Artstalk Radio Holland

We talk to actors Loveday Smith and Mark Winstanley who act in and direct the new QE2 production of Alan Bennett's TALKING HEADS at the CC Amstel Theater in Amsterdam. We also talk to Miel van Teijlingen of the Dutch Royal National Theatre about presenting plays in English. Plus there's music from Belgian jazz multi-instrumentalist TCHA LIMBERGER.

Michael Hasted meets BERRY VISSER the man who brought Rock 'n' Roll to Holland when he organized the HOLLAND POP FESTIVAL of 1970 in Kralingen in Rotterdam. Plus (at 13 mins) we meet Dutch baritone THOMAS OLIEMANS who talks about his work in the world's great opera houses and on the concert stage.

Michael Hasted talks to violinist LIZA FERSCHTMAN outgoing director of the Delft Chamber Music Festival and to Delft's Deputy Mayor BAS VOLLEBREGT (at 14 mins 10) on the planned developments at Prinsenhof. There is also a song (at 22mins)from Canadian artist RONLEY TEPER. Photo by and(c) Ronald Knapp

We are at ART ROTTERDAM at the iconic Van Nelle Fabriek and talk to galleries Frank Taal, Contour, Zerp and Vriend Van Bavink. We then (at 11 mins) move on to The Hague and attend STET The English Theatre’s GREENHOUSE open air event at the beautiful Hofje Van Wouw. We speak to STET's artistic director Tome Dello and some of the performers. The image is Jalisco by Aldo van den Broek. Courtesy of Gallery Vriend Van Bavink in Amsterdam

Souwie Buis is at BEELDEN AAN ZEE museum in Scheveningen talking to curator LEANA JULIAN about the exhibition ITALIAN SUMMER in particular and about the museum in general. We also talk (@11mins15secs) to Portuguese singer/songwriter MAGDA MENDES, who lives in Rotterdam, and listen to some of the music from her current album OLIVEIRAS.

Michael Hasted talks to Scapino Ballet principal dancers MAYA ROEST and MISCHA VAN LEEUWEN about the RIDCC (Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition) which they organise. We then make the short journey to Schiedam to talk to artist FLORENTIJN HOFMAN about his incredible installation STADSCOCON (City Cocoon) which is at the Sint Janskerk.

Souwie Buis discusses artist FRIDA KAHLO with art historian and author Karin Haanappel and (at 14.00 mins)talks with Yke Prins about the open-air sculpture exhibition in The Hague’s Lange Voohout curated by PULCHRI STUDIO

Michael Hasted talks to ROEL FUNCKEN, the director of the DELFT FRINGE FESTIVAL, about the online 2021 version and (@ 17mins) Amsterdam-based comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads the final excerpt from his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER -25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES. Plus (@ 10mins55) there is music from the excellent multi-national instrumental trio STEEL SHEEP from their appearance in Delft during the 2019 Festival.

Amsterdam based comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads the third extract from his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES. This week he tells us more about the early days of the Amsterdam comedy venue BOOM CHICAGO and some of the comedians who have appeared there. SOUWIE BUIS has been busy again and (@12.20) she talks to Spanish artist DAVID MAROTO, who lives in Rotterdam, about his book-related work and projects. Photo shows David Maroto during his performance Not All of Me Will Die on 17th April 2021 at Index, The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm. Photo: Marti Manen

We visit GALERIE ART JACOBS in Delft and talk to artist RENE JACOBS about his eccentric and eclectic work plus (@19.30mins)Amsterdam-based American comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads a second instalment of his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES, this time talking about BOOM CHICAGO the comedy venue in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam based American comedian GREG SHAPIRO is a familiar figure on the Dutch comedy circuit. His third book, THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES was written during the months of Corona lock-down when all live performance venues were closed. Greg has been reading extracts from the book exclusively for ArtsTalk Radio. Also, (@ 12.30 mins)SOUWIE BUIS talks to art historian WENDY FOSSEN of Casa Dell'Arte about female artists in general and those at the Rijksmuseum in particular.

This week we have another short story by ATA BURCHARDT called THE MOUSE COAT preceded by a short interview with the author who lives in Delft. The story is read by National Theatre actress Cait Davis. Two young sisters are growing up in poverty in the ruins of post WW2 Europe. They only have their ingenuity and resourcefulness with which to amuse themselves. The willful elder of the two has a special project involving the mice which overrun their house . . . SOUWIE BUIS (@ 14mins) talks to WENDY FOSSEN of Casa dell’Arte about the KUNSTMUSEUM in The Hague.

Souwie Buis is with WENDY FOSSEN of Casa dell'Arte at the MAURITSHUIS in The Hague talking about the exhibition FLEETING - SCENTS IN COLOUR which is all about smell. Michael Hasted (@16.30)talks to LOUK VAN RIET at the VERMEER CENTRE in Delft plus (@12.40) there's a song from RONLEY TEPER

A mother and her two small daughters struggle for survival in the chaos of post World War Two central Europe. They are taken off a train, along with two nuns, and held by Russian soldiers at the border between Austria and Germany. The reading, by National Theatre actress Cait Davis, is preceded by a short interview with the author who lives in Delft.

The best music from ArtsTalk Radio featuring Steel Sheep, Tcha Limberger Ronley Teper, Magda Mendes, Erwin Beijersbergen and Luiz, The Devil Makes Three and Thomas Oliemans.

LILIAN is a play for radio by Polish composer and writer Kasia Glowicka who lives in The Hague. Based on real events it tells the story of a Dutch professor who is contacted by Tesfay, a refugee trapped in a camp in Libya. Barbed Wire Sunset photo by and © Rick van Helden

We have chosen the best bits from the dozens of interviews and features from ArtsTalk Radio. We talk to Greg Shapiro, Kasia Glowicka, Santiago Burgi, Berry Visser and the QE2 Theatre Company. We are at the Kunsthal and Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam, Museum Rijswijk and Opera2Day. Souwie Buis is at the Mauritshuis in The Hague and De Balie in Amsterdam. There’s lots of talk and lots of music to take your mind off the dreaded you-know-what.

Michael Hasted talks to The Hague-based Polish composer and writer KASIA GLOWICKA (@16.02 mins)about her work and about her radio play LILIAN. And we are at the Diligentia Theatre in The Hague talking to comedian GREG SHAPIRO about his new book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER.

Souwie Buis talk to WENDY FOSSEN about the ANDERS ZORN exhibition at the KUNSTMUSEUM in The Hague, Michael Hasted (@12.35)talks to LOVEDAY SMITH and MARK WINSTANLEY of QE2 Theatre Company about their production of TALKING HEADS and (@20.25) Souwie Buis talks to MICHEL BEHRE organizer of the CROSSING BORDER FESTIVAL in The Hague

In an exclusive interview Michael Hasted talks to Amsterdam-based American comedian GREG SHAPIRO about his new tour, LEAVING TRUMPLAND, and (@15.40)Souwie Buis is at the Kunstmuseum in The Hague talking to WENDY FOSSEN about the exhibition COLOUR IN FASHION. 15th October 2020