Last week, the complete Cultura Nova program book fell into our mailboxes. And immediately the feeling came to me that the vacations are almost over and the cultural season is about to start again. As a regular Cultura Nova blogger, I naturally already had some “inside” information about a number of performances. But when I…
Cultura Nova presents: Tortot on the grounds of VDL Castings in Hoensbroek – an anti-war fairytale full of humor, compassion and a sumptuous dinner From Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 September, Laika and Theater FroeFroe take you into the surreal world of field cook Tortot during the production Tortot at festival Cultura Nova. This special…
During festival Cultura Nova, a veritable circus tent will rise on the Bekkerveld in Heerlen from Tuesday, September 3 through Saturday, September 7. Cirque Pardi!, known for its daring and contemporary circus performances, is bringing a unique experience to the city with Low Cost Paradise. Audiences are invited to leave the safe walls of the…
From Sunday, September 1 through Wednesday, September 4, as part of Cultura Nova, the special musical theater performance Eldorado can be seen at the special outdoor location at Hoeve Cortenbach in Voerendaal. This performance is about a farming family that has to deal with undermining and all the other challenges of life in the Limburg…
VIA ZUID Maker Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura nomited for Theo D’or VIA ZUID creator Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura has been nominated for a prestigious Theo d’Ore! Of course, we had already seen her breakthrough stage performance with her solo performance Great Apes of the West Coast (NT Gent / VIA ZUID / Likeminds) and we…
Unplugged Wende A unique and exlusive ode to playfulness Wende Snijders is coming to Cultura Nova for an intimate and unique performance. With her new show Unplugged, which can only be seen exclusively at a few places, she goes back to basics. Together with keyboardist Nils Davidse, she will take you on a journey with…
Danse Macabre Martin Zimmerman (CH) An ode to everyone who thinks outside the box In Dans Macabre, three tragicomic, fragile characters who have fallen outside the social norm find themselves in the same place at the same time. The setting is reminiscent of an abandoned garbage dump. It is full of everything society throws away.…
Musicians wanted for the performance Eldorado during Cultura Nova! This grand musical theater production is about the changed life in the Limburg countryside. The performance is still in the making and has yet to be officially announced on this website. Nevertheless, we want to place this call in advance! Grab this unique opportunity now to…
Cultura Nova’s programming team – led by Lieke Benders – has been busy in recent months with the programming and performance venues for the festival this summer. Many (new) makers and talents will be given a stage here again this year. With a packed program, it promises to be a smashing 33rd edition from Friday,…
Heel even was er de twijfel: Zou ik deze blog voor het eerst in mijn leven door ChatGPT laten schrijven? Of zou ik het toch zelf doen? De twijfel was kort. Mijn ziel, mijn gemoed en mijn psyche zou niet terug te lezen zijn in een blog als de computer mijn woorden gaat schrijven. En…
Circus Baobab dazzled unsuspecting visitors on an average Saturday afternoon at the Bongerd in Heerlen with a breathtaking flashmob full of breathtaking antics. The acrobatic feats performed by this scintillating circus troupe left both young and old amazed. But the spectacle doesn’t stop here! Until Monday, August 28, Circus Baobab shines in Theater Heerlen with…
On Friday, August 25, at 8 p.m., the visual theater festival Cultura Nova 2023 opens in Heerlen with the Dutch premiere of TAWA, a breathtaking performance on the Burg. van Grunsvenplein by the renowned company Gratte Ciel. Following this, at 9 p.m., the French theater company Mécanique Vivante will take the audience through the city…
The start of a new year offers a good time to reflect and look ahead. Behind the scenes, everyone is busy preparing for the next edition of Cultura Nova, which will take place from Friday, August 25 to Sunday, September 3, 2023. Artistic director Lieke Benders: “secretly I hope it will offer dialogue, comfort, positivity…
During the 32nd edition of the Cultura Nova festival, Cirkus Cirkör comes to Heerlen with the performance Knitting Peace (Sept. 1, 2, 8 p.m. and Sept. 3 at 3 p.m.). With their Knitting Peace movement they try to unravel all the tangles and conflicts of the world by knitting and sewing, failing, repeating and trying…
During Cultura Nova, from Friday August 26th till Sunday September 4th, Parkstad was once again filled with exciting visual theater in every nook and cranny. Every edition of the festival is special, but the 31st edition of this international visual theater festival was definitely one to remember. After a cancelled year and a version limited by the corona…
Lieke Benders will be the new artistic director of Cultura Nova. She succeeds Fiedel van der Hijden, who will be the festival’s artistic director for the last time this year. Benders, who also heads the Maastricht company Hoge Fronten, is delighted with her assignment. “As a maker, I have got to know the festival from…
It may seem obvious, but trendy bicycles and everything related to them is the passion of Carlo van Gool and his team at De Fietstempel, and that is exactly what they do! They go for high-quality products and strive to inform and support their customers with their technical know-how and their expert advice. According to…
Two companies will ensure a special atmosphere at the Wilhelminaberg in Landgraaf on Friday 2 September and Saturday 3 September 2022. 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.…
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…
The collaboration of the municipalities of Voerendaal, Kerkrade and Brunssum with festival Cultura Nova has led to the Dutch street theatre company Theater Gajes performing no less than three times in Parkstad with their spectacle ‘Odyssee’. A Greek story about a hero who is looking for home, translated to the streets and performed in 65…
Dhafer Youssef guarantees a magical fusion of Jazz and Global music on Saturday 3 September during Cultura Nova. Composer, singer and ud player Dhafer Youssef, originally from Tunisia, makes music without borders and is writing music history as the composer who introduced the ud to jazz. When he was nineteen, Youssef discovered Indian music in…
As of 1 October, Fiedel van der Hijden will be stepping down after 32 years at Cultura Nova. Fiedel, initiator and artistic director of the festival, considers it time to make way for younger people. Fiedel has been involved in Cultura Nova visual theatre festival with heart and soul since 1991. He has been active…
Photographer Bram Tackenberg makes connection… Together with more than 60 residents from the Heerlen neighbourhood Heerlerheide, photographer Bram Tackenberg, in co-production with festival Cultura Nova, modestly portrays the humanity of one of the poorest neighbourhoods in The Netherlands. Proud and vulnerable, the residents open their doors to him and show that they are there. The…
Renewed invitation Photographer Bram Tackenberg, together with more than 60 residents of the Heerlen neighbourhood of Heerlerheide, has portrayed the humanity of this special neighbourhood in a unique and subdued manner. Proudly and vulnerably, residents opened their doors to him and showed us that they are there. This latest subseries of his long-term photo project…
Truus Gielen and Karel Leentjens were surprised today by Mayor Roel Wever of Heerlen with flowers, cake and presents. They were thanked for their contribution to the community and their many years of dedication to Cultura Nova and the theatre. Truus always ensured that the artists received a warm welcome and, thanks to Mr Leentjens,…
Striking mix of disciplines with many top international companies From Friday 26 August to Sunday 4 September, Heerlen will host the 31st edition of the summer festival Cultura Nova. The programme is once again packed with activities both in the theatre and on the festival square and at various locations in Heerlen and in Parkstad.…
From Thursday 30 to Saturday 1 September, the famous Recirquel Company performs in Theater Heerlen for festival Cultura Nova. The Hungarian circus theater group Recirquel takes the audience with ‘Paris de Nuit’ to the lively nightlife of the 1930s. An evening of beauty and desires but also of loneliness and loss, inspired by the characteristic…
This year Theater Titanick can be seen again during Cultura Nova with ‘Alice on the Run’ at the Europaplein in Kerkrade. On Wednesday 29 to 31 August Theater Titanick will perform a contemporary version of Alice in Wonderland during Cultura Nova. Theater Titanick, founded by artists from Münster and Leipzig, is no stranger to Cultura…
The complete programme for Cultura Nova 2018 has been unveiled and tickets for the whole programme are now available for ordering. Also known is the opening programme for which, as usual, there is no admission charge: ‘Carillon – the flight of time’ by the Italian theatre company Kitonb promises to be an urban open‑air spectacle…