Consulate General of the Netherlands One Rockefeller Plaza, 11th floor New York NEW YORK, NY The Netherlands promises to offer an exciting series of events both in the USA and…
by Brandon Getz Pittsburgh has gone Dutch. From the innovative dance of Anatomica to the theatrical satire of PIPS:lab’s Diespace, from the pop opera of JacobTV to the upcoming Dutch…
By Justin Hopper Every exploration begins with a horizon: that ever-sought, never-attained goal of a thousand sailors, road warriors, and artists alike. In Rotterdam-based new-media artist Geert Mul‘s “Horizons,” that…
by Anya Martin World percussion group, Drums United, will make its North American debut with its latest work “World of Rhythm” in a collaboration between the Distinctively Dutch Festival and The Pittsburgh…
by Anya Martin Some things in life are universal, transcending time and place, and communicate a greater understanding of the human condition–you know, like locker rooms. “Everyone has experiences in…
By Justin Hopper For the photographs in the exhibition Girls ’N’ Guns, Amsterdam-based photographer Rachel Nieborg had her finger on the shutter; her collaborator, designer Ine Mulder, had her finger…
by Brandon Getz “I feel like a scavenger,” says composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis (a.k.a. JacobTV). Collecting video and sound bites from American pop culture, international news, daytime television, and…
by Justin Hopper In his video installation “Nummer Acht: Everything is Going to Be Alright,” Dutch artist Guido van der Werve walks nonchalantly across a white plane of ice. The…
by Brandon Getz The 21st century city is not science fiction. Far from the space-needle high-rises of The Jetsons or the smog-choked metropolis of Bladerunner, the 21st-century city is our…
by Brandon Getz There are 180 different nationalities now living in Amsterdam. Fifty percent of the city’s population is comprised of immigrant families (about half of them first-generation). “The intensity…
by Brandon Getz It’s a cold morning in Chicago. The winds of the Windy City are wending through the skyscrapers of downtown, and Dutch composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis (aptly abbreviated…