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Phaedra in Flames
Phaedra in Flames
Phaedra in Flames
“‘Dare to listen. Dare to discover.’ Taken from the press release, this line did not feel like mere promotional language – it came to life last night at the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague.”
-Arts Talk Magazine-
The New European Ensemble (NEuE) tells stories — stories that aim to reflect, challenge, inspire, and deepen our understanding of human experiences and our environment, through the power of new music.
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Ahmed Aboutaleb brings poetry and reflection to Mavericks: Seeing Without Seeing
The New European Ensemble is proud to announce that Ahmed Aboutaleb will appear in the new production Mavericks: Seeing Without Seeing. The former mayor of Rotterdam will give a poetry reading from his own work, offering a distinctive voice within this edition of the Mavericks series. Mavericks: Seeing Without Seeing brings together three artists who each explore the boundaries of perception and imagination […]
New European Ensemble excels in critically acclaimed Phaedra in Flames
With Phaedra in Flames, the New European Ensemble has opened the new season in striking fashion. Directed by Ola Mafaalani and written by Nino Haratischwili, the production was met with wide acclaim from both critics and audiences last week. In its review, Trouw praised the performance as “a warning against the lust for power and populism” – a timely and compelling statement that lends new […]
Grensvariaties: A Poetic Journey in Word, Image, and Sound
On Friday, June 13, the beautiful and intimate book Grensvariaties was presented in Haarlem—a modern fairy tale by writer P.F. Thomése and illustrator Thé Tjong-Khing. This lyrical story, full of wonder and memory, captures the experience of growing up through evocative prose and melancholic illustrations.
Premiere of Otemba!
Holland Festival presents the world premiere of Otemba – Daring Women, the music theatre performance by composer Misato Mochizuki, librettist Janine Brogt and director Jan van den Berg, featuring soloists Ryoko Aoki and Bernadeta Astari. The piece is based on the painting Portrait of Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode, their daughters and two enslaved servants (Batavia, […]
“The playing is superb, music-making of complete commitment that perfectly captures the spirit …. This is a superb telling of Orwell’s story.”
– Keith Clarke, Musical America-