The Last Night of the World
LaaktheaterThe Théâtre de l'Avalanche, the company of the Alliance Française de La Haye is pleased to present : The Last Night of the World. “In the middle of a changing world, in the not so distant future, a couple is torn apart by the question: "Can we do without the night? A "miracle pill" allows […]
#StopHatredNow 2023
#StopHatredNow is an intercultural and anti-racist platform organised in collaboration with several art and intercultural organisations. The platform strives to create discourse on diversity, inclusivity, power structures, otherness, and intersectionally feminist strategies. The event is is aimed at individual artists, cultural influencers, and institutions of art and culture, but anyone interested in the topics is […]
Flightfall (Vluchtval)
Tsjechisch Centrum RotterdamThe Czech Centre Rotterdam will be hosting a birthday celebration for Jana Beranová, the renowned Czech-born Rotterdam poet, who will turn 91 on May 2. As part of the celebration, a screening of the film Flightfall/Vluchtval will take place, which premiered at the 2023 IFFR. The documentary, directed by Laura Stek, connects the stories of […]
Clear writing for Europe 2023
Join plain language practitioners and enthusiasts from across the EU for an exciting programme of talks and workshops. Get inspired by the latest insights and practices in clear writing, and share your own views and experiences. Together, we’ll discover new ways of promoting a clear writing culture in Europe.
Safer Spaces For Unhad Conversations
Together Again Festival AmsterdamPehmee aka The Soft Collective (Caroline Suinner and Meriam Trabelsi) will be in Amsterdam 24-26.5.2023! As a continuation of their Together Alone 2.0 workshops in London, they will bring Safer Spaces For Unhad Conversations to The Netherlands. The goal of the project is to create new possibilities, perspectives and a platform that provides a space […]
Through Her Eyes
Goethe-Institut Amsterdam Herengracht 470, AmsterdamWhat does it mean to tell a story through the eyes of women? Through Her Eyes: The female gaze in German Cinema is a film series curated by the Goethe-Institut Netherlands. Over a period of five months, we present a selection of films that give an insight into women's cinematic work, from female perspectives, with […]
« Une fois que tu sais – Q&A with Emmanuel Cappellin »
Cinema Het Ketelhuis Pazzanistraat 4, AmsterdamSpecial screening with climate activist and director Emmanuel Cappellin: faced with the reality of climate change and the depletion of resources, director Emmanuel Cappellin becomes aware that a collapse of our industrial civilisation is inevitable. In search of answers, he meets experts and scientists. The screening is in French, with English subtitles. The director Emmanuel […]
Enfleshed: Ecologies of Entities and Beings
OnomatopeeThis approach results in a book that weaves together the perspectives of a multitude of entities and actors – humans being just one of many. The volume discusses the contradictory realities constructed by the current global economy as well as the power structures inherent in the production of knowledge and science: “The conflicts generated by […]
Petőfi200 exhibition
OBA Amsterdam Oosterdok 143, AmsterdamBetween 4 July and 28 August, the Embassy of Hungary in The Hague is presenting the ‘Petőfi200 exhibition’ at the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the revolutionary, national hero and poet Sándor Petőfi (1823-1849). In the just 26 years of his lifetime, he wrote nearly 1,000 poems and had a […]
Apéro conversation – Juillet
Pacific Amsterdam Polonceaukade 23, 1014 DA Amsterdam, AmsterdamJoin us for an hour of conversation in French in a friendly atmosphere! Are you French or French-speaking? Come and exchange in French with other French people, francophones and French learners. Are you a student? Come and exchange in French with other Francophones and French learners to practice the language. 06 Jul 2023, 6:00pm - […]
Atelier Thématique – Les femmes, grandes oubliées de l’Histoire : la Révolution
OnlineFor the Bastille day, on 14 July, Virginie, teacher at the Alliance Française in Amsterdam who is specialized in portraits of forgotten women, will highlight those who contributed to the Revolution and who have been silenced by History. Friday 14 Jul 2023 - 12pm - 1:30pm Online Alliance Française Amsterdam
Fête Nationale at the Alliance Festive open days
Alliance Française La Haye Emmapark 6, The HagueAlliance Française de La Have invites you to come and celebrate the Fête Nationale together on 14th July. The programme includes a French buffet prepared by Les Belles Saveurs, a francophile flea market and lots of other surprises.
Cosmic Latte
Podium Mozaïek Bos en Lommerweg 191, AmsterdamThe colour of the future? Cosmic Latte! In this radical performance, Cameroonian-Finnish choreographer Sonya Lindfors dreams of a world in which freedom, equality and black identity go hand in hand. Explore together with Afro-Finnish artists, pioneers in their field, an Afro-futuristic landscape featuring hip-hop, African cosmology, Bach and Sun Ra. location: Podium Mozaïek, Bos en […]
Working with F(r)ictions – towards decolonial, speculative and feminist stages – WORKSHOP BY SONYA LINDFORS
Podium Mozaïek Bos en Lommerweg 191, AmsterdamLet’s talk about fictions and friction, speculative practices and about why intersectionality is so f***ing hard! Let’s talk about the ghosts haunting our stages and the power of the stage as a miracle making machine! Sonya Lindfors (she/her) is an award winning Cameroonian – Finnish choreographer, facilitator and artistic director of antiracist and counterhegemonic art […]
Evangelos KALOGEROPOULOS’ exhibition
Alliance Française La Haye Emmapark 6, The HagueCome and visit the exhibition by Evangelos KALOGEROPOULOS at the Alliance française in The Hague from 18th July 2023. Would you like to see The Hague in a different light? Painter Evangelo KALOGEROPOULOS will take you on a tour of Haagse Bos through his works. On 23th August 2023 at 7.15pm, we invite you to […]
Exhibition about the children’s trains – ‘Destination: Hope’
Van ‘t Lindenhoutmuseum Scherpenkampweg 58, NijmegenTill 1 October 2023, the Van 't Lindenhout Museum presents the exhibition 'Destination: Hope' (in Dutch) about the Hungarian children trains. Between 1920 and 1930 – as part of a humaniatarian action – 30,000 Hungarian children came to the Netherlands for a short or longer period of time to recover from the trials they endured […]
Outdoor art installation “Unbroken Ukraine Project”
Stoperaplein AmsterdamThe “Unbroken Ukraine Project” is a result of a natural collaboration between the humanist photographer Felipe Jácome and Svitlana Onipko, also a photographer and a dancer of the Hague-based United Ukrainian Ballet. The project seeks to contrast the strength, determination, and beauty of Ukrainian dancers with the senseless violence, brutality, and destruction caused by the […]
Exhibition “War Diaries: Unheard Voices of Ukrainian Children”
Amsterdam City Hall Amstel, 1, AmsterdamA poignant exhibition, War Diaries, will showcase the personal stories of children and teenagers who witnessed and documented the war in Ukraine. The exhibition aims to shed light on the deep trauma experienced by Ukraine's young generation. By showcasing 14 carefully selected stories with a balance of gender, age, region, and story type, the exhibition […]
Concerts Van ‘t Lindenhoutmuseum
Van ‘t Lindenhoutmuseum Scherpenkampweg 58, NijmegenOn 27 August 2023, Van ‘t Lindenhoutmuseum in Nijmegen organizes a concert with Hungarian classical music. The concert recalls the collaboration between Hungarian violinist Zoltán Székely and Hungarian cellist Paul Hermann. Zoltán Székely came to the Netherlands in 1922 as part of an international humanitarian action called the children's trains. The concert takes place in […]
Juvenes Translatores Translation Contest
From 4 September (noon) until 16 October (noon), secondary schools all over Europe can register again for the yearly European translation contest Juvenes Translatores, organized since 2007 by the European Commission. The translation contest gives young people a taste of what it is like to be a translator, encourages them to learn foreign languages and […]