programme features both contemporary work and classical pieces presented with a modern edge; From 2005, the festival included off-series called EarFuel, EyeFuel and MindFuel)
- Grove music online WWW site, Mar. 31, 2015:(Holland Festival; a series of international music, opera and dance events, with drama performances and art exhibitions, held annually in Amsterdam in June and July. Until the mid-1980s performances were also held in The Hague, Rotterdam and other Dutch cities; The festival was initiated in 1948 as a means of revitalizing the nation's cultural life after World War II)
- Holland Festival WWW site, viewed Mar. 31, 2015:(since 1947)
Wikipedia description:
The Holland Festival (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔlɑnt ˈfɛstivɑl]) is the oldest and largest performing arts festival in the Netherlands. It takes place every June in Amsterdam. It comprises theatre, music, opera and modern dance. In recent years, multimedia, visual arts, film and architecture were added to the festival roster. Performances take place in Amsterdam venues such as the city theatre, the opera, the Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw concert halls and the Westergas factory site. Each edition is loosely themed, and the programme features both contemporary work and classical pieces presented with a modern edge.
Read more on Wikipedia >