Holland Festival and De Balie have made a programme with a central role for the work of author, theatre director and filmmaker Christiane Jatahy, who is this year’s Holland Festival associate artist. Since 2019, Holland Festival has had the pleasure of working with a different associate artist each year. The associate artist represents the voice of the maker, is a source of inspiration and serves as a conversation partner for the programme team for more than a year. New and older work by the associate artist is presented, and a new, specially tailored project in the city is developed. Conversations with this maker in turn lead to further choices for other artists and performances at the festival. In this way, Holland Festival’s audiences are introduced to this maker’s oeuvre and their ‘universe’. Christiane Jatahy will have a conversation with local speakers at De Balie about the art and stories that shaped her artistic practice. Where is the line between reality and fiction? What is power? What structures govern society? These are central questions in her work, which explores the intersections between artistic disciplines. She will also elaborate on the projects she is involved with at the festival.

**Associate artist Christiane Jatahy**

Christiane Jatahy is described as a ‘harsh and acute observer of the violent cruelty of our world’ (Golden Lion jury report, Venice Biennale). She aims to effect connection, dialogue and social change through her work. Her artistic signature involves a cinematic way of working on-stage, in which she uses cameras to create both distance and nearness, thus altering our perspective. The part of the festival programme to come about in consultation with Jatahy embraces the eclectic nature of her work. We have invited a range of (mainly Brazilian) makers - from theatre makers and choreographers to musicians and DJs. Some of these are regular collaborators of Jatahy’s, while others inspired her ideas about art and the role of art in society. Together, they present an intriguing view of what is currently happening – on the stage and beyond – in Brazil and the rest of the world.

Christiane Jatahy

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Event source:
https://hollandfestival.nl/en/meet-the-associate-artist-christiane-jatahy

Culture

Cultural

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Bimhuis

De Balie

Holland Festival

Meet the Associate Artist: Christiane Jatahy

Georg Friedrich Haas

Georg Friedrich Haas (1953) (_11.000 Saiten_) will discuss his autobiography _Durch vergiftete Zeiten_: _Memoiren eines Nazibuben (Through Poisoned Times, Memoires of a Nazi Child)_, which recounts his complex family history and its ties with national socialism. He will talk about how he freed himself from his family’s Nazi ideology.

The famous Austrian composer’s memoirs constitute a rare and important historical document that recounts a complex Austrian family history in the context of post-WW II national socialism, and Haas’ determined struggle against Nazi ideology in particular. With great precision, emotional strength and lucid social analysis, Haas offers a detailed look at a community influenced by German nationalism and national socialism. Haas describes how his break was also a way out from the toxic environment which also deeply influenced his work as a composer.

Georg Friedrich Haas

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Event source:
https://hollandfestival.nl/en/through-poisoned-times

Through Poisoned Times

The Freethinkers Festival, which takes place in De Balie, commemorates our concept of freedom and its meaning in the run-up to Amsterdam 750 years.

Amsterdam: Queer Capital of the World?
During this fourth edition in the run-up to Amsterdam's 750th anniversary, De Balie, together with international guests, looks at Amsterdam as the Queer Capital of the World. What developments are specific to Amsterdam when it comes to gender identity? Join talks with writers, fashion designers, filmmakers and politicians in conversation about struggle, emancipation and the importance of a sanctuary. Mayor Femke Halsema will open the festival on October 26. For program and tickets, see: Freethinkers Festival: Amsterdam, Queer Capital of the World? - The counter (https://debalie.nl/vrijdenkersfestival2023/)

Amsterdam 750 years
Freethinkers Festival is part of Amsterdam 750 years. On October 27, 2025, Amsterdam will celebrate its 750th anniversary and in the run-up to this milestone, various programs, including the Free Thinkers Festival, will be organized to celebrate this.

Mayor Femke Halsema

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Event source:
https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/whats-on/calendar/festivals/events/freethinkers-festival

Queer

Amsterdam 750

Freethinkers Festival

Adam

Maggie

Christie

Eric

Anna

De Balie is The Netherlands’ foremost venue for contemporary arts, politics and culture. We produce our programmes often in Dutch, but we also have plenty to offer to non-Dutch speaking visitors, for example our film screenings and lectures by foreign guests in our series De Balie Icons. On this page you’ll find our English programme and information about our café-restaurant and venue rental.

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De Balie

June 2024

Meet the Associate Artist: Christiane Jatahy

Through Poisoned Times

October

Freethinkers Festival