Landenbijeenkomst - 24-04-2007
Cultural Exchange with the USA
In the summer of 2007 the manifestation NL: A season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires will take place in de Berkshires (USA). On April 24 you can meet several participating Dutch artists and cultural attaché's from the consulate general in New York. This meeting will zoom in on the state of affairs of cultural exchange between the Netherlands and the United States.
A Season of Dutch Arts in the Bershires
Programme
Moderator: Frénk van der Linden
9.30 h. Registration, coffee/ tea
*10.00 h. Welcome by George Lawson, director SICA*
10.15 - 10.45 h. Keynote: Frédéric Martel
In “Culture in America,” Mr Martel, a former French cultural attaché in Boston, challenges the conventional view that (French) culture financed and organized by the government is entirely good and that (American) culture shaped by market forces is necessarily bad.
10.45 - 12.00 h. Panel discussion
‘Diversity in the American arts life versus the cultural climate in The Netherlands and other European countries’
• Frédéric Martel
• Joseph Thompson, director MASS MoCA
• Simon Dove, director Sprindance Festival
• Mark Yeoman, director Noorderzon Festival
• Claudia La Rocco, freelance dance critic USA
12.00 – 13.00 h. American lunch
13.15 - 13.30 h. Musical intermezzo by Amstel Quartet (t.b.c.)
* 13.30 - 14.15 h. Launch of ‘NL: A Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires’ *
presentations by:
Jeanne Wikler, General Director of Cultural Affairs USA, Consulate General of The Netherlands in New York
Joseph Thompson, director MASS MoCA
14.15 - 14.30 h. Presentation by Theo Jansen, visual artist
*14.30 - 15.00 h. Panel discussion*
‘Dutch international cultural policy – why and what do we present abroad’
• Beate Gerlings, ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Jan Jaap Knol, ministry of Education, Culture and Science
• George Lawson, SICA
15.00 – 15.30 h. Debate with Consulate General in New York
*15.30 – 15.45 h. Presentation by ISH*
15.45 - 16.15 h. Coffee / tea break
16.15 - 17.00 h. Line dancing/ chill out with Boom Chicago (t.b.c.)
* 17.00 - 18.00 h. Drinks*
Note: Lunch will be available for € 7.50.
Speeddating
Do you have specific questions about cultural exchange between the Netherlands and the USA or do you have plans for a project you’d like to discuss? Sign up for a 10 minute speed date (16.00 - 17.00 h.) with experts from the Department of Press and Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General of The Netherlands in New York: Jeanne Wikler (General Director of Cultural Affairs USA), Cees de Bever (Director of Performing Arts) or Robert Kloos (Director of Visual arts, Architecture and Design). Advance registration required via http://www.sica.nl.
Springdance/ festival
Springdance/festival 07 (April 18 - 28) presents several American dance projects in the Netherlands. On April 24 at 21 h., Marc Bamuthi Joseph brings us Scourge at the Springdance/festival in the Stadsschouwburg in Utrecht. Reservations: mail@springdance.nl, Tickets are 15 euro.
English will be spoken at the meeting.
This meeting has been organized in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York (www.cgny.org) and Springdance Festival (www.springdance.nl).
