Flamenco singer Toñi Fernandez comes from a gypsy family from Alméria, in the deep south of Spain. Her voice, with an interesting raw edge, pours out a flood of emotions over the listener. With multiple prestigious awards including the flamenco competition in Seville to her name, Fernandez has become a household name in the flamenco […]

The Israeli singer Mor Karbasi was born in Jerusalem, lived in London for five years and now resides in Seville, from which she is conquering the world stage with her special Sephardic repertoire. Karbasi sings in Ladino (also called Judeo- Spanish), the ancient language and music of the Spanish (and Italian and Portuguese) Jews, who […]

A wealth of ingenious discoveries and brilliant pointe work. George Balanchine (1904-1983) is internationally regarded as the greatest choreographer of the twentieth century. His inventive, innovative and timeless ballets are comparable to the paintings of Picasso and the music of Stravinsky. Het Nationale Ballet is the foremost European treasurer of his collection of works. In […]

In today’s society there is a strong focus on ‘being happy’. We as individuals strive for a happy life and also society expects us to be happy: to enjoy all the things we do, think positive and be successful. In today’s society there is a strong focus on ‘being happy’. We as individuals strive for […]

The special mix of instruments of Fuse, a classical string quartet complemented with a double bass and percussion, is not the only thing that is unusual about this young sextet. Fuse switches easily between a classical piece and a jazz classic by John Coltrane and then straight away to a piece by Shostakovich. The different […]

They describe themselves as a fashionmarket for woman with balls. Fashion, design and vintagepieces, music, food and drinks...this is not just any market, this is wijvenkraam!

In this musical performance we meet Pierrot. Pierrot is a baker and lives at the night. By candlelight he writes poetry for his childhood sweetheart Colombine. Colombine works during the day and loves the light, the flowers and colours. In this performance, after the famous book by Michel Tournier, a beautiful love story is told […]

This choreography, designed by Jasmijn Grooten and Carline Slaats, is inspired by the city of Eindhoven and is based around the concept of light. It's danced by professionals and semi-professionals who all have a personal connection with Eindhoven.

Is the economic crisis in the Netherlands over? Alex Klein shows how international developments – from Trump to Brexit – affect us and our national economy.