HOLLAND FESTIVAL

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The Holland Festival, established in 1947, is the leading international performing arts festival in the Netherlands. Each year in June at a large number of locations in Amsterdam, the festival stages all performing arts disciplines: theatre, dance, music, music theatre and various interdisciplinary forms, deliberately looking for connections with other genres, such as visual art, digital art and film. The Holland Festival stages adventurous art. Art that forces its audience to look at today’s world. Art that is relevant, high-quality and is not afraid to experiment. Works should ideally make an unforgettable impression: thanks to their content, the quality of makers and performers, and the experience provided. 

The Holland Festival is a place where works of historic importance are revived, topical and spectacular performances are staged, and new sounds are heard. The festival plays a leading role in introducing new names to a relatively large audience, without steering clear of artistic risk. This sometimes results in unforgettable experiences and sometimes in disappointment – which is also a characteristic of a vital and adventurous festival.

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