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Young people with disabilities on stage with own theatre show

Lila Mehrez
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Young people with disabilities on stage with own theatre show

A disability doesn’t have to stop you from doing great things. With that message, 15-year-old Benjamin van de Kerkhof stars in his own theatre show, together with other young people with disabilities from the region.

“You’re so clumsy!” or “You can’t do this.” Just some annoying comments that young people with disabilities hear. The theatre performance ‘Alone’ takes you into Benjamin’s day where he is completely alone.

“This is really cool! This really suits me. The applause really gives me goosebumps,” says lead actor Benjamin, beaming. He has Dandy-Walker syndrome, a congenital brain defect. “I suffer from stimulus processing, so when everyone talks at the same time I don’t know what to do anymore. I also can’t see well,” he explains.

Spotlight

Anyone who thinks that only Benjamin is in the spotlight is wrong. “Even though my role seems very small, I still get quite a bit of credit,” jokes 16-year-old Tijn van Eenennaam, a good friend of Benjamin. He provides the intro to the show.

Benjamin: “I play myself and you have to accept me. I can give people something in a nice way, that’s very nice.” Tijn adds: “I like to talk about my disability.” He has the posture and movement disorder cerebral palsy. “The more people know about it, the more people can understand.”

Exciting

“It feels very good to be on the podium! Very exciting,” says Jules Moonemans. Problems with his eye and hand coordination do not stop him from shining on stage. “I am more than a disability. I am a person.”

“It’s really going to be a party. I promise you that!”, shouts Benjamin with great enthusiasm. He hopes it sells out. As loud as he can he says, “Everyone should come and see!” The show full of music can be seen on Saturday, February 24 at eight o’clock in the theatre hall of the ‘t Perron community centre in Heeze.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

International Theatre Collective on stage with Festen

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International Theatre Collective on stage with Festen

International Theatre Collective Eindhoven will be back early this spring with the theatre adaptation of ‘Festen’. The international cast can be seen in Pand P in Eindhoven between March 16 and 23.

Festen (Danish for The Party) is originally a 1998 Danish film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. David Eldridge’s theatre adaptation dates back to 2004, but is still extremely current. Festen is about transgressive behavior and how a society deals with that. It tells a story of perpetrators, victims and bystanders who don’t know what to do, and therefore do nothing.

International Theatre Collective Eindhoven (ITCE) makes theatre productions for an international audience. The topics of the plays match with current themes that are recognizable for both internationals and locals.
“The diversity of the international community is seen as a source of wealth for developing plays. Cast and crew bring their cultural background and stories which contribute to the content, development, and design of the productions.

The New Continent

With their previous performance ‘The New Continent’- also fully English spoken – they made quite an impression. Twenty local and international talents showed their worth on stage in a performance that beautifully reflected the polarisation during the corona pandemic.

Ahead of the Festen performance, an Active Bystander Workshop will also be organised on Sunday 3 March, in collaboration with Eindhoven Library and Fairspace.

More information about the English-language performance dates and prices can be found on the Pand P website or at the ITC Eindhoven website.

Anniek named best junior pancake baker

Lila Mehrez
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Anniek named best junior pancake baker

Eindhoven’s Anniek Verbunt has won the title of ‘Best Junior Pancake Baker in the Netherlands’. Under the watchful eye of a jury, the 9-year-old defeated two other candidates in the final.

The jury consisted of six grandfathers and grandmothers during the final in Veenendaal. These gourmets were unanimous after the final battle, in which the three finalists had to show what they had to offer. “Anniek is the ideal junior pancake baker. The skills to bake the tastiest, round pancakes and peace and concentration behind the stove. She is also an expert at baking the ‘normal’ pancake and her special pancake with marinated apples and raisins. ”

Starting signal

With the title in her pocket, Anniek can now give the starting signal for the national pancake festival next week, together with the TV baker Cas Wolters, which will take place at her own school, De Achtbaan in Eindhoven. On that day, around 85,000 students from primary schools throughout the country will work for the elderly. More than 1,700 schools are expected to participate.


The competition and the national day are an initiative of the companies Tefal, Blueband and Koopmans.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Viaduct named after deceased Eindhoven soldier

Lila Mehrez
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Viaduct named after deceased Eindhoven soldier

A viaduct between Eindhoven and Son en Breugel, near Ekkersrijt, has been given a new name. It is a tribute to the Eindhoven soldier Paul van Nijnatten, who died during a peace mission in the former Yugoslavia.

On Wednesday the viaduct was named after him. This happened with an official ceremony at the Eindhoven city hall, in the presence of relatives and veterans. Representatives from The Hague were also present. The bridge is now called ‘Soldier of the 1st class Paul van Nijnatten’.

Pride

“I am proud that from now on there is a place in our city that connects Paul to Eindhoven and keeps his memory alive for us forever,” said Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem during the ceremony. The naming is part of a national initiative, at the request of the 75 Years of Freedom Coordination Foundation. Scattered across the country, more bridges and viaducts are being named after fallen soldiers. These are people who died during their efforts in peace missions, from the UN mission in Korea in the 1950s.

Mission

Paul van Nijnatten was born in 1966 in Eindhoven. He signed up for a posting to Bosnia in the 1990s. There he was active during the UN peace mission UNPROFOR. He was killed when a gun fell on the floor in a waiting room and a shot went off.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

TV chef introduces students to vegetarian cuisine

Bob
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TV chef introduces students to vegetarian cuisine

He is usually in front of TV cameras, but  on Tuesday he was at a school in Eindhoven. 24Kitchen Chef Mounir Toub gave a cooking course at Summa Plus. He introduced students to vegetarian cuisine. The lesson was organised in the context of the Nationale Week Zonder Vlees en Zuivel (national week without meat and dairy).

“We want to make students aware of the fact that you can make your own choices about what you eat and that those choices can have an impact on the world around you”, Mirjam van der Woude, teacher at Summa Plus, says. “In addition, food without meat can also be very tasty”.
That is why various activities are organised for a week to get students thinking about the use of meat in their diet. For example, cooking lessons are given every day, meals are cooked for the elderly from the neighbourhood and vegetarian spring rolls are handed out during the break. “Everything related to food this week is all vegetarian”, the teacher explains.

Environmental pollution

And not without reason. The National no meat or dairy week is organised to combat environmental pollution. The foundation wants people to avoid meat and dairy for a week, so that there is much less CO2 emission and it becomes easier to achieve the climate goals. The campaign started in 2018 as The National Week without meat. The non-dairy part was added this year.

Growing Food

The Summa students are also introduced to food production. They learn how vegetables and herbs grow and when to harvest for example. Also their use in the kitchen is explained.

studemts introduced to growing foods
Photo credit: Studio040

Summa College has a special class for refugees and other non-Dutch speaking youth. They appreciate the visit of Mounir Toub as he is originally also from outside Netherlands. Mounir is a famous tv chef.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

First-ever Indian consular camp in Eindhoven

Beena Arunraj
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First-ever Indian consular camp in Eindhoven

The growing Indian population in the Eindhoven region is evident by the measures the Indian Embassy takes to address the community’s needs. The Indian Embassy and VFS Global, together with a few Indian organisations, conducted the first-ever consular camp in Eindhoven on Saturday, 21 January. 

Brainport region residents have to travel to the Hague or Amsterdam for all Indian consular services. This easily costs a working day and many Euros. This holds the same for those who need an Indian visa. For young families, it also meant the children had to miss school. Bearing all these inconveniences in mind, the embassy and various Indian groups came together to pioneer a consular camp (Indian embassy @your doorstep) in Eindhoven.

Consular camp

The maiden consular camp was inaugurated by counsellor Shubra Pandey, while ACO Manesh Magar oversaw the camp operations. The VFS Global team led by Soumava Ghosh processed the formalities for 175 people in five hours. This is commendable, given the fact the team not only must adapt to the new work environment but also set it up in a short time frame. Honourable Indian Ambassador Reenat Sandhu appreciated the organisers, VFS and consular officers on the initiative. Indian restaurant Lekker India offered to host the camp as a goodwill gesture.

The Indian organisations that came together to initiate, organise and execute this consular camp are APNRTS Europe, Vasudhaiva kutumbakam, Eyal Eindhoven (Tamil association), TANE (Telugu association), Eindhoven Marathi Mitramandal, Shrigandha (Kannada association), Bonghoven (Bengali association) and Sanskriti & Sanskar.

Samir Toub

Samir Toub, Alderman for Diversity and inclusion, visited the camp as a special guest of honour. Toub shook hands with the Indian embassy dignitaries and the representatives of the local Indian organisations and patiently heard their needs and requests to enable better cooperation in future. Toub also highlighted the valuable contribution of the Indian expats to the region’s growth.

Consular camp in Eindhoven

The 175 attendees who availed of the services showered praise on the initiative. Mohammed pointed out that ” I had to go back home to fetch some documents, which would have been impossible if I availed the service in the Hague or Amsterdam”. Another applicant, Dutt, remarked, ” the staff were very friendly, and the process was ultra-fast.”

“It warms my heart to see newborns and their families ease through the passport application process”, gushes Karthik Yellapragada, the initiator of this camp.  All most all the applicants and many others from the Indian community favour a monthly camp in Eindhoven.

Bench in honour of liberator Joe Cattini unveiled

Lila Mehrez
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Bench in honour of liberator Joe Cattini unveiled

A bench has been unveiled in honour of Joe Cattini at the cemetery at the Oude Toren in the Woensel district. The British veteran died this year at the age of 100 and was one of the last living liberators of Eindhoven in 1944.

The ceremony took place when 686 lights were lit at the war graves in Woensel. This is a worldwide tradition, which also takes place every year at the military cemetery in Mierlo. Honouring Cattini was an initiative of the September 18 Foundation. The regional veterans organisation was also present.

Honorary citizen

Cattini died in April this year. In January he was declared an honorary citizen of the city. After D-Day in 1944, he went to the Netherlands via Paris and Antwerp. With other Allied soldiers he liberated Eindhoven and villages in the region. This happened during Operation Market Garden, the Allied offensive against the Nazis. He also fought during the so-called Ardennes offensive.

Procession

Cattini was praised not only for his struggles on the battlefield, but also for his efforts after the war. For the Briton, World War II did not stop after the collapse of the Third Reich in May 1945. Thus, he was a regular visitor to Eindhoven. Cattini then attended the traditional torchlight procession and visited schools, to pass on the story of the war to new generations.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Tokio Hotel to perform at Effenaar

Kate
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Eindhoven’s Effenaar has ensured a performance by an important international band. Next April, pop rock band Tokio Hotel will perform at the Effenaar.

This performance is part of an international tour next year. The German band celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2019. More than ten years ago, Tokio Hotel made its name with the hit “Monsoon”.

During their tour, Tokio Hotel will play old works as well as new songs from their sixth studio album. The album is yet to be released. In the Netherlands, the band will also perform at the “Melkweg”, in Amsterdam.

Source: Studio 040

Translator: Kate

Your vote counts – Election debate in English

Editorial team
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Your vote counts – Election debate in English

On Thursday, 16 November, the new Dutch (naturalised Dutch) and the internationals interested in knowing how the ideologies of the political parties will affect their lives will have an opportunity to attend an election debate organised by Eindhoven News. The debate will take place in the Raadzaal of the city hall (Stadhuis).

The goal of the debate

The New Dutch citizens and internationals have many questions, such as inflation, taxation, housing issues, the 30% ruling, immigration policy, higher education courses in English, economic growth, childcare allowance and so on. The number of internationals with a vote in the Brainport region has increased significantly. According to Alle Cijfers, forty percent of Eindhoven is international. About nine hundred thousand people of non-Dutch origin live in the Netherlands.  So, if you have a vote, and you want information in English and interact with the candidates on the national list, you should consider attending the debate before deciding whom to vote for.

What to expect

The candidates from parties possibly forming the next government and candidates from the incumbent parties will be present. The participating parties are D66 (Democratic 66), CDA (Christian Democratic Apple), VVD (People’s Party for Liberals and Democracy), PvdA-Gl (Labour and Green left coalition) and VOLT (Pan-European political movement). People have an opportunity to meet probable members of parliament such as Mpanzu Bamenga, Eva de Bruijn, Valerie Pajak, Inge van Dijk, Jan Joosten and many more.

The debate has many rounds based on diverse topics. The topics and questions will hover around internationals and their lives/livelihoods in the Netherlands. Beena Arunraj, editor-in-chief of Eindhoven News, is the moderator, and guest moderators include representatives from NL Times, Dutch News and RadioBrainport. After the moderated rounds of questions, the floor will be open to questions from the audience. The debate will be followed by networking and drinks in the hall van hundred. Other local politicians, council members and influencers will be present.

The debate is supported by Eindhoven Airport, Brainport Development and Gemeente Eindhoven.

Date: 16 November 2023

Time: 18:00 to 20:00 hrs

Venue: Raadzaal, Stadhuis Eindhoven (city hall)

Stadhuisplein 1 A (5611 EM Eindhoven).

To register for free, click here

 

Million lights glow at Lumina park in Evoluon

Beena Arunraj
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Million lights glow at Lumina park in Evoluon

Eindhoven has an additional lights festival: Lumina Park. In the garden of the Evoluon, there is a walking route of one and a half kilometres with 150 light artworks. Some are interactive and with sound. 

Back to the Future is the theme of the first edition of Eindhoven. That is why the well-known DeLorean is the showpiece of the route. Furthermore, the route is divided into different eras. Visitors walk from the ancient Romans straight to ‘the future’. A long light tunnel has also been constructed.

Multiple parks

The Lumina Park is a concept from Eastern Europe. Eindhoven is now the first city in Western Europe with this festival of lights. “We are honoured. Eindhoven is the City of Light, so there couldn’t have been a better location,” says organiser Jan Szagdaj. “The rides and lights are especially fun,” says a little boy. “GLOW is more beautiful; you see more unique things there,” adds a teenager.

According to the organisation, the new festival is not a competitor of GLOW. Lumina Park is a different concept, with different activities and an entrance fee. The park can be visited until January 7.

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