Thursday, December 24, 2015

Venue Amsterdam Gijsbrecht Tradition is threatened – NU.nl

That is director Ronald Klamer companionship Scenic Plays reported Thursday.

Gijsbrecht was between 1638 and 1968 almost every year in early January staged in the capital. Scenic Plays took that tradition five years ago again. But the series will be played in early January 2016, is probably again the final.

The Arts Fund took over the company his subsidy off.



Investment

Thanks financial investment by the City Theatre, which appointed itself as producer, the piece can still be performed once. “But there needs to be a new staging after five years,” Klamer says.

“And who will pay? It is a shame that this old tradition is nipped in the bud. There is no country in the world with such theatrical tradition with the Netherlands Gijsbrecht. “

The Gijsbrecht is set in the Middle Ages and is about the demise of Amsterdam, Joost van den Vondel describes very visual. The new version is directed by Jaap Spijkers. The leading roles are played by Mark Rietman, Jacqueline Blom Daan Schuurmans and Ad Knippels

By:. Buzze

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