Dutch Performing Arts In A Nutshell

By Author: Kevin A. Sampson.
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Performing arts have been around since the 1960s with the works of artists such as Yoko Ono, Yves Klein, Allan KaprowCarolee and Barbara T. Smith to name a few. However, the real roots of performing arts can be traced back to the Japanese Gutai group of 1950.

Performing arts have been around since the 1960s with the works of artists such as Yoko Ono, Yves Klein, Allan KaprowCarolee and Barbara T. Smith to name a few. However, the real roots of performing arts can be traced back to the Japanese Gutai group of 1950. They were mostly known for the ‘Electric Dress’ composed by Atssuko Tanaka in 1956.

The trend has extended worldwide with various cultures showing their diverse cultural talents on the theatre in form of dance and film. Dutch performing arts is one of the cultural expressions one can enjoy from Netherlands. It features the whole array of literature, music, film, music and theatre.

Performing arts events are common, and rarely would you venture into a major city without coming across a theatre, a cinema hall or a live music event. All these stem from performing arts. However, this does ...
... not mean if a person wishes to enjoy some Dutch performing arts show, they should book the next flight to Netherlands. On the contrary, Dutch Performing arts are showcased around the world.

There are events held in the United States, England and other major cities that host the Dutch Embassy. These events are announced through the Embassy media outlets. Persons interested in performing arts events should keep tabs on Dutch Embassy announcements in their region. This is relatively easy to do in the age of the internet. A simple look on the Embassy’s website should reveal if there are any upcoming Dutch performing arts events.

Most of the times, the Cultural Office, affiliated with the Dutch Embassy is in charge of all performing arts events. The office is in charge of promoting art form the Netherlands all over the world, but mostly in the United States and the Caribbean territories. Their main task is to implement Netherlands’ international cultural policy. What this does is help create a bridge between the Dutch culture and the American culture paving way for cultural partnership and exchange. The Dutch performing arts Cultural Office is responsible for the following:

Visual arts

Cultural Exchange

Creative Industry (games, design, architecture and Fashion)

Theater

Film

e-culture

Music

Dance

This encompasses the various ways that Dutch culture is expressed in an entertaining and progressive manner.

To facilitate their efforts, the Dutch performing arts center liaises with other missions in the United States cultural network while helping them process grant applications. The major task that the performing arts events center is charged with is to implement Dutch National and international cultural policy in the United States.

They inform the American cultural experts, programmers, curators and publishers about upcoming events in the Netherlands as well as the United States. They also play an advisory role where they advise cultural professionals seeking to invite Dutch artists to perform at their event. The Cultural Office is at the heart of Dutch performing arts machine. It is through them that the rest of the world has a chance of catching the best Dutch artistry at its best.
Resource: http://www.dutchperformingarts.com/