Program – Cultura Nova

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Matteo Myderwyk

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Drop in, discover, and let your…

L'Arbre Nomade / age 2-12

Compagnie des Quatre Saisons (BE)

Fairground entertainment for children Part mobile and part merry-go-round, this tree is a metal construction 5 metres wide and 4.5 metres high. A dozen or so subjects made of ironwork, wood and ropes are usually hung up on it. Most of them are tree animals from all continents: Blanche des Clochers, the owl, Mimi Strella,…

2022, Language no problem, Youth program

Slavko Dujic meets Hardy Mertens

Slavko Dujic

For two months, you can witness the meeting of Croatian visual artist Slavko Dujic and virtuoso wind music composer Hardy Mertens in the special St. Andrew’s Church by architect Laurens Bisscheroux. Slavko, who fled Yugoslavia and has lived in Parkstad for many years, recorded his life story in throat-catching art. Architecturally, St. Andrew’s Church, which…

2022, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem, Visual arts

Sounds Of Mirrors

Dhafer Youssef (tun)

A magical fusion of jazz and global. Dhafer Youssef, a composer, singer and ud player originally from Tunisia, makes music without borders and is writing music history as the composer who introduced the ud to jazz. At nineteen, Youssef discovered Indian music in Vienna. He was captivated by the deep, sonorous Hindu sounds: “I was…

2022, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem, Music

Les Tortues Géantes des Galapagos / AL

De Machienerie (BEL)

Get on their backs and experience their breathtaking slowness… De Machienerie tells stories about our world with poetic theatrical installations. With Les Tortues Géantes des Galapagos, this unique Flemish company brings two giant tortoises to the festival square. Once there were thousands of them, these great giants… Slowly but surely the monsters roamed the endless plains…

2022, Language no problem, Youth program

Not An Addict

Sing-along with K’s Choice

Are you also a fan of K’s Choice and their world hit Not An Addict? Then we have good news. On Friday 2 September, Gert and Sam Bettens will perform in the LIMBURGzaal at Theater Heerlen. A few hours before that, you can go wild on this song together with other fans. From 6 pm…

2022, Collaborations, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem, Music, Presentation/workshops, Singing

The End of Infinity

JFDR x KIERAN BRUNT x BENJAMIN GLORIEUX (ISL/UK/BEL)

Icelandic singer-songwriter/producer Jofridur Akadotir (JFDR), British singer/composer Kieran Brunt and Belgian cellist/composer Benjamin Glorieux embark on a joint adventure, looking for new connections between classical and electronic music. Not so strange when you consider that Glorieux gave Bach’s famous cello suites a new perspective with the help of live electronics. And Brunt had previously worked…

2022, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem, Music

Exhibition Ancient techniques, Contemporary art

Picto Benelux

Picto Benelux is a Brussels-based group of Benelux photographers who focus on the ‘noble’ photographic techniques from the early days of photography, up to and including silver gelatin photography on barite paper. The exhibition during Cultura Nova shows a representative overview of the work of the members. The photographers of Picto Benelux do use the…

2022, Expo, Visual arts

Beeld//Formers: A fresh look at Heerlen

Stichting De Vrolijkheid

Young people from the azc Heerlen show a fresh view of Heerlen and of Cultura Nova in large format. Prior to the festival, the young artists recorded their perspectives on the city in an artistic photography workshop by Anastasia Zolkina. These photos will be exhibited at the opening of the festival in the presence of…

2022, Collaborations, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem, Stadmaakweek, Stadmakers, Visual arts, Young Makers

Eerlijk Gezegd / Honestly Said

Municipality of Heerlen, Black Lives Matter Parkstad and Antidiscrimination Service Limburg

The city of Heerlen, Black Lives Matter Parkstad and Antidiscrimination Agency Limburg have joined forces to fight discrimination and make it a subject of discussion. In the photo exhibition ‘Frankly Said’, Heerlen residents who experience racism and discrimination tell their personal stories. Heerlen is a city of diversity. From the rise of the mines until…

2022, Expo, Stadmaakweek

L'Animalada – Andromina (all ages)

Katakrak

Join in, discover, create and play your own game. This year, the Spanish street art and youth theatre company Katakrak will transform the festival square into an interactive play paradise for all ages. L’Animalada and Andròmina are about three things: creativity, recycling – because each game is created from recycled materials – and play. At…

2022, Youth program

Exhibition Grafiekkunst

Aime Put – Olivier Martens – Diederik Vlayen

“Anyone who is willing to look at art will encounter their imagination.” – Aime Put A pop-up gallery will open on Nobelstraat during Cultura Nova. The exhibition shows graphic art by the young Belgian artists Aime Put and Diederik ‘Dicky’ Vlayen and ‘their teacher’ Olivier Martens; he is a teacher at the graphic art studio…

2022, Expo, Language no problem, Visual arts

Collignon

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Walk in, discover, and let Collignon…

Sister

Roshanak Morrowatian - Rover / VIA ZUID

A meditative performance as an ode to refugee children Choreographer Roshanak Morrowatian (Iran, 1989) presents her performance ‘Sister’ in the chapel of the Savelberg Monastery, formerly home to the Little Sisters of Saint Joseph. Their motto was ‘helping where nobody helps’. Sister’ responds to this motto by meditating on the fate of children in war…

2022, Disabled accessibility, Expo, Language no problem, Visual arts, Young Makers

What the Flag?!

Greylight Projects

Flag parade in Heerlen and the Euregion by international artists The latest edition of the flag parade “What the Flag?” by the platform for art and culture Greylight Projects shows work by international artists on flags in the city and surroundings. The flag has a long tradition of different uses and meanings. Flags are there…

2022, Collaborations, Premiere, Stadmaakweek, Stadmakers, Visual arts

ImpulZ / age 1-4 jaar

Theater de Spiegel

A crazy creation in which everything is possible, but nothing has to be done. If music is sound, is sound also music? If dance is movement, is movement also dance? Who gives the starting signal and who responds to what or whom? And what happens if nobody pushes? ImpulZ is an interactive dance and music…

2022, Disabled accessibility, Family show, Language no problem, Youth program

Roda da Holanda

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Walk in, discover, and let your…

WIES

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Drop in, discover, and let your…

Vlamp & Friends x HFC

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Walk in, discover, and let your…

Dragonfruit

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Drop in, discover, and let your…

Blu Samu

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Drop in, discover, and let your…

Amsterdam Klezmer band

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Walk in, discover, and let Amsterdam…

Shishani & Miss Cartharsis

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Drop in, discover, and let your…

Roxeanne Hazes

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Walk in, discover, and let your…

Moonlight Benjamin (HT/FR)

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Drop in, discover, and let your…

Borokov Borokov (BE)

Livemusic in the Magic Mirror

The renovated Burg. van Grunsvenplein in front of Heerlen Theatre is the bustling heart of Cultura Nova throughout the festival. The place for encounters between audience and artists, surprising performances, fun performances for children and every day a new band that you can see for free in the Spiegeltent. Walk in, discover, and let your…

Opening of Wilhelminaberg Landgraaf

Compagnie Dwaallicht en Aérosculpture

Fairy-like atmosphere on the mountain Two companies will create a special atmosphere on the Wilhelminaberg in Landgraaf. Aérosculpture from France will provide rotating light objects and floating birds (seagulls) that are illuminated from the inside, and Compagnie Dwaallicht from Belgium will illuminate dozens of small lights in objects made of bamboo. Together, they create a…

2022, Dutch premiere

Opening show From The Ashes

La Fura dels Baus

A phoenix rising from its ashes at opening performance ‘From the Ashes From the Ashes’ is the title of the grand opening performance that the Catalan company La Fura dels Baus from Barcelona has created especially for Cultura Nova. The story of our region is told in a modern way with large visual scenes: the…

2022, Premiere, Visual theatre

L'Homme Cirque / from the age of 8

David Dimitri

High-level spectacle for the whole family. L’Homme Cirque is a complete circus show, performed by just one man: the famous Swiss circus artist, David Dimitri, also known as the ‘Lord of the Wire’ (New York Times). This circus virtuoso travels solo around the world with an innovative combination of acrobatics, music and dance. Everything is…

2022, Circus theatre, Disabled accessibility, Family show, Language no problem, Youth program

LOOP (4+)

Aracaladanza

Sat 27 Aug 19:00 - 19:55 en Sun 28 Aug 15:00 - 15:55

An ode to the performing arts and to theater This contemporary dance performance is the latest from the Spanish company Aracaladanza and begins as it ends, namely with the applause. What is left after the applause when the curtain falls? What remains when the working lights come on? And when no one is left in…

2022, Dance, Disabled accessibility, Dutch premiere, Family show, Language no problem, Youth program

Machine de Cirque

Machine de Cirque

3 voorstellingen van Sat 27 Aug t/m Sun 28 Aug

“Hilarious circus slapstick with chilling acrobatics” – the Theaterkrant Machine de Cirque from Canada presents a wacky, upbeat circus show for young and old with lots of music and comical stunts. The stage looks like a construction site. A huge iron structure stands pontifically in the middle, surrounded by trapezes, bicycles, a seesaw and all…

2022, Circus theatre, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem

The Machinists Reunited Tour 2022

FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY (CAN) + DIE KRUPPS (DE)

Sun 28 Aug 19:00 - 23:00

The machinists are reunited. Canadian Front Line Assembly and German-American collaboration Die Krupps will tour Europe in August 2022. The two Industrial/EBM pioneers will stop for an exclusive Dutch show at the Nieuwe Nor on Sunday, August 28. As support, Tension Control will perform. The Canadian Front Line Assembly was founded in 1986 and has…

2022, Language no problem, Music

Backbone

Gravity & Other Myths

Wed 31 Aug 20:00 - 21:20 en Thu 1 Sep 20:00 - 21:20

Beyond the boundaries of the circus,’ wrote the Theaterkrant: They boldly call themselves Gravity & Other Myths (GOM) and after eighty minutes of breathtaking acrobatics you tend to agree with them: gravity is a figment of Isaac Newton’s imagination. A law of nature describing attraction? Stop it. These Aussies seem to want to say that…

2022, Circus theatre, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem

Spuug van God / Spit of God

Willem de Bruin

3 voorstellingen van Thu 1 Sep t/m Fri 2 Sep

A performance by Willem de Bruin about identity, family and being different in an archetypal Dutch village. Spuug van God / Spit of God My name is Willem Arnold de Bruin. I possess the same initials as our king. The color of our last names tells the contrast between us. My mother is Dutch and…

Darkness Rises 2.0

philharmonie zuidnederland & TEMKO

Thu 1 Sep 20:30 - 21:40

On January 22, 2003, NASA had its last contact with the space probe Pioneer 10, a space probe launched in 1972. This transmission was sent over a distance of no less than 8 billion kilometers. Composer and guitarist Aart Strootman set the data set of the space probe to music for philharmonie zuidnederland and his…

2022, Disabled accessibility, Music

K's Choice

K's Choice

Fri 2 Sep 20:30

The Belgian pop group K’s Choice is making a new start with live performances and will be the only concert in the Netherlands to visit Cultura Nova. K’s Choice was founded in Antwerp in 1993 by Sam and Gert Bettens, and is still considered one of the greatest bands in Belgian pop and rock history. …

2022, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem, Music

(h)ear festival 2022

(h)ear / Mike Kramer

Sat 3 Sep 14:00 - 19:00

Adventurous sound from the Netherlands. The program shows a fantastic lineup with artists mainly from Belgium. Our neighbours have a rich tradition in the field of experimental and adventurous sound research. Some of them can be found on the recently released DVD ’10xOPEN’, which contains exclusive audio and video works. This release will be given…

2022, Contemporary music

Celui Qui Tombe

Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois

Sat 3 Sep 20:00 - 21:05 en Sun 4 Sep 14:00 - 15:05

Yoann Bourgeois is the star of modern circus and takes you on a blood-curdling adventure in Celui qui tombe. Yoann Bourgeois and his French company present a circus dance performance on an enormous swing with which they perform dangerous and almost impossible tricks. Yoann Bourgeois is a worldwide star in the circus and theater world!…

2022, Dance, Disabled accessibility, Language no problem