Festival weekend in Schiedam

Festival weekend in Schiedam

Bryan van Putten Special Events
On the weekend of the 25th & 26th of May 2019, the historic city centre of Schiedam is all about relaxation and entertainment. Various local organisations team up to provide a full day of summer vibes, music, poetry, markets, food trucks and what Schiedam is known for; gin!

The historic city centre of Schiedam, with its beautiful canals, is increasingly popular among the Dutch and tourists alike. From far and wide, people come to learn about and taste Dutch gin. Moreover, the city is also a cool place to relax and hang out. How much so? Find out on the last weekend of May.

Festival weekend in Schiedam 📷 Alyssa van HeystFestival weekend in Schiedam 📷 Alyssa van Heyst

Schiedam Festival weekend

Mark 25 and 26 May in your calendar for a fun weekend full of activities for all ages.

Proef! de Plantage
This cultural festival, held in city park 'de Plantage,' is experiencing its 3rd edition this year. The beautiful city park, which happens to be the oldest city park in the Netherlands, is the backdrop for a weekend of music, food, art and poetry.

Saturday 25 May, 14:00 - 22:00
Sunday 26 May 13:00 - 20:00

Find more information on the Plantage website.

GinFever
At GinFever it's all about gin and gin cocktails and enjoying that summer feeling! Learn all about gin, enjoy delicious gins, cocktails and tasty snacks to the rhythm of summer music. This event is held in the courtyard of the National Genever Museum in Schiedam (Nationale Jenevermusuem).

Saturday 25 May, 14:00 - 22:00
Sunday 26 May 13:00 - 20:00

Be sure to check out the GinFever website for ticket sales and the 2019 programme.

SWAN. Schiedam
SWAN, one of the major lifestyle markets in the Netherlands and Belgium comes to Schiedam. SWAN. is a platform for starting, creative entrepreneurs who want to showcase their products to a wide audience. At SWAN markets, you'll find diverse offerings such as handmade jewellery, accessories, fashion, vintage clothing, kids items, affordable art as well as trendy furniture. The SWAN market is also held in the Plantage city park.

Saturday 25 May, 13:00 - 19:00
Sunday 26 May, 13:00 - 19:00

Lounge boat Distillers Tour
Hop aboard on the lounge boat near the Havenkerk and sail through the canals of Schiedam. The boat makes stops at various gin distilleries such as Loopuyt, Koninklijke de Kuyper and Onder de Boompjes so you can have an exclusive look behind the scenes. On the way back, enjoy Bobby's gin and hop off at the GinFever festival.

Boarding times:
Saturday, May 25, 12:00 and 15:00
Sunday 26 May, 12:00 and 15:00
Be sure to check out the Schiedam website for additional information and ticket sales.

Relax by the water
Hopping from festival to festival? Take a break at the Lange Haven. Have a drink, enjoy a barbecue. Apparently, there's also going to be a gin-chocolate workshop.
TEDx Rotterdam - Groundbreaking talks by amazing people

TEDx Rotterdam - Groundbreaking talks by amazing people

Bryan van Putten Special Events
"Raising the bar", that is the theme of TEDx Rotterdam that takes place on 29 March 2019 in Theater Rotterdam. Inspiring speakers talk about how their ambition, perseverance or inner struggle led to social, personal or business development. TEDx Rotterdam is being organized for the fifth time.

From fashion designer to teacher of the year, from history scientist to water envoy for the Dutch government and from young entrepreneurs with sustainable ideas to architects who successfully transform the fringes of the city. A variety of speakers are scheduled for TEDx Rotterdam. “With TEDx Rotterdam, we want to touch and inspire people. We also take the theme 'Raising the Bar' very personally, we want to put together the best edition of TEDx Rotterdam ", says Oscar de Grave, co-licensee of TEDx Rotterdam.

About TEDx

TEDx is the local variant of the TED Conferences known all over the world. It is an independent event organized by volunteers that gives local speakers a stage. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) started thirty years ago as a four-day conference in California and is now known worldwide for its lectures in which the world's greatest thinkers share their expertise.

Every talk is no longer than than eighteen minutes and many of them are available online for free. Famous speakers from the past are Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

Laura and Ilfa speaking at TEDx Rotterdam 📷 Sjoerd FeenstraLaura and Ilfa speaking at TEDx Rotterdam 📷 Sjoerd Feenstra

Speakers at TEDx Rotterdam 2019:

• Henk Ovink - Ovink is Dutch Special Envoy on Water or Water Envoy. He helps governments worldwide with storms, tidal waves or other water-related problems. He also shares the knowledge that the Netherlands has about the fight against water.

• Kristian Koreman & Elma van Boxel - This duo founded ZUS Architects, Zones Urbaines Sensibles. ZUS realized pioneering projects such as Schieblock and the Luchtsingel in Rotterdam and Dune in Almere and won several international awards. The book "City of Permanent Temporality" was recently published. Incomplete & Unfinished "about their work.

• Ismail Aghzanay - Aghzanay is a teacher of the year in Rotterdam, because of his innovative way of teaching that connects more emotionally with students.

• YMP (Young Mitch Poetry) - Former inmate YMP is now a successful spoken word artist. In addition to many performances, he is gaining fame with his production house Flow.

• Wesley dos Santos - Dos Santos is the co-founder of shoe brand Diversité Footwear and the circular boat rental company iKapitein. In 2018 he won the FunX Media Business Award and the RET Aardig Onderweg Award, because of his sustainable invention.

• Melanie Roche - Roche wrote the book Thriving Through Cancer: Tools and Practices to Feel Better and Improve Your Quality of Life During Cancer and Beyond - An Integrative Method. She developed a 'body-mind therapy': a set of skills that strengthens awareness and improves the quality of life.

• Laura Luchtman & Ilfa Siebenhaar - Fashion designers Luchtman and Siebenhaar developed an innovative, sustainable way to colour clothing. In their search for a natural alternative to the usual textile dyeing processes, they came across bacteria that produce pigment.

• Maarten Engelen - The Engelen company uses nano-satellites that not only inhabited parts but literally give access to the data network from all corners of the world. For example, remote farms can also take advantage of data collection.

• Adilson Neves - Neves was in custody for six months for fraud, discovered where his power was and then managed to give his life a positive twist. Now he helps people who live in a care home and he inspires young people to mean something to others.

• Jean Marie Molina - As senior lecturer in Study Success at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Molina developed a method that helps students graduate after a delay in their study career.

TEDx Rotterdam information

For more information on TEDx Rotterdam and for tickets, please visit the official TEDxRotterdam website.

Dutch Flamenco Biennial Rotterdam - dates, locations, info

Dutch Flamenco Biennial Rotterdam - dates, locations, info

Bryan van Putten Special Events
The Dutch Flamenco Biennial is a biennial music and dance festival where you can enjoy performances by the best international flamenco stars. There are shows in several cities, including Rotterdam.
 

Dutch Flamenco Biennial in Rotterdam

During the next edition of the Flamenco Biennial in the Netherlands, expect to see and experience world-class flamenco!
 
The seventh edition is from 18 January to 10 February 2019. Over the course of two weeks, the festival presents colourful and surprising flamenco shows in theatres and concert halls. Get ready for tantalizing and varied performances, framed by an inspiring context program with master classes & workshops, lectures, artists talks, films & even flamenco yoga classes.
 
This edition also offers the Biennale a surprising sampling of contemporary flamenco art, with performances and concerts in which the old tradition appears in exciting cross-links and enters into alliances with contemporary dance as well as jazz, classical, baroque and oriental music.
 
Rotterdam is well-represented with at least four locations. On Friday, February 8th, there's a tribute to Michael Jackson in the Doelen by El Periquin and Martin Fondse. On Sunday, February 10th, no one other than David Carmona will be performing in LantarenVenster. The festival will be festively closed the same day in Theater Rotterdam with a performance by Israel Galvan.
 

Event details

Dutch Flamenco Biennial 2019

Place:
Various venues in Rotterdam

Date(s) & Time(s): 
30 January, 7, 8, 9, 10 February 2019

Featuring:
José Quevedo Trio, David Carmona, Israel Galvan among others

Entrance/Tickets:
Reg

Event type:
Concerts

You can find the official festival line-up on the Dutch Flamenco Biennial website. 

 

DESTRUCTION art photography exhibition launches in Rotterdam

DESTRUCTION art photography exhibition launches in Rotterdam

Bryan van Putten Special Events
US-based CuratorLove and Dutch-Israeli art platform RAW Streetphoto Gallery join forces to launch DESTRUCTION; a worldwide curatorial exhibition that touches down in seven countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

A ‘global circle’ with an annual theme

Starting 2019, this brand new collaboration will bring together different artists from around the world for a travelling curatorial exhibition. For DESTRUCTION, the title of the inaugural exhibition, the selected world-class artists are: Sans Serif (Israel), Zakaria Ait Wakrim (Morocco), Edgar Kim (USA / South Korea ) and Héctor Jiménez Castillo (Mexico).

Why DESTRUCTION?

The inspiration for DESTRUCTION comes from the most important law of physics: the law of energy conservation. It says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed from one shape or form to another. Similarly, human society is developing according to this law. A fact that is visible all around us.

In accordance with this law, in 2019, the aim of the exhibition is to reflect on past destruction, explore the present and perhaps catch a glimpse of what the future may hold, all through the eyes of critically acclaimed visual artists from around the world.

Featured Art Photography by Sans SerifFeatured Art Photography by Sans Serif

7 countries in 10 months

The DESTRUCTION exhibition kicks off in Rotterdam (Netherlands) on March 2nd. After the European leg, it moves on to the Middle East as it finds a home in Tel Aviv (Israel) on May 16th. In July, the exhibition crosses the Atlantic and lands in Los Angeles (USA), before crossing the border into Mexico City in September. The month of November sees the global exhibition set up shop in Hong Kong (China). Lastly, DESTRUCTION will make its final stop in December when the exhibition makes its way to London (UK).
 

Event details

DESTRUCTION

Place:
RAW Streetphoto Gallery
Coolsestraat 75, 3014 LH Rotterdam, Netherlands

Date(s) & Time(s): 
2 March 2019 | 16:00 - 20:00

Featuring:
Sans Serif (Israel #sansserifit ), Zakaria Ait Wakrim (Morocco), Edgar Kim (USA / South Korea), Héctor Jiménez Castillo (Mexico)

Entrance/Tickets:
Free

Event type:
Art Exhibit

You can find more information via the official DESTRUCTION Facebook event. 

Featured Art Photography by Edgar KimFeatured Art Photography by Edgar Kim

Location: RAW Streetphoto Gallery

 

About CuratorLove and Raw Streetphoto Gallery

CuratorLove was founded by Erika Hirugami. As a Getty Foundation Scholar and a Kress Foundation Fellow she has formed a part of various curatorial teams at museums and galleries across the United States and Mexico. Alexey Shifman is the artistic director of RAW Streetphoto Gallery (Rotterdam) and Gloss Gallery (Tel Aviv). He has created international creative teams to support careers of emerging artists around the world.

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Night of the Proms Rotterdam

Night of the Proms Rotterdam

Bryan van Putten Special Events
The Night of the Proms in Rotterdam is an annual concert series that brings together pop and classical music. Special guest pop superstars of recent editions include Seal, Gavin DeGraw, Cyndi Lauper and Gloria Estefan.
 
Every year, Rotterdam Ahoy is host to the Night of the Proms. The Night of the Proms is an event that brings pop and classical music together. The concert repertoire features pop hits as well as classical intermezzos with music from the past three centuries. Past editions saw top-tier artists like Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Gavin DeGraw take the stage.
 
The 2018 edition featured Seal, Al Mckay's Earth Wind & Fire Experience, Milow, Suzanne Vega, John Miles and Leona Philippo.
 
Suzanne Vega performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamSuzanne Vega performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
Al Mckay of Earth Wind & Fire performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamAl Mckay of Earth Wind & Fire performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
Milow performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamMilow performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
Seal performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamSeal performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
Leona Philippo performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamLeona Philippo performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
John Miles performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamJohn Miles performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
 
 
The Night of the Proms always features the guest superstars alongside the impressive Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra and resident cinematic choir Fine Fleur.
 
In 2018, the 29th edition of Night of the Proms featured Alexandra Arrieche as the orchestra conductor as well as performances by "fluteman" Gabor Vosteen and classical guitarist Petrit Çeku.
 
Alexandra Arrieche conducting the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra at Night of the Proms RotterdamAlexandra Arrieche conducting the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
Gabor Vosteen performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamGabor Vosteen performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
Petrit Çeku performing at Night of the Proms RotterdamPetrit Çeku performing at Night of the Proms Rotterdam
 
Night of the Proms is the brainchild of two Belgian students, Jan Vereecke and Jan Van Esbroeck, who back in 1985 came up with the concept. The event is loosely modelled after the BBC Proms classical concert series but differs in various ways. For starters, the mix between classical music and pop is unique to the Night of the Proms. Moreover, the Night of the Proms is held in various European countries such as Belgium, Germany, Poland and Denmark as well as in the United States.
 

Event details

Night of the Proms 2018

Place:
Rotterdam Ahoy
Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam

Date(s) & Time(s): 
17 November 2018 | 20:00 - 23:00

Featuring:
Seal, Suzanne Vega, Al Mckay, Milow among others

Entrance/Tickets:
Regular: €42

Event type:
Music Concert

You can find the official festival line-up on the Night of the Proms website. 

 

Location: Rotterdam Ahoy

 

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